Getting you up to speed!
Today we’ll have a fairly simple article, albeit a bit archaic, as we learn how to manage files in a tar archive. We often work with modern compression methods but tar files still exist and are in wide use. If this is something you’re interested in, this is the article for you. If this isn’t … Continue reading “Manage Files In A tar Archive”
Today we’re just going to have a look at some of what’s going on here at Linux-Tips, with an article about the state of Linux-Tips. It’s a regular thing that I try to do. I don’t always remember and I don’t always have anything new to share. So, as you can see, there are fewer … Continue reading “Meta: The State Of Linux-Tips #19”
Today’s article will not be long, nor will it be a complicated article, as we learn how to locate your home directory. This is something you probably already know, but you may encounter a strange system where things are a little different. It can happen. More importantly, this article is going to try something new. … Continue reading “Locate Your Home Directory”
Today’s article has you cleaning up your storage space as you learn to find and remove duplicate files with fdupes. This isn’t something you need to do often and it’s something that could theoretically break your system. If you’re going to remove duplicate files, it’s a good idea to exercise some caution. I’ve previously shared … Continue reading “Find And Remove Duplicate Files With fdupes”
Today’s article will be largely a meta article, not about Linux but about getting indexed in Bing. For whatever reason, people sometimes have issues getting indexed in Bing and I was among those people. To cut to the chase, I’ll simply say that this is no longer a problem for this site. We’re now indexed … Continue reading “Meta: Getting Indexed In Bing”
Today we’re going to discuss a topic you probably won’t ever need but is worth knowing, we’re going to set a timeout value in cURL. We’re telling the cURL application to quit trying if it takes too long. I suppose it is something worth knowing, so we might as well learn it. How often do … Continue reading “Set A Timeout Value In cURL”
Today’s article is an easy one about how you can change your timezone which isn’t something you’ll likely need to do all that often. It’s not all that complicated, though it can look like it is. It can be a bit tedious, but that’s just at first blush. I’ll show you how to make it … Continue reading “Change Your Timezone In Linux”
Today’s article shouldn’t be too long, but covers something important, which is how to access recovery mode on Ubuntu. If your Linux system has problems, you may need to access the recovery mode in order to fix it. This shouldn’t be a very long article, and I don’t think it’s all that complicated. Others may … Continue reading “Access Recovery Mode On Ubuntu”
Today’s article is going to be more or less an intellectual article, as there isn’t much need for folks to generate random numbers. It’s just a fun article that will show you a neat trick you can perform in the Linux terminal. If you’ve ever wanted to generate random numbers, this just might be the … Continue reading “Generate Random Numbers”
Today’s article is one of a personal nature, an issue that affected me personally, where I needed to increase the volume of Thunderbird notifications. It was a bit of a problem and one easily resolved – at least in my case. I think it will be trivial to overcome this for others and thought that … Continue reading “Increase The Volume Of Thunderbird Notifications”
