An Ubuntu comes up with the exclusive series of Codenames in every new release. These names are related to the creatures, in addition to an adjective for any impressive word. May be due to this, you might not be able to remember the name and sometimes it's version. It's not necessary to have a reason to know anything, it can be just for the sake of knowledge. By default, the Unity mode appears … [Read more...]

The typical tasks in the Linux can be accomplished easily, only if you are a Root user or you may say a SuperUser. For that, you need to enable the root user in Ubuntu. In Ubuntu, the Root account is not enabled at its own, it is locked. As a result, it causes hindrance to perform the activities such as installing a software, editing the network configuration applet, etc. You people may be … [Read more...]

The kernel is the core module of the Linux system, in my case it is the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS i.e. Long Time support. It is the kernel which interacts with the hardware in your system. Sometimes you need to know what is the kernel version in your Ubuntu system. There can be any reason behind this, it may be to gain the information in general or may be in a need to install the software. For the … [Read more...]

The Boot time plays a paramount importance when you start your system. Lesser the boot time is, the chances of catching the BIOS (Basic I/O System) is slighter as compared to the increased boot time. In today's world everyone has a busy schedule and they don't want their PC's or Laptops to take a long time to start up, as sometimes it causes irritation as well. Perhaps, the situation arises … [Read more...]

Are you a newbie to Ubuntu? Then you may not know how to start Ubuntu in a safe mode...no worries, have a look at this article you will surely get your problem solved. There can be multifarious reasons behind starting Ubuntu in the safe mode. Ubuntu may fail to start normally due to an error in the packages, system files, configuration or others. In this article, I have implemented this, … [Read more...]

Vim editor is a tool for creating, editing, merging and performing the operations, as you may used to do in the editors like Wordpad, Notepad, etc. The editor is used more by the programmers as they like to be with their keyboard only, not making much use of a mouse or a touchpad. Besides this, VIM editor has a feature of Autocomplete which is most liked by the developers. Want to explore with … [Read more...]

This article is about how to install vim editor in Ubuntu? You might have heard about vi editor, which is basically designed for Unix like environment. In this tutorial we"ll talk about vim as it is a clone of vi editor called as Vi-Improved, but the major difference is that the vim editor is built for cross platforms and not for the single platform whereas the Vi-editor is for the single platform … [Read more...]