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adduser/addgroup

adduser, addgroup Linux command on ChromeOS adduser, addgroup – add a user or group to the system Adduser is a free, open-source command-line user interface to Linux 9plus derivatives – like Chrome OS) and other Unix-like operating systems (such as FreeBSD). The adduser command is a login shell command that Read more…

By Jesse Afolabi, 2 years2 years ago

agetty

agetty Linux command on ChromeOS agetty is an open-source command-line-based logging utility for Linux systems designed to be lightweight, with minimal resources usage. agetty logs both system messages and files generated by the system, such as files opened by programs or files created by operating system programs. Are you looking Read more…

By Jesse Afolabi, 2 years2 years ago

alias

Alias Linux command on ChromeOS alias is a useful shell tool that enables you to create aliases or shortcuts for the Linux directories (including custom directories of your own) in your Chrome OS system. alias command as a popular Linux utility will help you simplify the task of using multiple Read more…

By Jesse Afolabi, 2 years2 years ago

apropos

apropos Linux command on ChromeOS What is apropos command in Linux. Apropos is an application that was made to be an easy-to-use (and simple) way to quickly and efficiently search a selected text within the shell (e.g. bash, fish, vim, …) for a particular word or phrase. An apropos command Read more…

By Jesse Afolabi, 2 years2 years ago

apt

apt Linux command on chromeOS apt tool is a relatively new higher-level package manager for Debian-based operating systems including Ubuntu and derivatives. apt – command-line interface apt is a command-line package manager and provides commands forsearching and managing as well as querying information about packages. It provides the same functionality Read more…

By Jesse Afolabi, 2 years ago

apt-get

apt-get Linux command on ChromeOS apt-get is a package management system that predates apt which is the current package management shipped by default on Chrome OS. As a flexible and free front-end package manager for Debian/Ubuntu-based systems, apt-get thrives in installing new software packages, removing software packages previously installed, upgrading Read more…

By Jesse Afolabi, 2 years2 years ago

arch

arch Debian Linux command on ChromeOS arch is a rather simple command that displays the CPU architecture of your Chrome OS system. An alternative to this command is “uname -m”. A 32bit system architecture would return “x86” while a 64bit system would display “x86_64”. Typing in arch in your Read more…

By Jesse Afolabi, 2 years2 years ago

arping

Arping as a command-line tool has to be installed first as it doesn’t come native on your Chrome OS system. The tool is similar to the ‘ping’ utility popular for testing networks as well as aiding system discoverability. The primary difference between the ‘ping’ and ‘arp’ commands comes down to Read more…

By Jesse Afolabi, 2 years2 years ago

at

at Linux command on chromeOS at command is a rather simple command effective in scheduling tasks to run at a specified time in the future and requires you to install it first as it doesn’t come native chromeOS. install at command in chromeOS using: $ sudo apt install at As Read more…

By Jesse Afolabi, 2 years2 years ago

atq

atq Linux command on chromeOS atq command is used to view jobs in at command queue. at, batch, atq, atrm – queue, examine, or delete jobs for later execution using /bin/sh USE CASES* at [-V] [-q queue] [-f file] [-mMlv] timespec … at [-V] [-q queue] [-f file] [-mMkv] Read more…

By Jesse Afolabi, 2 years2 years ago