Background Obviously, my working OS is MS Windows. But, I have very brief moments with Linux. Once every couple of moments or so. Managing Distributions in Windows Subsystem for Linux Outline Management-wise, here are some of what we can do with WSL:- Export and Import Export the distribution to a tar file Import specified … Continue reading Windows:- WSL – Managing distributions in Windows Subsystem for Linux – Targeting Specific Distribution
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Windows:- WSL – Missing aliases ( ll )
Background I was listening in on Linux Bash training and the instructor was using the ll command. I am so one sided with life and not at all familiar with the ll command. ll command Issue ll command Let us invoke the ll command Syntax Sample Output Output - Image Output - Text Explanation … Continue reading Windows:- WSL – Missing aliases ( ll )
Windows:- WSL – Where is your home directory (~)
Background Let us identify our home's directory on Microsoft Window's WSL install. On Linux, Home Directory is ~ On Linux, Home directory is ~ Echo Let us use the echo command to confirm that ~ in fact points to the home directory. Syntax Sample Output Image Text Explanation Our home directory is /home/<username>. … Continue reading Windows:- WSL – Where is your home directory (~)
Linux:- Login Scripts – Day 01
Background The good thing about personal computing is that it lends itself to quick and easy customizing. In this post, we will cover how we can use "login scripts" to customize our prompt while in Linux's terminal mode. OSes Microsoft - Win OS In the Microsoft Windows world, one can use autoexec.bat to run scripts … Continue reading Linux:- Login Scripts – Day 01
WSL:- Networking Issue – Day 01
Background I was having problems with a python script on my MS Windows computer. Chose to try out the same python script in Win OS / WSL Subsystem. Python Installed WLS, specifically Ubuntu flavored. It comes with Python. But, stuck trying to perform python module installs. Network Is it possible that the error is … Continue reading WSL:- Networking Issue – Day 01
Linux – CentOS – Set Timezone
Background Playing around with Linux, queried the system for the current time, and noticed it is a bit off. OS OS - Linux - CentOS Our OS is CentOS/Version 8. Command hostnamectl We can issue hostnamectl, to get the OS Name and Version. Output timedatectl Outline timedatectl timedatectl status timedatectl list-timezones timedatectl … Continue reading Linux – CentOS – Set Timezone
Linux – File System – Listing File Systems
Background What is the File System on our disks? Outline Commands df ( Disk Free ) lsblk ( List Information on the block devices ) lshw ( List Hardware ) file ( File Command ) mount ( List Mount Points ) blkid ( List Information on Available Block Devices ) System Configuration File /etc/fstab Commands … Continue reading Linux – File System – Listing File Systems
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