Category: #Linux

Bash dictionaries give you hash maps and associative arrays in Linux shell scripts. We’ll show you how to use these powerful and useful data structures…

Google Chrome is the most popular browser in the world. It’s not in Ubuntu’s standard software repositories, however, because it isn’t open-source. You can install…

Have you ever broken apt? For seasoned Linux professionals, it’s quite common (about every half year) to unwittingly break apt. If you know a few…

Microsoft is still working to go fully carbon negative by the end of the decade, but effectively grappling with climate change isn’t just one company’s…

When Linux app support landed on Chrome OS in 2018, the feature was incredibly unstable. Most apps didn’t work, and those that did were buggy…

The Bash shell is over 30 years old and still going strong. What does it do, where did it come from, and why is it…

Researchers at the University of Minnesota checked deliberately bugulent code to the Linux kernel [PDF] to demonstrate how a malicious actor might slip past the…

There’s nothing quite as fun or as necessary as using a projector. Whether you’re a teacher using a projector in your classroom or setting up…

Juno/Purism/Lenovo If you’ve been thinking about switching to a laptop powered by a Linux OS, you’re not alone. There are so many reasons to switch…

Transfer files from a Linux computer to any other computer quickly and easily with Snapdrop. It’s browser-based, so it works with any operating system, yet…

Beginning Linux users are met with a huge mountain of information to learn. What is this terminal thing? How do I run software updates? Which…

Ubuntu is already zippy, especially if you’re coming to Linux from the world of Windows. However, you might have heard that there are snappier distributions…

In case you are wondering, RAM Drives and tmpfs instances are not the same. This article will explain the difference and show you how to…

Like most modern Linux distributions, Ubuntu comes with many tools by default for every need. Among them, you’ll find an Archive Manager with which you…

There’s more than one Ubuntu. You can download Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, or Lubuntu: But what’s the difference, and which should you choose? The answer depends…

There are endless Linux command-line utilities that show the details of your computer’s hardware. HardInfo displays all that information in an easy graphical interface. It’s…

Windows Subsystem For Linux (WSL) is a tool provided by Microsoft to run Linux natively on Windows. It’s designed to be a seamless experience, essentially…

Recording your Linux desktop is a much sought after feature, for both gamers and business professionals alike. Simple Screen Recorder, as the name implies, is…

Flameshot is a powerful screenshot tool for the Linux desktop. You can capture and annotate screenshots using intuitive tools. Finished images are copied to the…

Because there are so many different options out there for your free and open-source operating system, it can be hard to figure out what the…

Many of us have to deal with slow and unresponsive systems due to improper maintenance and bloated software. This can have a negative impact on…

Safeguard your precious files and irreplaceable photos with the restic backup program. It’s fast, encrypted, and you can use it straight from the Linux command…