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How to get motherboard info on Ubuntu / Debian / CentOS / Linux

Silver Moon — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:18:22 +0000

Get Motherboard Info on Linux To get details about the motherboard on your desktop pc or laptop, there are a couple of commands available on Linux. These commands will show the motherboard vendor, model name / part number and some other details like what bios/uefi firmware is installed on it. In this article we shall... Read More »

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Top “systemctl” command examples in Linux – How to manage system services

Silver Moon — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 05:27:42 +0000

The command-line use systemctl, which stands for "system control," is essential for managing services on Linux systems using the systemd init system. It is an important tool for monitoring how services, daemons, and other system components behave. To help you learn how to control services on your Linux system, we'll go into much detail about... Read More »

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13 “iostat” Command Examples in Linux – Monitor disk i/o and cpu usage

Silver Moon — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 05:25:12 +0000

The iostat command is a system monitoring tool in Linux that provides comprehensive usage information on input/output (I/O) devices, partitions, and the CPU. This information can be used in analyzing resource allocation and utilization, identifying potential performance issues, and troubleshooting. iostat monitors the active time of I/O devices in relation to their average transfer rates.... Read More »

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11 “vmstat” command examples on Linux – View cpu, memory, io statistics

Silver Moon — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 06:12:30 +0000

In this article, we want to introduce you to 'vmstat' command, which is one of the top monitoring tools that Linux/UNIX users should know of. The vmstat command is used to retrieve the statistics of CPU, virtual memory, paging, processes, threads, disks, traps, I/O blocks, and so on. This useful command will help you a... Read More »

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9 “parted” command examples in Linux – Manage storage devices

Silver Moon — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 01:03:09 +0000

There are different tools to manage storage devices on Linux. One such commonly used tool is the parted command utility. It allows you to create, extend, and delete disk partitions on storage devices. Parted command offers several benefits over other partition tools, such as fdisk, when it comes to managing disk partitions. Some of its... Read More »

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Journalctl Command examples in Linux – A Comprehensive Guide

Silver Moon — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:06:01 +0000

Maintaining a healthy and productive Linux environment requires effective system log management. The journalctl command has evolved into an essential resource for accessing and analyzing system logs with the introduction of systemd, the system and service manager for recent Linux distributions. The journalctl command's adaptability and utility on Linux-based systems will be examined thoroughly in... Read More »

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10 “lsof” command examples in Linux – Check open files and sockets

Silver Moon — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 01:28:44 +0000

lsof, which means "list open files", is a command-line utility that shows information on currently opened files and the processes they are associated with in Linux and other Unix-based operating systems. A file in this context could be your regular file, a directory, a block-special file, a library, a character-special file, an executing text reference,... Read More »

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10 “lsblk” command examples in Linux – List block devices

Silver Moon — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 01:24:49 +0000

Introduction This article will explore the 'lsblk' command to understand the structure of storage devices through practical examples with filtering options. This will help you manage, monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot block devices on a Linux system. Block devices are storage devices that store and retrieve data in fixed-size blocks. Installation To install 'lsblk', you can... Read More »

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Examples of “iotop” command in Linux – Monitor disk input/output per process

Silver Moon — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 09:18:57 +0000

Iotop is an open-source and free utility Linux command used to display the statistics of disk input/output by processor/threads and print the summary which gets refreshed every second. It is quite similar to the top command, except that iotop monitors just disk i/o and not other metrics. This command is particularly useful for system administrators... Read More »

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11 “sar” Command Examples in Linux to Monitor System Resources

Silver Moon — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 06:14:04 +0000

sar (System Activity Reporter) is a command line tool used to collect, report, and analyze system activity information in Linux and other Unix-based operating systems. In other words, it gathers information and provides insights on system activity, such as CPU utilization, memory usage, I/O operations, network activity, disk usage, power management, and much more, which... Read More »

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Nslookup Command Examples in Linux – Query DNS records

Silver Moon — Tue, 30 May 2023 08:03:00 +0000

The name of the nslookup command is an abbreviated version of "name server lookup". nslookup sends a request to the local domain name system (DNS) server asking for information from its DNS records. In response, the DNS server returns the IP address or relevant domain information for a specific website or server. However, it can... Read More »

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How to Check OpenCL support in GPU on Linux / Ubuntu

Silver Moon — Fri, 26 May 2023 09:46:43 +0000

OpenCL is a general purpose computing api that is designed to be hardware accelerated with a supporting gpu and driver. On Linux this api is supported by all major gpu vendors including nvidia, intel and amd. In this quick tutorial we take a look at how to check if your system support opencl api (with... Read More »

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How to Test Disk IO Speed with FIO (Flexible IO Tester) in Linux / Ubuntu / Fedora

Silver Moon — Thu, 25 May 2023 14:12:24 +0000

Disk I/O speed is an indicator of how fast the system and read/write to the disk. Usually nvme ssds are the fastest and hard drives and external usb flash drives are the slowest. There are many commands that can be used to benchmark the performance of storage disks on linux. For e.g. sysbench, dd and... Read More »

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How to check Ram Rank and Bank details in Linux – decode-dimms

Silver Moon — Sat, 20 May 2023 10:14:04 +0000

The decode-dimms program from i2c-tools package can be used to extract spd information from the ram modules which provides details about the module including the timings, clock speed, internal layout of the memory blocks including rank and bank count. The command can be installed with the following commands: sudo apt-get install i2c-tools sudo modprobe eeprom... Read More »

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How to check if ISO is bootable in Linux – From Command Line

Silver Moon — Sat, 20 May 2023 08:33:19 +0000

So you have downloaded an iso which could be a linux installation or live iso or a windows iso or something other operating system. Now if you are planning to burn it to an actual disk like a cd or dvd, it would be a nice idea to first check if the iso if properly... Read More »

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How to Check Un-allocated Disk Space in Linux

Silver Moon — Mon, 15 May 2023 08:21:27 +0000

Un-allocated space is that disk space which is not inside any partition and is lying free. This space cannot be formatted to a file-system without first creating a partition in it. In order to use the space in unallocated space, you must either create a new partition in that space, or merge the space with... Read More »

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13 Quick “ls” Command Examples in Linux – Browse files and directories

Silver Moon — Mon, 15 May 2023 07:43:54 +0000

"ls" (list directory contents) is one of the most commonly used commands in Linux. The command displays a list of all the files and directories in the current directory. It is one of the very first commands one should learn when new to Linux. The command is quite popular, works well enough, and can be... Read More »

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How to Test (Benchmark) Disk IO Speed with Sysbench in Linux / Ubuntu

Silver Moon — Thu, 11 May 2023 07:56:46 +0000

Sysbench is a command line utility program available on linux that can be used to conduct different types of benchmark tests to measure performance of disk io, memory, cpu and mysql database. In another article we learned how to use sysbench to . In this particular article we take a quick look at how we... Read More »

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Tcpdump Command Examples in Linux – Capture, Analyse Network Traffic

Silver Moon — Wed, 10 May 2023 14:17:38 +0000

Tcpdump is a command-line tool for capturing and analyzing network packets in Linux. Basically its a packet sniffer that also breaks them down into easy to read format for human beings. It can be a powerful tool for troubleshooting network connectivity issues by analyzing the network traffic on a system. Tcpdump works by listening for... Read More »

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How to check USB Port and Device Speed in Linux

Silver Moon — Mon, 08 May 2023 09:01:38 +0000

USB ports and devices come in a variety of speeds like USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), USB 3.0 ( 5 Gbps), USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) and so on. When you connect a device to your system on a usb port for the purpose of data transfer (for example an external ssd or hdd) you... Read More »

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