The last thing you want on Christmas Day is that your kids can't play the game console they've been waiting for so long. Read on to highlight why you should pre-play your console gift experience. Why do I want to do this? If you are not a player yourself, you […]
Fatmawati Achmad Zaenuri / Shutterstock.com Use the Bash shell on Linux to manage foreground and background processes. You can use Bash's task control functions and signals to give you more flexibility in how you execute commands. We show you how. All about processes Each time a program is run in […]
Fatmawati Achmad Zaenuri / Shutterstock.com The chroot command can send you to jail, keep your development or test environments isolated, or just improve the security of your system. We show you the easiest way to use it. What is a chroot? If you are trying to measure the usefulness of […]
Fatmawati Achmad Zaenuri / Shutterstock Do you want to move your Linux home folder to another drive? Here's a simple, step-by-step way to do it that should work on any distribution. Moving your personal folder means that you can reinstall Linux without having to worry about your personal files. Why […]
Fatmawati Achmad Zaenuri / Shutterstock Variables are essential if you want to write scripts and understand what code you will cut and paste from the web will do on your Linux computer. We will help you get started! Variables 101 Variables are named symbols that represent a string or a […]
Photographee.eu/Shutterstock Port hijacking is a way to secure a server by shutting down firewall ports, even those you know will be used. These ports are open on demand if – and only if – the connection request provides the secret hit. Port Knocking is a "secret hit" In the 1920s, […]
Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Commercial Unix sales have dropped off a cliff. There must be something behind this dramatic decline. Did Linux kill its ancestor by becoming a perfectly viable replacement, as a version of the Invasion of the Body Snatchers operating system? The beginning of Unix The original release […]
Fatmawati Achmad Zaenuri / Shutterstock You must create a file system before you can use any data storage device connected to a Linux computer. Learn how to use mkfs and other utilities to do just that for all sorts of file systems. We show you how. mkfs creates file systems […]
Fatmawati Achmad Zaenuri / Shutterstock The less command allows you to browse a text file, displaying a text screen each time. This seems to be one of the simplest Linux commands at first glance, but there is a lot more to it than what seems obvious. The story of less […]
zentilia / Shutterstock.com Add a new hard drive or SSD to your Linux computer? You will need to modify your fstab file. Many people find the idea even scary. Yes, it is essential to do things right, but armed with good knowledge, it is really not difficult. We support you […]