Search your Linux machine for information about a certain package.

To find information about a certain package on a Linux machine, the man command is very useful, but it does not show all man pages that could contain valuable information. The apropos command is what is required to find all pertinent information. This example below shows how to use this command to find all manual … Read more

Useful Linux commands for new users, get information about packages.

A Linux installation contains many useful manual pages that provide much useful information to help you find your way around your Linux file system. The man hier command will load the hier(7) manual page that contains a full listing of all directories on your Linux system and what their role is in the file-system hierarchy. … Read more

Getting started with Linux. The first steps.

Linux has grown rapidly during the past few years, and so has the IT world’s awareness of it, following the media groundswell surrounding Linux in 1998. Back then it was the latest hot new thing to enter the realm of IT. Now, the hype has leveled out and the facts are starting to establish themselves. … Read more

Miscellaneous computing tips for Gnome Shell and Google Chromium browser users.

For users of Adblock Plus with the Chromium web browser, and Firefox as well, if you enter the URL below as a filter, this will block all Facebook advertisements from showing. Facebook advertisements are usually used by scammers and they are rarely useful compared to the superior Adwords Google ads. facebook.com##.ego_section facebook.com##.coverPhotoImg The code above … Read more

Website pages updated.

http://securitron.securitronlinux.com/ My Linux information pages redesigned. Check them out. I have found an old backup of my old securitronlinux.com website, I will search through the mysql dump of my WordPress installation and see what I can find in that file. I was hosting my website with Hosting24, but their service is terrible compared to Hostgator. … Read more

Website pages updated.

http://securitron.securitronlinux.com/my_linux_system.php http://securitron.securitronlinux.com/my_linux_system_2.php http://securitron.securitronlinux.com/perl_code.php     I have updated these pages with re-written content and tweaked the HTML for improved W3C compliance. Should be better to read now. http://www.securitronlinux.com/site/lc/ My Linux PDF uploads of the Mastering Linux series, a must read for Linux administrators and users that want to learn more about the Linux operating system. … Read more