Comments and blank lines can be great. They provide context and can make configuration files easier to read. So why in the world would you want to get rid of them? Well, to aid in troubleshooting! Can you imagine paging through a 1,200 line configuration file looking for anything that might be out of place? … Read more
Here is a list of my must-have Linux applications by category. Multimedia Audacity – Audacity is free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds. Audio-recorder – The name speaks for itself — it’s an audio recorder. Clementine – A modern music player and library organizer. VLC – Simple, fast and powerful media player. … Read more
If you ever forget to run a command with root privileges, you can simply repeat it by using sudo !! or su -c “!!”. $ adduser sam -bash: /usr/sbin/adduser: Permission denied $ sudo !! sudo adduser sam $ id sam uid=1007(sam) gid=1007(sam) groups=1007(sam) $ usedel -r sam -bash: /usr/sbin/userdel: Permission denied $ sudo !! sudo … Read more
In this article, you will learn what Linux is, where Linux came from, what a Linux distribution is and some of the reasons that Linux is favored for certain applications and projects over other operating systems. Linux is an Operating System First and foremost, Linux is an operating system. An operating system is simply a … Read more
GNU Opened the Door That Linux Walked Trhough The free software movement began in 1983 when Richard Stallman launched the GNU Project. GNU, by the way, is a recursive acronym that stands for “GNU’s Not Unix!” His goal was to create a totally free and open source operating system compatible with Unix. He and other software … Read more
Common Top Level Directories Here are the most common top level directories that you need to be aware of and may interact with as a user of a Linux system. Dir Description / The directory called “root.” It is the starting point for the file system hierarchy. Note that this is not related to the … Read more