I know from experience that managing a Linux server from the command-line interface can be daunting. I worked as a system administrator for years with people in my team who were using Linux for the first time. If you are in a similar situation, you might be wondering if installing a GUI would make everything…
The “date” command on Linux is not a hard one to remember, but mastering its use with the various options and formats available can be a challenge. I’ll show you how to easily print yesterday’s date and give you a few tips to get exactly what you need. The easiest way to print yesterday’s date…
Firefox is the default web browser on Ubuntu, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. Plenty of alternatives are available with a different set of advantages and disadvantages (features, performance, etc.). So which one should you use? The ultimate web browser, perfect for everyone, doesn’t exist (sorry). So I can’t really give you one…
JSON files are widely used by developers to save configurations and share data across servers and applications. They’re built to be easy for both machines and people to understand. But if you only have a Linux terminal to work with, it’s not that easy. Let me give you a few tips to improve that. As…
Whether you want to try something new on Ubuntu Desktop, or have a server that you would like to upgrade with a GUI, you’ll definitely find the right desktop environment for you in this article. I have tested all of them and decided to limit the options to the 5 best desktop environments currently available…
Using the Linux terminal is already not the best user experience and, in addition, we often keep the default settings when using it. Many things can be configured to improve readability even when you don’t have a graphical user interface (GUI). In this post, I’ll share different tips to do this. When a graphical interface…
FTP is one of those protocols that has been around forever (introduced in 1971!) and is still used a lot today. To be honest, I’m now using SFTP more than FTP, but the clients remain the same, so here is a short list of my favorites for this task. A good FTP client is an…
Linux can handle many users on the same system but when you only have a black screen to do everything, it’s not necessarily clear how you can switch from one user to another. In this article, I will mention 3 ways to do this. The traditional way to log in as another user on Linux…
Sometimes, you don’t have other options. You must access a website from the Linux terminal. I know I did this a few times when I worked as a sysadmin, and I’m going to share a few tips with you in this article. Overall, Lynx is one of the best options to access a website in…
Qt 6 is a software tool that helps developers create applications with user-friendly interfaces for different devices like computers, smartphones, and tablets. It makes it easier to build applications that are intuitive and visually appealing. User-friendly, but not necessarily developer-friendly, as you’ll quickly realize. Installing a specific version on Ubuntu can quickly be a headache….