How to Use Shutdown, Poweroff, Halt, and Reboot Commands in Linux
In this article, we’ll explain the difference between the shutdown, poweroff, halt and reboot commands in…
Linux Quiz: 15 Questions to Test Your Basic Linux Knowledge
Welcome to the world of Linux! You might not realize it, but Linux is everywhere from…
How to Use Systemd to Run Bash Scripts at Boot in Linux
A few days ago, I came across a CentOS 8 32-bit distro and decided to test…
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15 Useful ‘dpkg’ Commands for Debian and Ubuntu Users [With Examples]
Debian GNU/Linux is the backbone of several popular Linux distributions like Knoppix, Kali, Ubuntu, Mint, and…
How to Find a Process Name Using PID Number in Linux
In this article, we will look at how to find a process name by its process…
How to Fix “rm: cannot remove ‘file’: Device or Resource Busy” in Linux
If you’ve ever tried to delete a file or directory in Linux using the rm command…
4 Ways to Check Plugged USB Device Name in Linux
As a newbie, one of the many things you should master in Linux is identifying the…
fuser – Find and Kill Processes by File, Directory, or Port
One of the most important tasks in Linux systems administration is process management, which involves several…
How to Detect Bad Sectors or Bad Blocks on Linux Hard Drives
Let’s start by defining a bad sector/bad block, it is a section on a disk drive…
How to Delete All Files in a Folder Except Certain Extensions
Sometimes, you may find yourself in a situation where you need to delete all files in…
How to Verify Debian and Ubuntu Packages Using MD5 Checksums
Have you ever wondered why a given binary or package installed on your system does not…
How to Force cp Command to Overwrite Without Confirmation in Linux
The cp command (short for copy) is one of the most commonly used commands in Linux…
How to Free Up Space in Linux When Root (/) Partition Is Full
One of the most common problems Linux users face, especially on systems with limited disk space,…
5 Best Tools to Compare Text Files in Linux
In the world of Linux system administration and development, comparing files is an essential task when…
10 Lesser Known Linux Commands That Are Super Useful
As Linux users, we often rely on our go-to commands ls, grep, awk, sed, and find…