How to transfer a file from a remote computer to a local machine on Linux/Ubuntu
To copy a file from another machine, you can use the scp utility. In this short tutorial you will see how to achieve this using simple commands. (more…)
How to Zip all files in a directory in Linux
To zip all files in a given directory on Linux with the zip tool, you can use * with the zip command. This will take care of files with and without extensions since extensions are not so special on Linux. The * will match zero or (more…)
How to save power on Linux Ubuntu/Debian using cpufreq
Computers nowadays are packed with powerful processors and graphics cards in order to cater for the demanding computations and big screens. This however has some consequences on the hardware: heat . (more…)
How to Google search from Linux terminal – Build your own search engine
In this article we shall discuss how to Google search on Linux using a tool called Googler. Googler, a feature rich and Python based utility, allows users to query Google (Web and News) using the command line on Linux. (more…)
How to open System Settings from the terminal in Ubuntu 18.04?
Is there a command to open the system settings window in Ubuntu 18.04 from the terminal ? To answer this, let’s first outline some ways to access the system settings : (more…)
How to fix “sub process usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code 1″ Error in Ubuntu
Broken packages is a common problem in Ubuntu and other similar distros. Sometimes when you install a new application or update the system, you will encounter the error ‘Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an (more…)
How to solve ” fsck error on boot: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; “
It could happen, as it did to me, that when you open your Virtual box and start your Ubuntu virtual machine, you get the error below : (more…)
How to create a Sudo user on Ubuntu
Normal users can acquire administrator privileges which is usually held by the root user, via the sudo command. In this short article, you will find an easy way to create a powerful new user who will have sudo (more…)
How to bypass/ignore the gpg signature checks of apt on Ubuntu
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…)
How to change the hostname in Ubuntu
In this article you will learn how to modify the computer name ( hostname ) in ubuntu starting from 14.10 release. (more…)
