2019 is finally here folks! and what a better way to shed light on some of the best Linux distributions at your disposal. Even we have hundreds of distributions, we have created a list of distro based popularity, features and [...]
How to Sort a List Using Python Sort List() Method
We have a list of numbers or strings, and we want to sort the items in this list. Basically, we can either use sort method or sorted function to achieve what we want. The difference between sort and sorted is that [...]
How to Use Google Drive on Ubuntu Linux
Have you ever wondered how you can install and access Google Drive folder on your Ubuntu system? Its now 2019 and we are still waiting for official google drive client from google, but we have few clients that work flawlessly. In [...]
How to Count Number of Files within a Directory in Linux
Have you ever racked your brain for a way that you can count the number of files within a directory and sub directories in Linux? In this brief article, we'll look at how you can do that in a simple [...]
How to Use Linux gunzip Command with Examples
Have you come across files bearing a .gz extension? These are files which have been compressed using the gzip command. Gunzip is a Linux command that is used to decompress such files earing the .gz extension and in this tutorial, we will [...]
Learn How to Install GCC on Ubuntu with Examples
GCC, an acronym standing for GNU Compiler Collection, is a collection of compilers for programming languages including Java, C, and C++. In this guide, we will show you how to install GCC compilers and related tools in Ubuntu and Debian Install [...]
Methods to Use Uniq Command in Linux with Examples
If you are a Linux user and your work involves with working with and manipulating text files and strings, then you should be already familiar with the uniq command, as it is most commonly used in that area. For those [...]
How to Update Ubuntu through Terminal
Ubuntu packages can be managed by using command lines like apt or GUI tools like software updater such as for the updates. Keeping your system updated will help you protect your computer against vulnerabilities and intrusions. This article will show you the different [...]
Dcp - Tool to Securely Transfer Files Between Linux Computers
Transfer files remotely has for a long time been a reserve of rsync and SCP protocols. In this article, we will take a look at how you can transfer files between Linux computers using dcp tool. dcp tool is a handy tool that [...]
How to Check Ubuntu Version Using Command Line
In this guide, we will show you how you can easily check which version of Ubuntu you have on your system. There are 2 main ways you can achieve this Using the Terminal Using the GUI So let's dive in [...]
Free Ebook Kubernetes Essentials - A Tutorial for Beginners
Have you been trying to learn Kubernetes for a while now but still miss some concepts?. Learning Kubernetes can be tough especially for users new to Containers and its orchestration. This ebook is one of the best books to getting [...]
Learn How to Install the Latest Eclipse on Ubuntu
Eclipse is a free integrated development environment IDE which is used by programmers around to write software mostly in Java but also in other major programming languages via Eclipse plugins. Eclipse is not only good at developing applications but you [...]
How to Install Pip on Ubuntu
Pip is a package manager that facilitates the installation and management of Python software packages, for instance, those contained in the Python Package Index (PyPI). In this article, I am going to show you how to install and use pip on Ubuntu [...]
How to Sort Files by Date Using LS command in Linux
The ls command is used to list directory contents and the results can be sorted upon several criteria such as by date, alphabetical order of filenames, modification time, access time, version and file size. In this article, I will show [...]