07 Aug 2019
5 minutes read
FB4 Advice: Safely Removing a File or Directory in UnixAdvice: Safely Removing a File or Directory in Unix
Removing files and directories is a very common task, so in some environments support engineers or …
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26 Jul 2019
3 minutes read
FB4 Great Things You Can Confirm With DmidecodeGreat Things You Can Confirm With Dmidecode
I’ve just started working on the Linux Commands section of Unix Tutorial, and dmidecode is one of the best …
25 Jul 2019
1 minutes read
FB4 Show Servers Across All OpenStack ProjectsShow Servers Across All OpenStack Projects
I’m positive that sometime later this year I’ll revisit OpenStack basics, but for now there’s just no …
17 Jul 2019
2 minutes read
FB4 Free Up Reserved Space in FilesystemsFree Up Reserved Space in Filesystems
You’re probably familiar with tune2fs command, it’s great for reporting filesystem layout and configuration …
06 Jul 2019
2 minutes read
FB4 Card Reader Issues in Ubuntu 19.04 on Dell XPS 13 9380Card Reader Issues in Ubuntu 19.04 on Dell XPS 13 9380
It appears there’s a long-standing malfunction of various microSD card readers running Linux. In my particular …
28 Jun 2019
3 minutes read
FB4 Trying NTP From CloudflareTrying NTP From Cloudflare
I’ve read a really interesting article on Cloudflare blog about NTP – Network Time Protocol – and its current set …
18 Jun 2019
2 minutes read
FB4 Show All TCP Connections With LsofShow All TCP Connections With Lsof
I’ve spoken about lsof command briefly a few times, but think it deserves a few more mentions just because …
13 Jun 2019
4 minutes read
Use OfflineIMAP for Receiving Email
This week’s Unix Tutorial Project is super geeky and fun: I’m setting up text-based email archive system …
01 Jun 2019
2 minutes read
FB4 Using Chrony for Time KeepingUsing Chrony for Time Keeping
chrony is the default NTP service supplied with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and newer RHEL versions, so it’s been …
24 May 2019
3 minutes read
FB4 Test SSHd Config on a Different SSH PortTest SSHd Config on a Different SSH Port
Sometimes you need to tweak your SSH daemon on an important system and you just don’t know if particular settings …
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