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5 Misconceptions About Being A Linux User
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5 Misconceptions About Being A Linux User

Ever wondered what Linux is and how it really works? Many of us have asked this question, especially when you are densely populated around with Redmond fans and none of your pals have tried Linux ever! Some people in areas surrounded by FOSS, go ahead with full potential without any issues and for those trying out or curious about GNU Linux then here are the 5 main misconceptions about it. Only CLI all the time That is totally and entirely and universally FALSE for many of us

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Geany A Lightweight IDE Or Code Editor For Programmers
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Geany A Lightweight IDE Or Code Editor For Programmers

Geany is built using GTK and its documentation is read as “a small and fast editor with basic features of an integrated development environment.” still you get the feel of programming in other rich, full-blown IDEs like Codeblocks, Eclipse, etc. And it really benefits those who are crazy about computer resources or have limited virtual memory.   I’m not trying to lure you with “Geany is better than that and those [IDEs]” but will look at some of its features.   How To Install Geany

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Linux Command to Shutdown, Restart, Hibernate, and Suspend
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Linux Command to Shutdown, Restart, Hibernate, and Suspend

In this article, we explore different ways to control your Linux system’s power state. Our main focus is on the versatile linux command to shutdown, but we’ll also cover restarting, hibernating, and suspending your machine. From simple shutdown commands to scheduled actions and forceful system reboots, we’ll teach you how to master your Linux system’s state from the command line. * Basics of the Linux Command to Shutdown * Scheduling Shutdowns and Sending Messages * Exploring

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System76 Launches Their Own Linux Distribution Called  Pop!_OS
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System76 Launches Their Own Linux Distribution Called  Pop!_OS

It is a new day and a new Linux distro pops out. And the new(old) question remains, DO WE NEED ANOTHER LINUX DISTRO? For the most part, the answer is going to be a very big NO! But for this latest distro on the block, I believe it is a step in the right direction. System76 remains one of the few remaining big players when it comes to selling great Linux computers (DELL also sell great laptops that ship with Linux). For a while now, they have provided some really great Laptops that shi

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Setting Up AVR-GCC toolchain and avrdude To Program An AVR Development Board In UBUNTU
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Setting Up AVR-GCC toolchain and avrdude To Program An AVR Development Board In UBUNTU

Contemporarily we have technologies like IoT or the Internet of Things trending everywhere. And the embedded systems field forms the backbone of IoT technologies. IoT means interconnection between various devices presents all over the globe. And it is the embedded system that plays a vital role in IoT, by connecting the physical world through sensors and other hardware devices, with the cloud. So what are embedded systems? Ever wondered what kind of system drives devices like p

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LMMS A Music Production App For Linux
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LMMS A Music Production App For Linux

LMMS is an audio workstation for audio designers and hobbies (yes that’s right). Still better it’s FOSS + it’s available for multiple Operating Systems and that gives you the great opportunity to recommend your music pals this great piece of tool. Setting it up: Fire up your terminal emulator and key in this command to install LMMS on your Ubuntu. sudo apt install lmms …done? Now to open LMMS you need to press this key combination alt+f2 then type in LMMS (and the rest dep

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An Interview With Peppermint CEO Mark Greaves
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An Interview With Peppermint CEO Mark Greaves

In this series of interviews, I’m going to publish interviews with CEOs of some of the very interesting, popular and fine Linux distributions. The first one is Mark Greaves, the CEO of PeppermintOS, a really nice and useful distribution but often misunderstood as the cloud-centric distribution (even I used to think the same).   Thanks for giving me this opportunity to explain a little about PeppermintOS, where we came from, and what we stand for.   Q1. What made you start this project?

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What Are Ports? How To Check Linux Open Ports?
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What Are Ports? How To Check Linux Open Ports?

A port is an addressable network location implemented in an operating system to help differentiate traffic destined for different services or applications. A port is always associated with an IP address of a host and the protocol type for the communication. Ports are specified by a number ranging from 1 to 65535. There are different categories of ports. * 0-1023 – are “Well Known Ports” associated with services considered as critical or essential. They are also referred to as Sys

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Popcorn Time Watch Movies and TV Shows On Linux
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Popcorn Time Watch Movies and TV Shows On Linux

Watching your favorite TV shows and movies series is what you all guys do every day. Flash, Iron Fist or Moana and many more awesome movies and tv shows that we love to watch. The problems come when you are traveling. Many of your shows or movies are restricted to a particular region and cannot be accessed when you are traveling or want to just quickly watch that awesome flash punch from an episode of 1 month old. There are many reasons why we will want a TV service that can give us all sho

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Boot Repair Tool - Repair The Most Boot Related Problems
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Boot Repair Tool - Repair The Most Boot Related Problems

We all encounter many times the boot related problems and most of them are simply related to GRUB. Many people find it way too hard sometimes to enter long commands or search forums to find the way they can solve it. Today I am going to tell you how to use a simple, small software to solve most of the boot related problems. This tool is known as Boot Repair Tool. Now no more talk and get to work. How To Install And Use Boot Repair Tool In Linux You will need a live bootable pendriv

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How To Setup Open Watcom On WINE For Windows Programmers
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How To Setup Open Watcom On WINE For Windows Programmers

Open Watcom is a C/C++ compiler suite (including FORTRAN) for Windows, handy for those Linux users who wish/need to program in Windows environment but don’t have one. This is the only successful programming tool that runs under WINE! Still, that doesn’t mean it works fine without errors. That’s also the fun part because you get the opportunity to use commands more often for compiling, linking and then running the program. Installing Open Watcom You can download the software from he

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How to Extract and Install .tar.gz Files in Linux
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How to Extract and Install .tar.gz Files in Linux

Linux is the operating system with more kinds of packages. If you have used Debian, you should know the file type .deb. If you have used Fedora, you should know the file type .rpm. In Linux we have many file types when we talk about installation packages and surely you’ll learn to install .tar.gz packages. Table of contents * What is .tar.gz or .tgz? * How to install .tar.gz or .tgz file in Linux What is .tar.gz or .tgz? Tar isn’t an installation package but a computer sof

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