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Anatomy of a Linux DNS Lookup – Part I
Since I work a lot with clustered VMs, I’ve ended up spending a lot of time trying to figure out how DNS lookups work. I applied ‘fixes’ to my problems from StackOverflow...
Robolinux Lets You Easily Run Linux and Windows Without Dual Booting
The number of Linux distributions available just keeps getting bigger. In fact, in the time it took me to write this sentence, another one...
4MLinux: More Than Just Another Lightweight Distro
I don’t want to get up on yet another “Here’s another lightweight Linux distribution to revive your aging hardware” soapbox. So many distributions make...
8 Reasons to Use the Xfce Linux Desktop Environment
I realized in looking back over my series of articles on Linux desktops that I had neglected Xfce. This article is intended to rectify that...
Linux Fu: The Great Power of make
Over the years, Linux (well, the operating system that is commonly known as Linux which is the Linux kernel and the GNU tools) has...
How to Check Disk Space on Linux from the Command Line
Quick question: How much space do you have left on your drives? A little or a lot? Follow up question: Do you know how...
5 Commands for Checking Memory Usage in Linux
The Linux operating system includes a plethora of tools, all of which are ready to help you administer your systems. From simple file and...
How to Install and Use Flatpak on Linux
The landscape of applications is quickly changing. Many platforms are migrating to containerized applications… and with good cause. An application wrapped in a bundled...
Get Started with Snap Packages in Linux
Chances are you’ve heard about Snap packages. These universal packages were brought into the spotlight with the release of Ubuntu 16.04 and have continued...
Copying and Renaming Files on Linux
Linux users have for many decades been using simple cp and mv commands to copy and rename files. These commands are some of the...