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Many developers earn their monthly income creating Linux code. They work for companies that, for one reason or another, have determined that supporting the Linux ecosystem is good for business. Some are “open source” companies. Making free software is a key part of what they do. Red Hat is the largest example of this. A […]

It is based on Debian stable (currently 10/buster), but with a much more current Linux kernel (currently 5.9 in Kali, compared to 4.19 in Debian stable and 5.10 in Debian testing). Kali Linux 2020.4 with Xfce desktop. What are the different versions of Kali Linux? Kali is available for installation in a number of different […]

Find out at command line. Open the terminal application and type the following command to see Linux version: hostnamectl Look for “Operating System” in above screen shot. One can use the grep command or egrep command as follows: hostnamectl | grep “Operating System” hostnamectl | egrep “(System|Kernel)” Sample outputs: Operating System: Cent. OS Linux 7 […]

To run Linux on Android, you have several choices. Which you should use is determined by whether your Android device is rooted or not. In almost all cases, your phone, tablet, or even Android TV box can run a Linux desktop environment. You can also install a Linux command line tool on Android. Android apps […]

So, if you do not want a unique user interface (like Ubuntu), Linux Mint should be the perfect choice. The most popular suggestion would be to go with Linux Mint Cinnamon edition. But, you can explore whatever you want. You might want to look at our tutorial to install Linux Mint 20 from USB. Another […]

A Linux kernel is a monolithic kernel, which essentially means that almost the entire work of the Operating System is handled by the kernel itself. The term Linux-like has also been applied to the Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset, which does not include the full mainline Linux kernel but a small modified subset of the code. […]

Microsoft released Edge for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and open. SUSE Linux distributions in October, but it’s still in a developer preview, which doesn’t support AAD yet. Another update for Edge on Linux is the ability to use the system theme. Is Azure Active Directory (AAD) supported on Linux? Although Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD) support […]

, and tar. The tar file compression is one of the most widely used file compression utilities on Linux., and gzip. The gzip stands for GNU Zip, and it is an open-source file compression format used to compress single files. The 7zip is an open-source file compression utility that was initially developed for Windows users […]

For Linux users, you can access windows files when using Windows tools. Using the WSL terminal, files from the Linux subsystem can be shared and accessed. The file explorer must be open in the terminal in order to work. The Windows Subsystem for Linux is a compatibility layer that allows native Linux programs to be […]

Yes and no. When Linux was originally created, it was mainly used by programmers at that time. Linux has changed a lot since its inception but it is still an excellent choice for development. Technically, you can choose any one of the best Linux distros available out there for programming. If you are looking for […]