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Working with PDF files on Linux

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PDF tools on Linux Most if not all Linux distributions provide PDF viewers and tools that allow saving documents as PDF files, but not necessarily PDF editors. In addition, Foxit PDF Reader is free and available for Linux. The variety of tools available for use on Linux systems as well as others is quite impressive.

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5 Linux commands for measuring disk activity

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Linux provides quite a few useful commands for gauging disk activity. The dstat command provides valuable insights into overall Linux system performance, pretty much replacing a collection of older tools, such as vmstat, netstat, iostat, and ifstat, with a flexible and powerful command that combines their features. iostat Linux 6.8.9-100.fc38.x86_64

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Linux fundamentals: Viewing files, commands, processes and systems

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Linux provides a useful array of commands for managing file permissions, getting information on commands, displaying running processes and displaying details on the system itself. Without this, it will likely just respond with “Linux”. Without this, it will likely just respond with “Linux”.

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At long last, OpenStack (now known as OpenInfra Foundation) joins Linux Foundation

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One of the leading options was to join the Linux Foundation, but that didnt happen. Now, OpenStack and the OpenInfra Foundation are moving to the Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation has emerged over the last 20 years to be the preeminent open-source organization for commercially viable technologies.

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Adding, managing and deleting groups on Linux

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User groups on Linux systems are often set up to provide access permissions to specific groups of users who share some responsibility. sudo groupdel techs Wrap-up Setting up and managing groups on Linux systems can help when you need to assign specific privileges to particular groups of people.

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Examining disk space on Linux

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There are many ways to evaluate disk space usage on Linux, and this post examines a number of commands that allow you to view used and available disk space. Linux filesystem Disk /dev/zram0: 3.7 By default, the command reports disk usage in kilobytes. # df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on devtmpfs 4.0M 0% /dev tmpfs 1.9G

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How to examine files on Linux

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There are many types of files on Linux systems and numerous ways to look at them, from listing permissions to viewing content. Permissions and ownership Listing files on Linux with the ls -l command provides information on the file’s owner and associated group. You just need to pick the right command to get the information you need.

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