If you have been using a Linux distribution, you might have encountered filesystems errors somehow. Filesystems can be identified as a hierarchy of directories (or a directory tree) which determines the way files (more…)
Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo is the latest version of Ubuntu. It was released on April 18th 2019 hence the name 19.04. This new installment in Ubuntu comes with a few major improvements. In this article, we will (more…)
GNOME shell extensions are used to enhance the GNOME desktop experience. It is the best way to tweak GNOME. There is a whole bunch of shell extensions available for free download. OpenWeather, GNO-menu, (more…)
Sometimes system administrators or frequent users on Ubuntu do not want to enter a password when they run some specific commands using sudo command.In this article you will learn how to use sudo on commands without (more…)
The usermod command modifies or alters any attributes of a previously created user account via command line.In some situations, an administrator would need to change the existing attributes of an already created (more…)
In this article, you will learn how to become the almighty root user on Ubuntu. You will therefore be able to carry out various administrative tasks like package installation and removal, system related commands as (more…)
One of the most commonly used commands to compress and extract files is ‘tar’. The tar tool, which stands for ‘tape archive’, is one of the most important utilities for system administrators in the Unix/Linux world. The (more…)
The gzip utility in Linux is a common tool that is used to compress files or in other words, to reduce their size. The original file, when compressed by gzip will have the extension .gz by default. The file name however, when it (more…)
In this article you will learn how to use the grep command on Linux along with simple examples to help you find a string or pattern within a given file. (more…)
In some circumstances you may need to install packages without the need to check the public keys signatures. Here we outline one way to bypass all the signature related checks/ignore of all of the signature errors . (more…)
