Linux stands as a bastion of power and flexibility in the world of operating systems, particularly when it comes to managing disk storage. Whether you're a seasoned sysadmin, a developer, or a Linux ...

In the comments on my recent posts about installing Linux on a netbook for a novice user (see my recommendations and my own results), someone mentioned that figuring out the disk partitioning was very ...

How to Set Temporary Environment Variables in Linux (+Video Tutorial) Your email has been sent In Jack Wallen's tutorial for developers, he show how easy it is to set temporary environment variables ...

Disk quotas are a mechanism for limiting the amount of disk space and the number of files (inodes) that a user or a group of users can consume. These limits prevent individual users or services from ...

Storage-management software developer Acronis has announced release of its True Image Server for Linux 8.0, the industry’s first native Linux disk imaging, backup and bare-metal restore application, ...

There are many ways to evaluate disk space usage on Linux, and this post examines a number of commands that allow you to view used and available disk space. The df command stands for “disk free” and, ...

The ncdu command provides a convenient way to review files and the disk space being used on Linux systems, but the file sizes may appear a little strange at first. The ncdu command provides a fast and ...