Occasionally, when you read tutorials about managing a website you will read that you need to connect to your website via a secure shell client, such as PuTTY, and edit a file. This gives you a ...

If you need the means to monitor data integrity on your Linux servers, Tripwire is the tool for the task. Here’s how to install and configure this handy open source software. Data security is of the ...

Click the "Dash" icon. Type "terminal" (without quotes) in the search box. Click the "Terminal" application icon. Navigate to the folder containing the RAR archive you want to extract files from using ...

When I’m asked to recommend a Linux distribution for beginners, I always suggest Ubuntu. It’s one of the easiest to master, but there’s still a learning curve for longtime Windows users. Here's what I ...

File permissions are core to almost everything you do on your Linux machine, from viewing a PDF to saving an image and running an app. The core model keeps things simple, but there are quite a few ...

I am usually a windows user, but have been experimenting with Ubuntu recently and mostly enjoying the experience. The one thing that drives me crazy though is how folder links (analogous to shortcuts) ...