This article helps you to know some key features of Linux Operating systems so that you are able to choose Linux for your environment. The year 2015 and the current 2016 will be a crucial year for Linux especially in the enterprise-level segment and consumer/home users. As a Linux user since 1996, I can see that the operating systems have come a long way since 20 years. We can definitely expect more exciting times with new flavors this year.Free/Open Source Server Based OS ‘Debian/CentOS’If you are looking at running a server, but needed a free or open source server version ... Read More

Microsoft’s Surface Studio is an elegant and mature all-in-one desktop PC with built-in touch screen specially designed for creative professionals. Microsoft first release was the Microsoft PixelSense formerly called as Microsoft Surface back in 2008. The next release was the Microsoft surface tablet followed by the Surface Book. The latest upgraded release is the Surface Studio.The Studio is a 28-inch sharp, incredibly thin display mounted on a pair of “zero gravity” hinges that allows it to act as a regular monitor or tilt down into a type of drafting table. Without doubts Microsoft studio will be a clear challenge to ... Read More

Sed is a stream editor. A stream editor is used to participate in normal textual content transformations on an enter a file. At the same time in some approaches much like an editor which allows scripted edits (comparable to ed). sed works by means of making only one cross over on the input(s) and is more efficient. Now, let us explore more about – “Text and File processing using sed Linux Commands”.Firstly, to verify the sed version, use the following command –$ sed --vThe sample output should be like this –sed (GNU sed) 4.2.2 Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, ... Read More

Aptitude is founded by Ncurses for APT front End and debian Bundle Manager, considering the fact that it is text-based and it runs from a terminal or a CLI – command line interface. This article explains about-“Linux Package Management with Aptitude”What is APTapt is a command line package manager and provides commands for searching and managing as well as querying information about packages. It provides the same functionality as the specialized APT tools, like apt-get and apt-cache, but enables options more suitable for interactive use by default.]To get more information about APT, use the following command –$ aptThe sample output ... Read More

Do you know how to check the performance of a hard drive like checking the read and write speed on your Linux operating systems? then, this article is for you!! which is basically created to provide you an overview of DD command, which is geared towards better guidance to new users and as an exploration tour for getting started to the Linux world.What is DD Command?DD is a command-line utility for Unix and Unix-like operating systems where the primary purpose is to copy a file and converting the format of the data during the process.How to Test Hard Disk using ... Read More

More is a command to view (but not modify) the contents of a text file, one screen at a time. It is available on Unix and Unix-like systems, DOS, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows. Programs of this sort are called pagers. More is a very basic pager, originally allowing only forward navigation through a file, though newer implementations which allows for limited backward movement.The basics of more command should be like this –$ more /var/log/dkpg.logThe sample output should be like this –2016-12-02 11:30:45 startup archives unpack 2016-12-02 11:30:45 install python-ptyprocess:all 0.5-1 2016-12-02 11:30:45 status half-installed python-ptyprocess:all 0.5-1 2016-12-02 11:30:45 status ... Read More

Shutdown7 is a compact application with feature-rich user interface that gives advancement to the window shutdown system – all in free. These shutdown7function get activated after specific condition in the system – on closing of an application, file deletion, music playback, or after a specific period of user activity.It is a very small and useful application to help the user to turn on or turn off the computer at a specific time. Only, user has to specify the exact date and time upon which computer get turned off and turned on. For example; when user runs some process and leave ... Read More

If anybody PC gets slow down, they should not blame to the PC hardware. It’s true, they can speed up their PC by adding RAM, up-grading CPU, or exchanging hard drive with an SSD. All of these solutions tell to spend money.Users do not have to reinstall the operating system to speed-up their PC, they just have to apply some tricks on the PC to fixes the system problem.This article will definitely help those users who do not want to spend money on purchasing any tool (Software or hardware) at the time of system get slow down because of heavy ... Read More

Now, because of heavy or 24 hours uses of computer at corporate or home place, it becomes a complex and delicate machine. This complex and delicate machine sometime goes wrong while updating BIOS, downloading new drivers, or just surfing the Web. To resolve these issues user does not have to buy an expensive device or replace it with a new one.Microsoft provides a very useful Windows functions called Safe Mode functions. It’s always good to start windows in a safe mode to troubleshoot any kind of issues which give bad effects on the system. Although, using this mode only certain ... Read More

It’s true, at present people are so busy with their work and they definitely want some easy ways to reduce their work. Windows 7 tried to help those people who are really busy with their work and they don’t have time to manually send some important files and folders using share file and folder option. Unlike the previous version of Windows (XP and Vista), Windows 7 facilitates to easily share files and folders with friends and family at home or with co-workers at the office over network without having to follow tedious process of setting up IP address on network ... Read More