Download CentOS 7 Nightly Builds
As the CentOS folks are working on releasing a final version of CentOS 7, you can get in on the action and download their nightly builds. We’re estimating (guessing? Based on previous wait times after...
View ArticleHow to use GNU Screen in Linux
Screen is billed as a “full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes (typically interactive shells)” (from the man page). Linux admins use screen for...
View ArticleUnderstanding cron job times
Often, you’ll want to use cron to schedule daily, weekly, hourly (etc…) tasks on your linux system(s). cPanel has a little GUI for it, but since I don’t trust GUIs very often, I like just doing it the...
View ArticleCentOS 7 / RHEL 7 systemd commands
By now, if you’ve played around with CentOS 7 (or RHEL 7), you’ve heard that there are now systemd commands you can start using to start, restart and stop various services. They still have the...
View ArticleInstall Ubuntu / Xubuntu from USB
Installing via USB is much better/easier than via cd/dvd simply because it’s not going to get scratched up, you can easily carry it around with you to loan to friends, etc.. Let’s set up a couple...
View ArticleDownload Linux – Links to 20 popular distributions
I always find myself telling people to just download Linux. This usually follows up with “which distribution” and i’ll recommend a couple but always end with “try a few and see which one you like best...
View ArticleTry a DigitalOcean VPS free for a month (or two)
Have you been meaning to try out an SSD Linux server on Digital Ocean but keep putting it off? LinuxBrigade.com is currently being hosted on a DigitalOcean server and now you can get a $10 credit...
View ArticleSearch previous commands typed
If you want to see a collection of your previous commands used in Linux, you can always type ‘history’ for a listing of them. You can even search through history by grepping for the command you’re...
View ArticleSend mail via the command line
During your stint as a Linux administrator, you’ll likely want to send mail from the server you are working on. Whether its sending a quick test message or emailing yourself a file, it can be done...
View ArticleCentOS 7 / RHEL 7 – Open ports
One of the most common things I do on Linux machines is open ports to test software in a development environment. In the past, that meant trying to remember (and Googling) cryptic...
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