The Linux operating system is powerful and flexible, able to run in several different modes of operation called run levels. When a Linux system starts, a function called "init" is used to configure ...

No matter your Linux system, be it desktop or server, there will be numerous processes running at any given time. Hopefully those processes are all running as expected. But if not, this article, ...

Linux tip: Many users are all too familiar with using Ctrl+Alt+Del (or, on a Mac, Cmd+Opt+Esc) to kill unresponsive processes. There isn't a comparable keyboard shortcut for Linux by default, but a ...

One of the simplest ways to run a command in the background is by appending an ampersand (&) at the end of the command. This method instructs the shell to execute the command as a separate background ...

The ps command that we all use to list processes has some interesting options that many of us never take advantage of. While the commonly used ps -ef provides a complete listing of running processes, ...

Complete tload command guide for Linux. Monitor CPU load average with live ASCII graphs. Installation, usage examples, and ...

Red Hat released a new test version of its Linux operating system on Monday along with a new development process that's designed to include outside programmers. The Raleigh, N.C.-based company has ...