One reason a lot of people get started with the Linux terminal is to use ImageMagick and FFmpeg. These are popular tools for ...

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Before delving into advanced techniques, you should familiarize yourself with the command line or Terminal, Linux's powerful tool. Here, you can perform tasks by typing a sequence of commands. While ...

This article is reprinted from the book A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming 3rd edition, with permission of the author and publisher Prentice Hall, all rights ...

Understand basic Linux programming, commands, configurations and installation. Learning Ubuntu Linux Server: An 11-step guide to getting your first Ubuntu Linux server up and running, perfect for ...

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Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distros for all kinds of users, from Linux newbies to seasoned campaigners. For ...

It is easy to dismiss bash — the typical Linux shell program — as just a command prompt that allows scripting. Bash, however, is a full-blown programming language. I wouldn’t pres… ...

Intel is set to unveil tools that can translate Linux programs written in C++ or Fortran into commands a Pentium 4 or Itanium processor can understand-so Linux will run better on those chips.