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Linux Commands

Linux users can interact with their machines through a wide assortment of different commands. Here, we have in-depth explanations of a variety of these commands.

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Checking the number of directories in an environmental variable

1 answer • 17 days ago • By ff6af0b019c8-4c97-88eb-cc3077

Linux BasicsLinux Commands

How To Handle apt-key and add-apt-repository Deprecation Using gpg to Add External Repositories on Ubuntu 22.04

2 months ago • By Tony Tran

Linux BasicsLinux CommandsUbuntu 22.04

Django Permissions with Nginx and Gunicorn

Accepted Answer Available

1 answer • 2 months ago • By mpasquali

DigitalOcean DropletsDjangoLinux CommandsNginxUbuntu 20.04

Question about disabling direct root logins

1 answer • 2 months ago • By swadams

DigitalOcean DropletsLinux CommandsSecurity

SSH root not asks for password

1 answer • 2 months ago • By Edu Leon

Debian 10SecurityLinux Commands

Vscode not loading terminal when connecting to Droplet via SSH

1 answer • 3 months ago • By 1ccb25b121d1-49c0-88d7-0115df

Building on DigitalOceanDevelopmentDigitalOcean DropletsLinux BasicsLinux Commands

Can't update the servers

2 answers • 3 months ago • By b3699d04c0e6-4b4f-afaf-3bd295

Linux CommandsUbuntu 20.04

Conceptual Article

Learning to Love Your Terminal

3 months ago • By Alex Garnett

Linux BasicsCloud ComputingLinux Commands

Issues with public SSH key authentication on droplet

2 answers • 4 months ago • By Michael Hermary

DigitalOcean DropletsLinux CommandsUbuntu 20.04

Package Management Essentials: apt, yum, dnf, pkg

6 months ago • By Brennen Bearnes

Linux BasicsLinux CommandsGetting StartedSystem Tools

How to pass environment variables to a Docker container?

Accepted Answer Available

1 answer • 6 months ago • By Bobby Iliev

ContainerDockerLinux BasicsLinux Commands

How To Use Top, Netstat, Du, & Other Tools to Monitor Server Resources

6 months ago • By Justin Ellingwood, Alex Garnett

Linux BasicsMonitoringLinux Commands

How To Use ps, kill, and nice to Manage Processes in Linux

6 months ago • By Alex Garnett

Linux BasicsLinux CommandsSystem Tools

How To Build Go Executables for Multiple Platforms on Ubuntu 16.04

6 months ago • By Marko Mudrinić

UbuntuApplicationsMiscellaneousOpen SourceLinux Commands

How to Add and Delete Users on Ubuntu 20.04

7 months ago • By Jamon Camisso

Linux CommandsUbuntu 20.04Linux Basics

Can I configure Droplet to automatically restart python app service when I update *.py file?

1 answer • 7 months ago • By Bluemont

FlaskLinux CommandsPythonUbuntu 20.04

Unexpected result from answering a Linux prompt on my Droplet

2 answers • 7 months ago • By Bluemont

DigitalOcean DropletsLinux CommandsUbuntu 20.04

Pull file from remote windows machine

1 answer • 7 months ago • By Puma

DigitalOcean DropletsLinux CommandsUbuntuUbuntu 20.04

Not able to start NGINX services, unknown directive "<!DOCTYPE" in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/site1:6

1 answer • 7 months ago • By FriendlyAquamarineEel

ApplicationsDebian 10Linux CommandsNginx

How to change the root password with the cloud-init program on CentOS 7

Accepted Answer Available

1 answer • 8 months ago • By georgesjeandenis

Linux BasicsLinux CommandsCentOSCloud ComputingInitial Server Setup