Dig command short for ‘domain information groper’ is a networking command-line tool in Linux. Dig is used by administrators to perform domain name lookup and troubleshooting. It is popular because of its popularity, ease of use, and flexibility. dig is part of the BIND domain name server software suite. Installation If you don’t have dig […]
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Let’s look at some of the most beautiful, customizable, and literally, the best Linux desktop environments today. Even though Linux as an Operating system is portrayed as a really difficult to use operating system out there, it can be customized to be very aesthetically beautiful compared to even the macOS! This is because, unlike the
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Ps command in Linux is used to list the processes that are running. Ps command can be used in a lot of ways to get various kinds of information regarding the processes that are running. We will take a look at some of the important ones. What is a process in Linux? A process is
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CDs are long gone and if you want to reinstall an operating system, a bootable flash drive is required. You can use tools like Ventoy and Balena Etcher to do this task from a GUI, however, what’s the fun in that? Let’s learn how to create a bootable USB drive from an ISO on Ubuntu
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As a system admin, you need to be able to communicate with other systems on a network to share data. You can do so using the ssh command in Linux. It is a command-line utility in Linux systems which connects your system to a remote host. What is SSH? The ssh utility stands for ‘Secure
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Linux users love automation, and the OS also provides a lot of opportunities to automate tasks easily. The bind command is a keyboard short that you can create to run specific macros or commands quickly without having to type them out. Let’s go over the bind command and understand the use here. What’s the bind
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The bg command in Linux helps in managing services by allowing us to put existing processes in the background. Let’s understand the basics of the command and dive right into the usage. What’s the bg Command in Linux? The bg command in Linux, better known as the ‘background’ command, is a job control command in
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Networking is crucial for any Linux user. As a system admin, you need to be able to communicate with other systems on a network to share and receive data. Linux provides us with a wide range of tools to interact, get information and troubleshoot our networks. Two powerful utilities for this purpose come in the
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Let’s understand how you can work with, compress, and extract 7zip Files on Ubuntu. Compressing your files is a common practice nowadays. Compression saves space while storing files on your system. It also reduces the time which you need to spend when transferring your files over the network. 7zip archiver is one of the most
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Working with archives in Linux is easy. There are a few commands that take care of almost all the archive types for you. The gzip command in Linux is one such command. Without any arguments, the gzip command will automatically compress the files that you specify right after the command. Compression is a common practice
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