As part of the contest that was conducted a while back, I got around 200 responses from the geeky readers who choose their favorite Linux text editor.
 
Based on this data, the top spot in the best Linux text editor goes to…
 
Vi / Vim Editor
 
Vim won by a huge margin and I don’t think this is surprise to anybody. If you are new to any of the Linux text editors listed in the top 5, read the rest of the article to understand little bit more about those editors.
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A while back we reviewed 15 practical find command examples (Part I). Find command can do lot more than just searching for files based on name.
 
In this article (Part 2), let us discuss 15 advanced examples of find command including — finding files based on the time it is accessed, modified or changed, finding files comparatively, performing operation on found files etc.,
 
Ramesh Natarajan: That is my sweet little daughter in that picture. She was very happy to spot the sea lion in the California Long Beach Aquarium.
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Creating users in Linux or Unix system is a routine task for system administrators.

Sometimes you may create a single user with default configuration, or create a single user with custom configuration, or create several users at same time using some bulk user creation method.

In this article, let us review how to create Linux users in 4 different methods using useradd, adduser and newusers command with practical examples.

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ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization, which has defined the format for a disk image. In simple terms iso file is a disk image.
 
ISO files are typically used to distribute the operating system. Most of the linux operating system that you download will be on ISO format.
 
If you have downloaded an Linux ISO file you typically burn it onto a CD or DVD as ISO image. Once you’ve burned the ISO image in a CD or DVD, you can boot the system to install the Linux OS.
 
But sometimes, you may just want to mount the ISO file and view the content without burning it to CD or DVD. In this article let us review how to Mount & View iso file as root and regular user in Linux Operating system.
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As part of the contest that was conducted a while back, I got around 200 responses from the geeky readers who choose their favorite Linux distributions.
 
Based on this data, the top spot in the best Linux distribution list goes to…
 
Ubuntu
 
My personal favorite was Ubuntu for desktop (#1 in this list) and Red Hat for servers (#5 in this list).
 
If you are new to any of the distros listed in the top 5, read the rest of the article to understand little bit more about those distros and find out whether your favorite Linux distribution made it in the top 5.
 
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Nagios is one of the best open source server and network monitoring solutions available.  Using the flexible nagios framework, you can monitor pretty much anything (including database and custom application). This article, using 4 simple steps, explains how to setup contact definitions who will get notification when a host or service has any issues.
 
Earlier we also discussed about how to setup Nagios and monitor Windows server, monitor Linux Server, monitor VPN sessions and monitor network switch.
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An experienced Linux sysadmin knows the importance of running the routine maintenance jobs in the background automatically.

Linux Cron utility is an effective way to schedule a routine background job at a specific time and/or day on an on-going basis.

This article is part of the on-going Productivity Tips For Geeks series. In this article, let us review 15 awesome examples of crontab job scheduling.

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If you own a Linksys Wireless router, it is strongly recommended that you upgrade the firmware to a latest version, which may resolve lot of bugs including random dropping of wireless connections. This article explains how to upgrade to the latest firmware on your Linksys wireless router.
 
Also, make sure you’ve secured your wireless as mentioned in 6 Steps to Secure Your Home Wireless Network
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