In the world of Linux, few debates have stirred as much controversy as the battle between the traditional System V init system, often known as SysVinit, and the newer systemd. In this article, I’ll briefly discuss what systemd is, what…

In most programming languages, you’ll find a string data type. A string is basically a group of characters. Bash shell is different though. There is no separate data type for strings. Everything is a variable here. But that doesn’t mean…

Most modern VMs are configured to skip the GRUB bootloader for a seamless experience. However, you might need to access the GRUB menu at times. For example, if you want to switch back to the older kernel or get into…

In IT, a Security Operations Center (SOC) or Information Security Operations Center (ISOC) is a centralized location where an organization’s security team monitors, analyzes, detects and solves any cybersecurity events that might arise. However, in addition to this definition, a…

I have a feeling that we’ve been covering more commands and terminal-based tutorials than desktop-focused tutorials. Do you also think the same? If yes, let me know so that we can put the focus back where you, our readers, want…

The cp command is one of the essential Linux commands you probably will be using on a regular basis. As the name indicates, cp stands for copy and it is used for copying files and directories. It’s one of the…

In the earlier part of the series, you learned about variables. The variables can have a single value in it. Arrays can have several values inside it. This makes things easier when you have to deal with several variables at…