The More I try the Tougher it gets ;)
In the last post we saw some basic commands and how to get help on them. In this post we will explore some text processing tools which will help you view and process the contents of a file or command as desired. Viewing. To just view the contents of a file you can use the … Read more
Commands:These are words which you type in the command line prompt to execute a pre-written script to accomplish a certain objective. Syntax:Commands may be a single word or may have certain syntax. The ones which have a syntax is normally in the pattern of:#command <options> <arguments>where each item is separated by space. Options and arguments … Read more
Well there are many text editors for Linux, some are pretty straight forward and some really need a full fledged-tutorial. Today we will see the “vi” and “vim” text editor. “vi” was first introduced and serves as the default text editing tool in most Linux distribution. “vim” is just an upgraded version of “vi” and … Read more
In the last post we saw the file operations, today we will different I/O channels in Linux. So basically Linux provides 3 I/O channels: 1. Standard Input [STDIN]: This is the channel via which a Linux OS accepts INPUT, by default it is the Keyboard. 2. Standard Output [STDOUT]: This is the channel on which … Read more
In the last post we saw how to move around within directories, in this post we will see how to do file operations like copy, move, rename, etc. So let’s get started To copy files and directories we use the “cp” command, with or without arguments. cp -[arguments] [source] [dest] – To copy a file … Read more
In the earlier post, we saw the Linux directory structure, today we will see how to navigate within directories and view contents. The Current Working Directory:Every shell or system process has a current working directory which can be seen with the command “pwd“.So when so change user to something that an application is using or … Read more
In the last post we saw how to install Linux as a server as well as in Desktop Mode, now let’s dive in a bit not to the deep depths but to the shallow ones as of now. In any Linux Distribution files and directories are organized into “Single Rooted Inverted Tree” structure. File system … Read more
In the last post we saw how to install Ubuntu 20.04 in “Text Mode”, but it was more server specific and the installation was more or less text based.Today we will do GUI installation of a Linux Desktop. The Distribution that we are going to use is Elementary OS 6.0 also known as ODIN.We are … Read more
In the last post we went through some underlying basics of hardware and OS components.This this follow-up post we will see how we can install Linux. Linux now a days can be installed in variety of ways, but there are 3 main ways how servers are deployed. Installation in Text Mode. (Becoming obsolete with time) … Read more
Linux itself is very vast and every flavor has its own advantages, disadvantages and uniqueness. Some of these may have been covered in many forums, blogs and articles. In my last post about Linux flashback and Linux Internals, we saw how Linux came into existence, we also saw an overview as to what a Linux … Read more