How to install and use Htop – a process monitoring application on a Linux system
Htop is an interactive and dynamic application for real-time process monitoring on Linux/Unix systems, being the alternative to the familiar...
14 essential actions after installing Xubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus LTS
I installed Ubuntu minimal 16.04 Daily Build and I selected the Xubuntu Minimal Installation option. The personalization of Xubuntu 16.04...
Initial settings of a CentOS 7 VPS server
The basic settings of a VPS server with CentOS 7 are similar to those in Ubuntu. The steps below will...
How to check and monitor a hard drive in Linux
SMART (Acronym for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) can be found on all modern hard drives, allowing for the detection...
BASH SHELL personalization of the prompt from the Linux terminal
Bash (Bourne Again Shell) is a superset of the Shell Command Language (SH) that allows for a lighter, more legible...
Systemback – Restoring a Ubuntu Server to a previous state in a few steps
I think I discovered the simplest backup method for a Ubuntu server which is Systemback. Sure, there is rsync, which does...
How To Search Google using The Linux Terminal
Let’s suppose you are working in the terminal (change permissions, edit configuration files, etc.) and, to save time, you can...
How to test the speed of the internet connection in the Linux terminal
Speedtest is the most widely used internet speed test tool. In graphic mode, it’s very simple to use. But Speedtest...
How to delete files older than a certain number days in Linux
Once we have automated a VPS server backup, it is unavoidable the fact that we will have to delete older...
What is LaTeX
TeX is considered by some to be the best solution for gathering text containing mathematical formulas, especially in the form...
What is the Standard Query Language
Standard Query Language (SQL) is at the base of any relational database, including DB2 from IBM, Oracle, SQL Server from...
What is GRUB
The boot loader or boot manager is a program that aims to load the computer’s operating system memory when the...
