If you ever use pipes and redirections under your Linux shell, chances are you will also sometimes need to make use of the tee utility. What Does Tee Do? A command such as ls will display the contents of your current directory. In other words, it displays these contents to stdout (standard output), which is … Read more
One of the best features of KDE is that it allows you to set up rules that define how an application window appears on the desktop. With those you can, for example, have a specific window always appear maximized on your primary desktop or send all the windows of another, not-so-important application, to your second … Read more
In Linux, you will frequently come across a file in the .ISO format. Most Linux distributions provide their LiveCD downloads in ISO format, as it is easier to work with in Linux. However, there are times when you come across an IMG file and have no idea how to deal with it. In this article … Read more
When it comes to Linux commands, there are a ton of them that you can use to run tasks. And if you want to list the contents of a directory just like a file manager, there are a few commands to do so. Let’s check them out. ls The most common Linux command to list … Read more
SymphonyOS started life back in 2004 as an experiment in using HTML rendering for the desktop. In 2007, the project’s lead developer was asked to work with a Chinese PC maker to develop an OS based on Symphony. Now after a hiatus of several years, the project has been renewed with the aptly-named phoenix series … Read more
It might seem unnecessary to worry about duplicate files when you have terabytes of storage. However, if you care about file organization, you’ll want to avoid duplicates on your Linux system. You can find and remove duplicate files either via the command line or with a specialized desktop app. Use the “Find” Command In case … Read more
What makes Linux so great? Here are the eleven things that make Linux an important tool for serious computer users. 1. It’s Used on Nearly Every Server Linux is the standard for servers. There’s no way around it. Linux has long been the most popular HTTP server software, and it’s built firmly on top of … Read more
PCLinuxOS has consistently featured in the top 20 most popular Linux distributions list, according to DistroWatch.com. The independently developed distro, which was originally forked from Mandriva, has recently released its first version for 2014. All PCLinuxOS releases are named after the month and year of release and the PCLinuxOS 2014.08 release is no exception. The … Read more
Maybe on your online quests for entertainment you have run into some CBR and CBZ files. After some more clicks, you might have found that those are the two most popular formats for the online distribution of comics and graphic novels. But why? Is there any point in having two more formats on top of … Read more
Thumbnail sheets are typical image files containing frames from a video. Video thumbnail sheets originate from photo sheets that were more popular around a decade ago when people were still printing their photographs. Just like photo sheets acted as previews for the pictures in films and SD cards back then, the thumbnail sheets we see … Read more