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ss (socket statistics) is a command line tool that monitors socket connections and displays the socket statistics of the Linux system. It can display stats for PACKET sockets, TCP sockets, …
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By default, the Linux system cannot play most video files that are in encrypted formats (proprietary media formats) if you do not have the required Media Codecs installed on your …
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The firewall is essential for controlling the flow of network traffic in and out of the Linux server. It enables users to control incoming network traffic on host machines by …
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systemd is the default system manager in most of the major Linux distributions, which comes with a new logging daemon called ‘journald’. For many years, system and kernel logs in …
How to use journalctl to analyze logs in Linux Read More
Typically, the default setting of Ubuntu is to obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP server, which is good for desktop system, because it does not require any changes. However, …
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PDF stands for Portable Document Format. It is widely used for exchanging electronic documents. Documents, forms, and web pages encoded in PDF can be correctly displayed on any device, including …
13 Best PDF editors for Linux Read More
Disk IO issues (input/output) are one of the most common causes of poor performance on Linux system. This occurs when applications try to quickly read or write too much data …
6 best tools to monitor disk IO performance in Linux Read More
PDF stands for Portable Document Format which is widely used among general users for documentation purpose and its usage is primarily for printing, sharing and for large documents. By default, …
The simplest way to edit PDF files in Linux Read More
Most of us are often confused with the difference between apt and apt-get command. This confusion prevails among all the users, including beginners and experienced. These command line tools are …
What is the difference between apt and apt-get command? Read More
System administrator task can be automated in various ways in Linux. It drastically reduces the human efforts and saves reasonable time which can be utilized for other productive tasks. shell …
How to kill all user sessions using shell script in Linux? Read More