19 Jun 2019
2 minutes read
sudo chown
Unlike chmod command, chown only becomes useful if run with elevated (root) privileges. In Linux, it is most commonly used with the help of sudo command.
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18 Jun 2019
2 minutes read
Show 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 …
17 Jun 2019
2 minutes read
Yum – List Installed Packages
CentOS and RedHat Linux are still the majority of my Linux servers and so now and then I have a RedHat specific question …
16 Jun 2019
5 minutes read
Unix Tutorial Projects: Install Ubuntu 19.04 on Dell XPS 13 9380
I know that the upcoming Linux Mint release will be based on the just-released Ubuntu 19.04, but just couldn’t …
16 Jun 2019
6 minutes read
Unix Tutorial Projects: Install Ubuntu 19.04 on Dell XPS 13 9380
I know that the upcoming Linux Mint release will be based on the just-released Ubuntu 19.04, but just couldn’t …
15 Jun 2019
3 minutes read
SSH: Too Many Authentication Failures
Unix Tutorial image_pdf unix-tutorial-grey Here I was trying to ssh from my XPS laptop to MacBook Pro for some quick …
14 Jun 2019
1 minutes read
Track Cpio Copy Progress With Pv Command
As part of configuring email archive with OfflineIMAP and Neomutt, I’m experimenting with downloading my gSuite …
14 Jun 2019
6 minutes read
Upgrading Raspbian From Jessie to Stretch
I noticed that it’s been a while since I upgraded my Raspberry Pi systems. I have updated Raspberry Pi firmware on …
13 Jun 2019
4 minutes read
Unix Tutorial Projects: 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 …
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 …
How to decrypt files with Ansible Vault
ansible-vault decrypt restores an encrypted file …
Just discovered the macOS footprint command
I’ve administered Linux systems for around 25 …
How to Fix Ubuntu Packages Held Back
When trying to run do-release-upgrade on an Ubuntu …
How To Resize Filesystem with resize2fs
Quick note on filesystem resize on a typical …
macOS Tahoe
macOS Tahoe is the upcoming major release of macOS …
Centralized Bash history with timestamps
BASH is my Linux shell of choice (it’s zsh on …
Inspect filesystem operations with fs_usage in macOS
hey Unless you disable SIP, most of DTrace based …