There’s a myth that Linux doesn’t have viruses. but for most people, it’s true that they don’t need an antivirus on Linux. How can both those claims be true? Do you really need antivirus on your Linux machine? Although there have been cases like EvilGnome, a piece of malware that made headlines last year for … Read more
Storing data at scale isn’t like saving a file on your hard drive. It requires a software manager to keep track of all the bits that make up your company’s files. That’s where distributed storage management packages like Ceph and Gluster come into place. Ceph and Gluster are both systems used for managing distributed storage. … Read more
A very useful feature in Linux is the “Access Control Lists” which controls access to files and directories. Here is how the access control lists work to control the file permissions in Linux. Note: To thoroughly grasp how access control lists work, we’re first setting up some users and groups on a working Linux system. … Read more
Ubuntu’s Update Manager makes it relatively easy to upgrade your installation to a new major release. The utility’s graphical interface guides you through a step-by-step wizard that should be easy to follow. But there are times when you cannot use a graphical utility – for example, on servers you don’t have access to a graphical … Read more
Robolinux is a Linux distro which caters, in part, to those who want to migrate away from Windows. It is based on the latest stable release of Debian GNU/Linux, and according to its creator, the distro is designed for those who need support for Windows but want a virus and malware free environment. To try … Read more