Getting you up to speed!
If you’re using Ubuntu and want to use some patent/license encumbered features, such as playback for certain media formats, you need to install Ubuntu Restricted Extras. This is fairly normal and is done because the software licenses prevent Ubuntu from releasing the distro with that software. In some cases, you also will need to agree … Continue reading “Let’s Install Ubuntu Restricted Extras”
The Linux kernel‘s progress is marked by versioning, and this article tells you how to find out which kernel version you’re using. There are all sorts of ways to do this, but this article is going to just cover a few of them. You might want to know which kernel version you’re using for when … Continue reading “How To: Find Out Which Kernel Version You’re Using”
Today’s article will explain how to use dmidecode to get information about your hardware. The command is a little different than most, as it actually checks your system’s BIOS and reports that information. Yes, you read that correctly. This dmidecode command checks the BIOS and reports that information. There are times when the BIOS reports … Continue reading “Get Hardware Info With ‘dmidecode’”
Today’s article will show you how to find the RAM total, because that’s basic information everyone might want to know. If you don’t already know how much RAM you have, this is a good article for you. If you’re like me and need to be reminded from time to time, this is also a good … Continue reading “How To: Find The RAM Total In The Terminal”
There are a variety of ways to check your CPU temps, and this one will be covering this with lm_sensors. It’s a handy application and it’s often installed by default. Moreover, it’ll be available for pretty much every distro out there. This time around, we’ll be using the above-mentioned lm-sensors. Wikipedia describes lm_sensors as thus: … Continue reading “How To: Check CPU Temps With lm_sensors”
I have previously written an article about screenFetch vs. Neofetch, and it’s one of my most popular articles, but this one will tell you how to display system information with screenFetch. Why screenFetch? Why not? It’s perfectly usable and this gives me the chance to be more thorough than the previous article. I suspect I’ll … Continue reading “How To: Display System Information With screenFetch”
It’s possible, even easy, to update Ubuntu from the terminal. Personally, I almost always update from the terminal, regardless of distro. This article will tell you how to update Ubuntu from the terminal – but it’s equally valid for Debian, official Ubuntu flavors like Lubuntu or Kubuntu, and it’s also valid for distros based on … Continue reading “How To: Update Ubuntu From The Terminal”
It may seem silly to write an article about how to update from the terminal in Fedora, but it’s not! There’s actually a reason for doing this and there’s more to it than just updating! I’ll try to keep the article brief, but we’ll just have to hope for the best. If you don’t know … Continue reading “How To: Update From The Terminal In Fedora”
It’s not unusual to want to create a new user with sudo privileges and it’s actually really easy. This will be just a quick article that explains how. It’s not exactly a complex operation. This article doesn’t cover other distros! It has only been tested in a couple of Ubuntu derivatives and not all distros … Continue reading “Create A New User With SUDO Privileges In Ubuntu”
You may have started an application from the terminal and noticed that those applications close when the terminal is closed. This article will help you stop that behavior. This should be a pretty basic and speedy article. Let’s explain what I mean with a demonstration. First, open your terminal by pressing + + . Now, … Continue reading “Don’t Let Applications Close When The Terminal Is Closed”
