What is Tor Browser (and How to Install it on Major Linux)

🚀 Quick Overview This article covers the top data breaches, the importance of privacy, what Tor Browser is, how to install Tor Browser on Linux, Tor Browser best practices to improve your anonymity online, and a few tips! Prior to moving forward, take a look

How to Install, Update, and Remove Vivaldi on Linux

Vivaldi is a highly customizable web browser with features like tab stacking, split-screen view, sidebar panels, notes, keyboard shortcuts, mouse gestures, a built-in ad blocker, tracker blocker, capture tools, and more. It uses the Chromium engine that you can experience from its speed and optimization

How to Install, Update, and Remove Brave on Linux

Brave, a browser that has gained increased attention in recent years, owes much of its popularity to its robust security features, such as built-in ad and cookie blockers, as well as the ability to block tracking pixels and fingerprinting for enhanced privacy. So, if you

How to Install, Update, and Remove Microsoft Edge on Linux

I still recall the day when my friend and I used to download Google Chrome or Firefox via Internet Explorer for internet browsing. Little did we know that someday we’d all be using Microsoft Edge for browsing, and honestly, the experience is quite impressive. Microsoft

How to Install, Update, and Remove Firefox on Linux

Firefox is among the most popular browsers and without a doubt the number one browser in the open-source community that directly competes with property browsers like Google Chrome. You can imagine its popularity from the fact that it’s the top choice for the most popular

How to Install, Update, and Remove Google Chrome on Linux

Google Chrome has remained a favorite among internet users for over a decade, even as other browsers have come and gone without gaining much traction. The popularity might stem from Google’s support and heavy investments in laptop and mobile companies, allowing them to maintain Google

How to Clear Buffer and Cache Memory in Linux

Linux provides a robust way for memory management by providing an advanced mechanism like buffering and caching to hold repeating data once in memory rather than directly serving it on demand. In the future, when the data is demanded, it will be taken from memory

Understanding Buffer vs. Cache in Linux Memory

🚀 Quick Overview They are not that easy to comprehend in one sentence, but for simplicity, you can think of buffers as a way to store file metadata (permissions, location, etc.) during I/O operations for efficient transfer. While cache is used for storing actual file

How to Install Apache Kafka on RHEL-Based Distributions

💭 Scenario Picture multiple computers or systems communicating by sending messages, which could be updates, notifications, or data. Instead of each computer directly communicating with the others, they use Kafka as an intermediary to simplify the process. What is Apache Kafka? Apache Kafka is an

How to Use Apt-Offline to Install Debian or Ubuntu Packages

💭 Scenario You have one computer that’s connected to the internet (online system) and another computer that’s not connected to the internet (offline system), but you want to install or update software on the offline system. Here comes the Apt-Offline utility as a solution. What

How to Use AppImage in Linux (A Complete Beginner’s Guide)

🚀 Quick Overview This article focuses on explaining different software packaging concepts, highlighting what AppImage is, its installation, and its removal from your Linux system. Traditionally, the software packages are shipped in DEB packages for Debian or Ubuntu-based distributions and RPM packages for RHEL and

Installing WPS Office on Linux (a free MS Office alternative)

WPS Office is an office suite software program that is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. It was developed by the Chinese company Kingsoft Corporation in Zhuhai. Just a heads up before we continue: I’d like to emphasize two important points: firstly, it’s