Getting you up to speed!
Today, we’ll be covering how to change ownership of files and folders. This is a pretty basic task and one every Linux user should know. This needn’t be terribly complicated, so this article will explain all you really need to know about changing ownership of files and folders. When dealing with file management, permissions are … Continue reading “Change Ownership Of Files And Folders”
In today’s article, we’re going to learn how to backup optical media to .iso. If you have optical disks you want to backup, this is an easy way to go about it. It will not work with all disks, especially those encumbered with DRM. This is useful for data disks, for example. It’s also useful … Continue reading “Backup Optical Media To .iso”
Today’s article is going to teach you how to check your hard drive temperature (in Linux, of course). There are a number of ways to do this, so we’ll just cover one way in this article. It may seem complicated, but it’s not. This should be a pretty short article. You should have a general … Continue reading “How To: Check Your Hard Drive Temperature”
Today, you’ll read an article that tells you how to show hidden files and folders (in Linux, of course). This is something everyone should know. This is a basic skill that you’re almost certain to need if you make the decision to use Linux. Fortunately, it’s pretty easy to show hidden files and folders. You’ll … Continue reading “How To: Show Hidden Files And Folders”
In today’s article, we’re going to learn how to reduce the size of .png files. PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics and they can be pretty large. They are raster image format files using lossless image compression. So, today we’ll be doing just that, compressing .png files, in the terminal. As stated, PNG stands for … Continue reading “Let’s Reduce The Size Of .png Files”
In today’s article, we’re going to free up some of your disk space by deleting old logs. It’s a relatively safe and easy thing to do, and can free some space up if you’re running low. Unless there’s a problem, you really don’t need a bunch of old logs kicking around and taking up space. … Continue reading “How To: Free Some Disk Space By Deleting Old Logs”
Today’s article is going to teach you how to use ‘netstat’ to find out what process is listening on a specific port. If you have open ports and don’t know why – and what’s listening on that port, you’re not making good security choices. Let’s say you followed an article about how to monitor TCP/UDP … Continue reading “Let’s Use ‘netstat’ To Find Out What Process Is Listening On A Specific Port”
In this article, you will learn how to transfer files over SSH by using ‘scp’. If you need to transfer files over a network, this is one way to do so. There are numerous other options to transfer files over a network, and this is just one of them. Feel free to leave a comment … Continue reading “How To: Transfer Files Over SSH with SCP”
In today’s article, I’m going to show you how to disable password login for SSH. Security is important and this can be a step in your securing SSH. After all, without password login enabled, you can’t have someone brute force your password! And that right there nips in the bud why you’d want to make … Continue reading “How To: Disable Password Login For SSH”
Today’s article is going to teach you how to add a user to a group. It’s not particularly difficult, but it’s something everyone should know. If you don’t know how to add a user to a group, this article is meant for you. This article is going to make a few assumptions. The first is … Continue reading “How To: Add A User To A Group”
