Linux tip: Many users are all too familiar with using Ctrl+Alt+Del (or, on a Mac, Cmd+Opt+Esc) to kill unresponsive processes. There isn't a comparable keyboard shortcut for Linux by default, but a ...

The bpytop tool works a lot like other performance monitoring tools, but gives you tremendous control over what it shows you. The bpytop tool is similar to other performance monitoring tools available ...

The most important networking command in Linux might be ping. This command lets you check if a remote machine is responding to your requests. You can use ping to check if your internet connection is ...

How to monitor a Linux log file in real time Your email has been sent This must-know Linux command will make troubleshooting considerably easier. Quick: What’s the first thing you do when you need to ...

In the beginning days of Unix and later Linux, disks were physically large, but very small in terms of storage capacity. A 300 megabyte disk in the mid-90’s was the size of a shoebox. Today, you can ...

Most similar to top is iotop. This program shows you the total and current disk read and write numbers for the file system and also shows you who is eating up the most disk I/O. This screen looks busy ...

Microsoft last week released an updated monitoring pack for System Center 2012 running on Windows Server 2008 that provides reporting capabilities for Unix and Linux servers. The pack, called "System ...

Before you try Linux, set up a few basics first. This quick prep helps avoid driver surprises, data loss, and a messy ...