Using the Vi Editor and Other Linux Text Editors
Linux text editors such as the vi editor are usually of little interest to Linux users who aren’t programmers. However, there are very good …
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Working With Linux Permissions
Anyone aspiring to work as a Linux administrator must master working with Linux permissions. Even if you’re not interested in administrative …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Linux Devices
Most newbies to Linux have trouble adjusting to not seeing single letters of the alphabet to designate drives. Learning to read Linux devices is not …
Continue ReadingLinux Today: An Increasingly Popular Operating System
Who uses Linux? Linux today has reached widespread acceptance in not only the server world but also for the desktop in the world of Personal Computer …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the Linux Shutdown Command
Clear up your confusion over how to properly use the Linux shutdown command when working in a shell.
Continue ReadingWhat Is the Best Version of Linux?
What is the best version of Linux? Although this is a question to which no two answers are hardly ever the same, you don’t have to be confused …
Continue ReadingFreeware and Open Source Compared: What is the Difference Between Open Source and Freeware?
With open source rapidly gaining in popularity, it’s important to distinguish between it and various other, similar terms that often get thrown …
Continue ReadingOpen Source Textbook Projects: Wikibooks and the California Open Source Textbook Initiative
Open source has been a bit of a buzzword lately, and with good reason: open source ideals are infecting everything from its traditional software base …
Continue ReadingLinux File Permissions
A basic understanding of Linux file permissions is very helpful to users of Linux distributions developed for production in an environment where …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Linux Kernel Versions
A basic understanding of Linux kernel versions is valuable when making a decision to use a Linux distribution for personal or business computing. …
Continue ReadingUsing LAMP to Build a Dynamic Web Application
To create dynamic web content, developers should remember the acronym LAMP. It includes the basic components for developing web applications that …
Continue ReadingHow to Use Knoppix to Fix Hard Drive and File System Errors
The Knoppix CD serves as a rescue disk that allows a computer user access to applications and utilities that allow him to fix hard drive errors. The …
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