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The annual World Backup Day, which is March 31, is a good reminder to review your backup policies and practices.
Aliases provide an easy way to reuse complicated or often-used commands.
Leap years are not quite as regular as we might have believed. A fairly simple Linux script can tell you whether a year will be a leap year or not.
Requiring password changes is a common security practice, and Linux systems admins can use the chage command to view and change password expiration information.
While the desktop is not Linux's claim to fame, Linux still offers a huge number of distributions that can make your desktop computer work just like you'd want.
Open source code makes a lot of difference when it comes to how you can tailor an OS, adjust it to meet your needs, and fit it to the required tasks – whether large or huge.
You can use the stat command to view dates and times associated with Linux files, and the date command can do some handy conversions if you’d like to display the current time in the epoch format.
Configuring and managing Linux accounts is fairly easy once you get used to a handful of commands.
Red Hat executive Francis Chow outlines the company's strategy for using Red Hat Linux for flexible manufacturing.
Installing and updating the OS, managing user accounts, and looking after security are just a few of the primary responsibilities of a Linux systems administrator.