Sometimes, while working on the command line in Linux, you might find yourself in a situation where-in you need to know the amount of time a particular command has consumed (from launch to finish). If you are new to Linux,
How to tweak command line (bash) prompt in Ubuntu
In Ubuntu (and other Linux systems), the command line prompt is automatically set by the system when the OS is installed. But that doesn't mean you can't change it. In fact, many users tweak the prompt as per their preference.
How to have a Linux-like terminal as your phone’s launcher on Android?
While there's no dearth of GUI-based launchers for Android phones, Linux or Unix fans will be glad to know there also exists a CLI-based launcher that gives you a proper command line to work/launch apps on your device. In this
How to Create Multiple Hyper-V Virtual Machines Using PowerShell
Creating multiple Hyper-V virtual machines using Hyper-V manager is not a quick method. The quickest and time-saving method is to create them via Windows PowerShell. This tutorial has been written to show you how to create three Hyper-V virtual machines with
How to get uncompressed size of a .tar.gz file without actually extracting it
Archives come in really handy when you want to share large amount of data over the Internet or through removable media (like USB drives). In Linux, the .tar.gz is one of the most used archive format. While accessing the size
How to bring back “Open New Terminal” option in terminal icon’s right-click menu on Ubuntu 17.04
Have you recently upgraded your Ubuntu machine from version 16.10 to 17.04? Are you missing the "Open New Terminal" option that used to be there in the right-click menu of the terminal icon in the launcher? If your answer to
How to add or remove app icons pinned to Unity launcher via command line
Adding or removing apps pinned to the Unity launcher in Ubuntu isn't a big deal - just do a right click and select the relevant option to remove an app icon from there, and drag and drop an icon on
How to make Ubuntu’s Unity shell lightweight
Love Ubuntu's Unity shell, but hate the performance overhead it brings especially when dealing with systems having low resources? Worry no more, as in this tutorial, we will discuss how you can make Unity lightweight. But before we do that,
How to save Gmail email (or thread) locally as PDF file
Gmail is no doubt one of the most popular Web-based email services today. One of the key factors that make Gmail so popular is its ease-of-use, which in turn is largely due to its user-friendly design and layout. While most
How to open new Web browser tab from command line in Linux
Launching a Web browser isn't a big deal - all you have to do is to click its icon. Alternatively, you can also easily launch a Web browser from the command line. But what about a new tab? While it's