The sar command, native to Solaris and often installed on Linux systems via the sysstat package, is extremely useful in analyzing current and recent system performance. On the other hand, if you would ...

When your Linux server starts feeling sluggish, you might benefit from looking at your swap space and gauging whether it’s adequately sized for your system’s workload. Fortunately, Linux has some ...

It's a rare occasion that my Linux desktop slows down. That's not to say it never happens, as that would be a lie. Most often, when a system slowdown occurs, I can usually trace it back to a specific ...