In this article, we are going to show how to create a bootable USB flash drive from the terminal. We are going to use Ubuntu 18.04 ISO file for creating a bootable USB flash drive. You can download mentioned .ISO [...]
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How to Change Boot Splash Image in CentOS 7
In this how to change boot splash image in CentOS 7 guide, we'll have a look at different ways to set custom splash screen on CentOS 7. By default, CentOS will display a progress bar when it's booting up. This progress [...]
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How to Create Bootable Arch Linux on USB Drive
This article explains how to create an Arch Linux bootable USB thumb drive. It will allow you to install the OS on a PC, or simply test it in Live mode. The following methods will also work for any other [...]
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Chkservice - A Tool to Manage Systemd Units on Linux
Systemd is a system and service manager for Linux operating systems which introduces the concept of systemd units and provides a number of features such as parallel startup of system services at boot time, on-demand activation of daemons, etc. It helps to manage [...]
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5 Steps Start Ubuntu 16.04, 17.04 in Text Mode
The advantages of text modes as compared to graphics modes include lower memory consumption and faster screen manipulation. Text mode or console mode or command line mode saves a lot of RAM uses so most of the time it is [...]
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How to Boot Linux ISO Image Directly from Hard Drive
Hi all, today we'll teach you an awesome interesting stuff related with the Operating System Disk Image and Booting. Now, try many OS you like without installing them in your Physical Hard Drive and without burning DVDs or USBs. We can [...]
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Grub vs Grub2 Bootloader - Learn the Main Difference
Here, in this article, I am going to provide some understanding of Linux boot loader GRUB (Grand Unified Boot loader). If you have the understanding of the working pattern of GRUB then it can help you to know how the operating [...]
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Understanding Each Entry Of Linux Fstab ( /etc/fstab ) File
The ‘/etc/fstab’ file is one of the important configuration file used by Linux machines which specify the devices and partitions available and where/how to use these partitions. This file will be created/updated during the system installation. You need to modify [...]
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GRUB Password Protection and Configuration on Linux
GNU GRUB is the GRand Unified Bootloader from GNU. Bootloader is the first software program that runs during the system startup. GRUB can load different operating systems. If you have Linux installed on your system, then you must have seen [...]
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What is Initrd Image? How to Create Initrd Image in Linux
The boot process of a Linux system involves a number of stages. These include the BIOS initialization, reading the MBR, the bootloader, kernel initialization and the init process. The initrd (initial ramdisk) plays a very significant role in booting up [...]
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Linux Boot Process Explained
This article describes the Linux booting process in detail, such as the stages involved, which scripts are run, which configuration files are read and their order, since the time of turning on the system till getting the login prompt. Although [...]
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How to Boot into Root Shell without Password
This is a very short article to show you a simple trick to boot your Linux into root shell without prompting any password. Take the following steps: 1. Reboot server 2. Next, you will see grub-boot loader screen. Select Recovery [...]
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How to Boot Linux Grub into Single User Mode
GRUB is a GRand Unified Bootloader, the default bootloader in Linux. GRUB can be used to boot Linux in the single user mode. The single user mode is a restricted mode, that is used for maintenance purposes. In single user [...]
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Learn 5 Simple Tips to Fix Booting Issues in Linux
As for many systems, you can use it every day but it can happen that for some reason, your Linux wont boot and you need to know how you can do in these situations. Some Linux distributions don't offer a [...]
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