today's howtos
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A Quick Guide to Install and Play GOG Games on Linux
Want to access and play GOG games on Linux? Here's how to do that.
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12 Ping Command Examples to Test Your Network
Ping is a simple, widely used, cross-platform networking utility for testing if a host is reachable on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It works by sending a series of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
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9 Practical Examples of Tail Command in Linux
As Linux users, we often work with long-running background Linux processes, which are called daemons or services. Some of the common examples of the services are Secure Shell (sshd), Network Manager (networkd), Volume Manager
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10 SCP Commands to Transfer Files/Folders in Linux
Linux administrators should be familiar with the command-line environment. Since GUI (Graphical User Interface) mode in Linux servers is not common to be installed. SSH may be the most popular protocol to enable Linux
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21 Tar Command Examples in Linux
The Linux "tar" stands for tape archive, which is used by a large number of Linux/Unix system administrators to deal with tape drive backup in Linux. The tar command in Linux is used to
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How to Open, Extract and Create RAR Files in Linux
RAR is the most popular tool for creating and extracting compressed archive (.rar) files. When we download an archive file from the web, we required a rar tool to extract them.
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How to use MOTD in Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04 Linux or any version
Learn how to show a custom message upon login Ubuntu 22.04 / 20.04 server or desktop to users on the command terminal using the MOTD file.
MOTD is a simple text file in a Linux system that is used to display some custom text message on login using the command line locally or SSH. MOTD’s full form is “Message of the Day”. The necessity of this simple MOTD is to display some alert, important information such as system maintenance, security updates, or any other relevant message to Linux users by the Admin.
Suppose you have a couple of Linux systems in your office and want to display important info to all users upon their login in such a case MOTD can be a quite useful tool.
The file used by the MOTD is generally located under the /etc directory of the Linux which can be edited manually to display custom messages. If you have scripting knowledge then can display dynamically generate messages.
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4 Ways to Fix OpenShot Crashing on Ubuntu
It is extremely frustrating when you want to edit a video but OpenShot keeps crashing. Unfortunately, many Ubuntu users encounter this issue with OpenShot because of things like corrupt video files or misconfigured preferences.
You might be wondering how you can prevent OpenShot from crashing on Ubuntu. Luckily, these issues with OpenShot are easy to fix once you know the right troubleshooting methods.
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Tired of Windows? Here is how to try Linux Mint
Linux Mint is a well-known Linux distribution that offers users the chance to try it before they install it. In this guide, we will explain how to try Linux Mint and, if you like it, how to replace Windows with it.
Linux Mint is a free and open-source operating system that is designed to be user-friendly and easy to use. It is based on Ubuntu, and it comes in three desktop environments: Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce. It offers a number of features and applications that make it a great choice for both new and experienced users.
These features include the ability to customize the desktop, a software manager that makes it easy to find and install new software, and a wide range of applications for everything from browsing the web to editing documents. Linux Mint is also known for its stability, security, and reliability.