Software

Use ‘apt-cache’ To Find An Application’s Homepage

It can come in pretty handy to know an application's homepage. You can find an applications's homepage with 'apt-cache'. I'll…

3 years ago

‘sudo apt remove’ vs ‘sudo apt purge’

Today's article is going to cover 'sudo apt remove' vs 'sudo apt purge' and will be in a different format…

3 years ago

How To: Update OpenSUSE Tumbleweed From The Terminal

It's time for an article that describes how to update openSUSE from the terminal. After all, I've done so for…

3 years ago

Take, Edit, And Upload Screenshots With Shutter

For such a minimal thing, there are some strong opinions about Shutter. Me? I love Shutter. I love Shutter, warts…

3 years ago

Play H.264 Encoded Video On Ubuntu

If you want to play H.264 (also known as MPEG-4 AVC) video on Ubuntu you will need to go through…

3 years ago

Let’s Play Around With ‘apt-cache’

Today, we're going to learn about apt-cache. Obviously, this information is only useful for distros that use the apt package…

3 years ago

Let’s Decompress A File (tar.gz) In The Terminal

Pretty much every Linux user has to look up how to decompress a file in the terminal. Ask them to…

3 years ago

Upgrade Ubuntu From The Terminal

Today's article will show how to update and upgrade Ubuntu from the terminal. Of course, this will work on any…

3 years ago

History: How Linux Got The Name “Linux”

If you've ever wondered how Linux got the name Linux, then wonder no longer, as this article will tell you…

3 years ago

Use A GUI To Manage Debian’s Software Repositories

You can manage Debian's software repositories through the terminal, even by just editing some files. It's not terribly hard, but…

3 years ago