Folder: Linux

Desktop Environments File Managers Linux Mint Linux Terminal

Do You Need an Anti-Virus on Linux?

Explanation
A common question that new Linux users have coming from Windows is how to install an anti-virus, or whether they need an anti-virus at all in first place. In this article, I'll seek to answer this question so you can use Linux safely and without worry.
Ricing

Definition
A term for "customizing" your Linux operating system. The more customized it is, the more riced the rice becomes.
Linux Photoshop Alternatives

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Free alternatives for Photoshop that work on Linux for photo editing and graphic creation.
It Happened: PewDiePie Becomes Happiest Linux User Alive

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On 25 of April, 2025, famous gaming livestreamer and Youtuber, PewDiePie, published a video showing the world that he uses Linux. The video, which starts with him listing the reasons he left Windows for Linux, snowballs into critical levels of pure nerd glee rarely seen recorded in video.
Sudoer

Definition
An administrator-level user on Linux, more specifically, a user that can execute the sudo command.
Group (on Linux)

Definition
A group is a way to categorize multiple users in the operating system.
Appimage

Definition
A type of file on Linux that contains a whole application or program, similar to .exe files on Windows.
How Hard Links and Inodes Work on Linux

Learn a bit about how hard links and inodes work in Linux's filesystems.
All About Linux Mint

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Articles and tutorials about Linux Mint, an operating system, and its kernel, Linux.
Are There Linux Distributions that Don't Have Bash?

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Alpine Linux is an example of a distribution that doesn't have Bash.
inode (on Linux)

Definition
An intermediary step between a filepath and a file's data on Linux.
What is The Difference Between Symlinks and Hard Links on Linux?

Explanation
On Linux, there are two different types of "links" to a file that you can create with the terminal command ln: hard links (by default), and symlinks (with the flag -s), but what is the difference between them?
Hard Link (on Linux)

Definition
A filepath that represents a file.
It Happened: "Yes, do as I say!" Linux Newbie Accidentally Destroys System in 15 Minutes

Reference
In 2021, Linus Tech Tips, a popular Youtube channel about tech tips by a guy called Linus, did a challenge in which they tried to install and use Linux for playing games. 15 minutes after installing the Pop!_OS distro, while trying to install Steam, Linus managed to break his operating system by typing the following confirmation phrase: "Yes, do as I say!"
Symlink

Definition
Concept on Linux that allows you to make one filepath behave as if it were another filepath.
How Symlinks Work

Explanation
Learn a bit about how the concept of symlinks (symblic links) work on Linux, and nowadays also on Windows, which allows you to create a kind of shortcut to a file or folder in the filesystem.
It Happened: Bumblebee does the rm -rf /usr on Linux

Reference
In 2011, Bumblebee, a third-party driver that provided support for Nvidia Optimus on Linux, contained a bug in its Bash script that caused the entire /usr directory to be deleted.
It Happened: Steam Does the "rm -rf /*" on Linux

Definition
In 2015, Steam accidentally deleted all of a user's files on Linux due to a bug in a Bash script.
~ (on Linux)

Definition
A tilde character (~) means the same thing as your user's home directory, e.g. ~/Downloads means /home/your-username/Downloads.
Can You Rename "root" to Another Username on Linux?

Reference
It seems that while this is technically possible, it would be a very bad idea because a lot of software on Linux assumes the root user is called, well, root.