The latest issue of Linux Format has being pulled from the shelves of US bookselling giant Barnes & Noble because it contained a hacking how-to. Issue 154 of Linux Format contained an article entitled ‘Learn to Hack,’ walking readers through the use of the Metasploit Framework exploitation toolkit to gain access to computer systems running a [...]
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Getting to grips with the ‘top’ command [TUTORIAL]
When ever I am called to perform system administration on a Linux server there are several command line tools I use to familiarise myself with the machine (like df -h to see the disks). And invariably one of the commands I will use early on is the top command. top displays real-time live view of the running [...]
READ MORE »Executive director of the Linux Foundation Jim Zemlin talks Linux
Jim Zemlin, former executive director of the Free Standards Group, is the executive director of the Linux Foundation, and earlier this month he sat down with the Google’s / Samba’s Jeremy Allison for a chat about the future of Linux.
READ MORE »What is Linux?
All computers (including desktops, servers, smart-phones and super computers) needs a core piece of software which is called an “Operating System”. Many computers today use Microsoft Windows as their operating system or if you are using an Apple machine, Mac OS X. Linux is an operating system for Personal Computers (including Apple Macs), servers, super computers, [...]
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