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Linux Tutorials and Command Line Guides

Learn Linux with step-by-step tutorials, command line examples, and system administration guides for Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS, and more.

Welcome to the Linux tutorials section, your complete resource for mastering Linux commands and system administration.

This category covers everything from basic commands to advanced system-level operations across multiple distributions such as Ubuntu, RHEL, and CentOS.

Linux is the backbone of modern infrastructure, and understanding it is essential for DevOps, cloud computing, and system administration. You may also explore System Administration and Security for advanced topics.

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How to list packages in a yum group?

Being able to list packages in a YUM group can be helpful for a variety of reasons, such as ensuring that all necessary packages are installed for a specific

Omer Cakmak5 min read
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How to share folder with NFS in Ubuntu?

Developed by Sun Microsystems in 1984, NFS (Network File SystemS) is an RPC- based distributed file system structure that allows computers on the network to

Omer Cakmak5 min read
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How to Edit a File in Linux? [SOLVED]

In Linux operating systems, everything is a file. There are daily routine tasks within the system such as turning new features on or off or editing files. An

Omer Cakmak5 min read
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wget command not found

There are two possible reasons for wget command not found error. Either the wget package is not installed on your server or PATH variable is wrongly set.

Omer Cakmak4 min read
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How to DROP connection in IPTABLES?

iptables is a GPL licensed utility that allows the Linux kernel firewall to configure IP packet filter rules. Filters are organized in different tables that

Omer Cakmak4 min read
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Solved: vncserver service failed a configured resource limit was exceeded

vncserver service failed because a configured resource limit was exceeded tigervnc on RHEL 7, remove temporary files from under /tmp and /tmp/.X11-unix/.

Deepak Prasad4 min read
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How to configure bridged network in virt-manager (CentOS / RHEL 7)

Steps to configure bridged network in virt-manager. Virtual Machine Manager provides a graphical tool for administering virtual machines for KVM, Xen etc

Deepak Prasad3 min read
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define ephemeral disk in OpenStack and compare with persistent storage

Define ephemeral storage. Difference between root disk vs ephemeral disk in openstack? Ephemeral storage is non persistent storage unlike cinder swift storage.

Deepak Prasad4 min read
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How to download entire repository from CentOS /RHEL 7/8 for offline use?

To download entire repository from CentOS / RHEL 7 you will need one time access to Internet. Next you can sync the online repository to your local system

Deepak Prasad6 min read
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How to download rpm package and all dependencies (RHEL / CentOS 7)

Download rpm package and all dependencies in CentOS / RHEL 7 using yumdownloader or repotrack. You can also use repoquery with yumdownloader to download rpm

Deepak Prasad5 min read
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Linux Boot Process Explained Step by Step in Detail

Get detailed description of Step by Step Guide of Linux boot process with flowchart diagram. This also is the most asked question in interviews in Linux.

Deepak Prasad3 min read
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How to protect GRUB2 from booting kernel without password in Linux

Learn to set password to protect grub2 from booting a kernel without password. in rhel 7.To set password and protect grub2 remove unrestricted in menuentry

Deepak Prasad3 min read
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How to exit full screen mode in qemu virt-manager ( RHEL / CentOS 7)

How to exit full screen mode in qemu virt-manager for kvm hosts or get out of fullscreen. This article is validated on RHEL / CentOS 7 Linux on vnc viewer.

Deepak Prasad2 min read
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Understanding High Availability Cluster and Architecture

Understand thearchitectecture of different kinds of cluster i.e. high performance, load balancing and high availability cluster in Red Hat Linux

Deepak Prasad4 min read
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Guide to troubleshoot Cluster Resource (RHEL / CentOS 7)

Configure high availability cluster, create cluster resource and troubleshoot cluster resource for a cluster on Red Hat / CentOS 7 with examples.

Deepak Prasad5 min read
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Understanding resource group and constraints in a Cluster with examples

Understand resource group and constraints with examples in Cluster. Different types of constraint, adding existing resource to group, High Available Cluster

Deepak Prasad6 min read
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OpenStack Command Line Cheat Sheet (Beginner's Guide)

OpenStack command line cheat sheet for begineer. This CLI cheat sheet consists of Flavor, Identity, Compute Nova, Neutron Network, Block Storage, Guestfish

Deepak Prasad4 min read
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How to change tmpfs partition size in Linux ( RHEL / CentOS 7 )

Increase decrease, change tmpfs partition size in Red Hat Linux 7, /run /run/user/$PID /dev/shm /sys/fc/cgroup using fstab RuntimeDirectorySize logind.conf

Deepak Prasad5 min read
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5 ways to check if server is physical or virtual in Linux or Unix

Commands to check if server is physical or virtual in Linux Unix. dmesg, lshw, hwinfo, dmidecode commands to check if server is physical or virtual remotely

Deepak Prasad5 min read
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How to install and configure two node cluster in Linux ( CentOS / RHEL 7 )

How to install configure two node cluster in linux on centos rhel 7 using vmware virtualbox corosync-quorumtool two_node wait_for_all auto_tie_breaker

Deepak Prasad5 min read
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Understanding nova compute architecture basics in Openstack (flow chart)

nova compute architecture , what is the role of nova-api, nova-scheduler, nova- console, nova-conductor, nova-console-auth, nova-compute service in OpenStack

Deepak Prasad4 min read
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How to restrict root user to access or modify a file and directory in Linux

Restrict and prevent access to root user for files and directories in linux using extended attributes chattr. Root and all users will be restricted to modify

Deepak Prasad4 min read
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How to disable tty or enable tty console in Linux ( RHEL / CentOS 7)

How to enable tty for more than 6 console. How to disable all the tty terminals in Linux. systemd disable tty. systemd enable tty using getty service in Linux.

Deepak Prasad3 min read
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Secure Master Slave DNS Server with DNSSEC key in Linux (RHEL/CentOS 7)

Steps to secure master slave dns server using various algorithm types to secure the data replication between master and slave dns server using dnssec key Linux

Deepak Prasad7 min read
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Register RHEL 7 host to RHN using subscription manager (with or without proxy)

Register RHEL 7 system to Red Hat Satellite Network using subscription manager. Attach pool, enable and disable repositories with or without proxy in RHSM.conf

Deepak Prasad6 min read
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Unregister RHEL 7 using Subscription Manager and Remove System Profile

Unregister RHEL 7 from Red Hat Network using subscription manager and remove system profile. subscription-manager unregister, clean to remove subscription data

Deepak Prasad3 min read
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6 ssh authentication methods to secure connection (sshd_config)

Overview on different openssh authentication methods using sshd_config in RHEL/CentOS 7/8 Linux with Examples. Authenticate your sshd connection in Linux

Deepak Prasad7 min read
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How to find files in Ubuntu?

There are 5 different ways to find files in ubuntu.

Omer Cakmak5 min read
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How to download torrent from CLI in Ubuntu?

The word torrent is an expression used to name the metadata linked to the files and folders to be downloaded. A torrent file (.torrent) does not contain the

Omer Cakmak4 min read
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How to take screenshot in Ubuntu?

Taking screenshots is a feature that the end user needs in every operating system. They probably started offering the take a screenshot feature after the OS

Omer Cakmak3 min read