The Top Ten Reasons for Learning Linux, Number 8, More Control Over the Computer
Friday November 27th 2009, 12:29 pm
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Linux provides several dozens commands enabling you to control your computer to a degree that far exceeds the possibilities of Windows systems. For example, take the ls command that lists files and directories. To the uninitiated this is Linux’s version of the Windows DIR command that also lists files and directories. Both the ls and the DIR commands provide lots of switches; options that enable a savvy user to fine tune some operations. But the (more…)
Free Linux Games – Part 2
Saturday November 21st 2009, 12:30 pm
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Damn Small Linux can be an excellent tool for learning Linux commands and running the Linux operating system. But what if you are not interested in becoming a computer nerd; can this software still be useful to regular people? The answer is a resounding yes; you can make use of this tiny operating system whether or not you want to learn the sometimes gruesome details of operating systems. This article presents several free games that are immed (more…)
The Origin of Linux Distribution
Friday November 20th 2009, 12:31 pm
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“Linux Distribution” or call briefly that is “Linux Distro” which born from the requirement Distribute Linux Operating System go to the favor extensively. The “Distribution” word is the extensively meaning there is appear in every the society, there is person group want to announce the idea of oneself goes out to others.
For linux distro that is person group they want to announce linux operating syste (more…)
Monitoring and Tuning Performance on Linux
Thursday November 19th 2009, 12:31 pm
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On a modern stand-alone system, Linux is pretty quick, and if it isn’t, there’s something wrong — something that is up to the system administrator to fix. You might have a number of people using the same fileserver,
mail server, or other shared machine, in which small improvements in system performance can mean a lot.
System tuning is an ongoing process carried by a variety of monitoringtools. Some performance decisi (more…)
The Top Ten Concepts for Beginning Linux Users – Number 4, Permissions and Groups
Thursday November 19th 2009, 12:31 pm
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The easiest way for you to learn Linux permissions is to study an example. The ls -l command generates a list of contents, such as files along with their permissions. Let’s take a look at the default values for a file called Filename. We are adding spaces to make the output more legible.
- rw- r– r– other information about the file Filename
The initial – signifies that this is a file (not a directory). The next thr (more…)