Getting you up to speed!
The answer to the question, “What is my IP address?” can have different answers. In practice, you likely have more than one IP address. This article will explain how and will tell you how to use your terminal to find your IP address(es). What is an IP address? An IP address is a numerical designation … Continue reading “How To: Find Your IP Address Through Your Terminal”
In the last article, I explained how to enable SSH. In today’s article, we’re going to learn how to forward GUI application windows with SSH. x11 forwarding is easy and beneficial. Once you learn how, you may decide to stop using VNC or TeamViewer. Just to quickly clear up a misconception, x11 forwarding works just … Continue reading “Enable x11 Forwarding With SSH (Remotely Use GUI Applications)”
If this article’s headline looks vaguely familiar, it’s probably because I previously wrote an article that told you how to install SSH. That article was on the earlier site. This article will show you how to install SSH, so that you can remotely control your Linux computers. The old site, while up, will redirect to … Continue reading “Install SSH to Remotely Control Your Linux Computers”
META: Over the past few days, the site has kinda blown up. The bandwidth allotment was shattered for the month of May – in just the last few days of the month, meaning I had to upgrade my hosting account. Whichever of you visitors it is that has been sharing this site’s articles on Facebook … Continue reading “Repair Your Linux Boot Process With ‘Boot-Repair’”
It’s possible for your filesystem to become so corrupted that you can’t repair it easily. In that case, you can repair your Linux filesystem with a live USB or DVD. Your filesystem may become corrupted for any number of reasons. One of the most common reasons is an improper shutdown, where your filesystem doesn’t have … Continue reading “Repair Your Linux Filesystem With a Live USB or DVD”
One of the most frequently asked questions from new people is them wondering if their hardware will work with Linux. This article will help you find out if your hardware will work with Linux. That’s right, this article aims to tackle a frequently asked question – but there’s some limitations and wiggle-room. That’s why the … Continue reading “How To: (More or Less) Learn if Your Hardware Will Work With Linux”
Before making this site, I had a similar article that explained how to list installed applications in Linux, but it was only relevant to those that used distros with ‘dpkg’. This expanded article will explain how to generate a list of installed applications for multiple distros, in order to be more complete. There are any … Continue reading “How To: Generate a List of Installed Applications in Linux”
For most of you, your hostname in Linux is going to be the same as your username. This article will help you figure out your hostname in Linux, and it should be a relatively short article. If this article looks familiar, it’s because it existed at the old site, but with far less information. Let’s … Continue reading “What is my Hostname in Linux?”
I woke up this morning, took care of things like showering and eating, and then meandered to my computer. Swishing the mouse back and forth brought the screen to life, where I was greeted by a message that my computer was out of space. It turns out that a backup cron job seems to have … Continue reading “A Few Ways To Visualize Disk Usage In Linux”
You may not think so, but everyone can meaningfully help their favorite distro. Someone has to beta-test Linux, and most everyone can do so. Here’s one way that you can help. You don’t have to be a programmer, being able to code isn’t mandatory. It’s not even a requirement that you have spare hardware to … Continue reading “What it’s Like To Beta-test Linux, Specifically Lubuntu”
