In this article we are going to take a look at the pwd command, one of the most basic commands in Linux. We will find out how to use the pwd command to write to standard output the full path name of your current directory and will learn the difference between the built-in pwd command … Read more
As World of Warcraft’s seventh expansion draws nearer, interest in the venerable MMO is peaking again. For a long time WoW has been a game known to work well through the Wine compatibility layer on Linux, even though it’s never been officially supported. There was even a time when rumors were flying that Blizzard’s developers … Read more
There is a popular myth that Linux is complicated and hard to use by a non-techie. While there are distros and advanced Linux functionality that do require tech skills, this doesn’t mean Linux is hard to use. On the contrary, there are lots of things in the philosophy and functionality of Linux that make a … Read more
Recently, Ubuntu 18.04 removed gksu from its repositories, causing panic in anyone who relied on the utility on a regular basis. What many people didn’t realize, though, was gksu hadn’t been maintained in a long time. It was already a dead program. Ubuntu finally just made the move to cut ties with it. What Did … Read more
When you visit a website, you type that website’s URL into your browser. That URL is made up of regular words that you can easily understand, like “maketecheasier.com.” Behind the scenes, a DNS server associates that name with a server’s IP address. This system exists because remembering IP addresses is awful, and no one would … Read more
Like with so many things in the Linux world, passwords are most easily managed directly from the command line. The passwd utility was designed to allow you quick and easy access to all of the password-related commands on your system. You can use it to change and manage your own password as well as the … Read more
With numerous forced updates, shady distribution practices, and security and privacy concerns, many folks are ready to say goodbye to Microsoft Windows. As a result, many find themselves considering a switch to one of the many flavors of Linux available. However, making the jump from Windows to Linux can be stressful. Learning an entirely new … Read more
When you are troubleshooting networking issues in Linux or are looking for ways to improve the security of your Linux machine, you will need to know if and which ports are open. In this article we will look at different ways to list or display open ports in Linux. What is a Port? A port … Read more
It doesn’t matter which operating system you are using – you will surely come across a misbehaving application that locks itself up and refuses to close. In Linux (and Mac) there is a “kill” command that you can use to terminate the application forcefully. In this tutorial we will show you the various ways you … Read more
To some, the idea of a graphical Git client is sacrilege. Git is a command line tool, after all. It’s actually one of the easiest command-line tools to use, so why use a GUI in the first place? That comes down to the visual areas that the command line falls short in. GUI clients are … Read more