Many Linux users are aware of or have heard the phrase “root” before. Essentially “root” is a user that has complete and total control of the entire Linux system, and there’s literally nothing it ...

Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux. Using the root account could lead to disaster. Sudo is the preferred method of gaining elevated privileges. When I first started using Linux ...

Learning is inevitable right, on that note I'm starting the Linux file system after An Introduction to Linux and Terminal Basics, moving on to the next one. Everything we see on Linux is a file, the ...

We can change the forgotten root password from Emergency mode in Fedora in two ways. The first method should work on latest Fedora 42 and older versions and CentOS Stream 9 systems. And the second ...

When a foundational tool like Sudo can remain hidden for so long, it shows that even mature software warrants continual scrutiny. According to two critical vulnerabilities published at the National ...

There was a time when, to use a computer, you merely turned it on and were greeted by a command prompt. Nowadays, most operating systems offer a security model with multiple users. Typically, the ...

Despite appearing rather complex at first glance, the Linux terminal is a nifty tool for most tasks, be it installing new packages or troubleshooting the most obscure errors. That said, enabling root ...

Qualys has disclosed two Linux vulnerabilities that can be chained for full root access, and CISA added a flaw to its KEV catalog. Linux users received two important security notifications on Tuesday: ...

JuNest (Jailed User Nest) is a lightweight Arch Linux based distribution that allows the creation of disposable and partially isolated GNU/Linux environments within ...

Malware targeting Linux users may not be as widespread as the strains targeting the Windows ecosystem, but Linux malware is becoming just as complex and multi-functional as time passes by. The latest ...