Like other archives, a RAR file is a data container that stores one or several files in compressed form. RAR is a proprietary file format which is developed by Eugene Roshal. It is a native file format for the WinRAR archiver. RAR file uses .rar file extension. It is frequently used on Windows OS. If … Read more
In Unix-like operating systems such as Linux, a shell is a program that interprets the command, executes, takes input(s), and prints output(s) on a terminal window. A shell acts as an intermediary between and kernel. It is available to use when you launch the terminal window. Bash (bourne again shell ) comes default with … Read more
Virtualization Technology Virtualization means creating a virtual version of something like computer hardware, storage devices, and network resources, etc. It allows you to create multiple simulated environments from a single physical hardware system. For example, a Windows operating system can host a system with Linux Os or it can be any other operating system. It … Read more
A computer program that allows us to edit plain text is called a text editor. Text editors are improving day by day many of them can be used as IDE to write code in various programming languages and provide features such as syntax highlighting, text formatting, etc. On a Linux system, text editors broadly can … Read more
LVM simply stands for “Logical Volume Manager”. It is a tool for logical volume management. LVM is an advanced filesystem management concept in the Unix based systems. LVM provides much more flexibility than the traditional way of partitioning and using a disk. This technology is widely used for the servers. In this article, we will … Read more
Data compression is a process of reducing the size of a data file. A compressed file is easier and faster to transmit over a network or internet. A compressed file can hold multiple files together which also makes file handling easier. Linux comes with very effective tools that can be used to reduce the file … Read more
Wine (stands for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”) is a free and opensource compatibility layer that allows a Windows application to run on Unix or BSD like operating systems such as Linux, FreeBSD, Mac, etc. Wine creates its own Windows runtime environment. It translates Windows system calls to POSIX compliant system calls. It recreates directory … Read more
Ubuntu comes in two releases the first one is LTS and the second is standard versions. LTS (Long Term ) version is released once in two years while the standard version is released once in six months. The for LTS is given for five years and for standard versions it is nine months. Ubuntu … Read more
In this article, you will see the difference between Unix and Linux operating systems. What is Unix? Unix is an operating system originally developed in AT&T Bell Labs. Its development was started in 1970 by Ken Thomson, Dannis Ritchie, and others. Unix is widely used on servers, workstations, etc. Unix is a proprietary operating system … Read more
If you are looking to copy a directory in Linux using a command line, then here I have explained what command to use to copy a folder in Linux or Unix based OS. To be able to copy a directory you need to use the command in Linux. To know more about the … Read more
Iso image files are distributed as a single able file for bootable OS, games, etc. It is important to know how to create an iso file from a directory or existing USB bootable drive etc. The following article guides you on the same. What is an Iso image file? An Iso file also referred to … Read more
Like other archives, a RAR file is a data container that stores one or several files in compressed form. RAR is a proprietary file format which is developed by Eugene Roshal. It is a native file format for the WinRAR archiver. RAR file uses .rar file extension. It is frequently used in Windows OS. If … Read more