GNU Opened the Door That Linux Walked Trhough The free software movement began in 1983 when Richard Stallman launched the GNU Project. GNU, by the way, is a recursive acronym that stands for “GNU’s Not Unix!” His goal was to create a totally free and open source operating system compatible with Unix. He and other software … Read more
Common Top Level Directories Here are the most common top level directories that you need to be aware of and may interact with as a user of a Linux system. Dir Description / The directory called “root.” It is the starting point for the file system hierarchy. Note that this is not related to the … Read more
SSH, which is short for Secure Shell, is a network protocol used to connect to Linux and Unix servers over a network. Unlike Mac, Linux, and Unix, Windows does not include a native SSH client. If you plan on connecting to a Linux server from a Windows workstation, you’ll need to choose an SSH client. … Read more
We’ve covered four ways to get access to a Linux shell account, but most of those methods do not allow you to run commands as the superuser, also known as root. You can learn a lot with a normal user account, but if you want to start getting into the system administration aspects of Linux … Read more
It’s one thing to read about Linux, but it’s another thing entirely to use it. If you are just getting started or have some newfound Linux knowledge that you would like to put to the test, you’ll need a shell account. Luckily, getting an account on a Linux server is fairly easy. Web Based Command … Read more