Category: Desktop

  • Check disk usage in Linux command line

    View total disk usage Disk free space can be checked in the Linux command line using the df and du commands. df stands for disk free. du stands for disk usage. The -h flag stands for human. It shows the sizes in human readable formats like MB or GB instead of bytes. Disk usage by…

  • Enable syntax highlighting for nano on macOS Catalina

    The default version of nano that is installed on a mac most likely does not support syntax highlighting. To check your version run: You will need to upgrade it using a version from Homebrew. If you don’t have Homebrew, then you can install it easily. Think of Homebrew like a command line based AppStore. To…

  • Fix PHP executable not set in VSCode when running XAMPP on Linux

    This is a fix for the following error when opening PHP files in VSCode or VSCodium: Cannot validate since no PHP executable is set. Use the setting ‘php.validate.executablePath’ to configure the PHP executable. This error means that VSCode does not know how to validate the contents of a PHP file and can’t show errors in…

  • Check PC Config using the Linux command line

    View hardware and other details from the command line. View Hardware Details View Network Details

  • Zim vs Joplin

    Comparison of note-taking apps for Linux. Zim and Joplin are note-taking apps that are available for Linux. I’ve been using Joplin for a while now to take notes and it works fine. I wanted to try a new notes app for Ubuntu (I’m using Lubuntu Desktop) and found Zim. Some thoughts below on how it…

  • Dual boot Zorin OS and Windows 10

    Zorin OS is a user-friendly version of Linux that you can install and try if you are new to Linux. Download the Zorin OS .iso file Create a bootable USB (Installation USB) from the .iso file using balenaEtcher Plugin the USB and restart Windows Go to boot menu when Windows is restarting. Press F12 until…