Category: Linux

Linux does not have a direct .exe equivalent. For Windows, .exe indicates an executable file, meaning the operating system can run the file. Linux doesn’t use file extensions to indicate which files are executable. There is no wrong answer to the question — Yes. Linux is capable of running EXE programs, and it isn’t as […]

.exe files are Windows executables, and are not meant to be executed natively by any Linux system. However, there’s a program called Wine which allows you to run .exe files by translating Windows API calls to calls your Linux kernel can understand. In fact Linux can execute PE executables, through Wine. The difficulty is that […]

The equivalent of Ubuntu’s ~/ (a. k. a. /home/ yourusername /) in Windows 10 is C: \Users\ yourusername \. So for you, your home directory would be here: Windows can’t read Linux partitions. One article stated that for WSL2 you can access to home directory from windows (Windows 10 build 18342) like this : In […]

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 […]

[/donotprint]This command reads var/run/utmp or /etc/utmp file to display the name of the current user. Just type the following command to display user ’s login name:. Some think that Users command – See the login names of the users currently on the system, in sorted order, space separated, on a single line. It reads all […]

Linux Mint 20.1 released, will be supported until 2025 By Liam Dawe – 8 January 2021 at 2:32 pm UTC | Views: 22,842 Linux Mint 20.1 has now been officially released, and this is an LTS version which means it will be supported for quite some time until 2025. Plenty of time to get comfy […]

Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Ubuntu (in turn based on Debian), bundled with a variety of free and open-source applications. It can provide full out-of-the-box multimedia support for those who choose to include proprietary software such as multimedia codecs. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution […]

Using Likewise Open’s handy GUI tool (that also comes with an equally hand command line version) you can quickly and easily connect a Linux machine to a Windows domain. What you will need An already running Ubuntu installation (I prefer 10.04, but 9.10 should work fine). Can linux server join windows domain? Now comes the […]

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 […]

Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds: to create a new free operating system kernel. … The resulting Linux kernel has been marked by constant growth throughout its history. Where was Linux created? Linux is the preferred operating language of millions of programmers and developers around the world. You […]