Some Good Alternatives To ‘du’ Command
As you may already know, the “du” command is used to compute and summarize the file and directory space usage in Unix-like systems. If you are a heavy user of du command, you will find...
Category: Unix/Linux Beginners
Ultimate Plumber – Writing Linux Pipes With Instant Live Preview
As you may already know, Pipe command is used to send the output of one command/program/process to another command/program/process for further processing in Unix-like operating systems. Using the Pipe command, we can combine two or...
How To Upgrade Ubuntu With A Single Command
Upgrading Ubuntu is very easy! Even a novice user can easily upgrade Ubuntu from one version to another in the first attempt itself. That’s why I always recommended Ubuntu for newbies who wants to try...
How To Lock Virtual Console Sessions On Linux
When you’re working on a shared system, you might not want the other users to sneak peak in your console to know what you’re actually doing. If so, I know a simple trick to lock...
Good Alternatives To Man Pages Every Linux User Needs To Know
A man page, acronym of manual page, is a software documentation found in all Unix-like operating systems. Some man pages are short; some are comprehensive. A man page is divided into several parts, organized with...
How To Adjust Monitor Brightness From Command Line In Linux
This brief tutorial explains how can we adjust monitor brightness from command line in Unix-like operating systems. Adjusting screen brightness in GUI mode is easy. We already have reviewed a Brightness Controller GUI app which...
How To Check Laptop Battery Status And Level In Terminal In Linux
Finding your Laptop battery status in GUI mode is easy. You could easily tell the battery level by hovering the mouse pointer over the battery indicator icon in the task bar. But, how about from...
How To Find And Delete Duplicate Files In Linux
I always backup the configuration files or any old files to somewhere in my hard disk before edit or modify them, so I can restore them from the backup if I accidentally did something wrong....
Prettyping – Make The Output Of Ping Command Prettier And Easier To Read
As we all know, the ping command is used to check if a target host is reachable or not. Using Ping command, we can send ICMP Echo request to our target host, and verify whether...
How To Force APT Package Manager To Use IPv4 In Ubuntu 16.04
APT, short or Advanced Package Tool, is the default package manager for Debian-based systems. Using APT, we can install, update, upgrade and remove applications from the system. Lately, I have been facing a strange error. ...
