by ClientAdministrator | May 12, 2019 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Avast is a popular virus protection software for Windows. But what about an alternative operating system such as Ubuntu? The good news is, you can get Avast for Linux.Well, sort of. (We will get into that soon.) The question is, do you really need it, and if so, what...
by ClientAdministrator | May 9, 2019 | How-To/Tips, Linux
If you want the ability to decompress files and unzip file archives on Linux distributions like Ubuntu, then you will want to use Gunzip.Gunzip is actually not the name of the program itself. The name of the program is Gzip. Gunzip is one of the commands you might use...
by Richard W | Feb 13, 2019 | How-To/Tips, Linux
LINUX rm is a command-line prompt that is short for remove. It is a basic command for UNIX and UNIX-like systems that can be used to remove links, files, and directories from filesystems, such as pipes, sockets, and device nodes. What is neat about the rm command is...
by Richard W | May 30, 2018 | Linux
Looking for a new OS and trying to decide between Linux and Ubuntu? We break down the (surprising!) histories of these two Linux distros and explain pros and cons to both. Plus, we wade into the security concerns over Linux Mint; should you avoid it? We help you...
by Richard W | Jul 7, 2016 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Web, Wordpress
Nginx is a great web server. I am using it on other blogs I owned online. It’s probably the second most popular web servers in used today.. and growing rapidly. Some will argue that Nginx is more resource-friendly than Apache2 and can be used as a reverse-proxy...
by Richard W | Apr 27, 2016 | How-To/Tips, Linux
One long awaited feature that was recently released as part of Ubuntu 16.04 is the ability to dock ot move the Unity Launcher to the bottom of your screen. In previous version of Ubuntu, the launcher was installed at the left side of your screen with no easy way to...
