An IP address is a unique identifier that is assigned to each device connected to a computer network. A computer on the internet can have a static or dynamic IP. Static IP once configured stays the same over time but dynamic IP changes whenever you reconnect to the internet. Dynamic IPs are assigned automatically through … Read more
LINE is free software using which users can exchange text, images, audio, and videos. You can also use it to make an audio, video call, or video conferencing with other Line users. Initially, it was an internet-based communication application but it becomes a platform that started providing various products and services. Some products and services … Read more
There are several ways in which you can take a screenshot in a Linux system for example you can use the print screen button given on your keyboard or take it by using graphical tools like GNOME screenshot, Flameshot, etc. But there are some tools that allow you to capture the screen from your terminal, … Read more
The xz is a lossless data compression file format based on lzma compression that uses a file extension .xz. In most cases, it achieves a higher compression rate than other alternatives such as gzip and bzip2. The xz is a part of the XZ utils package, which itself consists of software and command-line compression and decompression … Read more
Foremost is a forensic data recovery program for Linux operating system. It recovers files from their header footer and data structure using a process called file carving. Although written for law enforcement uses, it is freely available for general data retrieval purposes. In this article, I will show you how to install and use the … Read more
PhotoRec is a data recovery tool build by the developers of Testdisk i.e. CGSecurity. It is a free and open-source command-based tool that is specifically designed to recover digital media such as photos, videos from camera memory, hard disk, and other storage devices. You can install and use it on multiple platforms including Linux, Windows, … Read more
Formatting a USB drive means erasing all the data and creating a new filesystem. It is the best way to prepare a USB drive for use on a computer system. After formating USB data stored in an organized way, this also optimizes the performance of the storage device. Formatting a storage device can fix a … Read more
Python virtual environment is a self-contained directory tree that helps to separately maintain the dependencies required by the different projects on a system. Each virtual environment has its own Python binary and can have its own independent set of installed Python packages in its project directories. In this article, I will discuss how to create … Read more
Debian is one of the most popular Linux distributions which is composed of free and open-source software. It is developed under the Debian project with the support of an open community of developers. Debian is known for its simplicity, stability, and strict commitment to opensource. The stable version of Debian is released after every two … Read more
There are some situations where you need to restart your system. If you are using a GUI-based Linux system then you can restart it by clicking on the Power Off and then Restart button as given in the image below. But how would you reboot a Linux server or a system that doesn’t have a … Read more
