Category archives: Linux - Page 2

What Is Ubuntu? A Beginner’s Guide to the Free Linux Operating System

Ubuntu is one of the world’s most popular open-source operating systems — and it’s completely free to use. Designed as a user-friendly alternative to Windows and macOS, Ubuntu runs on […]

Michael O.

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Difference between Windows and Linux cloud server

A Windows cloud server or a Linux cloud server – this is the first question when choosing a cloud hosting plan for your website online. Which operating system to choose […]

Michael O.

2min Read

Linux – Advanced SSH

SSH is not just a way to connect to your Linux VPS SSH or Secure Shell is a network protocol that enables secure connections. It is heavily used to connect […]

Michael O.

4min Read

Linux Basics – grep with variations

In this Linux Basics article, we will have a look at the grep command and its variants, egrep (Extended grep), fgrep (Fixed grep), pgrep (Process grep) and rgrep (Recursive grep). We asked our HOSTAFRICA Linux specialist a […]

Michael O.

3min Read

Linux Basics – head, tail, cat and more (or less)

The following are all BASH commands that are in daily use for most admin tasks. Need to extract a list of email addresses from a log file or a list […]

Michael O.

4min Read

Linux – where did it come from?

Linux History According to popular Linux history sources, Linux was created and developed by a talented student, Linus Torvalds, in 1991 when he was a student at Helsinki University, Finland. […]

Michael O.

3min Read

Linux Basics – An Intro to Log Files

Linux log files are a wonderful source of information. They can be used for debugging and troubleshooting almost any running application. If you are bored of watching TV, try staring […]

Michael O.

3min Read

Linux Basics – man and mkdir

In our previous articles we went over the basics of navigating Linux and the kill command. In this tutorial, we go over the basics of the man and mkdir commands. […]

Michael O.

3min Read

Linux Basics – the ‘kill’ command and process signals

The kill command The kill command is used in Linux to terminate a running process. Various signals may be passed via the kill command to either terminate the process gracefully, tell the […]

Michael O.

2min Read

Category archives: Linux - Page 2

What Is Ubuntu? A Beginner’s Guide to the Free Linux Operating System

Difference between Windows and Linux cloud server

Linux – Advanced SSH

Linux Basics – grep with variations

Linux Basics – head, tail, cat and more (or less)

Linux – where did it come from?

Linux Basics – An Intro to Log Files

Linux Basics – man and mkdir

Linux Basics – the ‘kill’ command and process signals

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