Links 20/3/2014: Instructionals
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2014-03-20 16:07:43 UTC
- Modified: 2014-03-20 16:07:43 UTC
Linux System is much secured than any of its counterpart. One of the way to implement security in Linux is the user management policy and user permission. normal users are not authorized to perform any system operations.
Controlling Amarok from a terminal may come in handy in various situations, and can also be a way of using scripts or aliases to give commands directly to Amarok, without having to even keep the window opened, instead leaving it running in the system tray.
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