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In the penultimate chapter of the Bash Basics series, learn about for, while and until loops.

Wondering what are those colors in the ls command output? Where do they come from and how to set it? This article answers it all.

You'll hear the term Compiz in Linux discussions. Get familiar with Compiz in this brief overview.

Tired of flashing USB drives for every ISO? Get started with Ventoy and get the ability to easily boot from ISOs.

If this, then that else something else. Doesn't make sense? It will after you learn about the if-else statements in bash shell scripting.

Don't like the default looks for the Gedit text editor? You can surely try to change the color themes. Here's how to do that.

Here are a few tips and tweaks to save your time by combining the terminal and the file manager in Linux.

Still confused about what is systemd and why it is often at the center of controversy in the Linux world? I try to answer in simpler words.

In this chapter of the Bash Basics series, learn to perform various common string operations like extracting, replacing and deleting substrings.

Need to access Grub while using Linux in a VM? Here's how to do that.

get familiar with the cp command for copying files and directories in the Linux command line.

Time to use arrays in bash shell scripts in this chapter. Learn to add elements, delete them and get array length.

Unraveling the mystery of exit codes in Linux. Learn what are the exit codes and why and how they are used.

Make the special occasion for your loved ones even more special by creating an ASCII birthday animation in the Linux terminal.

ls is one of the simplest and most frequently used commands is Linux. Learn to use it effectively in this tutorial.

In the fourth chapter of the series, learn to use basic mathematics in Bash.