Getting you up to speed!
Today’s article will be a fairly simple one and is limited to Linux Mint users as we learn how to automate updates in Linux Mint. That seems like a good idea to me. Ideally, this will continue working without any intervention, but we’ll see… So, I’m not sure how long this has been an option. … Continue reading “Automate Updates In Linux Mint”
Today will be a brief essay-type of article where we simply discuss the differences between APT and APT-GET. This article is really only useful to you if you use a distro that supports this. Those would be distros in the Debian family, so distros like Ubuntu or Linux Mint. This will be a brief article … Continue reading “The Differences Between APT and APT-GET.”
If you’re familiar with Linux, you’ll already know that Linux is a multiuser system and today we’ll learn how to create a new user in Linux. This shouldn’t be a very complicated article. In some more advanced operations, you may be required to create a new user. This article will be about that. If you … Continue reading “Create A New User In Linux”
I don’t want to write a meta article today, but I said I would. I don’t prefer them, but I started writing them and continue to write them. Sometimes, though more seldom than not, they’re a small break between other articles. However, they’re mostly just a waste of time and energy. But, I said I’d … Continue reading “Meta: The State Of Linux Tips #22”
Most of us use USB devices regularly, even using USB thumb drives to install Linux, and today we’ll learn how to monitor USB bandwidth. What we don’t tend to do is monitor the bandwidth of our USB devices. Today, we’ll be doing that and just that. It shouldn’t be a long article. When I say … Continue reading “Monitor USB Bandwidth”
So, it’s the start of a new year from Linux-Tips! Hopefully, your life is going well and you have grand plans (that you’ll accomplish) in the coming year. Now is the time to make those promises to yourself, or so they say. I’ve never had much luck with New Year’s Resolutions, but you might. Which … Continue reading “Meta: Happy New Year From Linux-Tips!”
This won’t be a complicated article, nor will it be a very long article, as we answer the question of, “When did I install Lubuntu?” It’s a rather specific question and one you can answer with a couple of different commands. Fortunately, this is also going to apply to Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, and all the … Continue reading “When Did I Install Lubuntu”
There comes a time in many Linux journeys when you want to know how to show user information in the Linux terminal. Well, if you’ve been waiting for such an article, this article is for you. After all, knowing about the various users might be important information for you. You may not realize this, but … Continue reading “How To: Show User Information In The Linux Terminal”
Today we’ll have a quick and easy article where we find out if a package is installed in Debian. There are times when you’re unsure of which packages are already installed. Today’s article looks to help with that, letting you know how to find out if a package is already installed. Depending on where you … Continue reading “Find Out If A Package Is Installed In Debian”
Well, it’s the day before Christmas and a Linux Christmas can mean having Christmas in the terminal. If you do not celebrate the holiday, that’s fine. You can skip this article and move along. If you do celebrate this holiday, you might as well have a Merry Linux Christmas! Last year, we had Christmas in … Continue reading “Revisiting Christmas In The Terminal”
