The Linux Compendium
Every computer, whether server or client, connected to the Internet has an assigned IP address and communicates with other services using the TCP/IP protocol. In this tutorial, we will learn how to find out public and private IP addresses on Rocky Linux. You can find out your IP address either through the terminal or through … Read more
Linux operating system provides its users with more independence as compared to Windows or any other operating system. While for some experienced developers, the Linux operating system provides freedom to carry out operations, it could also mar the freedom provided to these developers. While every technology has its pros and con, so does Linux. It … Read more
We have already covered how to search for a file in Debian. In this article, I am going to demonstrate how you can delete files and directories using the terminal. There are several commands and I’ll explain them one by one with examples. I am using Debian 10 here. However, the commands and procedures mentioned … Read more
If you are a Linux administrator or a regular user, you should need to know the basics of managing files and navigating directories in your operating system. Whether it is a desktop or just a command-line based OS, both offer a simple and straightforward way for managing files and directories. However, in some cases, it … Read more
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 we delete a file or folder from our system, it moves to the Trash folder(Linux) or the Recycle Bin(Windows). Time and again, we need to get rid of these mostly useless files and folders residing in our system trash in order to vacate space for other important data. In this article, we will describe … Read more
While working with Linux, you might come across some utilities and apps that only work with file names that do not include any spaces. We do not always save files in this “no space” format and might have to look for a workaround that removes spaces in filenames altogether. This way your filenames will contain … Read more
In this tutorial, we will learn how to delete files and folders using the command line on Linux. This tutorial is compatible with all Linux distributions, so it works in the same way on Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, etc. So, let’s get started. Delete a File on Linux In Linux rm command is … 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
If you work on Linux servers, you need to check the disk, CPU, and memory usage on your system. You can easily monitor these resources with simple terminal commands. However, you must decide whether you want to monitor CPU usage, memory usage, or disk usage. All of these terms can be different from each other. … Read more