Why I recommend these 5 Linux file managers over GUI - and they're all free ...

Get to know the Linux hosts file and how to use it Your email has been sent If you're new to Linux, there's a very handy file you'll want to learn about right away. Jack Wallen introduces you to the ...

The file manager might not be a feature on your desktop that you've ever considered changing, but once you've seen a better option, you can't unsee it. I've used nearly every file manager on the ...

How to easily open files with sudo privileges in the GNOME File Manager Your email has been sent Not all Linux file managers are created equal. Some file managers have more bells and whistles than the ...

Do you dual-boot between Windows and Linux on your computer? This is a new way people use their computers to enjoy the benefits of both operating systems. The only problem that users face on Windows ...

In an earlier installment of Linux Fu, I mentioned how you can use inotifywait to efficiently watch for file system changes. The comments had a lot of alternative ways to do the same job, which is ...

Windows 10 includes an optional feature called Windows Subsystem for Linux that lets you use a terminal window to run Linux utilities and access a Linux file system. But up until recently WSL was ...

File permissions are core to almost everything you do on your Linux machine, from viewing a PDF to saving an image and running an app. The core model keeps things simple, but there are quite a few ...

If you follow my work, you know that I've become a huge fan of Linux in the past year or so, and I much prefer to use it over Windows 11 in most cases. I'm usually hopping between Linux or macOS in my ...

There are many others. You can find systems to work with, for example, NTFS and a slew of cloud service providers. If this is such a great idea, is there a Windows equivalent? Yes, there is. Winfsp ...

The compression and decompression of files is one the most useful inventions in the history of computing, but the lack of portable and open tools poses a major obstacle to making the process as useful ...