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50 Useful and Fun Linux Commands Every Power User Should Know

May 31, 2025 cialu Technology

This article includes an in-depth introduction to the Linux terminal, detailed descriptions of each command, installation instructions for various distributions (Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, and Arch), usage examples, and relevant links to official documentation and repositories. Introduction: The Terminal, the Brain of Linux In the age of graphical user interfaces and slick desktops, the command-line interface (CLI) remains a core pillar[…]

Linux commands for developers cheat sheet

April 21, 2021 cialu Technology

Linux offers a multitude of commands, which can be overwhelming. This cheat sheet – made by Burr Sutter for the Red Hat Developer network – provides Linux commands commonly needed by developers, with explanations and screenshots. A range of basic to advanced commands with the screenshots of the command output, easy to read and easy to use, so super useful[…]

Linux opensource cheat sheet to start learning

November 20, 2020 cialu Technology

One of the most useful things, when you start learning something new, is the cheat sheet: a list with the most important things to learn at first. So you can read, memorize and remember things with an easy method, just a quick look at needs. The following list is only scratching the surface of Linux commands. There is far more[…]

How to scan documents from a command-line interface on Linux

July 15, 2020 cialu Technology

Scanimage is a command-line interface to control image acquisition devices such as flatbed scanners or cameras. The device is controlled via command-line options. After command-line processing, scanimage normally proceeds to acquire an image. The image data is written to standard output in one of the PNM (portable aNyMaP) formats (PBM for black-and-white images, PGM for grayscale images, and PPM for[…]

How to disable and remove completely Snaps in Ubuntu Linux

June 17, 2020 cialu Technology

Canonical sometimes listens to its user base, while other times simply it goes straight on its way. This has happened for the graphic environment of Unity (regret by many!) and the same is happening for several technological implementations in the latest revisions of the Ubuntu Linux operating system. Snap is a magnificent idea with a still immature realization. It is[…]