Hard links and symbolic links are very confusing for Linux beginners. Today we will look at the differences between these two links. Hard Links In Linux By default, every file has a single hard link that gives the file its name. When we create a hard link, we create an additional directory entry for a …
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In this tutorial, we will learn how to install GUI ( graphical user interface ) on Ubuntu server 20.04. We will install ubuntu-desktop in the following example. Four steps to install GUI on Ubuntu Server: update the apt package index and install tasksel choose which GUI we will use use tasksel command to install the …
TCP connection status is a key metric to troubleshooting TCP related network issues. We collect four basic connection status to help you understand what these metrics mean. From these metrics, we can tell that the issue happens from server-side or client-side. understanding TCP active connections openings active connections openings – This indicates the system has …
File system is an important part of Linux world. We collect 10 useful file system concepts below to help you understand what file system is. Important File system Concepts File system: An organization of data as files and directories, with a file-based interface for accessing them, and file permissions to control access. Additional content may …
Raw IO and Direct IO are both bypassing file system cache. Here are more details about these two IOs. This can help us understand the difference and troubleshoot easier when we get a file system issue. Difference Between RAW IO and Direct IO Raw I/O is issued directly to disk offsets, bypassing the file system …
This article is part of the following series. 6 performance tools you should know in Linux 5 Ways to Check disk size in Linux 4 Ways to Check Disk Partition with Examples in Linux How I Fixed a disk performance issue in Minutes – A Step by Step Guide to Optimize Linux System Disk …
Find command on Linux is a very powerful tool to search files or directories. We can use maxdepth/mindepth to limit down the search to specific depth levels. How to Use Depth In Find Command We can combine two options together to limit the search only between max/min depths. On Centos, there is no option for …
Linux IOwait is a common Linux performance issue. Today we will look at what iowait means and what contributes to this problem. Hope this can give you more ideas about high IOwait issue. IOwait on Linux The iowait column on top command output shows the percentage of time that the processor was waiting for I/O …
DNS is a very critical part of the Linux operation world. We will cover the most common DNS records today. All domains are required to have at least a few essential DNS records for a user to be able to access their website using a domain name. A PTR CNAME MX TXT SRV AAAA DNS …
The most efficient way to check DNS records in Linux is using dig command. This command will send the DNS query to the name servers listed in the resolver(/etc/resolv.conf). It allows you to query information about various DNS records, including A record, MX record CNAME record etc. The following commands can be used to check …