Picture a computer with an SSD for the OS and programs, a Hard Drive for user files and a thumb drive plugged in. Each of these storage devices has its own filesystem with its own contents, but the OS must… Continue Reading →
In my last post, I talked about program installation in Linux, more specifically, about the concepts that it usually involves (such as packages, package managers and repositories). Now I want to talk about the actual process that I would recommend… Continue Reading →
Installing the software you need is one of the first things to do in a fresh install of any OS, and GNU+Linux distros are no exception to this rule. However, installing applications in a Linux system may seem tricky to… Continue Reading →
On some previous posts, I talked about the terminal. We’ve already discussed how to use it to launch programs, and some tricks to improve our usage of it. Now, I’ll show you a new level of things that you can… Continue Reading →
Last week, I shared some tips and tricks that I like to use when working on a terminal, in order to save myself time and quite some typing. Now, we’re going to continue on the same path, and I will… Continue Reading →
In my last post, I gave a brief introduction to what the terminal is, and how we use it to launch programs on our computer. We also touched a bit on the ways we can get help on how to… Continue Reading →
You’ve probably seen it. Specially if you are entering the Linux world, the terminal seems to be everywhere. At first, it may seem intimidating, and to non-techy people it may seem as a “hacking tool”. In reality, the terminal is… Continue Reading →
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