If you delve into shell programming, you have come across /dev/null or 2>/dev/null numerous times. At first, this might look like intimidating abstract jargon, but there is a very important (and easy to understand) reason for which it exists. In this article, we will look at the meaning of /dev/null and how it is used […]
What is /dev/null in Linux? Read More »
If you have been using Linux for a long time, you have probably heard of Desktop Environments like GNOME which ships by default with Ubuntu, and KDE Plasma which ships with Kubuntu. You have probably also heard people talking about how they switched from a bloated Gnome desktop environment to a Minimal i3 window manager.
Desktop Environment vs Window Manager – Explained Read More »
When it comes to displaying managers, we have several options to choose from, in the Linux world. They are – In this article, we are going to take a look at the differences between Gnome Display Manager (GDM) and LightDM, comparing their features, customization capabilities, and resource usage to help you pick the right one
GDM3 vs LightDM Which One Is Better? Read More »
Hello folks, In this article, We will see how to install Google Earth on Ubuntu. Google Earth is a 3D representation of Earth based on satellite imagery. It is available on Windows, Mac OS, Android, iPhone, and Linux. It is easy to install on Ubuntu, even for beginners. It can be installed using the Command
How to Install Google Earth on Ubuntu 21.10? [GUI & CLI] Read More »
Ubuntu is one of the most widely used desktop operating system based on Linux. Apart from its ease of use, the additional features it ships on top of the GNOME desktop environment gives it the edge over other Linux distributions and thus, it is the go-to choice for users who are switching from other OSes
How to Install Ubuntu Software Center on Ubuntu? Read More »
If you are a bash user and are jealous of zsh users getting tons of fancy themes and plugins with Oh-My-Zsh, you are at the right place. In this tutorial, we will take a look over Bash-It, a community-driven Bash framework that essentially tries to mirror Oh-My-Zsh in capabilities and functionalities. What is Bash-It? Bash-it
Fancify Bash Terminal with Bash-It Read More »
There are a lot of compression standard and file formats on both Linux and on Windows such as .tar.gz, .tar.xz, .7z, .rar, .tar.bz .tar, .tbz2, .zip, .bz2, and many more. While you certainly can (and should) remember all the commands. But it requires hard work. Why not create a script instead that makes the extraction
Extract All Compressed Files in Linux With A Single Command Read More »
Terminal in Linux is a powerful tool. You can do anything in it, and when I say anything, I mean ANYTHING. One such cool thing you can do is get a news feed in the terminal. And it is extremely lightweight, considering we are only modifying our bashrc file to achieve this. Great, let’s get
Get News Feed in the Linux Terminal Read More »
The terminal is the tool you can use to control anything inside any Linux distribution. However, there are always things to do for fun in the Terminal. There’s Neofetch, a tool to display information about your operating system with a cool ASCII art of your distribution. But, what if I tell you that there’s a
Convert Images Into ASCII Art in the Linux Terminal Read More »
When you type a command in the Linux Terminal, you expect an output. But sometimes you might encounter ‘Bash: Command Not Found’ error in the terminal when you run a command. This usually occurs when Bash cannot locate the file you’re attempting to execute in the specified location indicated by the path environment variable. Let’s
[Solved] Troubleshooting Bash: Command Not Found Error in Linux Read More »