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Picture this scenario. You run a program. But, you don't know how long it will take to finish. The process keeps running several minutes. You can't wait that much longer, because some other important ...

mmdebstrap is a tool for creating Debian-based system images (root filesystems) in a minimal and efficient manner. It is designed to be simple, fast, and lightweight, making it ideal for creating ...

After downloading Ubuntu ISO, you need to create a bootable USB medium with the ISO file. There are many bootable USB creation tools available to create a bootable USB medium. We have listed some of ...

Kent Overstreet, the lead developer of Bcachefs file system, has been banned from contributing to the Linux kernel for the duration of the 6.13 kernel development cycle. The ban, announced on November ...

Your computer is about to get a lot more nosy. Imagine turning on a new laptop and, before you can even see the desktop, it asks for your birth date. That was almost the mandatory reality for every ...

Need a quick and easy way to find your IP addresses in Linux? In this article, we'll guide you through two simple yet useful scripts named showipaddr that will help you display your private (local) ...

OSTechNix (Open Source, Technology, Nix*) regularly publishes the latest news, how-to articles, tutorials and tips & tricks about free and opensource software and technology.

1. What is Bedrock Linux? Bedrock Linux is a unique and advanced Linux distribution that allows you to combine components from various other Linux distributions into a single, cohesive system. Bedrock ...

FFmpeg is packaged for most Linux distributions and is available in the default repositories. Here I have included installation instructions for popular Linux distros. There is also ffmpeg-full ...

Systemback is a free utility that can be used to backup and restore Ubuntu-like systems. It is somewhat similar to MS Windows's "System restore" option. Using Systemback, we can easily create backup ...

Sudo (Superuser Do) is a powerful tool that allows users to run commands as root. This can be useful for administrative tasks such as installing software, configuring system settings, or ...