Linux Commands To Get Hardware Info
It’s always a good idea to know how to get hardware info on your linux system. It can be very useful if you need to troubleshoot a hardware issue. There can be times when you need some specific hardware info to get the right drivers. Other times you’ll need specific info to perform a hardware upgrade. The command line offers quite a few ways to obtain this hardware info with some tried and true linux commands.
Tags: linux, tutorials, command lineDark Mode for Any Website With Dark Reader
With the rise of dark themed OSes and apps, it’s no surprise that browser extensions that enable dark mode or night mode have become popular. The Dark Reader browser extension claims to enable dark mode for any website. Dark Reader is available for major browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
Tags: browserManipulate Text in Files With Sed
The sed linux utility is a powerful stream editor. Sed can manipulate text from standard input or from a file. It is much like a typical text editor. Where sed sets itself apart is in its ability to filter text in a pipeline to expand its capabilities.
Tags: linux, tutorials, command lineCreate A Desktop Launcher In Linux
There may be times when you will need to create a desktop shortcut launcher file in linux. The desktop file is a shortcut to an application or script for launching it. This desktop file adds a launcher to your applications menu and can also be placed in docks or anywhere you’d like.
Tags: linux, tutorialsCreate Bootable Usb With Terminal in Linux
If you’re installing linux, like to distro hop, or simply test different linux distros, you’ll often be creating a live bootable usb. There are a few ways to create a bootable usb in linux. Many distros have Startup Disk Creator(usb-creator-gtk) pre-installed which usually gets the job done. There is the rare occasion when using a GUI app just doesn’t work. For these rare occasions the dd linux command line utility can be an excellent substitute. This is my preferred method and the one I’ll cover in this tutorial.
Tags: linux, tutorials, command lineMove Chrome Cache Location in Linux
Often times users may want to move the chrome cache location for whatever reason. If you’re like me and have a primary SSD for your operating system and a secondary HDD for storage, then you may want to move the chrome cache location to another drive to reduce writes to your SSD. Reducing heavy caching to your SSD can prolong its lifespan.
Tags: linux, tutorials, browserMake Xfce Look Modern
Xfce is a lightweight and powerful desktop environment(DE) that’s been around for a long time. It’s considered one of the most stable and lightest DEs around. Xfce has a traditional layout well suited for users of all types, from the new user coming from Windows to the power user looking to get things done efficiently.
Tags: linux, tutorialsPause and Resume Wget Downloads
There are many download managers to choose from to manage your downloads, but wget is arguably the best one. Wget is a linux command line utility to manage all types of downloads. Whenever you need to download any files of any size or need to use the ftp protocol, wget is an excellent choice. You can pause and resume wget downloads at any time to your convenience. You can also use wget to get the file download size without actually downloading the file. This can come in handy to compare file sizes before downloading.
Tags: linux, tutorials, command lineInstall Xfce 4.14 on Xubuntu 18.04
After over 4 years of development, Xfce 4.14 was released on Aug 12, 2019. There were some major changes and improvements to xfce, most notably the switch from GTK2 to GTK3. This was the main reason for the long development period.
Tags: linux, tutorialsUbuntu 18.04.3 Release with Linux Kernel 5.0
The ubuntu flavours finally get the highly anticipated linux kernel 5.0. This new kernel brings performance improvements, bug fixes, and more hardware support. You also get an updated X.org and graphics drivers. The 18.04.3 point release was released on Aug 8th 2019.
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