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10th September 2009
Linux boot process is inclusive of several steps. The last steps of this boot procedure in init process, identified by id '1'. When starting the system, init starts system processes, which have been defined in
/etc/initab file. Init starts several ins... Read >
Author: jonny defh08th August 2009
mksf.ext3 is a Linux command that allows you to create a Linux file system (ext3), generally in a hard disk partition. When executing the command, you need to specify the device name the file system should reside on. The command creates the file system wi... Read >
Author: brad jerry27th June 2009
fstab (also referred as file system table) is an important system configuration file in Linux. Located at /etc/fstab, this file lists all available disk and disk partitions. This file is used to determine disk initialization information and is usually use... Read >
Author: brad jerry09th April 2009
Ext3 is the most popular file system used in Linux operating system. This is the most efficient and fast Linux file system. It was the first journaled Linux file system. It is the default file system for some of the popular Linux flavours. The Ext3 file s... Read >
Author: jonny defh09th March 2009
A Linux file system is the metadata structure that Linux uses to keep record of files on the hard drive that is the way in which the files are arranged on the hard drive. Every file system has a component based complex design and they are prone to corrupt... Read >
Author: Simpson03rd March 2009
In a Linux computer, the file system is metadata that is used for organizing and managing data that is stored on the hard drive. The file system ensures integrity of data. Along with storing data files, the file system also holds and manages important inf... Read >
Author: Simpson03rd March 2009
When you attempt to access any file, directory or volume from a Linux hard drive, you might receive any of the following error messages:“Inode entry of the file is deleted”“File not found”“File is inaccessible”These error messages take place ... Read >
Author: brad jerry26th February 2009
The Superblock is the most important part of a Linux computer that contains the basic information about file system like its size, its type etc. This information allows file system manager to maintain the file system. Generally the superblock stored in th... Read >
Author: jonny defh25th February 2009
Tune2fs is a Linux command that is generally used by the system administrators to tune the parameters of Ext2 and Ext3 file systems by regulating different parameters. You need to just specify the device on which the file system resides. This command also... Read >
Author: brad jerry20th February 2009
When you run fsck on your Linux file system’s physical volume, sometimes you may encounter certain error messages. These error messages prevent you from accessing data from a particular volume. In such situations, technical experts recommend to use ‘p... Read >
Author: Simpson13th February 2009
UnionFS is a Linux file system service that allows users to have the union mount for other Linux file systems. The union mount is the procedure of mounting several Linux file systems simultaneously. All these mounted file systems would then work as a soli... Read >
Author: jonny defh17th January 2009
A virtual disk is a disk with some characteristics of the general hard drive, in actual it is the emulation of a hard drive where a traditional Linux file system exists on physical disk partition. Because the virtual disk offers more flexibility of data s... Read >
Author: spears05th January 2009
There are some situations in Linux operating system where you can not mount the file system and logical volumes to access data from it. It specifically occurs in dual boot systems. When you attempt to repair the file system on your root partition, the pro... Read >
Author: brad jerry24th November 2008
File system holds all the information about the files located on the hard disk. Without this, your operating system would not be able to locate the data as then no memory pointer would be there. So for any operating system, including Linux, this is the to... Read >
Author: jonny defh09th September 2008
Certain error messages are kind of havoc to the users as these are the clear threats to the stored data and hence raise the issues which need Linux recovery. The Linux file system parts like superblock and inode are very sensitive and thus a mere corrupti... Read >
Author: jonny defh01st June 2007
When you are a new Linux OS (operating system) user starting to get Linux training, you may become frustrated by Linux documentation that uses several different terms to refer to the same thing - or to a similar thing.
To help put an end this Linux fru... Read >
Author: Clyde Boom31st May 2007
When you are a new Linux user needing to get Linux training, it is often confusing to decide what to focus on.
Should you learn how to use Linux for just one Linux distribution (a.k.a. version, distro)? Should you focus on learning Linux GUI utilities ... Read >
Author: Clyde Boom17th May 2007
This Linux command tutorial shows you some examples of how to run the Linux man command using popular, commonly used command options.
The Linux man Command
The Linux man command is used to view Linux "man pages" and these "man" (for "manual") pages ... Read >
Author: Clyde Boom10th May 2007
As part of your Linux training, it is vital that you clearly understand Linux concepts, like: how to boot Linux, the Linux file system, and how to create a Linux user.
Another part of your Linux training needs to involve learning how to use Linux comma... Read >
Author: Clyde Boom10th May 2007
This Linux command tutorial shows you several examples of how to run the Linux ls command using popular, commonly used command options.
All of the Linux command examples shown below have been designed to work with all Linux distributions (versions).
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Author: Clyde Boom04th May 2007
Linux GUI utilities provide an easy "point-and-click" method of doing Linux administration tasks, but they are time-consuming and awkward to use. You can run a simple Linux command to do the equivalent task in a fraction of the time it would take to use a... Read >
Author: Clyde Boom30th April 2007
Linux distributions (versions), especially the major Linux distros, include several "point-and-click" Linux GUI utilities. These utilities can be used to do Linux administration task. However, you have to do an awful lot of pointing and clicking to get an... Read >
Author: Clyde Boom27th April 2007
You can run Linux in Windows by running a free Linux virtual machine player program and opening a free Linux virtual machine!
This is fantastic for a new Linux user who needs to get Linux training and wants to learn Linux in Windows.
You just downl... Read >
Author: Clyde Boom27th April 2007
There are over 130 Linux distributions (versions) and they can be administered (managed) by Linux Graphical User Interface (GUI) utilities - or by using Linux commands.
Linux GUI utilities give you a "point-and-click" interface for doing Linux adminis... Read >
Author: Clyde Boom27th April 2007
Most Linux distributions (versions) have Graphical User Interface (GUI) utilities that you can use to do Linux administration. However, these "point-and-click" Linux utilities are slow and cumbersome and they are different from one Linux distribution to a... Read >
Author: Clyde Boom27th April 2007
Linux Commands - The great thing about Linux commands is that they are virtually identical from one Linux distribution (version) to another. So the way the real pros do Linux administration is to work at the Linux command line and run Linux commands.
L... Read >
Author: Clyde Boom
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