In the Linux operating system, a hidden file is any file that begins with a “.”. When a file is hidden it can not been seen with the bare ls command or an un-configured file manager. In most cases you won’t need to see those hidden files as much of them are configuration files/directories for [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Feb 3rd, 2009
- Comments: 11
Get to Know Linux: The Nautilus File Manager
If you are new to Linux than most likely you are going to have to get to know a new file manager. Coming from Windows you will have known the Explorer file manager. If you are migrating to a GNOME desktop you will need to get to know the Nautilus file manager. This is a [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Jan 26th, 2009
- Comments: 5
Easy CD Burning in GNOME
The ability to burn CDs is one of those issues that often perplexes many new users (to any operating system). For Windows users it’s about finding software to do the job. For OS X users it’s about knowing where to add a burnlist. For Linux users it’s just knowing that your operating system can in [...]
