The amount of false dawns for the rise of Linux gaming is beyond measure, but now in 2020 it looks like we finally have breakthroughs on several fronts that we can rely on. Valve has made extensive efforts to make playing Windows games on Linux as seamless as possible, streaming is on the rise, and … Read more
GNU/Linux distributions include a wealth of programs for handling text, most of which are provided by the GNU core utilities. There’s somewhat of a learning curve, but these utilities can prove very useful and efficient when used correctly. Here are thirteen powerful text manipulation tools every command-line user should know. 1. cat Cat was designed … Read more
QDirStat is the evolution of the older, tried and tested KDirStat tool, by the same author, Stefan Hundhammer. Both programs serve the same purpose: presenting statistics of how our computer’s storage is used in a human-friendly manner. The program doesn’t show its findings with raw numbers and percentages but in a hierarchical tree structure and … Read more
Tired of having to manually handle certain tasks on your computer by yourself? If you are using Linux or Ubuntu, these manual tasks shouldn’t be a problem, as you can easily schedule tasks. In this article we discuss the use of Crontab to schedule and automate tasks in Ubuntu. Do note that while we are … Read more
WordPress has developed into the go-to CMS for the vast majority of sites on the Internet. While you can pay a hosting company to keep your WordPress site on their servers, that’s the best choice only for production-ready sites. If all you want to do is experiment and familiarize yourself with the CMS or want … Read more
Krita is one of the best open source software around, and although mistaken by many as a PhotoShop alternative, it is more akin to applications like Painter. It specializes in sketching and drawing and offers tools tuned to those needs, while emphasizing creation over manipulation of graphics. This tutorial will work as both an intro … Read more
Many people don’t know about screen, an excellent little tool, or “a terminal multiplexer,” if you want to get technical. I firmly believe everyone who uses the terminal, for whatever reason, should have it in their arsenal. It’s that useful. Screen makes multitasking in the terminal dead easy. With it, you can run many tools … Read more
There’s no doubt that Apple’s Time Machine made backups mainstream. Before Time Machine, the average user avoided backups like the plague – the procedure seemed too convoluted, and it also wasted precious storage space. With Time Machine, Apple changed people’s mindset, mostly thanks to its simplicity: add an external HDD to your computer and your … Read more
Linux doesn’t have the registry hell of Windows. For most users, that’s a major benefit: one less incredibly-delicate, constantly-modified central database to be concerned over. The downside is that uninstallation of software and utilities requires either a helpful installer utility or careful combing through of your user files. Many programs do have uninstallation routines or … Read more
Ever been curious about the different stages of Linux, an open-source operating system? Knowing the entire boot process can help you troubleshoot issues – especially if you’re the administrator. What happens behind the scenes when you power your device on? Read on to find out. BIOS The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a piece of … Read more