There are quite a few tools that can help test your connectivity on the Linux command line. In this post, we’ll look at a series of commands that can help estimate your connection speed, test whether ...

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In the beginning days of Unix and later Linux, disks were physically large, but very small in terms of storage capacity. A 300 megabyte disk in the mid-90’s was the size of a shoebox. Today, you can ...

How to benchmark your Ubuntu Linux servers with the Phoronix Test Suite Your email has been sent If you're curious as to how your servers are performing, you should ...

Linux runs on hardware as diverse as the Raspberry Pi and powerful supercomputers, making it a flexible choice of operating system. Linux can be used via a graphical user interface similar to Windows ...

Last month we started out easy, with a discussion of file redirection. This month I continue to talk about the basic building blocks of shell script programming by exploring pipes, then we jump into ...

Do you use Linux machines in your data center? If so, it's probably a good idea to regularly check the health of the SSD drives used on those machines. Here's how to do it. If your data center makes ...

The devices underpinning today's communications networks grow increasingly powerful, in their speed, throughput, features and supported services. That's great for users – but it presents a significant ...

Through the years, you tend to accumulate a suite of tools, practices and settings as you use Linux. In my case, this has meant a Mutt configuration that fits me like a tailored suit and a screen ...

Linux SSH servers, in particular, stand out to cyberattackers. Their ability to provide remote command-line access positions them as essential conduits for controlling and managing server operations.