Most of us work with multiple Linux machines these days, and we are used to hopping between them. However, there are times when you want to separate your Linux desktop experience from your physical ...

This guide will walk you through the process of installing a database, configuring the database for remote access, and then creating a database and giving a user access. Constantly Updated — The ...

Linux is a multi-user environment, which means more than one user can use the system at one time. Granted, that mostly takes the form of console access (via SSH), because you can't easily have two ...

Symbolic links are a very important admin tool to use in Linux. Jack Wallen tells you why and how to create such links with ease. Symbolic links (also called a soft link) are a very important tool to ...

Managing directories on Linux is easy, but the process gets more complex when you need to create, empty or remove large, complex directory structures. This post will take you from the most basic ...

A vDSO (virtual dynamic shared object) is an alternative to the somewhat cycle-expensive system call interface that the GNU/Linux kernel provides. But, before I explain how to cook up your own vDSO, ...

VirtualBox is software that runs on Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris, capable of full virtualization. Full virtualization allows VirtualBox to run OSes entirely different than the OS it is running on ...