System Administration

The CPU is the most important component of your computer. All applications and system services will need to utilize the CPU in order to run. Your Linux operating system will make a determination on how to divide its CPU resources across all of the various programs that are competing to use it. In this tutorial, […]

Kali Linux is a rolling release distribution, which means that upgrading it to the latest version involves simply bringing all the installed packages up to date. It’s important to keep Kali updated in order to obtain the latest patches, security fixes, and have access to the latest and greatest penetration testing and cybersecurity tools. In

A DEB file is a Debian software package and it can be used to install an application or system program. All Linux distributions based on Debian can install software from a DEB file. This includes distributions like Ubuntu and Linux Mint. In this tutorial, you will learn several ways to install a .deb file on

In this tutorial, you will learn how to check the version of your CentOS system. With CentOS support coming to an end, and CentOS Stream replacing it, many users are left wondering what version of CentOS they have, and when support for their operating system will expire. We have all the information for you here.

Manjaro is a rolling release distribution, meaning that it doesn’t go through any major releases or upgrades, and keeping the system up-to-date is as simple as updating all the packages on your system. In this tutorial, you will learn how to upgrade Manjaro by updating all of the installed packages. Updating Manjaro via Command Line

When installing Rocky Linux in a VMware virtual machine, you will definitely want to install VMware Tools as well. The VMware Tools software will give you better graphics support in the guest operating system, as well as the ability to drag and drop files between the host and guest system, and configure shared folders. In

The locale on a Linux system is a set of environment variables. Your terminal and various applications will query these variables to figure out what country, language, and character encoding settings your system is configured to use. The locale on your system should reflect your current country and language for best results. In this tutorial,

VirtualBox Guest Additions will help you get the most out of your Ubuntu virtual machine. It gives you automatic resolution scaling, a shared clipboard between the host and VM, and drag and drop ability. The step by step instructions below will explain how to install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu Linux. Step 1. First, we’ll

If you’re logged into a remote system via SSH and need to disconnect, there are a few different ways to close the SSH session. You can choose from commands, a keyboard shortcut, or escape characters in the case of a hung connection. In this tutorial, you will learn all the ways possible to disconnect from

Symbolic links (also called symlinks or soft links) act as shortcuts to other files or directories on Linux. Usually, they are just used as a matter of convenience. Sometimes, they’re also used to create links to files whose paths frequently change. For example, it’s easier to update a single symlink than it is to update