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How to use cat command in Linux
Command cat is used to concatenate files and print on the standard output. For example, if you need to print text file to console you can use this command cat some_file.txt You also can print multiple files cat file1.txt file2.txt That will print b...
Alex · 2 years ago · 117
Linux news: Tablet from Purism, GNOME 45, Plasma 6, XFCE on Wayland
Welcome to this week's edition of The Linux Experiment Weekly Update, where we bring you the latest news and developments in the world of Linux. In this episode, we'll be covering a range of topics, from new Linux tablets to exciting updates in the L...
Jacob Enderson · 17 September 2023 · 47
Exploring Ubuntu-Based Linux Distributions
Ubuntu has long been the face of desktop Linux, known by many, even if they are not entirely familiar with the concept of Linux itself. However, in recent years, Ubuntu and its parent company, Canonical, have made some controversial decisions that ha...
Jacob Enderson · 12 September 2023 · 31
Install Ubuntu with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows 10
If you are using both Linux and Windows, then sometimes the familiar UNIX tools are missing in the Windows shell. These little helpers make life so much easier. That's why it's nicer to have option of installing a full-fledged Linux on Windows for so...
Jacob Enderson · 31 August 2020 · 453
Best Linux distro in 2020
Thanks to the large community of Linux users, there are countless distributions that are always up-to-date for free download. In the DistroWatch hit ranking you can find 278 different Linux distributions for any purpose. Among them a...
Alex · 28 August 2020 · 1.7K
IP Blocking in Linux: `ip route` vs. `iptables`
When it comes to securing your Linux system and network, blocking unwanted IP addresses is an essential part of the defense strategy. Linux provides multiple methods to achieve IP blocking, and two commonly used approaches are ip route and iptables....
Den W. · 29 July 2023 · 73
Ubuntu snap - uninstall or keep?
Snap is a package format which is mostly programmed and supported by Canonical, the Ubuntu developer. However, it is viewed with mixed feelings in the Linux community. Whether you should use Snap packages or not is explained here. What is Snap? Snap...
Den W. · 23 September 2022 · 288
How to use awk command in Linux
AWK is a powerful text-processing command line tool in Linux that enables users to perform various operations on a given data file. It can be used to extract, manipulate, and rearrange data from various file formats, including CSV and text files. In...
Jacob Enderson · 04 February 2023 · 100
Linux IPv6 "Route of Death" 0day Vulnerability in the Kernel
Details of an unpatched (0-day) vulnerability (CVE-2023-2156) in the Linux kernel have been disclosed. This vulnerability allows an attacker to crash the system by sending specially crafted IPv6 packets (packet-of-death). The issue only manifests whe...
Jacob Enderson · 1 year ago · 84 · 1
How to create user and add user to group in Linux
Let's say that you want to add a user to root privileges. One of the reasons you might want to do this is if you don't want to provide someone with the root password, but want them to have access to root level privileges. You could create a separate...
Alex · 09 September 2020 · 117
Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Grant Local Attackers Root Privileges
Two components of the Linux kernel contain security vulnerabilities that grant local attackers root shell access. A first exploit has been made public. Two components of the Linux kernel are affected by security vulnerabilities that allow local attac...
Den W. · 1 year ago · 144 · 1
Valve released Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux
Valve has published the first release of a new branch of Proton 5.0, which is based on the experience of the Wine project and aims to provide Linux gaming applications created for Windows and presented in the Steam catalog. The developments of the pr...
Alex · 08 February 2020 · 691
How To Kill Zombie Processes on Linux
A Zombie process, also referred to as a "defunct" or "dead" process, is a process that has completed its execution but remains present in the system's process table. It should have been removed from the table by its parent process, but for some reason this wasn't done correctly. In a typical Linux system, when a process finishes its execution and e...
Jacob Enderson · 04 February 2023 · 132How to Use the Sudo Command in Linux
The sudo command (which stands for “superuser do”) is a powerful tool that allows users to execute commands with the privileges of the root user. It’s especially useful for system administrators who need to perform tasks that require root access. In...
Den W. · 27 January 2023 · 80
Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS release with graphics stack and Linux kernel update
Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS distribution update has been compiled, which includes changes related to hardware support improvements, Linux kernel and graphics stack updates, installer and loader bug fixes. Also included are topical updates for several hundred...
Jacob Enderson · 11 August 2023 · 82
Faster Fixes: Ubuntu's Plan to Reduce Linux Kernel Package Vulnerabilities
Kleber Souza, an engineer at Canonical who maintains Linux kernel packages for Ubuntu, has announced a new kernel update cycle. The new cycle, which is codenamed "4/2", involves generating additional SU kernel package updates (Security Update) that i...
Jacob Enderson · 03 August 2023 · 70