As a long time Linux desktop user, I’m often tempted to try out new distros to see if any of them can match my current favorite – Linux Mint. So as part of that experiment, I downloaded ElementaryOS 5.0, which debuted in October 2018, and installed it as a guest Read More
In this post, I will demonstrate two ways to perform Shasum verification on Windows 10 computers. Shasum checks are useful to ensure the integrity of your software downloads, i.e., making sure that the files are not tampered with. When you run a shasum256 or shasum512 check on a file, you Read More
Of course, you can add, modify or delete users and groups on a CentOS 7 system via the command line. You can even set the default shell, create Sudo users (by adding the user to the Wheel group), set account expiration and password policies like password aging reminder to change Read More
If you want to learn virtualization, there are many avenues. You can use Oracle VirtualBox, VMWare, KVM, Xen, HyperV, etc. Since I was already familiar with other virtualization routes like Oracle VirtualBox, VMWare and HyperV, I decided to take the KVM plunge. KVM stands for Kernel-based Virtual Machine and has Read More
Although my go-to Linux distros are CentOS and Linux Mint, I occasionally give Fedora a spin. So when Fedora 29 debuted on October 30, 2018, I decided to take the upgrade out for a spin. Fedora 29 KDE Plasma Fedora is always about choice and, besides the default GNOME 3.3 Read More
Getting a good handle on IP commands will prove useful if you’re managing a Linux box. Although ifconfig was deprecated and replaced with ip several years ago, some folks sill use ifconfig. But it’s good to be aware of the basic ip commands when you’re managing a Linux server. Here Read More