GNOME, short for  GNU Network Object Model Environment, was released back in 1999 as a part of the GNU Project. However, throughout its development, the acronym was dropped as it no longer resonated with the evolving GNOME vision.

7-zip is a free, open-source file archiver that uses the 7z file format (extension). However, this tool can read and write to other file formats. 7-zip is most popular among Windows users. It can run both in the command-line or the Graphical User Interface to read and write archive files.

Linux Mint is by far one of the most popular Linux distros on the market, especially among Windows users who are jumping into the Linux bandwagon. This is mostly because Linux Mint comes with a familiar desktop environment that resembles the classic Windows desktop. It offers tons of quality of life features, making it very user-friendly for users who have never tried Linux before.

While working with disks and operating systems after a certain level, there are several terms that we come across that we vaguely know about, and to many of us, they are not clearly understood. Well, in this article, we aim to cover everything about the Linux File Systems and those different terms related to it to leave no gaps.

In our everyday interaction with computers, knowing the size of files and folders in our systems is essential. With Linux systems, getting the size of files and directories in the GUI mode is straightforward. All you need to do is right-click on the specific directory and select the properties option.

Merely going by statistics, it is most likely that you are a Windows user.  After all, around  87.70% of all PCs around the world run on Windows with Linux, only accounting for 2.32%.

An operating system has two major core components Kernel and Shell. A kernel is the brain of the operating system that controls everything in the system. To protect the kernel from direct user interaction, there is an outer wrap called Shell.

In general, users prefer using the graphical file browser to search for a certain file. However, there exist few powerful commands that can help you find your file in your Linux system.