Linux Command

Apt-get Command

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Now    we    are    going    to    talk    about    how    you    can    install    individual    programs.    The    thing  that    you    have   to    remember    with    Linux    is    that    this    is    an    open    source    world.    Most    of  the     software     is     free,     or     you     pay     for     it     in     weird     ways   … Read more

Tasksel Commands

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The    command    that    we    are    going    to    talk    about    is    tasksel.    This    stands    for    “task   select.”     Now,     Ubuntu     is     trying     to     become     the     premier     provider     of     Linux   distributions.     They     have     really     done     a     lot     of     work   … Read more

Man Pages Command

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we     need     to     talk     about     are     “man”     pages.     Man     pages     stand     for  manual    pages.    What    you    have    to    remember    with    man    pages    is    that    if    you    do    not   understand     how     a     command     is     supposed     to     work     … Read more

sudo Command

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The     first     command     that     we     need     to     talk     about     before     you     start     doing     any     of     the  other    commands    is    “sudo.”    Sudo    basically    means    “super    user    do.”    In    the    previous  post,     we     discussed     how     different     distributions   … Read more

The Ubuntu Linux Experience

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When you replace your OS, many things change with it. The interface might not look the same, the applications can be different, and you may not be able to ask the same people for help. So you may ask: “What would it be like to work with Ubuntu Linux? What would I be getting into?” … Read more

What Is Ubuntu Linux Anyway?

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Ubuntu Linux can be defined in many ways and from different angles. First off, it is an operating system (usually shortened to OS). Ubuntu is a distribution of Linux, based on Debian, and that gives it some characteristic features. But to describe it only as an OS would be nothing short of unfair: it also … Read more

How to Install Wine to Run Windows Applications on Linux

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Step 1 – Setup PPA First of all, If you are running with a 64-bit system enable 32-bit architecture. Also, install the key which was used to sign packages of wine. sudo dpkg –add-architecture i386 wget -qO – https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key | sudo apt-key add – Use one of the following commands to enable the Wine apt … Read more

Security Issues

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Security is an increasingly important concern in modern times. We will discuss security-related issues as they come up. There are a few general concepts, however, that are worth mentioning now. Security has two faces, which can be called deliberate and incidental. One security problem is the damage a user can cause through the misuse of … Read more

Classes of Devices and Modules

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The Unix way of looking at devices distinguishes between three device types. Each module usually implements one of these types, and thus is classifiable as a char module, a block module, or a network module. This division of modules into different types, or classes, is not a rigid one; the programmer can choose to build … Read more