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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Systemd Service File

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

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.

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.

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 […]

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…

How to Install Monit on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Monit is a small open-source utility for managing and monitoring Unix systems. This guide demonstrates how to install Monit on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish, utilizing the command-line terminal.
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DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1061

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: A PinePhone as a mobile desktop computer?News: NixBSD launched, Fedora looks at porting COSMIC and dropping GNOME’s X11 session, postmarketOS to …

How to install and use GIMP on Fedora

GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a versatile tool for graphic design, photo editing, and more. This guide provides detailed instructions on how to install GIMP on Fedora and introduces its key features to help you start creating and editing…

hyperbole @ Savannah: GNU Hyperbole Major Release 9 (V9.0.1) Rhapsody

Overview

GNU Hyperbole 9.0.1, the Rhapsody release, is now available on GNU ELPA. 

And oh what a release it is: extensive new features, new video

demos, org and org roam integration, Markdown and Org file support in

HyRolo, recursive directory …

Linux Kernel 6.8 Released, This is What’s New

After several solid months of development the Linux 6.8 kernel has been officially released. This kernel is of particular note to Ubuntu users as it’s the version chosen to ship in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS – i.e., as the GA kernel and thereby supported f…

Linux Kernel 6.8 Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

Linux kernel 6.8 is now available for download with new features, better hardware support, networking enhancements, and much more.
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How to install Visual Studio Code (VS Code) on Fedora

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a popular, open-source code editor that supports a wide range of programming languages and frameworks. This guide will walk you through the process of installing VS Code on Fedora, setting it up, and exploring its key fe…

Tbmk: A Tool to Bookmark Frequently Used Commands in Linux

Tbmk, also known as Terminal Bookmarker, is the best tool to reuse commonly used commands by bookmarking them in Linux.
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