Why do i want to randomize my MAC Address? Giving out your MAC address is telling people information about your computer. Knowing information gives away your privacy and gives an adversary something to go on in breaking into your system. This is not a good idea. So, giving them a made up MAC address […]
I really am enjoying I just received a beautiful new Thelio Mira from System 76 (they don’t advertise here, but they make a great product and I highly recommend them). When I get a new computer I install the programs and add-ons that I want on it. POP_OS is great for this. It is […]
Linux Terminal Email Getting Email right in the terminal is convenient when you work at the command line most of the time. Linux terminal Email has been around for a long time and has grown with the times, adding more features as they came along. There are quite a few choices out there, I’ll go […]
Getting Smart With: PASS – the command line password manager PASS is a password manager that uses the command line in Linux to create encrypted files for the sites that you visit. PASS was designed for simplicity and adheres to the Unix philosophy. With PASS, each password lives inside of a gpg encrypted file whose […]
6 Linux CLI apps you need Here are 6 Linux CLI apps you need to install to make your life a lot more pleasant at the command line. They will make your life easier and more entertaining. 1. Wikit Wikit is a free and open source command line program for easily viewing Wikipedia summaries of […]
Linux Command Line Basics Here are the basic commands that you should become familiar with when learning about the command line in Linux. One thing to remember is that Linux is case sensitive. That means if you type in “cd Movies” and the file is called “movies” you won’t find it. Command Line basics will […]
Privilege Manipulation with Sudo starts with the sudoers file in /etc/. Root can share some or all rights with users. […]
Finding things in Linux is not complicated once you know a few commands. In the article we look at find, locate, and whereis commands. […]
Understanding Man Pages is important when you are working with Linux as these are the manual pages (help section). […]
APT vs APT-GET :: Which to Choose APT vs APT-GET :: Which one is better?. If you have been using Debian for awhile you are familiar with APT-GET. APT has been around for only a short while, only since Debian 8. Many people have not switched over to using APT. APT-GET still works, so why […]