When using Ubuntu, user-defined tasks can be performed by executing a script at startup and shutdown. Each of these scripts is a little particular and requires subtle modifications in order to include ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run Windows 10 programs directly within a Linux shell.

Now, believe it or not, you can install and run PowerShell, the Windows shell language, on Linux as an Ubuntu snap. Snaps are containerised software packages.

You could even embed an executable file in a script — even another script — and then execute that script which might unpack another script. It boggles the mind.

If you want to get some of the power of Kali Linux on your Ubuntu distribution, Jack Wallen shows you how to do so with the Katoolin install script.

At times, we need to write shell scripts that are interactive and user executing them need to monitor the progress. For such requirements, we can implement a simple progress bar that gives an idea ...