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24 Jul 2019 2 minutes read
FB4 Most Useful Basic Unix Commands
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Most Useful Basic Unix Commands

Seems the Basic Unix Commands section is gaining popularity online – that’s great to see, means I’m putting …

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10 Jun 2019 2 minutes read
FB4 Unix Fun: Cowsay Command
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Unix Fun: Cowsay Command

cowsay is a comman line tool that you can install on any Linux or Unix distro to render funny text updates as if …

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31 May 2019 2 minutes read
FB4 Time/Date Operations With Timedatectl
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Time/Date Operations With Timedatectl

One of the recently introduced commands in modern Linux distros is timedatectl. It’s a convenient way to review …

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22 May 2019 2 minutes read
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How to Use Lsof Command

lsof is one of these super useful Linux commands that is still not installed on most distros by default, but it’s …

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21 May 2019 3 minutes read
FB4 Check for Available Updates With Apt
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Check for Available Updates With Apt

I’ve been updating software on Ubuntu 19.04 install on my Dell XPS laptop and realised that I haven’t shared …

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11 Feb 2019 1 minutes read
FB4 Confirm Machine Architecture With Arch
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Confirm Machine Architecture With Arch

If you’re looking to not just confiirm the architecture of the server you’re logged into but also to use …

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13 Jan 2019 2 minutes read
FB4 Linux: List All Users
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Linux: List All Users

Another very common request, both form my Unix/Linux beginner users and from the visitors to Unix Tutorial blog. …

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19 Dec 2018 4 minutes read
FB4 Apropos and Whatis Commands
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Apropos and Whatis Commands

As you know, each Unix/Linux distro comes with a massive set of man pages – helpful manuals for using pretty much every …

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25 Sep 2012 3 minutes read
FB4 How to Mount DMG Files From Command Line in Mac OS
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How to Mount DMG Files From Command Line in Mac OS

DMG files are proprietary disk image files used for software distribution in Mac OS. Providiing both password …

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28 Feb 2012 1 minutes read
FB4 How To: Use Yum Behind Proxy
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How To: Use Yum Behind Proxy

I’ve got a few RedHat and CentOS VMs running on internal network of my server, and since updating them quite …

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