If not everything, timing is at least almost everything in the smartphones world. Every day brings fresh excitement over snazzy new smartphones like LG4, YotaPhone 2, ZenFone 2, Galaxy S6 and Xiaomi Mi4i . But there’s barely a pipsqueak about Ubuntu phones. Even the little news that trickles out turns Read More
Simply put, the du command gives you the size (disk usage) of a directory and files. In the face of growing storage requirements and huge data warehouses, familiarity with the du command would stand Linux newbies in good stead. Here’s the synopsis of du from the man pages. SYNOPSIS du Read More
Every day, Linux attracts hordes of new fans in China, India, Russia, Brazil, Turkey, Ukraine, Brazil, U.S., Iran and every corner of the world. It’s safe to say that Linux is a bigger hit than the iPhone with the below 21 age group outside the U.S. But the majority of Read More
IPtables are a priceless resource for system administrators to secure their servers. Given the ceaseless attempt by hackers working for money or thrills, every Linux server administrator must grasp the basics of IPtables. In this post, I will assume that you already have IPtables installed and running on your system. Read More
In an unmistakable sign of desperation, the newspaper industry has made a Faustian pact with the Devil. Struggling to make money in an Internet era when readers crave more news but stubbornly refuse to pay for it, major news organizations including The New York Times and Washington Post are floundering Read More
Every now and then, there arises the necessity for Linux administrators to find out what version of a particular package is running on a CentOS, RedHat or Fedora system. As is to be expected, the commands to find out which version of a package is installed on RedHat, CentOS and Read More