sSmtp is an extremely simple, resource conserving, SMTP server that will allow your desktop or server to send email. In this article we are going to use sSMTP to send email through Gmail.

Keep a list of installed packages so you can restore all of your applications with one command.

Sync important nix config files across multiple computers for a consistent and easy to manage set of systems.

Understand the effects of a symbolic and hard link and how they differ.

Discover how to install and configure an SSH server with security in mind.

The Linux operating system has already been proven to be very reliable and secure. It is often the most popular operating system found on web servers largely accredited to its track record in security, but can it be improved?

Discover the basics of viewing/searching through common Linux log files on command line as well as through a GUI and discover one of the coolest visualizations for apache log files.

Learn how to find files effectively in Linux using tools like slocate, find, which, and whereis.

Linux comes packed with some pretty powerful tools. Here is a list of what I consider to be the powerhouse programs of Linux and some common usage for each.

If you aren’t doing remote backups you are at risk. In this post we discuss the problems with incremental sync backups and encryption and how to effectively produce encrypted remote backups that are bandwidth efficient. We will leverage an existing FTP server or show you how to set one up on your friends computer so you can swap data and never have to pay for a backup service again.