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Unix Tutorials

    Here are some of the best tutorials I have written so far. Most are the How To variety, but some are taken from the Unix Reference section.

    Software Packages

    • dpkg: how to list files in Ubuntu/Debian package
    • How to fix corrupted packages database for yum
    • Use dpkg to compare two Linux servers

    Web Servers: Apache and Nginx

    • How To: Show modules loaded by Apache

    Files, Disks and Storage

    • How To: check RAID progress with /proc/mdstat
    • How To: identify RAID arrays in Linux
    • How To: change filesystem label with tune2fs
    • How To: find directories larger than 1GB in Linux

    Networking

    • How To: Confirm which ports are open on your Linux system
    • Keep iptables rules after reboot
    • How To: capture network traffic with tcpdump
    • 5 ways to use netstat command

    Virtualization

    • How To: Update VM title with virsh
    • How To: Enable Auto Start for KVM

    SSH and X11/port forwarding

    • How to fix fonts in X11 forwarding
    • Change passphrase for your SSH private key

    Unix shells and command line

    • Patch Bash against Shellshock
    • Change tmux meta key
    • How To: get started with tmux

    Raspberry Pi tutorials

    • Confirm Raspberry Pi model
    • Determine OS version on your Raspberry Pi

    MacOS tutorials

    • Create bootable USB from ISO
    • List disks and partitions in MacOS
    • How To: rename a disk partition in OSX

    See Also

    • Basic Unix commands
    • Advanced Unix commands

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