The Linux Compendium
If you have a file with sensitive information, it may not be enough to simply delete it with the rm command or press the Delete key. Deleting a file with the rm command usually only removes it from our directory. The deleted file remains on disk and can be recovered and abused by an attacker … Read more
When using Debian or Ubuntu operating system on your server or desktop, you sooner or later will have to add or remove users from your system. This article will guide you on how to remove a user from the Debian or Ubuntu Linux distribution using the graphical user interface as well as through the Terminal. … Read more
When we create a new user on a Linux operating system, at that time user creation some set of privileges are granted to each user. These user rights include some set of permission, such as Read, Write, and Execute. Therefore, based on the assigned privileges user can perform some set of functions or tasks on … Read more
A network manager often finds himself in situations where he has to change various network configurations. To do this, he needs to know about all the available network interfaces in his system. Therefore, in this article, we explain the methods you can use to list the network interfaces in Debian 11. Listing Network Interfaces on … Read more
Whenever you think about a good code editor, one of the best names that you often get to hear is Visual Studio Code. It is a free and open-source code editor created by Microsoft which can be used across multiple different platforms. Therefore, in today’s article, we will be explaining to you the process of … Read more
Hardening refers to strengthening the security of your systems. Nowadays when data breaches are very common, even normal users are very much concerned about the security of their critical data. Therefore, in this article, we will share with you some of the best ways for hardening your Debian 11 and Debian 10 systems. Hardening Debian … Read more
At times, when we want to experiment with something new, we always prefer to run it on a virtual machine or in a sandbox environment so that it cannot cause any damage to our original machine or its important files. The chroot command allows us to run commands and programs in a safe environment by … Read more
Snap packages are widely used all across different Linux distributions. These packages are easier to create, install, and manage and they are there to keep all of your applications updated. However, to use these packages, you need to have an API installed which is known as Snapd. This API is responsible for managing snap packages … Read more
Vim is a powerful and highly configurable command line editor that comes installed with most Linux operating systems. It offers many useful features for editing and configuration of files. However, some of its useful features are disabled by default. One of them is line numbering. With Vim line numbering features, you can display line numbering … Read more
Nginx is a free open-source web server with high performance and low weight, used as a load balancer, reverse proxy, HTTP cache and mail proxy. Although Nginx is quite new compared to other web servers, its popularity is increasing due to its high performance. With the default configuration of Nginx, you may get fast performance, … Read more