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How to Disable the Root Account in Linux

Deleting the root user is a security precaution and overall just something that is good to do. Here is how you can disable the root account in Linux.

By Derrik Diener – Nov 2, 2016

Use DriveDroid to Install Any Linux Distro from Android [Root required]

DriveDroid is an Android app that allows you to boot into a number of Linux distributions on your computer from their ISO/IMG files stored on your device. Let’s check out how it works.

By Ayo Isaiah – Sep 3, 2015

6 Xposed Modules That You Can Try Out on Your Android Device

6 Xposed Modules to Try on Your Android Device

If you are new to the Xposed Frameworks and do not know which modules exist, this list of 6 useful Xposed modules should help you get started.

By Mahesh Makvana – Mar 19, 2015

6 of the Best Root Apps for Your Android Phone

The benefit of rooting your Android phone is that you can customize your phone to the fullest. Here are 12 of the best root apps for your Android phone.

By Vamsi Krishna – Nov 26, 2014

Android ROM Series: What is Root, Custom Recovery, and Custom ROMs – Part 1

The best thing about Android is that you can customize it to your liking. But before you do that, first learn about what is Root, Custom Recovery, and Custom ROMs.

By Mahesh Makvana – Apr 9, 2014

Fixing “Authentication is needed to run /usr/bin/dropbox as the super user” Issue In Ubuntu

Are you seeing the “Authentication is needed to run /usr/bin/dropbox as the super user” prompt for Dropbox in Ubuntu? Here’s the fix.

By Damien Oh – Mar 18, 2014

What You Need To Know About Android ROMs

Installing a custom Android ROM is good, but the process isn’t an easy one, Here are some things to know if you’re just raring to give custom ROMs a try.

By Bertel King, Jr. – Jan 22, 2014

How to Install A Perl Module In Linux Without Root Permission

By Abhishek Prakash – Jan 20, 2012

Fixing “username is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported” Error In Ubuntu

By Damien Oh – Jan 3, 2012

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ARPANET sent its first message on 29 October 1969 from a lab at UCLA to a machine at Stanford, and the message was supposed to read ‘LOGIN’ — but the system crashed after the L and the O, meaning the first word ever transmitted over the network that became the internet was, by accident, ‘LO’.

Jun 9, 2026

In 1995, Microsoft shipped a cartoon-house interface called Bob, led by Melinda French, who married Bill Gates while it was in development — it demanded twice the memory of a typical home PC, sold roughly 30,000 copies, and was dead within a year, leaving behind the font Comic Sans and the animated assistant that became Clippy.

Jun 9, 2026

Stunning underwater shot of tiger sharks swimming among fish in the ocean depths.

The Greenland shark grows about one centimetre a year, does not reach sexual maturity until around age 150, and a specimen carbon-dated by Danish researchers in 2016 was estimated to be at least 272 years old, meaning it was already swimming the North Atlantic when Mozart was composing symphonies.

Jun 9, 2026

French scientist Michel Siffre spent two months alone in a cave with no clock, no calendar, and no sunlight — and when his team finally told him the experiment was over, he thought he still had nearly a month left underground

Jun 9, 2026

A person using a smartphone with a green screen surrounded by fresh fruits and vegetables in the kitchen.

When Apple shipped iOS 12 in June 2018, a small feature called Screen Time slipped onto every iPhone with a counter nobody had quite prepared for — a tally of pickups — and within a day Tim Cook was telling CNN the number of times he picked up his own phone was simply too many

Jun 9, 2026

Starry night with radio towers and the Milky Way galaxy visible overhead.

When NASA lost contact with the IMAGE satellite in 2005, an amateur radio operator in Canada named Scott Tilley picked up its signal in January 2018 while hunting for a classified spy satellite, and the spacecraft turned out to be still spinning, still powered, and still trying to phone home after 13 years of silence.

Jun 9, 2026

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