You may have heard this in a number of forums and discussions on the internet. Linux is just a kernel And that made you curious. Is it a kernel? Is it an operating system? What’s the difference between the two? I’ll answer
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NixOS… Yet another distro that uses a different package manager? 🤯 Well, NixOS is one of the advanced Linux distros. So if I’m writing this, I must have a rock-solid reason, right? Well, there are plenty! I’ve been using it for 3
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In the previous chapter of the Terminal Basics series, you learned about changing folders in the Linux command line. I gave an exercise at the end that briefly mentioned making directories. In this part of the series, I’ll discuss how you can
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Whether we talk about smartphones, desktops, or IoT devices, open-source software is omnipresent in some form. While Android is already an open-source project, you can find proprietary and open-source applications. And open-source Android apps can act as better replacements that respect your
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In a situation where a recently upgraded software is causing issues? While you can always investigate the issue to fix it, at times, going back to the previous working version saves time and effort. If the new version introduced a bug, you
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For years, the focus of It’s FOSS has been on desktop Linux. This is the reason why we mostly go for GUI solutions and tools. Though this is not changing, knowing the basic Linux commands gives you an edge while troubleshooting. And
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You probably already know about the lightweight Markdown markup language. Refer to our Markdown guide, if you’re new to the concept. Overall, it is a simple and effective language for creating plain-text documents. However, Markdown may not be enough to make detailed
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In this post, we will cover how to Install nginx web server on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS step-by-step. Nginx is a free and open-source web server, it can also be used as reverse proxy, HTTP load balancer, HTTP Cache and mail proxy. Nginx
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By default, Ubuntu disables the root account. You must use the sudo command for any tasks requiring root privileges. This is for your own security, of course. Using the system as root all the time is like running around with a sword
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The cd command in Linux allows you to change directories. You just have to give the path to the directory. cd path_to_directory And here comes the first challenge if you are new to Linux. You are probably not sure about the path.
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