There are countless tutorials, walkthroughs, and lessons out there about learning to use Linux. The variety of distributions in the Linux ecosystem is astounding and can be overwhelming to the newcomer. In this series I will try to present my…

The first home server I set up was built using parts from multiple old computers. I threw in two HDD’s for my first RAID setup, then installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. The main purpose for my server is to host a file…

The find command is a powerful and versatile tool that can do much more than search for files. There are many ‘tests’ that can be added to make the search as specific as needed. Complex searches can then be combined with…

Currently I’m working on a script to search for duplicate images on my hard drive. To do so, I need to search recursively and go down through all subdirectories. Recursive searching can be done by importing the commonly used os…

Just a quick post to give warning to any beginners looking to set up Postfix. If setting up accounts to receive mail, go the extra mile and learn how to enable spam/virus filtering and reject backscatter-causing spam. When I installed Postfix,…