Removing and creating files on UNIX/Linux and using the shred command.

The shred command on Linux is the perfect way to remove files securely from your Linux system. With a large amount of iterations, it will ensure that it is very difficult to get the data back. the -u parameter will delete the file after the overwriting process. neo@deusexmachina:~$ shred -n 20 -u gegl-0.2.0.tar.bz2neo@deusexmachina:~$ shred -n … Read more

How I created a new swap partition for my Linux Mint 14 PC using Gparted.

I have 6 Gigabytes of RAM in my computer and I found out that my swap partition was only 2 Gigabytes. So I needed to create a larger partition. I used the Gparted application to delete a useless Gentoo partition and then I created a 12 Gigabyte partition to use as swap space. This will … Read more

Creating a new user on a Linux workstation with the shell.

Creating a new user with the Linux command-line is very easy, the command-line adduser command is easier to use than the useradd command and automates a lot of the steps involved in creating a new user and their home directory. The sequence shown below is the simple task of creating a new user and shows … Read more