https://vamota.com/tech/tags/linux/ Recent content in Linux on handy tech tips & reminders Hugo en-gb Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:11:27 +0100 https://vamota.com/tech/posts/apt-package-manager/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:11:27 +0100 https://vamota.com/tech/posts/apt-package-manager/ <p>Since I mainly use Debian-based Linux flavours, I have had to get used to the <strong>apt</strong> package manager which Debian uses. I find it a bit unintuitive to use, as there seem to be several different programs to do basic things.</p> <p>Note: many of the apt commands shown below need to run as root, so you should prefix each command with &lsquo;sudo&rsquo; if running as a normal user.</p> <p><code># apt update</code> - this downloads package information from the internet on which packages/versions are available. N.B. it does <strong>not</strong> actually update any packages, it just updates the package manager&rsquo;s catalogue/cache/list of what updates are available.</p> https://vamota.com/tech/posts/linux-reminders/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:31:46 +0100 https://vamota.com/tech/posts/linux-reminders/ <ul> <li><a href="#section-one">Topic 1</a></li> <li><a href="#section-two">Next Topic 2</a></li> <li><a href="#section-three">Another Topic 3</a></li> </ul> <p>Reminders on how to do various things in Linux which I always have difficulty remembering. Many are for Debian Linux, since I mainly use Debian-based systems: Raspberry Pi , Ubuntu, Zorin OS and small ARM/embedded systems such as Seagate Dockstar.</p> <h2 id="section-one">Section One</h2> <blockquote> <p>ps -ef |grep ntp</p> </blockquote> <p><code>find . -name &quot;pnec*&quot; -mtime +50 | xargs ls -l </code> <em>( takes a couple of minutes)</em></p>