If you've been reading much of my work, you know I switch Linux distributions (also called distros) a lot. Distro-hopping ...

The kernel this. The kernel that. People often refer to one operating system's kernel or another without truly knowing what it does or how it works or what it takes to make one. What does it take to ...

I would like files created in a directory be owned by www-data instead of the person creating the file. Is there a way I can do this with out adding ACL support (the files are actually on an NFS mount ...

How to easily update a tar file from the Linux file manager Your email has been sent If you’re a Linux admin, there’s a good chance you make use of tar to create backups of data or simply make files ...

If you’ve ever used a drive formatted with Linux and tried to access it on a Windows system, you’re likely to have problems, especially if the drive uses the NTFS file system. Even though NTFS is ...

If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered.

There are a number of Linux commands that will display file system types along with the file system names, mount points and such. Some will also display sizes and available disk space. The df command ...

You can check user groups in Linux with commands like groups, id, getent, and /etc/group to manage permissions easily.