You may have noticed as a Linux user (here we will focus on Ubuntu, but this applies to major distros), that your system has rather been slow or sluggish over time despite the powerful hardware of your computer. (more…)
htop is a process monitoring utility in Ubuntu which is based on the top tool. It shows the usage per CPU in a nice graphical interface along with the memory and swap usages. You will be able to easily and quickly (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…)
Screen recording comes in handy when creating a video tutorial, recording gameplay, live streaming or even something cool you just did and want to showcase it to others. Uses of a screen recorder are diverse and (more…)
The gzip utility is Linux is a common tool 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…)
In some circumstances, you may have noticed that your computer is running slow. This might be due to some applications that are consuming a big chunk of memory without you noticing it it could be that some (more…)
On Unix or Linux operating systems, the scp utility, stands for secure copy, is similar to the more famous command, cp, but is used to transfer files and directories between hosts on a secure encrypted network. (more…)
Have you ever encountered a situation in which you were unable to download any package on your Linux machine ? Or you might have probably seen an error like package not installed? This kind of error can (more…)
