Linux Commands

pip is the package installer for Python. On Linux, pip allows for easy installation of Python programs and dependencies. For Python developers, pip is an essential tool. In the context of Kali Linux, pip is mostly used for hacking scripts or to download dependencies that hacking scripts rely on. Even if you don’t write Python […]

In this tutorial, we will learn how to update the system time and time zone on Ubuntu Linux. This can be done from the command line terminal with the timedatectl command to synchronize your system’s time with official time servers. Update System Time To update the system time in Ubuntu, you can use the timedatectl

wget is a command line tool created by the GNU Proyect and is used for downloading via HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. In this article, we will look at some useful commands that can be used with wget to download files from the web. Downloading a File To download a file with wget, simply specify the

dnf is a package management tool used for RPM-based Linux distributions like Fedora, Red Hat, CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and others. In this article, we will show the useful dnf commands that allow us to list installed packages. Listing Installed Packages Example 1. List all installed packages with dnf command: $ dnf list installed Example

Renaming files is one of the most fundamental tasks on a Linux system. On the command line, the mv (move) command is used not only to move files to different locations, but also to rename them. In this tutorial, you will see how to use the mv command to rename files and folders on Linux.

In this tutorial, we will learn how to shut down and reboot our Linux system from the command line terminal, without the need to physically press the power button or use a GUI. Note that some systems will require root permissions or the sudo command to shut down or restart. It just depends on your

apt (Advanced Package Tool) is the default package manager used on Ubuntu, Debian, and all other Debian-based Linux distributions. It’s the go-to method for installing packages from repository, and can also install a local DEB file. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the apt command for package management on Ubuntu and Debian

Files with the .xlsx extension are Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. These files can be converted to .csv (comma separated values) files to be more compatible with other applications, or to be opened by a plain text editor. In this tutorial, you will see different methods to convert xlsx files to csv in terminal and GUI on

In this tutorial, you will learn how to count the files in a directory by using the ls and find commands on Linux. Some examples will also show how to count hidden files, count files in all subdirectories, or how to count directories plus files. Using ls Command Note that this method will count directories

In Linux, file names are case-sensitive, so you might face situations where you want to change file names to lowercase. In general, it’s easier to work with files on the Linux command line that are entirely lowercase. In this tutorial, you will learn how to change file names to lowercase with Linux commands. mv Command