As a beginner to the Linux world, as you are in the introduction phase to using a new distro, you will hear something like This distro X uses this Y desktop environment. It is easy to get into the trap of thinking that “each given distro is different when it comes to how its desktop … Read more
During their journey in exploring the Linux universe every Linux beginner will come across to these 3 very similar terms, Distro, Flavors, and Derivatives. In this article, I have presented the differences between these 3 terms in a beginner-friendly format along with the prior knowledge every beginner needs to have to understand them. So let’s … Read more
In this article let’s look at the 2 most popular package management software apt and dnf and analyze their similarities and differences in detail. A Quick Comparison of APT and DNF APT DNF APT stands for Advanced Packaging Tool DNF stands for DaNdiFied (Dandified) Yum apt works with packages in the .deb format dnf works … Read more
When I started my distro-hopping journey experimenting with various Linux distros, I noticed a pattern where one set of distros used apt commands while the other set of distros used the dnf or yum command to install software on my system. Let’s go ahead and look at a list of Linux Distros that use the apt commands. List … Read more
When I started my distro-hopping journey experimenting with various Linux distros, I noticed a pattern where one set of distros used dnf or yum commands while the other set of distros used the apt command to install software on my system. Let’s go ahead and look at a list of Linux Distros that use the … Read more
When I was a beginner in Linux and I wanted to install any software, the online instructions I found would ask me to type something like this on my Fedora’s or CentO’s terminal or something like this So I used to wonder what are these yum and dnf commands. In this article, I am trying … Read more
When I was a beginner in Linux and I wanted to install any software, the online instructions I found would ask me to type something like this on my Ubuntu’s terminal or sometimes like this So I used to wonder what are these apt and apt-get commands. In this article, I am trying to explain … Read more
This article is all about demystifying the commands “apt update” and “apt upgrade” and their differences! For those of you in a hurry, here is the “Short Version” of the answer! apt update vs apt upgrade: In a Nutshell What is the difference between apt update and apt upgrade? The table below explains the same … Read more
When I was a complete beginner and I needed to install something on my Fedora or CentOS machine, I went online and typed in “How to install <software name> on Fedora” and it led me to a page with some commands which looked like this and sometimes the commands go like this instead And when … Read more
When I was a complete beginner and I needed to install something on my Ubuntu machine, I went online and typed in “How to install <software name> on Ubuntu” and it led me to a page with some commands which looked like this I was just happy that I was able to type something in … Read more