November 2026

Sysadmin

8 Ways to Open Files in Linux: cat, less, vim, xdg-open and More

cat, less, more, head, tail, bat, nano, vim, xdg-open, and gio compared for opening files. Tested on WSL2 Ubuntu 24.04.

2026-11-02

Sysadmin

How to Navigate Up a Directory in Linux: cd .. and cd –

cd - return to previous directory, cd .. move up one level, $OLDPWD environment variable switching, pwd and -P confirm path. Tested on WSL2 Ubuntu 24.04.

2026-11-02

Sysadmin

Resetting a Forgotten MySQL Root Password in 3 Steps

Tested on Ubuntu 24.04 + MySQL 8.0. Safely reset and restore the root password after loss using --skip-grant-tables or --init-file.

2026-11-01

Sysadmin

Linux File Location Commands: find, which, and locate Compared

find is versatile but slow, which only finds executables, and locate is fastest thanks to its database. All commands below were verified on WSL2.

2026-11-01

Sysadmin

Four Ways to Check Open Ports on Linux

Verified: Four WSL Ubuntu 24.04-verified methods to inspect open ports using ss, firewalld, ufw, and iptables.

2026-11-01

Sysadmin

Linux ping Network Connectivity Diagnosis

Verified: A practical WSL2-tested guide to Linux ping diagnostics, from basic reachability to custom packet counts, intervals, sizes, and DNS troubleshooting.

2026-11-01

Monthly archive: November 2026

8 Ways to Open Files in Linux: cat, less, vim, xdg-open and More

How to Navigate Up a Directory in Linux: cd .. and cd –

Resetting a Forgotten MySQL Root Password in 3 Steps

Linux File Location Commands: find, which, and locate Compared

Four Ways to Check Open Ports on Linux

Linux ping Network Connectivity Diagnosis

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