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March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

Mount Windows Share on Linux using CIFS

To set the mount point on Linux, first create a mount point and then use the mount command with the -t cifs option.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

How to Use the DS3231 Real-Time Clock (RTC) Module with an ESP32

To connect DS3231 with ESP32, you have to use the I2C protocol. The SDA and SCL pins of RTC modules are connected to GPIO 21 and 22 of the ESP32 respectively.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

Mount Windows NTFS Drive on Linux

To mount a Windows NTFS partition on Linux, first identify it using the parted command, create a mount point and then mount the partition using the mount command.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

Linux systemctl reboot Command

The systemctl reboot command restarts the system in an organized way, since it is part of the system and is more aware of system services.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

How to View Systemctl Logs

To view logs of a unit or service after a recent boot use systemctl status unit-name command. To view detailed logs of a unit or service use the journalctl -u unit-name command.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

Linux Commands to Check Disk Partitions

The fdisk, cfdisk, sfdisk, lasblk, blkid, and df are the built-in Linux commands to check the disk partitions.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

How to Use Hashcat in Kali Linux?

Hashcat is a pre-install Kali Linux password cracking tool that permits ethical hackers to crack the password and also helps in recovering forgotten user passwords. It can crack even complex passwords in very little time.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

How to Switch Boot Targets with systemctl Command

To switch the boot target on Linux, the systemctl command is used with the set-default option and target file.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

How to Use systemctl status Command

The systemctl is a command line utility used to manage system services, while the systemctl status command is used to view the status of a unit.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

How to Use systemctl to Show Failed Units

To show failed units on Linux, the systemctl list-units –state=failed command is used. To fix the failed unit, use systemctl reset-failed command.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

How to Use systemctl Command to Enable and Disable Services

The systemctl enable is used to set the service enabled on boot, while the systemctl disable does the opposite.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

How to Set up and Program the ESP32 to Communicate with an Android Smartphone via Bluetooth

To control ESP32 from an Android phone via Bluetooth, first install the Bluetooth Serial Android application and pair your ESP32 from the phone settings.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

How to Start Docker Using systemctl Command

To start docker on Linux, the systemctl start command is used with sudo. By default, the docker services start on boot.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

How to Mask a Service using systemctl Command

A service can be masked using the systemctl mask command with the service name. A masked service is permanently disabled.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

How to List Serial Ports on Linux

There are three methods to list serial ports on Linux, through /sys/class directory, using dmesg command, or using Cutecom GUI application.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

Systemd Service File

The systemd service files have .service extensions and contain the instructions that are required by systemd to manage a service.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

SQL StartsWith() Operator

Guide on how we can use the MySQL LIKE operator to perform the character matching including the use of “%” wildcard to search for patterns along with examples.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

Select the Top 10 Rows in SQL

Practical tutorial on how we can use and work with the LIMIT clause in SQL databases to specify the number of rows that we wish to retrieve from the database.

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

Install Reading Strip to Help Focus on Reading in Ubuntu

For Ubuntu, Fedora Workstation, and other Linux with GNOME Desktop, there’s an extension to help you focus on reading on the screen. It’s Reading Strip, a free and open-source app written in JavaScript. With it, a horizontal (and/or vertical) strip will be displayed and follow around your mouse cursor. By settings its background color and […]

March 11, 2024 | by Arround The Web

Ncdu – A Powerful NCurses-Based Disk Usage Analyzer for Linux

The post Ncdu – A Powerful NCurses-Based Disk Usage Analyzer for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .ncdu (NCurses Disk Usage) is a command-line version of the popular ‘du command, which is based on ncurses and offe…