Articles by Himanshu Arora
About Himanshu Arora
Himanshu Arora has been working on Linux since 2007. He carries professional experience in system level programming, networking protocols, and command line. In addition to HowtoForge, Himanshu's work has also been featured in some of world's other leading publications including Computerworld, IBM DeveloperWorks, and Linux Journal.
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How to install Snap applications on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: desktop, linux, server, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 Ubuntu 16.04LTS was released by Canonical back in April last year. Among some of the key new features it brought, one was a new packaging format dubbed Snap. The feature has since only been available on Ubuntu 16.04. But that changed earlier this month, when the team behind the feature at Canonical announced that users of Ubuntu 14.04 can also use the new packaging format.
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How to take screenshots on Linux using Scrot
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: centos, debian, desktop, fedora, linux, opensuse, shell, ubuntu •
Comments: 6 If you are looking for an even better command line utility for taking screenshots, then you must give Scrot a try. This tool has some extra features that are currently not available in gnome-screenshot. In this tutorial, we will explain Scrot using easy to understand examples.
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How to perform search operations in Vim
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: centos, debian, linux, opensuse, shell, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 This tutorial explains the various search options in the Vim command line editor like search highlighting, case-insensitive search, incremental search and grouping of search results.
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Vim Editor Modes Explained
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: linux, shell •
Comments: 0 So far, in our tutorials centered around Vim, we discussed the editor's Modeline feature as well as how Vim's feature-set can be expanded using plugins. However, as we all know, Vim offers a plethora of in-built features; so taking the discussion further, in this tutorial, we will discuss the available modes in which the editor can be launched.
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A comprehensive guide to taking screenshots in Linux using gnome-screenshot
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: debian, desktop, linux •
Comments: 9 There are several screenshot taking tools available in the market but most of them are GUI based. If you spend time working on the Linux command line, and are looking for a good, feature-rich command line-based screen grabbing tool, you may want to try out gnome-screenshot. In this tutorial, I will explain this utility using easy to understand examples.
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How to make file-specific setting changes in Vim using Modeline
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: linux, shell •
Comments: 0 While plugins are no doubt one of Vim's biggest strengths, there are several other functionalities that make it one of the most powerful and feature-rich text editors/IDEs available to Linux users today. One of these functionalities is the ability to make file-specific setting changes. This ability can be accessed using the editor's Modeline feature.
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How to compare directories with Meld on Linux
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: desktop, linux, programming •
Comments: 1 This tutorial shows you how to compare directories visually on Linux by using the feature-rich comparison tool Meld.
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Useful Meld tips/tricks for intermediate users
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: desktop, linux, programming •
Comments: 2 Meld is a feature-rich visual comparison and merging tool available for Linux. In this tutorial, we will be discussing some really useful tips/tricks that will make your experience with the tool even better.
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A beginner's guide to comparing files using visual diff/merge tool Meld on Linux
Author: Himanshu Arora •
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Comments: 3 Now that we've covered some command line-based diff/merge tools in Linux, it'd be logical to explain some visual diff/merge tools available for the OS as well. Reason being, not everybody is used-to the command line, and/or command-line based comparison tools could be more difficult to learn and understand for some.
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How to record a region of your desktop as animated GIF on Linux
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 5 This tutorial shows how to record a region of your screen or a program window and store it as an animated gif. Those in technical spheres usually use animated gifs to quickly describe how a problem or an error gets triggered. It's also a useful way of explaining how a particular feature in a software application works. You can easily use gifs in online forums, your company presentations, and more.
