Useful Linux tips. Using the ps command to list processes with the command line.

The ps command in Linux has many useful command-line parameters that may be used to give more information. The –forest parameter will give a tree view of the ps output that will show the children of each parent process. That is like the pstree command and will enable you to better visualize the relationships of … Read more

How to build a 4.8.4 Linux kernel on Ubuntu 16.10.

To build the latest 4.8.4 Linux kernel on Ubuntu 16.10, you will only need the ncurses-dev and build-essential packages installed. Then we are ready to install a new Linux kernel. Download the latest Linux kernel tarball. jason$ wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-4.8.4.tar.xzjason$ wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-4.8.4.tar.xz And then unpack the Linux tarball that we have downloaded. jason$ tar -xvf linux-4.8.4.tar.xzjason$ … Read more