Linux

Linux has so many useful tools, and I truly want to document every single one of them. To celebrate Linux reaching a usage rate of 4.55% on StatCounter (2024-09-18), I’ve decided to document another tool recommended by a colleague—the fuck command.

Introduction

z command is something I’ve wanted to write about for a long time! However, I’ve been busy with AI training (company work) and model acceleration (personal interest), so I haven’t had the time. Let’s put it this way, if someone asks me to recommend essential tools for a Linux system, I would undoubtedly place z in my top ten list.

Recently, due to work requirements and the fact that some Steam games run more smoothly on Windows, I seriously considered reallocating 200GB of disk space for Windows on my Linux laptop. However, since I initially allocated the entire 1TB SSD to Linux, I now have to resize the partitions.

When we purchase a new hard drive or evaluate whether to use one, the read/write speed of the hardware is definitely our main concern, as it directly affects our usage experience with the drive.

If we happen to have several remote servers with different IPs and wish to browse the web through these different IPs (for example, some services may not support local or national access), we can use SOCKS proxy ports and configure Firefox to browse the web using the IPs of these remote servers without needing to install other VPN tools.

htpasswd is a tool used for Apache and Nginx web servers to create and manage username and password files, enabling basic authentication when using Nginx as a reverse proxy.

This article documents how to check your IP and its location on a Linux system via the terminal. While websites like myip provide this information directly, not all devices have a graphical interface. Moreover, the curl command works on both Windows and Mac OS.