Recently, I was asked to join a conversation about computing’s beginning. Some of the questions floated were: “When did standard computing really begin?” “What caused it?” “How does it affect us today, if at all?” These individuals had backgrounds in programming on
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Linux Mint has released version 21.3. This is the last release based on Ubuntu 22.04. The next major release will be version 22.0, probably in June. It will be based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS that is scheduled to come at the end
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The mv command in Linux is used to rename and move files. Please don’t confuse it with the cp command. The cp command is used to copy files from one to another directory, whereas the mv command is for cutting and pasting
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In this tutorial, we will explain how to use variables in Terraform code with examples. Hard-coding values in Terraform’s main configuration file is not a good idea since this prevents the re-usability of Terraform configuration files. This defeats the goal of IaC
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ChatGPT is a powerful generative AI tool developed by OpenAI. You enter text prompts in a conversational way, and it gives you a detailed response. Sure, it is not perfect. But, sometimes it is incredibly helpful. No matter what you do with
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We are finally settling down in 2024 with impressive updates to popular Linux distributions, and new open-source projects. I hope you started what you planned with some new year resolutions! 😁 In this newsletter, we have a quiz unit to help new
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Window tilling is often associated with window managers, which lets you arrange multiple windows without wasting any display area. Guess what? You no longer have to use a window manager for basic window tiling as many desktop environments let you do that
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The free command is one of the easiest ways one can learn about their system memory (RAM) consumption and if you have swap enabled. But the question is: How can you use the free command? Well, it is pretty easy and does
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Thousands of games now work on Linux, thanks to all the new tools available and user experience improvements by the distributions. Whether you use a mainstream distribution or a gaming-focused distribution, you can enjoy playing games on Linux. However, there are certain
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In this guide, we will show you how to install git on Ubuntu 22.04 and provide a hands-on example of creating a project folder and pushing changes to a GitHub repository. What is Git? Git is a distributed version control system designed
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