How to Make the Switch from Windows to Linux
This step-by-step guide will make switching to Linux Mint from Windows easy, whether you want to retain your data or begin fresh.
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Why You Should Consider Switching to Linux After Windows 10 Support Ends
9 reasons to consider switching to Linux after Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 (or even right now).
How to Install Microsoft Teams on Ubuntu 20.04
Microsoft Teams is a great collaborative software with features such as persistent workplace chat, video meetings and file storage. Teams is going to replace Skype for business as Microsoft is planning to end support for it on July 31, 2021. Microsoft Teams is officially available on Linux Distributions and it...
How to Install Wordpress with Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
WordPress is without doubt the most popular content management software in the world at the moment. It is estimated that more than 27 million live websites on the Internet have been created using WordPress. Even Allthings.how is created using WordPress! As you might know, WordPress needs a web server...
How to Save a File in Vim or Vi and Quit the Editor on Linux
vim is one of the most popular file editors in Linux. Part of the popularity is due to the command line mode of vim, which enables users, especially software developers and advanced users to optimize time for file modification operations. In this article, we will see how to save and...
How to Find and Replace Text in Vim on Linux
vim is one of the most popular file editors in Linux. Part of the popularity is due to the command line mode of vim, which enables users, especially software developers and advanced users to optimize time for file modification operations. In this article, we will see how to find and...
How to Delete Files and Folders from Linux Command Line
Linux has many commands for the removal of files and directories. These programs use different kinds of algorithms to delete files from different file systems. In this article, we will see how to delete files and folders from Linux command line using rm and rmdir commands. Delete Files using rm...
How to Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive in Linux
Traditionally, Operating Systems used to install from CDs or DVDs, including Linux distributions. However, now we have USB flash drives, which are much faster and easier to use than CDs/DVDs. Hence they are being used extensively as boot devices for operating system installations. Let us see how to create...
How to Use GNU Debugger in Linux
GNU Debugger is used to debug a program, to analyze crash, or to see what the program does at a particular point. It was developed by the GNU Project in the 1980s and has been one of the most widely used command line debuggers as well as one of the...
How to Create a Linux Man Page
The command man on Linux is embedded in the muscle memory of every Linux developer and user. It is used by literally everyone; from amateur and novice developers to Linux professionals and experts. It is used for reading the command line manual page for a Linux command, configuration file, or...
How to use Linux Screen
GNU Screen, a.k.a, Linux Screen or Screen is a Linux tool for efficient management of command line terminals. It creates virtual terminals so that the same actual terminal is used simultaneously for multiple processes. Installing screen To install screen on Ubuntu and Debian, run: sudo apt install screen...
How to Fix UFW Deny Rule when it is not Blocking an IP Address
ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall) is a Linux command line tool for managing Linux iptables firewall easily. It enables users to manage firewall rules on a machine with simple commands like ufw allow and ufw deny to allow or block access from an IP/subnet. If you’ve been trying to block...
How to Use 'Pkexec' (a sudo alternative) to Run Commands as Root on Linux
sudo is the commonly used program for tasks requiring administrator access in Linux. But in case there is an error with the sudo command or if the sudoers file is invalid, or certain programs are blocked by sudo access, users can make use of a similar command line tool — pkexec....
How to Add a Sudo User in Ubuntu
sudo is one of the most commonly used command in Linux systems. It allows a user to run a particular program as another user, who, by default, is the super user. It is mostly used for administrative purposes; providing limited admin access to non administrative users on a Linux PC....
How to Permanently Delete Files in Linux using Command Line and GUI Tools
The deletion of files is quite a prevalent task for users of any operating system on any device. Whether you want to delete unused files on your PC, or you want to free up space by deleting older log files on your server, it is handy to know various options...