Wine is a compatibility layer for Windows, which is able to run on POSIX-compliant operating systems. Wine uses virtual machines and emulators to simulate the internal logic of Windows, converting commands to native Linux code. Although it’s free software, some users have had problems with the built-in versions of the Windows API. For most users, …
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If you are running Kali as a standalone OS but want to expand disk space, you can use GNU Parted to resize the filesystem and logical volumes. This will increase the disk space by about 13536256 blocks. If you are running Kali in a virtual machine, you can adjust the RAM in the VM’s settings. …
If you are experiencing difficulties in booting up your computer, you may need to flash the BIOS. Flashing the BIOS can be done in two ways. The traditional way may not work and you’ll end up with an unbootable system. The alternative method, which we’ll discuss below, uses a separate method. In this method, you …
Despite its name, a Very Large Text File (VLTF) is huge. But how can you open it? Fortunately, Linux comes with some very helpful utilities for large files. The cat command dumps all the data from the file to the terminal, but it will take a long time to finish. Not only that, it’s rather …
To change the permissions of a directory or a file, type the ls command to get the details. You will see the current permissions for the file or directory. Then, use the chmod command to change the permissions. You can change the permissions of any file or directory by specifying the class of users or …
To copy a full directory in Linux, you must navigate through its file system and find it. Once you find it, left-click on its icon to copy it to your clipboard. In some desktop environments, the menu bar at the top of the screen contains a “Edit” drop-down menu. This menu also contains the copy …
If you want to downgrade your Apple Watch, you’ve come to the right place. Unfortunately, you can’t downgrade to watchOS 7 until it’s officially released. The good news is that you can download a downgrade program. If you have the beta version of watchOS, you can downgrade it to watchOS 7. However, if you want …
What is a CIFS mount in Linux? CIFS mounts work by mapping user access to individual credentials. These credentials are only used to access a share, not any other shares mounted on the same server. As a result, they do not prompt for passwords. CIFS mounts are available only in recent kernels and require the …
If you use Adobe’s XD design software, you might be wondering how to open an XD file in Linux. Adobe’s XD is a cross-platform user interface and user experience design solution. This software allows you to create, edit, and publish UX/UI designs and export them to finished output files. However, if you don’t have a …
To find out how many times your Linux server has rebooted, you can use the system log, found at var/log/messages/syslog on CentOS/RHEL-compatible systems and /var/log/syslog on Ubuntu/Debian systems. To narrow down the details of a specific program, use the tail command or your favorite text editor. Type ‘last reboot’ to see when the server was …