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10 Examples of using Iptraf to monitor network traffic in linux

IPTraf is a network monitoring utility in linux that we can use to monitor IP traffic passing over the network. By using this tool, we can we can monitor various connections like TCP, UDP, ICMP, non-IP counts and also Ethernet load information etc. you can install IPtraf using the following command: #apt install iptraf Once it is installed, you can run the […]

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What is ip command in linux

The ip command is a useful tool for assigning an address to a network interface and/or configure network interface parameters on Linux operating systems.  It is used to bring interfaces up or down, assign and remove addresses and routes, manage ARP cache, and much more. This command replaces old good and now deprecated ifconfig command on modern […]

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8 examples of using ifconfig command

ifconfig is a network management tool in Linux that we can use to check the IP addresses of Linux systems as well as configure network interfaces. It allows users to to configure, manage and query network interface parameters via command line interface or in a system configuration scripts. In this guide, we will see how […]

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How to use Ethtool in linux

Ethtool is a useful linux utility that we can use to view and modify the ethernet device settings. By following this article, you will learn how to change the speed in your network card, modify auto-negotiation settings and changing duplex modes in your network card. Installing ethtool #apt install ethtool Once it is installed, use […]

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Echoping in linux Explained

Echoping is a simple linux tool that we can use to test the performance of a remote host (approximatively) by sending “echo” packets with TCP or UDP. After sending the “echo” packet, It will show the time taken to set up the TCP connection and to transfer the data. Execute the following command to install […]

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What is arping in linux?

As we have already discussed in one of our previous articles, ARP protocol  is commonly used by layer two devices to communicate and discover each other easily. The arping utility performs an action similar to ping, but at the Ethernet layer. Where we can use ping to tests the reachability of an IP address, arping can be used to report the […]

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How to take backups in linux using TAR command

The tape archive (tar) command was originally designed to back up filesystems to tape devices. Although many people now use the tar command to back up to non-tape devices, you should be aware of how to use tape devices as well. For the following examples, we assume that you do not have a tape drive […]

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How to take Backups in linux using dd command

In one of our previous article, we have discussed how to take snapshot backups in a linux system. In this article we will see how to take backups in our linux file system using the dd command. The dd command is useful to back up entire devices, whether entire hard disks, individual partitions, or logical […]

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4 commands you should know to compress files in linux

A common task on most modern operating systems is to combine and compress multiple files into a single file. This could be in order to store files on a smaller device, to make it easy to download files from a website, or to merge and compress files for email transport. This guide focuses on some […]

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A beginner’s guide to using hard links in linux

Every file on the Linux filesystem starts with a single hard link. The link is between the filename and the actual data stored on the filesystem. Even if you delete the original file, the hard link will still has the data of the original file because the hard link acts as a mirror copy of the original file. […]

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What are inodes in linux?

An inode is a data structure that contains metadata about a file. When the file system stores a new file on the hard disk, it stores not only the contents (data) of the file, but also extra properties like the name of the file, the creation date, its permissions, the owner of the file, and […]

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A hands-on guide to using groups in Linux

In Linux, Users can be listed in groups. Groups allow you to set permissions on the group level instead of having to set permissions for every individual user. In this guide, we will see how to get the advantage of using groups in our Linux system. Groupadd Groups can be created with the groupadd command. […]

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How to manage passwords in Linux

In our previous guide, we have discussed on how to secure our passwords in Linux. In this tutorial, we will see how to manage passwords in our Linux system. /etc/login.defs The /etc/login.defs file contains some default settings for user passwords like password aging and length settings. (You will also find the numerical limits of user […]

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How to manage users in linux

User management on Linux can be done in three complementary ways. You can use the graphical tools provided by your distribution. These tools have a look and feel that depends on the distribution. If you are a novice Linux user on your home system, then use the graphical tool that is provided by your distribution. […]

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How to run a program as another user on Linux

The sudo program allows a user to start a program with the credentials of another user. Before this works, the system administrator has to set up the /etc/sudoers file. This can be useful to delegate administrative tasks to another user (without giving the root password). The screenshot below shows the usage of sudo. User ‘rd’ […]

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Ubuntu – Reference

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Jaunty#User_Administration

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Insanely Awesome Web Interface for Your Git Repos

Almost 80-90 people visit How To: Install and Configure GitWeb everyday in search of setting up a web interface for their git repositories. Though gitweb is nice, it’s a bit painful to setup and the web interface is not that appealing. The other day I received this email from Klaus Silveira Hello Kulbir, I saw your article … 

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