tag: linux mint
Asymmetric encryption and decryption series table of contents
Maria D. Campbell
This is the Asymmetric encryption and decryption series table of contents. The series covers making and verifying digital signatures in Linux.
#asymmetric encryption, #command line, #digital signature, #gpg, #linux, #linux mint, #pgp, #security, #series
Setting up and using the Mutt email client in Linux
Maria D. Campbell
In this post, I set up and use the Mutt email client in Linux. It allows me to send and receive email attachments (and other powerful features) which I can save locally.
#command line, #linux, #linux mint, #mutt email client, #email attachment, #security, #series
Cron job that creates backups of a directory in Linux
Maria D. Campbell
In this post, I show how to create a cron job that backs up a directory in Linux Mint. I also show how to temporarily modify the cron job script so you can create the backup and remove it in the same day.
#chmod, #cron daemon, #crontab, #linux, #linux mint, #automation, #task automation
How to check package versions in Debian-based Linux distributions such as Ubuntu and Linux Mint
Maria D. Campbell
In this post, I present several different ways to find out package versions in Debian-based Linux distributions such as Ubuntu and Linux Mint. Each approach differs in the way it presents the information and the information it actually shares.
#dpkg, #linux, #linux mint, #debian, #ubuntu, #lsblk, #lsmem, #util-linux
The lsblk command in Linux and what it does
Maria D. Campbell
The lsblk command in Linux lists information about all available or specified block devices on the system.
The Linux Filesystem Hierarchy
Maria D. Campbell
In this post, I walk through the Linux filesystem hierarchy, providing a bit of history and live examples.
#command line, #debian, #linux, #linux mint, #filesystem, #tree, #ls, #ld.so, #fhs
Bash auto-completion in Linux
Maria D. Campbell
Since I have been working much more using bash in Linux, I miss the Zsh auto-completion feature and wanted to implement something similar in Linux bash as well. Learn how to install and use the bash-completion package in a Linux Ubuntu distro.
#command line, #terminal, #linux, #ubuntu, #linux mint, #bash, #auto-completion, #zsh
setuid, setgid, and sticky bit in Linux and Unix (macOS)
Maria D. Campbell
Learn how setuid, setgid, and sticky bit work in Linux and macOS — what they do, how to set and remove them with chmod, and when to use each one.
#chmod, #file permissions, #linux, #linux mint, #unix, #macOS, #principle of least privilege, #special permissions, #setuid, #setgid, #sticky bit