Linux is a multitaskand multiuseroperating system. Now, a little explanation of this terminology. An operating systemis a collection of programs that run in a computer so that a person can easily access the hardware and all resources of the computers. In this third edition of the bestselling How Linux Works, author Brian Ward peels back […]
To change ownership of files or directories we use chown command in the Linux system. This command is also available in the IBM i operating system. The chgrp command is also used to change only the group ownership of the file in the Linux system. Another thing we wondered was: how do I change ownership […]
Linux, like nearly all operating systems, accumulates many temporary files. It may be helpful to know more about these files. Some users may want to know how to manage the temporary files to increase storage space. Thankfully, the temporary files and cache are stored under /var/, /tmp/, and ~/.cache/. /var/ contains long-term temporary files that […]
The Linux kernel mainly acts as a resource manager acting as an abstract layer for the applications. The applications have a connection with the kernel which in turn interacts with the hardware and services the applications. Linux is a multitasking system allowing multiple processes to execute concurrently. Some think that But, before discussing how any […]
A scheduler chooses the next task to be run, and maintains the order, which all the processes on the system should be run in, as well. In the same way as most operating systems out there, Linux implements preemptive multitasking. Meaning, the scheduler decides when one process ceases running and the other begins. These task […]
Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds: to create a new free operating system kernel. The resulting Linux kernel has been marked by constant growth throughout its history. What year was Linux first released? The first prototypes of Linux were publicly released in 1991. The first version (1.0) came […]
TPM provides a hardware support that holds the keys, which can be used to prove that the platform is trusted and the operating system can be booted securely. We can use TPM with LUKS in Linux, where the LUKS key can be written into TPM and then set-up a Trusted. GRUB, which would unlock the […]
After you’ve chosen the Best Linux Distro, now it’s time to know how to install Linux. The first way is to download the Linux distribution you want and burn it into a DVD or USB stick and boot your machine with it and complete the installation process. While I was researching we ran into the […]
Linux from Scratch allows you to build your own customized Linux system entirely from source code. LFS is not exactly a tool like others on this list, but you can still use it for the same purpose – to create your own Linux distro (and to learn a lot about Linux as a whole ). […]
Elementary OS is one of the most beautiful Linux distros I’ve ever used. The UI resembles that of Mac OS – so if you have already used a Mac-powered system, it’s easy to get comfortable with. One way to think about this is linux is the forerunner of the open-source technologies that we use today, […]
