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Best Linux Tutorials
Find the best Unix and Linux Tutorials for both newbies and advanced users. All our Linux tutorials are based on the most stable Linux OS we use: CentOS and RHEL operating systems.
But on some guides, we will also write and post solutions for Ubuntu and Debian systems, that are very well known inside the Linux community.
How to format and mount disk larger than 2TB on Linux
Days ago I needed to format a large 4TB drive on Linux, and same as other times I knew I couldn’t run a simple fdisk command to create the new partition, as fdisk won’t work on drives larger than 2TB on Linux. This is what I did to format and mount a driver larger than 2TB on Linux, follow…
Read More »Gzip vs Zip: difference between the most popular compressing file formats
Gzip and Zip are one of the most popular ways to compress files to save space and speed up file transfer speeds over local, private or public networks. Today we are going to explore what are the main differences between Gzip vs Zip, the most used compression methods of all times for Linux, Windows and Mac operating systems….
Read More »UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY
Yesterday one of my customer servers crashed due to server powering off unexpectedly, and there was no ssh access of course. As it is a remote hosted server we were unable to get our hands on it. When it started again it ran an automatic fsck over sda and sdb. As it was a slow SATA II drive…
Read More »Upgrade Fedora 25 to Fedora 26
Weeks ago Fedora 26 was released, and as I use fedora linux on all my laptop computers I just decided to upgrade to the lastest stable version. This is the procedure I used on both work and home notebooks to upgrade Fedora 25 to Fedora 26, and it worked perfectly. Upgrade Fedora 25 to Fedora 26 If you…
Read More »Linux Move Directory Command
mv command is one of the most classic and useful commands for Linux users. You will use it in your day to day tasks as a system administrator or normal Linux / Unix user. mv command is not only useful to move directories, but also to rename directories and files inside Linux and Unix operating systems. It is…
Read More »Move a folder in Linux using mv command
Q: How can I move a folder in Unix, Linux and MacOS operating systems using the command line? A: Folders / directories and files can be moved and renamed using the mv command in the Linux terminal. mv command syntax The Linux mv commnand sintax is pretty easy: mv source target mv -option origin destiny Linux mv command…
Read More »How to track and trace a Linux process
On this post we will show you how to track and trace a Linux process on the system with two tools, ps and strace command line tools. This system tools can help you to identify real system process and their origin. On shared web hosting servers it is very common to face spam and malware issues. This issues…
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