Category archives: Linux - Page 2

Ubuntu: a breakdown and introduction

There’s a chance you’ve heard about Ubuntu. It is an open-source alternative to Microsoft’s Windows and Apple’s Mac software platforms. It is also a completely free piece of software that […]

Michael O.

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Difference between Windows and Linux cloud server

A Windows cloud server or a Linux cloud server – this is the first question when choosing a cloud hosting plan for your website online. Which operating system to choose […]

Michael O.

2min Read

Linux – Advanced SSH

SSH is not just a way to connect to your Linux VPS SSH or Secure Shell is a network protocol that enables secure connections. It is heavily used to connect […]

Michael O.

4min Read

Linux Basics – grep with variations

Grep and Friends In this Linux Basics article, we will have a look at the grep command and its variants, egrep (Extended grep), fgrep (Fixed grep), pgrep (Process grep) and rgrep (Recursive grep). We asked our HOSTAFRICA Linux […]

Michael O.

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Linux Basics – head, tail, cat and more (or less)

The following are all BASH commands that are in daily use for most admin tasks. Need to extract a list of email addresses from a Linux server log file or […]

Michael O.

4min Read

Linux – where did it come from?

Linux History According to popular Linux history sources, Linux was created and developed by a talented student, Linus Torvalds, in 1991 when he was a student at Helsinki University, Finland. […]

Michael O.

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Linux Basics – An Intro to Log Files

Linux Log Files Linux server log files are a wonderful source of information. They can be used for debugging and troubleshooting almost any running application. If you are bored of […]

Michael O.

3min Read

Linux Basics – man and mkdir

The Linux ‘man’ command The Linux man command is one of the lesser known helpers for those new to Linux. Typing in ‘man find’ give you a whole manual page […]

Michael O.

3min Read

Linux Basics – the ‘kill’ command and process signals

The kill command The kill command is used in Linux to terminate a running process. Various signals may be passed via the kill command to either terminate the process gracefully, tell the […]

Michael O.

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Category archives: Linux - Page 2

Ubuntu: a breakdown and introduction

Difference between Windows and Linux cloud server

Linux – Advanced SSH

Linux Basics – grep with variations

Linux Basics – head, tail, cat and more (or less)

Linux – where did it come from?

Linux Basics – An Intro to Log Files

Linux Basics – man and mkdir

Linux Basics – the ‘kill’ command and process signals

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