If you want instant access to a folder across many devices, Syncthing is what you need. It is an open-source, cross-platform file-syncing solution that can work locally or over the Internet! It has clients for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It also has an Android app to sync from and to smartphones! Here’s a guide to …
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YUM command (Yellowdog Updater Modified) is the traditional package manager for RedHat based systems. It is present in almost every RedHat based distro but isn’t the default in many of them now. It has been replaced by the newer DNF command. We have a separate article on DNF. yum command Basic Usage The general syntax …
The DNF command (Dandified yum) is the next-generation version of the traditional YUM package manager for RedHat based systems. It is the default package manager for Fedora 22, CentOS8, and RHEL8. It is intended to be a replacement for YUM. It does Package Management using RPM and libsolv (maintained by OpenSUSE). dnf command Basic Usage …
We’ll install Minecraft on Linux, the most popular indie-game of all time. It immerses the player in a world made of blocks where the player can build, destroy, and mine things! The best part is that it is available on Linux too. You can install it on your desktop PC or if you have a …
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The exec command in Linux is used to execute a command by replacing the current process with that command. In shells such as bash and ksh, it is also used to redirect file descriptors for a complete session or for a whole script. exec command Basic usage exec command can be a considered an optimization …
The nohup command, short for no hang-up is used to run a process in the background. A process that has been ‘nohuped’ will continue to run even if the terminal from which it was run is closed. In effect, nohup disconnects the process from the terminal. nohup Command Basic Usage Before going into the usage …
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The cmp command is used to compare two files in Linux. It is mostly useful for scripts as it only reports whether the files are different or not. It does not report the differences. It can also be used to compare non-text files like libraries, images, music, etc. cmp Command Basic Usage By default, the cmp command …
Man pages are the authoritative source of information for specific Linux commands. However, seldom do these man pages include practical examples for the commands that might save some time for the user. Here, in this article, I give you the cheat sheet of Linux commands. Let us know in the comments which ones you already …
In this article, we will be looking at 10 must-have Linux apps that you should be using if you are running any flavor of Linux. The choices might be subjective but all apps are useful nonetheless. List of 10 Must-Have Linux apps Let’s get right into the list of the must-have Linux applications that you …
The LEMP stack is a group of software that you can use to serve dynamic web pages written in PHP. LEMP is the combination of Linux, Nginx (pronounced as Engine-x), MySQL, and PHP. In this article, we’ll look at how to install and set up the LEMP stack on an Ubuntu/Debian machine. Since we will …
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