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Need a jump start on Unix networking? Whether you're working on your home network or setting up systems at work, here are some basic Unix commands and insights that might prove helpful. Once upon a ...

I'm posting this here because OS X is my main unix system, though I also use some linux stuff (synology and a ubuntu virtual machine in my mac). I've dabbled with unix off and on for more than 20 ...

What Am I Doing? What is Going On? You are learning a different way to interact with a computer, working at the command line. It means typing commands at a prompt - no mouse. Typing only! Why? What is ...

Linux is one of the popular operating systems and has seen wide adoption across the globe. It is an open-source, Unix-based operating system with many distributions for computers, embedded systems, ...

I’ve followed your guide to building a home server with FreeNAS, but I’m not sure what to do with the permissions on my files. Can I just set them all to 777, or is that insecure? This stuff is like ...

A few months ago, a friend of mine who knows I work for Linux Journal asked if I could help him install a Linux distribution on his home computer. He's a part-time student and didn't want a repeat of ...