Finding your current version of Ubuntu is simple. Output will look something like this. No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1
Get Folder Sizes in Current Directory Ubuntu
This command will get you a -s summarized, -h human readable, listing of the . current directory and all subdirectories disk usage totaled to one
How To Setup a Swap Partition in Ubuntu on EC2
Many cloud servers don’t come with a swap partition setup by default, including Amazon EC2 servers. Luckily it’s fairly simple to setup. Below were using
Easy Log Rotation with Logrotate On Ubuntu
You don’t need to write your own log rotation service in Linux, you can use the built in service called logrotate super easily. Below is
How to Check Ubuntu Kernel Version with uname
The uname shell command will print out in any Debian or RedHat variant like Ubuntu and Centos Linux much of the main system information, here
How to Watch For a Process to End on Ubuntu Linux
I wanted to send myself a text when a long running process was done so I needed a command that would watch for a process
This is the Best Command to Upgrade Ubuntu
This is the only command I’ll use to upgrade or update the OS on my Ubuntu instances, any version. This doesn’t upgrade to the next
How To Use the Zip Command Ubuntu Linux
Basic usage is simple, the man page doesn’t always get to the examples quickly so I thought I’d write about it for a quick reference.
Securing your Ubuntu SSH Server the Right Way
If you’ve ever managed an ssh server that’s open on the internet server you might have noticed a bunch of IPs scanning and trying to