Today we see a quick solution to resize a resource formatted with tmpfs quickly, without rebooting or losing data. This is the case of complex server applications, but it's also my case. I've been using it for a few months Read more…
There are several online tools to test your connection speed, one of them is the Speed Test by Ookla and the Google speed test. Tools like the latter are certainly useful and fast in case we need to test the speed Read more…
Making purchases online is very convenient, but it also exposes us to the risk of a lot of hassle. One above all is the possibility of getting screwed. It matters little whether the seller is a private individual or a large chain: on technological products (a Read more…
Today we try to understand how to check the health status of any disk connected to a GNU/Linux system using both the terminal, and graphic tools. Checking the health of your disks from time to time is important to remedy Read more…
I wasn't at home yesterday… and I remembered that I have an important file in my NAS, at home. I can access my NAS via the VPN I have activated, but the document is located in a path that in Read more…
Today we see how to shut down a computer with Debian physically without launching the “poweroff” command line or GUI interaction. Enabling this function can be useful if we are operating on a headless server (a home server for example) to the Read more…
A few articles ago we talked about screen: a command line application that allows you to create virtual sessions containing virtual terminal windows to which we can connect or disconnect at will via the current terminal session. Screen is a Read more…
The SSH protocol (Secure SHell) is an encrypted protocol used to establish secure connections between two machines: customer e server. By itself it's already a pretty secure protocol, but with SSH keys you can close SSH access only to Read more…
Today we see how to control a remote machine via gui with VNC through a secure SSH tunnel. For the uninitiated, in a nutshell, VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a remote display system that allows you to see an environment Read more…
Today we talk about rsync: a command-line program that synchronizes a source with a local or remote destination. In today's example we will be synchronizing two local directories. I recently offered my girlfriend a backup of her photos. To Read more…