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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...
Linux and Unix chmod command
About chmod chmod is used to change the permissions of filesor directories. Overview On Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, there is a set of rules for each file which defines who can access that file, and how they can access it. These rules are called file...
MORE CHROMEBOOKS GETTING ANDROID APPS IN BETA CHANNEL
It looks like the Chrome OS developers are sneaking updates for the Play Store into more Chromebooks. Likely added in the latest Beta Channel update, we are seeing multiple devices with Android App support in Beta via a quick little method that works easily. We’ve...
How to Enable Developer Mode on Your Chromebook
Put your Chromebook into “Developer Mode” and you’ll get full root access, including the ability to modify your Chromebook’s system files. This is often used to install a full Linux system with something like Crouton. Developer Mode has other uses, too. You don’t have...