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10 Easy Steps to Install a Second Hard Drive in Linux
When you plug a new hard drive into a computer running Linux, you might not get all the pop-ups and friendly dialogs that Windows or Mac OS X provide to help you through the process of formatting your drive. This article walks through hard drive set-up in Linux in ten easy steps.

Published by Chris Flood (240 pts ) on Sep 7, 2009 to
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Read Write Permissions With the Linux Mount Command
Every drive, from each partition in the hard drive to a usb device, needs to be mounted in Linux in order to be used. This process is handled by the mount command. You can mount a drive manually each time you want to use it, or you can place it in the /etc/fstab file.

Published by Kristen Grubb (1,930 pts ) on Sep 6, 2009 to
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Linux Command Line: startx
Many new Linux users will never know about the startx command. Why? Because most distributions use a graphical log in screen. But what happens when something goes wrong with the GUI log in? You use the startx command from the console. This article will introduce you to one very useful command.

Published by jlwallen (4,137 pts ) on Jun 24, 2009 to
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The Linux dd Command
The Linux dd command - as useful as it is powerful when used properly. Use caution when using this command, though, or you could end up destroying the information on your hard drive!

Published by Michael Dougherty (2,770 pts ) on Jun 14, 2009 to
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Let iptables help secure your Linux box
Linux is one of the most secure operating systems available. One of the reasons for this tight security is iptables. This command allows you to specify the security of your machine on a very granular level. This entry to the Brighthub Linux Command Line series will introduce you to iptables.

Published by jlwallen (4,137 pts ) on Feb 6, 2009 to
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Linux Command Line: gpg
GPG is the open source alternative to PGP. GPG and PGP are cryptographic software packages that encrypt and decrypt files to ensure security on a computer. In this entry to the Brighthub Linux Command Line series you will learn the basics of encrypting a file with GPG.

Published by jlwallen (4,137 pts ) on Dec 23, 2008 to
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Linux Command Line: ssh
If you need to do any remote Linux administration, or if you need to just log onto a remote machine, the defacto standard, secure means to do so is using secure shell. In this entry to the Bright Hub Understanding Linux Commands series, you will learn the basics of using the ssh command.

Published by jlwallen (4,137 pts ) on Dec 23, 2008 to
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Linux Command Line: cruft-remover
After you've used a Linux system for a while there could be a lot of application-related files that are no longer necessary. These files can be hard to locate, but removing the in sum total can save you a good amount of space. This Linux Command Line article will introduce you to cruft-remover.

Published by jlwallen (4,137 pts ) on Dec 22, 2008 to
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Linux Command Line: locate
Linux has a number of tools that will help you find your files. One of the most powerful of those tools is "locate". With the ability to search the entire file system, locate can find even the most obfuscated of files buried deep within the hierarchy of your Linux system.

Published by jlwallen (4,137 pts ) on Dec 22, 2008 to
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Linux Command Line: history
The Linux operating system has thousands of commands of which you will use many. Knowing what commands you've used in recent history can help you administer a desktop or server. The "history" command is a tool that will show you what commands you have used when your memory fails.

Published by jlwallen (4,137 pts ) on Dec 22, 2008 to
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