Linux Basics: What Linux Distro am I even running?
Believe it or not this is actually a pretty common question. When comparing the Linux ecosystem to that of Windows or Mac it can be […]
Linux Basics: Can Linux run Windows exe files?
Many new Linux users come from Windows and as a result have a desire to run their existing software, or at the very least the […]
Linux Basics: How do I know what Linux kernel I’m running?
If all you want to know is which version of the Linux kernel you’re currently running there is a very simple command line tool you […]
Linux Basics: which command
Occasionally you’ll need to figure out where a specific application is located on your system. To do this you can use the which command. For […]
Linux Basics: who Linux command
Have you ever wanted to see who was all currently logged into your Linux system? Just run the who command: who It will print out […]
Linux Basics: Are Linux and Unix the same?
This is a common question that new Linux users ask and can be quite the rabbit hole to dive down in detail. It can be […]
Introducing Linux Basics
After running Linux for quite a few years now it’s sometimes tough to remember all of the seemingly ‘simple’ questions that we all initially had […]
A new way to Write for The Linux Experiment
Just a quick post to let you know that we’ve updated our post submission page. This change should allow you to more easily contribute your […]
Share your WiFi info via QR code
Sometimes you just want the security of a long complicated WiFi password without the hassle of having to share it with your guests every time […]
KWLUG: WRDashboard, Vim (2019-08)
This is a podcast presentation from the Kitchener Waterloo Linux Users Group on the topic of WRDashboard, Vim published on August 12th 2019. You can find […]
KWLUG: Docker Swarm, Life in a Terminal Window (2019-07)
This is a podcast presentation from the Kitchener Waterloo Linux Users Group on the topic of Docker Swarm, Life in a Terminal Window published on July […]
Switching away from Google
Check out what else Nick is doing over on his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5UAwBUum7CPN5buc-_N1Fw. These videos, re-posted here with permission, was originally published on Nick’s YouTube […]
KWLUG: GDB (2019-06)
This is a podcast presentation from the Kitchener Waterloo Linux Users Group on the topic of GDB published on June 3rd 2019. You can find the […]
KWLUG: IPFS, Curv (2019-05)
This is a podcast presentation from the Kitchener Waterloo Linux Users Group on the topic of IPFS, Curv published on May 6th 2019. You can find […]
A URL Shortener at the BASH/ZSH Prompt
URL shortening is nothing new, it was originally made popular due to the 140 character limit of Twitter and the 160 character limit of SMS […]
Top 5 Linux Distros for 2019
Today we tackle the top 5 Linux distros for 2019. This year I focus on reasons why they are my picks. Check out what else […]
Switching to elementary OS
Well after many years of confusion we’re finally happy to be able to showcase the entirely unaffiliated – but still awesome! – YouTube channel The […]
Setup a Raspberry Pi as a NAS in two minutes!
How to setup a Raspberry Pi as Network attached storage in two minutes! SMB Conf: http://pastebin.com/kz9DBTCk Check out what else James is doing over on […]
Persistent Ramdisk on Debain/Ubuntu
The performance of a RAM drive is in general orders of magnitude faster than other forms of storage media, such as an SSD, hard drive, […]
Linux Mint 19… I’m here
Some months ago I made a quick post talking about my plan to finally upgrade my old desktop PC running Linux Mint 18 to the […]