The Linux command line is a text interface to your computer. Also known as shell, terminal, console, command prompts and many others, is a computer program intended to interpret commands. Allows users ...

It’s a testament to how far Linux has come that users today don’t typically have to use the command line if they don’t want to. Such is the quality of the graphical user interfaces in many modern ...

I’m a big fan of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. One of the quotes from it that stands out in my head is, “Man fears the darkness, and so he scrapes away at the edges of it with fire.” For ...

The Linux command line can seem impenetrable, with arcane instructions and a focus on text interfaces. Fortunately, there are ...

Learn how to use a host of Linux commands in these 2-minute video tutorials from Sandra Henry-Stocker, author of the Unix as a Second Language blog. Learn how to use the powerful bc command in Linux ...

Nmap is an essential tool for anyone who's serious about network security. It can be installed on any Linux distribution.

I'm a big fan of gamified learning. That led me to try out a popular Linux learning game: OverTheWire. What started as a quick curiosity turned into hours of addictive puzzle-solving, terminal ...

Many users who try Linux for the first time can get confused easily as their is no readily apparent help system available to them. As Windows programs are typically graphical in nature, it is not too ...

You can easily set up a Linux command that keeps trying until it succeeds. Let's look at how to loop your way to success. If you want to run a command on a Linux system until it succeeds, there are ...