Just hiding a file or directory is not enough for your security because anyone with a slight bit of technical language can easily view them whether using a command line or using the file manager. That is why you need…

There are a lot of people whose first computer would’ve been a windows based system. In fact, a majority of the population is not aware of Linux’s existence and the philosophy of Open Source Software. Let alone using Linux as…

Keeping Ubuntu up to date is important for two main reasons: security and software stability. Security updates fix vulnerabilities in the operating system that could be exploited by malicious software or attackers. Software updates improve the stability of the system…

When we talk about the usual day-to-day activity of any Linux administrator, one activity indeed precedes everything else: adding or removing users from the system. One thing that keeps changing is the users’ access level depending on the kind of…

Loadable kernel modules are pieces of code that can be loaded and unloaded into the kernel upon demand. They provide a way to extend the functionality of the kernel without having to rebuild or reboot the system. In this article,…