today's howtos
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Become A Pro Flatpak User By Learning These Commands
In this article, I will show you various Flatpak commands that make you a pro Flatpak user.
Flatpak sandboxed technology is the future of Linux app distribution. Almost all significant distributions come with Flatpak pre-installed today since the adoption is easy and maintaining it more straightforward.
If you use Flatpak every day, you probably know these commands. But if you are still considering moving to Flatpak for every app, then you should go through this list to understand how easy to manage Flatpak apps.
Hence, to help you do that, I have listed some easy-to-use Flatpak commands for your reference, filtered from the huge set of command-set from documentation.
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sudo apt update vs upgrade: What's the Difference? - It's FOSS
If you want to keep your Ubuntu or Debian system updated, you use the combination of sudo apt update and sudo apt upgrade commands.
Some older tutorial also mention sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade.
Both apt and apt-get commands work pretty much the same except for some minor differences that I’ll discuss later in this later.
Let’s first discuss the difference between update and upgrade. Are not the two the same thing?
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You asked. We acted: Red Hat Customer Portal launches improved technical documentation user experience
An improved user experience for all technical documentation on the Customer Portal was launched in May of 2022. The redesign rolled out several new features, including an all-new reading mode, expanding tables and an overhaul of the navigation and layout. The best part about the redesign? It was driven by customer feedback.
Just about everyone we ask finds Red Hat’s technical documentation to be helpful, well-written and thorough — whether it’s from customers at meet-and-greets or feedback from digital surveys, we have received high marks for documentation. Although our customers were finding our documentation to be valuable, they often noted that the presentation was old-fashioned and "antique." The quality and thoroughness of the writing was let down by the presentation.
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How to Show or Hide Line Numbers in Vim
Vim is a powerful and highly configurable command line editor that comes installed with most Linux operating systems. It offers many useful features for editing and configuration of files. However, some of its useful features are disabled by default. One of them is line numbering. With Vim line numbering features, you can display line numbering at the beginning of each line which comes helpful when modifying the text. Line numbers are also useful in debugging scripts, code reviews, and configuration files. By default, line numbering is disabled.
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How to List All Users In a Group on Linux
On Linux, files have three sets of permissions. One set is for the file’s group. Before you allocate a file to a group, you may want to check who the group members are.