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How To Check Disk Usage in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe published 30 April 22

Explore how to check disk usage using the df and the du commands and learn how a variety of simple arguments can enhance your workflow.

How to Find Saved Wi-Fi Passwords in Windows 11 or 10

By Avram Piltch published 10 April 22

Find your stored Wi-Fi passwords so you can use them on other devices.

How To Find Files in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe published 9 April 22

In this how-to we will look at the find command and a range of additional arguments which will give us a variety of approaches to finding files and directories.

How to Run Linux on your Chromebook

By Les Pounder published 3 April 22

Running Linux on your Chromebook used to be fraught with hacks and complications, but now we can easily run a Linux virtual machine alongside Google’s cloud based OS.

How to Open or Create TAR Files in Linux

How To Archive Files in Linux using TAR

By Jo Hinchliffe published 27 March 22

In this how-to, we will look at how to work with tar archives via the terminal, including two of the most popular compression methods to squeeze every last byte of space.

How To Zip Files in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe published 26 March 22

Compress files into a ZIP archive using the terminal emulator in Linux.

How To Write Bash Scripts in Linux

By Les Pounder published 19 March 22

Write your own scripts to automate the boring / complex tasks of your job.

How to Do a Fuzzy File Search in Linux

By Shashank Sharma published 13 March 22

Use the fzf utility to find content when you don’t have an exact string.

Change Permissions on the Linux Command Line

How To Change File or Directory Permissions in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe published 5 March 22

Use the Chmod command to change permissions from the command line.

How To Change Passwords in Linux

By Les Pounder published 13 February 22

Passwords are the keys to our digital lives. But we shouldn’t just hand over the keys to anyone, our passwords should be unique and changed regularly.

How To Move and Rename Files in Linux

By Les Pounder published 6 February 22

Managing files across a remote connection, or sat at your desk, the Linux terminal is the place to be. Learn how one command can be used in two different ways.

Xbox Gamebar Screen Recording in Windows 11

How to Screen Record in Windows 10 or Windows 11

By Avram Piltch published 2 February 22

Grab a video screen capture with Windows' built-in tools or get a more specific part of your desktop with OBS.

How To Add, Remove and Update Software in Linux Using Apt

By Les Pounder published 15 January 22

Debian-based Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Mint and Raspberry Pi OS use the Apt packaging application to manage software installations.

How To Run Windows 11 and macOS Virtual Machines in Linux

By Les Pounder published 5 December 21

Quickemu is a fast and easy-to-use virtual machine application for Linux. Quickemu handles all of the downloads and configuration for Windows, macOS and Linux guest machines.