I've been using Linux for decades and, although the command line is second nature to me, I still opt to use GUI tools because they tend to be far more efficient than their terminal-based counterparts.

Type "Terminal" in the Launcher search bar in the Ubuntu Unity interface. If you are using another Linux distribution, click on the main menu and choose the "Terminal," "Xterm" or "Konsole" option.

The Linux find command makes it easy to find files on your system – even if you don’t remember their names or exactly when you last updated them. Some of the options are a bit more challenging ...

Most people are probably pretty familiar with creating, sending or receiving Zip files. Zip takes a collection of files and stores them in a Zip archive file, compressing the data in the process.

Right now our test files test1.txt, test2.h and test3.c are empty. They have zero bytes of data but we can add random “garbage data” to the files using a quick terminal command that will dump ...

If you're converting more than a few audio files, using graphical tools (including online tools or apps) can be a laborious process. The instructions below show you how to bulk convert audio files ...