In Linux, programs are very commonly accessed using the command line and the output, as such, is displayed on the terminal screen. The output consists of two parts: STDOUT (Standard Output), which contains information logs
The ‘/dev‘ directory in Linux and Unix based systems contains files corresponding to devices attached to the system. For example, as seen in the screenshot below, the CD drive is accessed using ‘cdrom‘, DVD drive
In Linux, we use the ls command to display the file listing, i.e., a list of files and directories in a directory. The command is available by default as part of GNU Coreutils. List Files
To move files from one directory to another, the ‘mv‘ command is used in Linux. This command is available in Linux by default and can be used to move files as well as directories. The
Ubuntu has four standard repositories where software packages are stored: Main, Universe, Restricted, and Multiverse. Main: Free and Open Source Software supported by Canonical. Universe: Community maintained Free and Open Source Software. Restricted: Software that
‘Universe‘ is one of the standard repositories in Ubuntu, which contains community maintained free and open-source software, as opposed to ‘Main‘, which contains free and open-source software maintained by Ubuntu’s parent company Canonical. When Ubuntu
GNU/Linux systems are at the core of the Internet, Embedded Electronic Systems, Routing Devices, Modern Digital Electronic Appliances, etc. However, the one place where GNU/Linux has not been as popular, and for which it has
apt (Advanced Packaging Tool) is the package installation and dependency management tool in Debian and other Debian-based distributions. It works on top of ‘Dpkg‘ which is nothing but the Debian package installer. The way apt
PPA (Personal Package Archive) is used for distributing software in Ubuntu without going through the whole process of making software available in official Ubuntu repositories. Usually, PPA’s are used for making available non-standard software, which
PPA (Personal Package Archive) is a way of software distribution in Ubuntu for non-standard software, i.e. software not approved for official Ubuntu repositories. Non-standard software may use methods like providing an installation Bash script, which