Linux

The independent teams-for-linux project is an Electron desktop wrapper for the Teams web client. I notice the key distinction: Microsoft documents web and PWA access, while teams-for-linux is an independent project. Compare the browser and PWA options Microsoft provides for Linux. Then see what each option gives you when you open Teams. What is Microsoft

A file’s name on Linux doesn’t always tell you what’s inside, since a file ending in .dat can hold plain text. The file command looks at the contents and tells you what kind of data the file holds. I’ll show you how to check one file or many at once, and how to get output

-y used to display differences in files side by side -s Report when two compared files are identical -r If a directory is specified, this option will compare any subdirectories found. -i Since Linux is case sensitive, this option will ignore all case sensitive differences. -B Ignore blank lines and don’t show them as differences

When a website won’t load or a server stops answering, the first thing to check is whether your computer can reach that machine at all. The ping command checks that by sending small test messages and timing the replies. I’ll show you how to run ping, read what it prints, and what a reply does

Every command you type in a Linux terminal is read by a program called the shell, and Linux has more than one shell to choose from. The shell interprets what you type and starts programs, while the terminal window only displays the session. You’ll see how the Linux shells differ, from sh to zsh, and

To move files between your computer and a remote server, Linux has an ftp command. It connects to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server and gives you a prompt for browsing the server’s folders and transferring files. This guide covers moving files with get and put once you’re connected, and why plain FTP shouldn’t carry

A long task started in a Linux terminal can stop when you close that terminal, because the shell can send it a hangup signal. The nohup command starts a program with that signal ignored, so it keeps running. I’ll cover running a job with nohup and & so you get your prompt back, and where

Seeing what’s in a folder is one of the first things you’ll do in a Linux terminal. The ls command lists a folder’s contents, and its options can show hidden files or add details like size and modification time. Below are the ls options that change which entries appear and how they’re sorted. What is