Just as Internet Protocol address or IP address gives an identification to your device, similarly, the hostname is another parameter through which you can recognize your device. It is a string of human understandable characters. Unlike IP address, hostname of
Many times it happens that you feel the need of knowing the IP address of your device. Internet Protocol address or IP address is a set of numeric digits that are needed to identify your device and enable network communication
A zombie or a defunct process in Linux is a process that has been completed, but its entry still remains in the process table due to lack of correspondence between the parent and child processes. Usually, a parent process keeps
All operating systems with network support have a hosts file in order to translate hostnames to IP addresses. Whenever you open a website by typing its hostname, your system will read through the hosts file to check for the corresponding
While using Linux, there might arise a need to know about the system you are on or the hardware specifications you are using. As a normal Linux user or a software developer, it is important for you to check the
Whenever we start using a new software or a new operating system, the interface and the environment with which we are used to also changes. Sometimes, the new environment is user-friendly and we do not find it difficult to interact