Install and use smem – Linux Memory Reporting/Statistics Tool

In a shared memory environment, which is a technique used by most operating systems, there is a challenge of counting the memory several times. This ...

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Linux dig command (Domain Information Groper) examples for DNS Lookup

Dig (Domain Information Groper) is a networking tool that can query DNS servers for information. It can be very helpful for diagnosing problems with domain ...

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What is Ext2, Ext3 & Ext4 and how to create and convert Linux File systems

A filesystem is a way of storing, organizing and accessing files (and/or directories) on a storage device. Some examples of filesystems are FAT, NTFS for ...

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The Linux top command understanding

The top program provides a dynamic real-time view of a running system. It can display system summary information as well as a list of processes ...

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How to install and use CoreFreq – CPU monitoring tool for linux

CoreFreq is a CPU monitoring software designed for 64-bits Processors w/ architectures Intel Atom, Core2, Nehalem, SandyBridge and superior, AMD Family 0F. CoreFreq provides a ...

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How to use tar command

Tar (tape archive ) is the most widely used command in Unix like operating system for creating archive of multiple files and folders into a ...

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How to install and use vnstat (Network Traffic Monitor) in linux

vnStat is a console-based network traffic monitor for Linux and BSD that keeps a log of network traffic for the selected interface(s). It uses the ...

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Install and use Log File Navigator – lnav in Ubuntu and CentOS linux

The Log File Navigator, lnav, is an enhanced log file viewer that takes advantage of any semantic information that can be gleaned from the files ...

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Install Taskwarrior (terminal based todo application) on Ubuntu based distribution

Taskwarrior is Free and Open Source Software that manages your TODO list from your command line. It is flexible, fast, efficient, and unobtrusive. It does ...

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