Process accounting is a method of recording and summarizing commands and processes. It’s an option on Linux systems, but you have to enable it and use a particular command to view the details ...

If you’ve taken any digital signal processing classes at a college or university, you’ve probably been exposed to MATLAB. However, if you want to do your own work, you might think about Linux and one ...

When you disown a Linux process in bash, you keep it from being terminated when you log out and allow it to finish on its own. This post shows how to use the disown command. When you want a process to ...

Linux, an immensely powerful and versatile operating system, sits at the heart of countless applications, from tiny embedded devices to massive servers. A pivotal aspect for any user, whether a ...

Security and the Linux process In his latest entry, Dana asks whether the Linux process is insecure, because it's not possible to warn the "vendor" before warning the general public about security ...

The Linux operating system is powerful and flexible, able to run in several different modes of operation called run levels. When a Linux system starts, a function called "init" is used to configure ...