Server management is all about getting the job done -- preferably with minimal effort by the administrator. Whether to use the standard GUI or command-line tools depends on the circumstances. Just as ...

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As a system administrator, what better way to know the platform you work with than to put it together into a working, cohesive whole? When you build Linux from scratch, you come to fully and ...

Linux system administration encompasses managing the software and hardware of Linux systems, which can be complex, especially for those new to Linux or managing multiple systems. Fortunately, Webmin, ...

Based in rural Minnesota, Brian Burgess worked in IT for 10 years before finding his passion for writing about consumer technology. Brian earned his degree in computer and network technology in 2000.

Files, permissions, processes, networking, packages and disks: the Linux commands you actually use, with syntax and examples, and the ip and ss tools that replaced ifconfig and netstat.

I once locked myself out of my files with a simple mistyped command. This was the first time I rendered my Linux installation unusable, and it was because I didn’t understand permissions. While I ...

Jack Wallen demystifies these two Linux admin tools because knowing which sudo or su command to run is important. If you can only read one tech story a day, this is it. We use cookies and other data ...