Modern network connectivity is light years ahead of what it once was. Even though it's much more reliable than it was in the 1990s, issues still come up -- which is why I'm glad that Linux includes a ...

If you serve as an admin over Linux systems, one tool that you’ll fall back on daily is systemctl. Jack Wallen shows you how easy it is to list services with this command. Linux is an incredibly ...

You probably know about cron, a program that lets you schedule programs to run at various times. We’ve also talked about incron, which is very similar but instead of time, it reacts to changes in the ...

I have a friend who has had nothing but nightmares result from his attempts at setting up the fabled low-latency high-performance Linux audio system. In sympathy with his plight I present here a ...

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OK, so this is the Linux side of my HTPC discussion in the Audio/Visual Club forum. So, long story short: I bought a passively cooled miniPC, loaded a few different distros of linux on it; libvreElec, ...

A Linux system can feel slow without actually being slow. That’s the unsettling part. My CPU usage looked calm. Memory was nowhere near full. Disk activity was quiet. System monitors told a reassuring ...

This guide looks at some of the tools available to help you get your Linux servers out of just about any type of sticky situation. Constantly Updated — The download contains the latest and most ...

In my last installment of this series I introduced a variety of GUI-based tools that can help you discover more about your system to help identify potentially troublesome components. This week we'll ...

Effective troubleshooting requires that you know how to break a problem into pieces, track down evidence, and that you understand your systems and applications — as well as the tools at your disposal ...