Sometimes, when you try to install a program or a package from its source code, you might end up getting an error which looks like : (more…)
In you are running Ubuntu on a Virtualbox and you would like to use some features such as folder sharing, mouse pointer integration and clipboard access(for copy and paste), you would (more…)
If you are an Android user, you should know that it is possible to keep a safe backup of your Android device on your computer using a utility called ADB . (more…)
Glances, is a command-line utility, written in Python , used to monitor the CPU, average load, memory, network interfaces, I / O disk, processor and system of files. (more…)
For those who spend most of their time on the terminal, it may help to change the look and feel of the console in a way that makes them feel at ease. Among the many customizations, users have (more…)
In order to clean a log file, some users simply delete the old file and create a new log file. There are however many ways to remove the content of the log file without having to open it. Make sure (more…)
In this short tutorial, you will see how to replace a string in one or multiple files on Linux/Ubuntu and similar distros. We will consider simple cases only in this article. (more…)
To switch users in one terminal session, you could use the su command : (more…)
In this short article, we will see how to empty buffers and cache on a Linux/Ubuntu system. (more…)
Sometimes on Linux Ubuntu/Debian, we want to know in advance what version would we obtain before actually installing a specific package. Using simple tools like aptitude and apt-get makes this very easy to achieve. (more…)
