David Both
Swap space is a common and important aspect of computing today regardless of operating system. Linux uses...
Month: July 2024
Seth Kenlon
You may have heard that Linux and Unix computers give you the ability to control a computer...
As a SysAdmin, the Linux command line is typically my happy place. The command line interface, the...
Last Updated on July 6, 2025 by David Both Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part...
Don Watkins
When I began to use Linux over twenty-five years ago I was not as comfortable on the...
The basename command is a GNU core utility for UNIX and UNIX-like systems, and is designed to...
Linux runs almost everything, but many people are unaware of that. Some folks might be aware of...
Everything in Linux revolves around streams of data – particularly text streams.
I recently Googled “data stream” and...
Last Updated on September 23, 2025 by David Both Sustainability is an increasingly important problem in computing....
Author’s note: This article first appeared in the June 2008 issue of Linux Magazine but is no...
Well, it didn’t really get any worse, we just found another way in which it’s already horrible....
In a time of increasing digital privacy threats, Signal has emerged as a hope for those seeking...
Jim Hall
A user interface has a visual identity. See how simple shapes can represent several common interfaces.
In previous articles about my use of automation in performing post-install tasks for new Linux installations, Those...
SSH is an important mechanism for secure connections between Linux hosts. SSH is a software-based virtual private...
I use Linux for many reasons. These best reasons may help you understand why..