Sometimes, you get in a situation where you need to take a snapshot of the process and use it later in the same state. We call this operation of saving a process state to use it later in Linux Checkpointing. This operation is done by taking a running process and saving it into a file, and then later, you can quickly launch the process again without losing its state. To make it easier to understand, let’s say you have a process doing some calculations. To prevent data loss if the system crashes or when you reboot the machine, you save ... Read More

Bash script is a scripting language like other languages that have an extension and a way to interpret it. To interact with the operating system through the command line, commands are used. There are a lot of commands on Linux, and new commands are added regularly. However, all these commands have a common way of working. All commands consist of three parts: the command itself, its parameters, and arguments. Bash Script File A bash script file is a file that contains a sequence of commands put together to do a certain task. If you have a lot of commands, it ... Read More

Sometimes, we need to run an automated process, and for this, we use a script that runs continuously in the background. These types are called "daemons" in Linux. These daemons allow us to run independently from the terminal session. This means that the script will keep running even if we close the session. In this tutorial, we will go through how we can turn a bash script into a daemon. What is a Daemon? A daemon is just a program or process that runs in the background continuously without needing any interaction from the user. In your day-to-day Linux tasks, ... Read More

There is no doubt that the idea of losing an important file or deleting it unintentionally is certainly annoying and almost all of us have been in the same situation, especially if the files are very important, whether they are work files, personal photos or videos that you cannot do without and want to recover. If you are exposed to this problem, do not worry. There are many solutions and programs dedicated to recovering files, especially if you are using the famous Linux distribution. There are also many diverse and free programs dedicated to all famous distributions. Linux ... Read More

A command line or terminal is an important component of the Linux operating system, as it allows for inclusive administration and management of the operating system as a whole. Even if we are talking about a Linux distribution that uses a graphical interface, you will still need a terminal to unleash all the power and potential of Linux. Linux provides a "shell" to work on the command line. The shell is a command interpreter responsible for executing commands based on what you enter on the command line. The most popular shell is bash (short for "Bourne Again Shell, " ... Read More

What is DistroWatch? DistroWatch is a website which consists of information about open-source operating systems. The main focus is on Linux distributions. You may find a little information about other open source operating systems but for Linux, a large amount of information is available. You can find the latest releases of Linux on the homepage of the website. Why DistroWatch Alternatives? The application has security issues How to choose a DistroWatch Alternative? There are many advantages of DistroWatch and some of them are listed below − A huge number of tools are available and they are developed ... Read More