In this article, we'll dive deep and see how we can upgrade specific packages in Ubuntu/CentOS distributions. Once in a while, you may be required to upgrade certain packages and leave others in their default versions. One reason for this [...]
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How to Create and Remove alias in Linux
Aliases are very useful when it comes to fast working in Linux. We can use alias to run a long or hard remember command with a simple word. There are two types of aliases – temporary and permanent. In this [...]
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Dutree – Command Line Disk Usage Analysis Tool on Linux
DUtree is a combination of Durep and Tree. Durep creates disk usage reports with graphs which allows us to identify which directories are using the most space. Although durep can produce text output similar to du, its real power is the [...]
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How to Check Execution Time of a Process in Linux
Have you been wondering how you can find an execution time of a process in Linux or Unix system?. This guide will show you a number of tools which comes in handy when trying to find execution time of a [...]
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How to Split Large Text File into Smaller Files in Linux
Linux has several utilities for breaking down large files into small files. Split and csplit are two of the popular commands which are used for this purpose. These utilities will help to break down big log files and even archive [...]
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How to Enable or Disable Services in Ubuntu Systemd/Upstart
Often, there is a need to enable or disable services temporarily or permanently on our Ubuntu system. Sometimes, we may require certain services to start up automatically on boot up e.g ssh or web servers and sometimes we may need [...]
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netctl - Setup Wifi and Static IP on Arch Linux
This guide will concentrate on how to setup wifi on Arch Linux using netctl command line tool. Netctl is a CLI-based tool used to configure and manage network connections via profiles on Arch Linux. This command should be provided by the base packages [...]
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How to Use Truncate Command in Linux
Welcome to our guide on how to use Truncate Command in Linux. The Linux truncate command is often used to shrink or extend the size of each FILE to the specified size. The final size of the file depends on [...]
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2 Ways to Limit CPU Usage of a Process in Linux
While administering your Linux system you need to limit the CPU usage of a process because it can consume more CPU usage and affects the performance of the whole system. This tutorial I will show how you can control CPU time [...]
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How to Show Installed Package Size on Ubuntu/Debian
In this guide, I'll take you through the steps to show installed package size on Ubuntu/Debian Linux systems. This can be important when doing space audit trying to find packages using occupying large space on your system. The Ubuntu / [...]
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How to Exclude Specific Packages from Yum Update
In this article, we'll show you how to exclude specific packages from updating using Yum package manager. Periodically, you may want to update your CentOS or RHEL system but leave out certain packages especially if the updates are likely to [...]
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How to Reset Linux Password to Expire after Number of Days
Best System administration practice requires a periodic change of passwords for any operating system, and Linux is no exception. This is for security reasons. However, most users do not take heed of this and continue to use the same passwords [...]
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How to Install Specific Version of Package using apt-get
To handle Debian-based system packages, we use the apt-get command. This command requires administrative rights to work. It contains several options that make it possible to manipulate the packages through some operations like the installation, update or deletion, and many [...]
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4 Commands to Wipe Disk on Linux
Sometimes you can need to delete or format a hard drive for some operations. The most common use case for completely and irrevocably wiping a device will be when the device is going to be given away or sold as [...]
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