Posts

• How to transfer files via bluetooth on Linux — November 8, 2007
  How to transfer files between smartphones and Linux using bluetooth
• wget - Downloading from the command line — October 30, 2007
  Most used wget commands, for recursive download, following external links, limit rate
• Boost your Internet browsing - Install Polipo — October 27, 2007
  How to boost your internet browsing by installing a personal proxy
• Get a faster browsing experience using a local caching DNS — October 25, 2007
  How to improve the user experience, and improve Internet browsing speed
• Clean up your grub menu from the kernels you do not use — October 11, 2007
  How to get rid of unused kernel images in Ubuntu, and clean up your grub menu
• fail2ban - Free of dictionary attacks — October 10, 2007
  Put brute force attackers away of your server with fail2ban
• Sabayon Linux — October 8, 2007
  Review of Sabayon Linux
• mv — move and rename files on Linux — August 30, 2007
  How to use mv to move and rename files and directories on Linux, with examples for interactive mode, backups, and batch renaming
• Set the time and date in Linux systems — August 18, 2007
  How to set time and date in Linux from console and from Desktop
• less — Linux command line pager — August 4, 2007
  How to use less to read files and command output one page at a time, with search, navigation, and practical tips
• top — monitor running processes on Linux — June 25, 2007
  How to use top to see CPU, memory usage, and running processes in real time on Linux, with interactive commands and options
• apt: "The following packages have been kept back" — June 16, 2007
  Why apt upgrade holds back packages and how to fix it safely with apt full-upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade on Debian and Ubuntu
• SCP Linux Command: Copy Files Between Servers — June 8, 2007
  How to use scp to copy files between Linux servers over SSH. Syntax, practical examples for directories, ports, SSH keys, jump hosts, and common errors.
• tee — split command output to stdout and a file — May 22, 2007
  How to use tee to send command output to the screen and to a file at the same time, including the sudo tee pattern for writing to root-owned files
• ln — create hard and symbolic links on Linux — May 16, 2007
  How to use ln to create hard links and symbolic links on Linux, with practical examples for files and directories
• Show the beginning of file, with bash on Linux or Mac — May 4, 2007
  How to show only the first lines or the beginning of a file under Linux or Mac using bash and the head command
• find command on Linux — May 4, 2007
  How to use find command on Linux to well, to find files in the disk
• Counting lines, words, characters in text files with Linux with wc — April 14, 2007
  How to know the number of lines, words or chars in a text file on Linux
• Which Distro to choose? - Comparison -(Not a Debian vs Ubuntu vs Fedora vs Centos) — April 14, 2007
  Comparing Unbutu, Debian, CentOS and Fedora based on number of packages, easy of upgrade and more
• Configure Sendmail and Exim to Send Email with Smarthost — March 9, 2007
  How to configure Sendmail and Exim to sendmail through a SmartHost for Linux Debian or Ubuntu
• VMware Server on Etch (Debian 4) — February 27, 2007
  How to install VMWare server on Debian 4.0 Etch. Step by step explanation
• Root Password Recovery for Fedora — January 29, 2007
  Easy steps to recover the root password of a Fedora password installation
• Protect your server with DenyHosts — January 29, 2007
  How to protect your server from attackers with DenyHosts
• Firewall with Linux script — January 29, 2007
  Bash script to set a Linux firewall