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Dandified yum, better known as DNF, is a software package manager for RPM-based Linux distributions that installs, updates, and removes packages. It was first introduced in Fedora 18 in a testable state (i.e., tech preview), but it's been Fedora's default package manager since Fedora 22. Since it is the next-generation version of the traditional yum package manager, it has more advanced and robust features than you'll find in yum. Some of the features that distinguish DNF from yum are: read more

While working with files and folders as a Linux Administrator, we frequently need to access and edit files and folders that require root permissions. This tutorial shows you how to do that easily trough Nautilus file manager.

Many new users who come from Windows to Linux start with Ubuntu, Mint or Zorin. In this guide I highlight 5 reasons why Manjaro Linux should be your first port of call.

Perhaps you're one of the few people who didn't notice, but a few months back, Microsoft bought GitHub. Nothing against either company. Microsoft has become a vocal supporter of open source in recent years, and GitHub has been the de facto code repository for a heaping large number of open source projects almost since its inception. read more

In this tutorial we will show you how to use `kill` and `killall` utilities to terminate a process in Linux.

There is a good range of open source software available to write and compile BASIC programs. The table below shows our 11 recommended free BASIC software.

In my article 5 reasons the i3 window manager makes Linux better, I shared the top five reasons I use and recommend the i3 window manager as an alternative Linux desktop experience. In this post, I will walk through the installation and basic configuration of i3 on Fedora 28 Linux. 1. Installation Log into a Fedora workstation and open up a terminal. Use dnf to install the required package, like this: read more

Windows can stay on your computer, when you install Linux Mint 19! It's handy to turn your computer into a dual boot machine. That way you can choose each time you turn on your computer, what operating system you want to boot: Mint or Windows.

As is the case for many open source enthusiasts, I am the go-to person in my family for solving PC issues. I enjoy messing with computers and solving technical challenges. Over the last few weeks, I had a lot of Windows encounters. There are 3 reasons to write about this: 1) I found a great tool to retrieve the Windows license key from openSUSE and I like to write about this tool. 2) I encountered a lot of driver issues on Windows, I like to share the problem and the way to solve it. 3) The grass is not greener on the other side.

This tutorial covers the installation of Invoice Ninja onto Centos 7 VPS with Apache, PHP and MariaDB. Invoice Ninja is free and self-hosted platform for invoicing, billing and payment management based on Laravel.

Netdata is a free, open source, simple and real-time performance and health monitoring tool with a beautiful web front-end. In this tutorial, we are going to look at how to install Netdata performance Monitoring tool on Ubuntu 18.04 server.

Exploring the nuances of writing a pair-matching memory game and one-dimensional arrays in Bash.

News briefs for August 29, 2018.

DFI’s Pico-ITX-based, DIN-rail mountable “EC900-FS6” mini-PC runs Linux or Android on an i.MX6 DualLite, and offers 2x GbE, 2x USB, 2x serial, mini-PCIe, and extensive ruggedization features. A reader recently noted our excessive use of the term “rugged,” which is fair enough. In our defense, embedded gear is increasingly tolerant of wide temperature ranges, and […]

A couple of years of using various Linux distros have shown me a lot of new stuff. Some interesting user interfaces, some new package managers but one place where I haven’t seen many inventions is the terminal. It has always been the same old shell that comes by default. Even though it is one of the most used things, I haven’t seen much of a variation with it.?

Open source powers today's cloud, but many open-source developers haven't profited from the cloud's growth. Storj Labs wants to change that dynamic so both can make money.

Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner's Guide - Third Edition has been updated to Kali Linux 2017.3 with the latest methodologies, including full coverage of the KRACK attack and how to defend against it.

Few people run Python programs by double-clicking the .py file as if it were a .exe file. When a typical user (non-programmer types) double-clicks an .exe file, they expect it to pop open with a window they can interact with. While GUIs, using tkinter, are possible using standard Python installations, it's unlikely many programs do this. What if it were so easy to open a Python program into a GUI that complete beginners could do it? Would anyone care? Would anyone use it? It's difficult to answer because to date it's not been easy to build a custom GUI. read more

Ubuntu allows you to customize your long and rugged bash commands by using short and pleasant aliases as a replacement. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create and use an alias against a command in Ubuntu.

Using Orion you can watch live Twitch streams and past broadcasts, and browse or search games and channels using a nice material user interface. What's more, Orion lets you login to Twitch, so you can chat and follow channels (and receive notifications when a channel you follow goes online).