The Ring is an open source tool which allows its users to communicate in multiple ways. It was developed with the main goal of protecting privacy and personal information. It is created and developed by a small team at Savoir-faire [...]
Pradip Sakhavala
How to Install and Basic SQLite Use on Linux
In this article, We will see how to install SQLite (relational database) with its basic operations. What if I tell you that SQLite is likely used more than all other database engines combined. Yes, You heard it right. It is [...]
How to Install "mirror" for Real Time and Two Way Sync
As a computer programmer, It must have happened many times that you need a system or tool that sync two directories in real time and two way. We will go through one such tool mirror in this article. It is [...]
How to Check Laptop Battery Status from Linux Terminal
What if you are too geek like me who want to check even battery status from a command line. We can easily get the battery status from GUI, but what if we want all the battery related information from a [...]
How to Install Golang 1.8 on Debian 9 Stretch
Go(Golang) is an open source programming language developed by Google. It was released in late 2009. It makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software. Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift, InfluxDB and many other popular tools are written in GO. [...]
"Take a Break" - Linux Tool to Force Users to Take Periodical Breaks
In this article, I will discuss one such application called take a break. As the name depicts, it forces users (gently) to take periodical breaks, to prevent spending too much time in one session. The application was created after a [...]
How to Install php7 gd on Ubuntu 16.04
In this tutorial, We will discuss how to install and verify php7 gd library on Ubuntu 16.04. PHP is used mainly in server-side application software along with various add-ons. PHP is a fundamentally Internet-aware system with built in libraries. GD [...]
How to Install and Configure VNC Server on Debian 9 Stretch
VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a technology for remote desktop sharing. VNC enables the visual desktop display of one computer to be remotely viewed and controlled over a network connection. It is similar to MSTSC on windows. It uses the [...]
5 Steps to Install and Setup ProFTPD on Debian 9 Stretch
In this post, I will describe how to configure FTP server using ProFTP on Debian 9. It is a free and open-source software, compatible with Unix-like systems. Along with vsftpd and Pure-FTPd, ProFTPD is among the most popular FTP servers [...]
Methods to Add Repository on Debian 9 Stretch
Debian 9 is released recently, today we will see how to configure repository in Debian 9. Debian and Debian-based distributions (like Ubuntu, Linspire, Xandros, Knoppix and Mepis etc.) use a tool called APT (Advanced Packaging Tool) to manage all software on [...]
How to Schedule shutdown, restart, hibernate and log off Tasks in Linux
Hello Linux Geeks, Have you ever felt a need for shutdown, restart, hibernate, log off or even custom task execution automatically on a schedule? If you say yes, then We have graphical tool ComplexShutdown doing this for us. It is [...]
How to Disable Webcam and Microphone on Linux
With the growing numbers of laptop users, more and more people are connected to the world with built-in webcam and microphone. But It comes with a price. As the world is moving towards digitization, more and more spyware are targeting [...]
5 Steps Start Ubuntu 16.04, 17.04 in Text Mode
The advantages of text modes as compared to graphics modes include lower memory consumption and faster screen manipulation. Text mode or console mode or command line mode saves a lot of RAM uses so most of the time it is [...]
10 Twitter Clients for Linux Desktop and Command Line
With the exponential growth in usage of twitter in recent years, more and more people like to express themselves on the go. twitter users prefer desktop application that enable them to tweet, send and recieve messages, get the latest tweets [...]