https://aripd.com/tags/system-administration/ Recent content in System Administration on ARI Systems Hugo en-us ARI Systems Sat, 16 May 2026 06:19:44 +0000 https://aripd.com/blog/debian/ Sat, 01 Apr 2017 22:13:00 +0000 https://aripd.com/blog/debian/ <h3 id="check-debian-version">Check debian version <a href="#check-debian-version" class="permalink"><i class="bi bi-link-45deg"></i></a></h3><div class="code-container"> <div class="code-block"> <div> <div class="code-copy" style="float: right"> <a class="icon-link icon-link-hover link-opacity-50 link-opacity-100-hover" href="#" aria-label="Copy code">Copy</a> </div> </div> <div class="highlight"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">1 </span></code></pre></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;;width:100%"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>lsb_release -a</span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div> </div> </div><h3 id="update-the-system">Update the system <a href="#update-the-system" class="permalink"><i class="bi bi-link-45deg"></i></a></h3><p>Debian operating system is pre-installed. To update and upgrade it</p> <div class="code-container"> <div class="code-block"> <div> <div class="code-copy" style="float: right"> <a class="icon-link icon-link-hover link-opacity-50 link-opacity-100-hover" href="#" aria-label="Copy code">Copy</a> </div> </div> <div class="highlight"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">1 </span><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">2 </span><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">3 </span><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">4 </span></code></pre></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;;width:100%"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#505050"># update the list of available packages and their versions, it does not install or upgrade any packages.</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>$ apt-get update </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#505050"># install newer versions of the installed packages</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>$ apt-get upgrade</span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div> </div> </div><p>or combine both</p> https://aripd.com/blog/linux/ Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:11:00 +0000 https://aripd.com/blog/linux/ <h3 id="how-to-pronounce-linux">How to pronounce Linux <a href="#how-to-pronounce-linux" class="permalink"><i class="bi bi-link-45deg"></i></a></h3><p>Internet newsgroup participants have long debated the proper pronunciation of Linux. Because the name Linux was conferred by Linux kernel author Linus Torvalds, his pronunciation of the word should reign as standard as I see it. However, Linus is Finnish and his pronunciation of Linux is difficult for English speakers to approximate. Consequently, many variations in pronunciation have arisen. The most popular pronunciation sounds as though the word were spelled Linnucks, with the stress on the first syllable.</p>