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htop is a process monitoring utility in Ubuntu which is based on the top tool. It shows the usage per CPU in a nice graphical interface along with the memory and swap usages. You will be able to easily and quickly identify and kill high-resource-usage tasks.

Using the APT package management utility in Ubuntu or some other Linux distros is straightforward for most users. It helps to install, remove and update packages. Sometimes however, when third party dependencies are involved, the apt-get command might fail with the error: "The following packages have unmet dependencies" and the package installation suddenly comes to a halt.

Sometimes, when you are not sure about leaving windows but want to try out Linux with full hardware capabilities unlike a virtual machine, you may need to dual boot your machine. In this guide, you will know how to dual boot Fedora Linux with Windows 10

n this article, we will be showing how to install the Linux system Ubuntu on a virtual machine on MAC. VirtualBox provides system virtualization that is useful for trying out new operating systems and testing out new softwares while protecting the host system which is in our case MAC OS

AppImage is a file format used for binary application distribution. It is meant to be a simple format that is easy to comprehend, create, remove and manage. Indeed, AppImage based software packages are intended to be binary compatible with as many distributions as possible, i.e. an AppImage software package for instance should run on all distributions that it was prepared for. In this article you will learn how to use AppImage in order to install applications in Ubuntu & sld (similar linux distros).

The best way to test the Linux based distribution without out-right installing it on your hard drive as dual boot system is to install it in a virtual machine, be it Virtual Box (by Oracle) or VMware Workstation (either Pro version or a Player, by VMware).

The gzip utility is Linux is a common tool to compress files, or in other words, to reduce their size. The original file, when compressed by gzip will have the extension .gz by default. The file name however, when it is very long, will be changed after the compression, .i.e. It will be truncated.

Samba lets you share your file across multiple operating systems seamlessly. For example, a samba file sharing server running on Ubuntu can let you access your files from a macOS or a Windows laptop/desktop via a network.

In this article you will learn how to use the grep command on Linux along with simple examples to help you find a string or pattern within a given file.

Many new Linux users feel intimidated by the classical Linux text editors, i.e. mainly VIM and EMACS since they require a prior knowledge of basic shortcuts and some Linux basics knowhow. Fortunately for beginners there is a simple yet powerful newbie friendly text editor called NANO. NANO comes pre-installed with Ubuntu and other similar distros

In order to know which architecture your Ubuntu or sld (linux similar distro) is built on, there are two simple ways

TeamViewer is one of the most popular application for controlling other PCs remotely. As a free tech support software, TeamViewer is widely used by IT professionals and individuals. Additionally, it supports video conferencing and audio or video group calls. TeamViewer is available for Linux distributions and this article is a step-by-step guide on how to install TeamViewer in your Linux system

APT is one of the most frequently used commands in Ubuntu ( and Debian family hereafter ) . APT stands for Advanced Package Tool and is used as a package management (i.e. updating, adding or removing) utility. APT allows you to upgrade an entire set of softwares, applications and packages with a single command ( oftentimes, this will require root level permissions to execute it ).

In some circumstances, you may have noticed that your computer is running slow. This might be due to some applications that are consuming a big chunk of memory without you noticing it ...............In this article, we will try to see how to identify memory intensive applications and how to free up and manage memory for better performance .

On Unix or Linux operating systems, the scp utility, stands for secure copy, is similar to the more famous command, cp, but is used to transfer files and directories between hosts on a secure encrypted network.

OpenSSH is a cryptographic freely available version of the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol set of tools used for secure remote network access or file transfer between computers. Traditional tools such as telnet or rcp that were used to perform these functions, are insecure. OpenSSH provides client tools and a server daemon that facilitate encrypted and secure file transfer as well as remote control operations

Many newbie seem confused when they want to install an application in Ubuntu and other similar linux distros (sld) for the first time. In this article we will try to clear up any confusion related to this so that you can easily update your Ubuntu with new programs as well as learn the best ways to remove them.

Currently, if you are a frequent computer user with an Internet connection, it is likely you have a lot of data stored. This is not only a bunch of personal documents or multimedia files but also data related to programs such as cache or temporary files. Over time, operating systems would slowly accumulate unnecessary files that could saturate them

CRON is a task scheduler (a daemon) which runs commands at predetermined times and intervals. You can choose the exact time at which the command will run by setting the minute, the hour, the day and the month. You can also define the periodicity, e.g. a command can be configured to run every ten minutes, every fourth hour, or at a particular time on Sunday night.

For a system administrator, monitoring the performance of Ubuntu or any other OS, is very important. Since many performance monitoring tools are available for Ubuntu, it is difficult to choose a good and reliable one. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the most common performance monitoring, network monitoring and server monitoring tools.