TECH TIPS
How to Install and Use the Linux Bash Shell on Windows 10
Windows 10’s Anniversary Update offers a big new feature for developers: A full, Ubuntu-based Bash shell that can run Linux software directly on Windows. This is made possible by the new “Windows Subsystem for Linux” Microsoft is adding to Windows 10....
HP Elitebook 8440p Updated to Windows 10, now touch pad doesn’t work
Open regedit.exe and find the key: "DeleteUserSettingsOnUpgrade" in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Synaptics\SynTP\Install"and change its value to zero. Now change your preferences in Synaptics settings and verify whether they persist after reboot.
WordPress: How to deactivate all plugins when not able to access the administrative menus?
Sometimes it may be necessary to deactivate all plugins, but you can't access the administrative menus to do so. One of two methods are available to deactivate all plugins. Use phpMyAdmin to deactivate all plugins. In the table wp_options, under...
Vectr Launches Ubuntu Snap App
Vectr is excited to announce expanding into another platform: Linux Ubuntu! Now Vectr’s app is available for download for free using Ubuntu Snap so that anyone on Ubuntu could create beautiful vector graphics easily. Ubuntu is an amazing and powerful platform used by...
How do I set or change Linux system password for any user account?
Both Linux and UNIX use the passwd command to change user password. The passwd is used to update a user’s authentication token (password) stored in shadow file. The passwd changes passwords for user and group accounts. A normal user may only change the password for...
How to switch between users on one terminal?
You could use the "su" command. $ whoami user1 $ su - user2 Password: $ whoami user2 $ exit logout If you want to log in as root, there's no need to specify username: $ whoami user1 $ su - Password: $ whoami root $ exit logout Generally, you can use sudo to launch a...