I use Linux for both desktop and server. My preference for a server OS is one without a GUI, which means I have to turn to a lot of command-line tools. In some cases, I prefer to use the same ...

If you’ve had your PC for a while or are issued a laptop for work, it can be difficult to gauge whether your PC is up to speed compared to other PCs. But there’s a quick method I use to find this out: ...

Moe enjoys making technical content digestible and fun. As a writer and editor for over a decade, he has bylines at MakeUseOf, WhistleOut, TechBeacon, DZone, Tech Up Your Life, and Electromaker. When ...

In an ideal world, you'd lead a long and happy life only ever shutting down and restarting your PC via the Start menu. Click the power icon, choose your option, and you're done. However, life doesn't ...

If you work with text files on Linux or Unix systems, you’ll eventually come across the diff command. The diff command is one of the most useful tools for comparing two files to find what’s changed.

If you're new to Linux, you've probably come across lists of distributions you should try first, like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, elementary OS, and others. What you might not have read, however, is a list of ...

Linux discriminates between 'normal' executables and those used for system maintenance and/or administrative tasks. The latter reside either here or - the less important ones - in /usr/sbin. Locally ...

The terminal (on Mac/Linux) or command prompt (on Windows) is a powerful tool that allows you to interact with your computer using text commands instead of clicking through a graphical interface.

Like any Linux beginner, I felt a bit intimidated by the Linux Terminal when I first switched to Linux. However, as I began exploring and learning some basic terminal commands, things started to ...

Although Command Prompt has been around for a long time, even before Windows 11, many users still ignore it. While the operating system's modern graphical interface seamlessly handles virtually every ...