In the context of the Linux operating system, PPA stands for “personal package archive”. By using PPA anyone can distribute software packages and update directly to the Ubuntu s. PPA makes it easy to add and remove software packages that are not available in apt repositories. PPA allows one to Ubuntu source packages to … Read more
Initially it may sound crazy to you if you are beginner but there are ways you can run Windows and Ubuntu on the same machine. You can either run Ubuntu on a virtual machine using Virtualbox or you can install Ubuntu alongside Windows which is known as dual boot. I have shared the dual boot … Read more
VirtualBox is a free and open-source tool by Oracle to run virtual machines on a system. It is available for different operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux. By creating virtual machines on a system you can install multiple operating systems within your host OS. For example, you can install different distributions of Linux inside … Read more
Looking to make a Live Ubuntu USB disk? then you have arrived at the right place. Here I will provide you direct link to the Ubuntu ISO image, Linux Live USB Creator application and guide you step by step through the installation process to create a USB bootable Ubuntu Live Disk. An Ubuntu Live … Read more
Unlike the Virtual Machine in Linux which uses all the resources of the host machine, Docker is a platform that makes it easier to create, deploy, and use an application using containers. A container contains an application with all parts of it needed such as libraries and other dependencies and ships it as one package. … Read more
Android studio is the official IDE for android application development by Google. It is based on JetBrains’ IntelliJ IDEA software. Android studio has various features such as Gradle build , android specific refactoring and quick fixes, built-in for google cloud platform, etc. It also includes AVD (an emulator) to run and debug apps quickly. … Read more
A Unix shell is a program that interprets the commands or scripts and acts as an intermediary between and kernel of the system. Like bash, zsh, ksh, fish and many other shells csh is also a Unix shell. It was developed by Bill Joy. Its syntax is based on the c programming language. It … Read more
A system backup is a process in which the state, files, and data of a computer system are copied and stored somewhere. Later if primary data is corrupted, deleted, or lost then it is used to recover the original data. For useful recovery, a backup must be made by copying the source data image when … Read more
Java is one of the most popular programming languages used today. One of the biggest reasons why Java is so popular is platform independence. That means a program written in java can run on several different types of machines. But the only thing is JRE(Java Runtime Environment) should be installed on the computer where you … Read more
In a Unix based operating system, a shell is a program that interprets the command and acts as an intermediary between and kernel. bash, ksh, zsh are some examples of Unix shell. Different shells come with different features and capabilities anyone can install and use them. In this article, we will see to install … Read more
A root is a most privileged in a Unix based operating system. It has access to all the commands and files of the system. A root is also called a super or because it is needed to perform istrative tasks. It is used to perform tasks such as installing software, … Read more