Sudo lets you run any terminal command as another user — hence "substitute user" — but the default and most common use for it ...

Cron persistence is a common Linux malware technique. Learn how it works, how to detect it, and how to remove malicious cron ...

With -w, grep will match “error” but skip things like “errors” or “terror.” The difference can be subtle, but when you’re trying to be precise, it matters a lot. I use this when I’m searching through ...

A paper on arXiv by researchers at the Icaro Lab in Italy has set off a firestorm of headlines. It begins with a reference to a founding text of Western philoso ...

The annual assertion by open-source developers that the year of the Linux desktop is here may finally be more than a mere catchphrase. According to the web traffic analysis website StatCounter, Linux ...

Command Palette is a quick-access command launcher that you can use to search for and execute system commands quickly. The tool offers many benefits; for example, it eliminates the need to search ...

You can change the command’s output format in many ways — report dates in the past and future, convert Unix and Linux timestamps into readable dates, display dates in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), ...

This means common commands and utilities usually beyond the reach of Android users can now be issued on the phone. The terminal supports installing packages, retrieving information on the phone, and ...

Unlike Windows or macOS, ChromeOS is very simple to use and especially helpful to users whose work revolves a lot around web browsers. The operating system also offers many hidden features, like the ...

Getting started on the Linux command line might seem overwhelming at first, but the many commands you need to use will fall into place more quickly than you might imagine. If you are just getting ...

Educators are increasingly using generative A.I. in their own work, even as they express profound hesitation about the ethics of student use. By Dana Goldstein As artificial intelligence makes its way ...