Vim editor is hands-down the best editor on Unix and Linux environment. These 10 practical tutorials will help you become proficient in the Vim editor. If you are spending lot of time on Unix environment, you should become comfortable in the Vim editor. These tutorials contain practical examples that are designed to give you a [...]
April 2010
Question: I would like to understand the basics of how to write and execute Tcl program on UNIX / Linux OS. Can you explain it with a simple example? Answer: In this article, let us review very quickly how to write a basic Hello World Tcl program and execute tcl program on Linux or Unix [...]
This is how some of the popular Linux distro websites looked like when they launched initially. Thanks to the archive.org for all the screenshots. Redhat website looked pretty decent for a 1996 website. Which one of these websites did you like? 1. Ubuntu.com 2004 Screenshot 2. Debian.org 1997 Screenshot 3. Centos.org 2004 Screenshot 4. Fedora.RedHat.com [...]
Unix file and directory permission is in the form of a 3×3 structure. i.e Three permissions (read, write and execute) available for three types of users (owner, groups and others). In the output of ls -l command, the 9 characters from 2nd to 10th position represents the permissions for the 3 types of users. -rw-r--r-- [...]
Here is a list of few Easter eggs on Linux/UNIX and related software. How did your Easter egg hunt go? Did you find anything? Share it with us. 1. Free the Fish On Ubuntu (actually, on GNOME), press Alt-F2 to launch the “run application” window and type “free the fish” to free a cute little [...]