Getting you up to speed!
Today’s article is going to show you how to show all your environment variables in Linux. There are quite a few and some of them can be quite useful. If you don’t know what an environment variable is, we’ll cover that briefly as well. So, what is an environment variable? It’s a static name for … Continue reading “How To: Show All Environment Variables”
Today’s article is about how you can string commands together in the terminal. You can do so in a few different ways, for a few different reasons. This article will explain some of those to you, hopefully making your life easier. There are a number of reasons why you’d want to string commands together. I … Continue reading “How To: String Commands Together In The Terminal”
Today’s article will teach you how to mount an .iso in Linux, a task undertaken seldom but worth knowing. This isn’t something I use often but it’s something you may want. It promises to be a quick and easy article, so read on! I’m pretty sure the ‘unmount’ is incorrect English and that it’d be … Continue reading “How To: Mount An .iso In Linux”
Today’s article is going to cover ‘sudo apt remove’ vs ‘sudo apt purge’ and will be in a different format than some articles. It’s a brief article meant to answer a specific question. It’s nothing more, and nothing less. The question would be, “What’s the difference between sudo apt remove and sudo apt purge?” It’s … Continue reading “‘sudo apt remove’ vs ‘sudo apt purge’”
It’s time for an article that describes how to update openSUSE from the terminal. After all, I’ve done so for Ubuntu and Fedora. I might as well do one for openSUSE. It seems like a good thing to do. While most of this site is aimed at bringing you up to speed, making Linux easier, … Continue reading “How To: Update OpenSUSE Tumbleweed From The Terminal”
Today’s article will help you determine your desktop environment. Often abbreviated as “DE”, your desktop can be any number of choices – including none at all. This should be a relatively short and easy article. If you don’t know, the desktop environment is a bunch of software that provides the GUI system you use to … Continue reading “How To: Determine Your Desktop Environment”
There are many file types in Linux, and we’ll learn to find the file type in the Linux terminal in this article. It’s not terribly difficult and is a good basic article, with a command not that widely discussed. It’s a good time to learn. Let’s start at the beginning… As many of my readers … Continue reading “How To: Find The File Type In The Linux Terminal”
Today, we will learn nothing of value – except how to have fun in the Linux terminal. You know what they say, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. So, today we’ll be doing some playing. Why? Well, because it’s fun. There are a number of fun things you can do in … Continue reading “Today, We Have Fun In The Linux Terminal”
Today’s article will teach you how to make a directory in Linux. Making a directory in Linux is pretty basic, straightforward, and easy. There are some options when making directories which we’ll be covering, but we’ll just be using ‘mkdir‘ for this exercise. You’ll find the man page describes mkdir eloquently enough: mkdir – make … Continue reading “How To: Make A Directory In Linux”
There are times when you need to know your present working directory. You may need to know because the terminal doesn’t output that data, you may need to know for scripting, you may need to know for a variety of reasons. So, what is the present working directory? Well, it’s simply a fancier name for … Continue reading “How To: Find Your Present Working Directory”
