`apt-get dist-upgrade` Explained | Linux Upgrade Guide

When administrating servers at IOFLOOD, utilizing commands like ‘apt-get dist-upgrade’ is key to ensuring system stability and security. Today’s article is dedicated to explaining the uses of ‘apt-get dist-upgrade’ in Linux as well as its role in package management and system enhancement. With the tips and tricks in this tutorial, we hope to provide our ...

Fixing ‘apt-get command not found’ | Linux User’s Guide

While managing servers at IOFLOOD, we often troubleshoot the 'apt-get command not found' message. This issue can be particularly perplexing for users accustomed to Linux environments where ‘apt-get’ is a standard package manager command. In today’s article, we delve into practical steps to resolve the ‘apt-get command not found’ error, providing tailored solutions and alternatives ...

[SOLVED] ‘apt-get command not found’ on Mac | Fix Guide

In the busy world of server management at IOFLOOD, technical glitches like the ‘apt-get command not found’ error on Mac can be a perplexing hurdle. As we always strive for quick and efficient maintenance of server environments for our dedicated cloud hosting customers, understanding and resolving such issues is paramount. Today’s article aims to demystify ...

apt-get clean Command | Linux Package Cache Guide

While adminstrating servers at IOFLOOD, we have various proccesses in place for optimizing server performance and resources. While working to automate system maintenance, the 'apt-get clean' command has proven to be a vital tool in our arsenal. But what exactly does this command do and how does it contribute to system efficiency? Today’s article has ...

Linux Commands | The Complete Comprehensive List

Here at IOFLOOD, a solid understanding of Linux commands is crucial for maintaining the health of our customer’s dedicated servers. Drawing from our years of experience in managing servers and linux systems, we have crafted this complete Linux commands list. Our hope is that these insights can prove a useful resource for our customers as ...

‘nmtui’ Linux Command | What is it and Usage Guide

Don’t you wish configuring network interfaces could be easier? At IOFLOOD, efficient network connectivity is integral to our dedicated hosting services, and understanding network management is crucial. During our time, we have found nmtui, or NetworkManager Text User Interface, provides a user-friendly interface for configuring network settings, making it accessible even to those less familiar ...

Ncat (nc) Command | Linux User’s Guide for Networking

When managing the network at IOFLOOD, efficient data transfer and network communication is crucial to provide excellent service to our bare metal cloud hosting customers. We commonly utilize the ncat command in Linux as a networking utility as it provides a wide array of features for network exploration, data transfer, and debugging. To provide clarity ...

What is Ansible? | IT Automation Tool Beginner’s Tutorial

In recent times, we at IOFLOOD have put a focus on optimizing our processes for Linux server deployment and management. During development, we looked into utilizing Ansible, an automation tool for repetitive tasks, server environment configuration, and deployment processes. We have compiled our findings into today’s article, to explain Ansible’s role in modern server management ...

Puppet Master Linux | What is it and How to Use it?

Here at IOFLOOD, we strive for seamless server administration processes and are always working to optimize resource utilization. To this end we’ve delved into to automate server configuration management. Well, what exactly is Puppet Master in Linux and what is its role and functionality? In short this component serves as the central hub for managing ...

What is Puppet-Agent? | Linux Configuration Management

While working to streamline our server management and configuration processes at IOFLOOD, we looked into the functionality of Puppet-Agent to see if the tool could be of assistance. We have now come to understand Puppet-Agent’s role for optimizing automation processes and ensuring consistent server configurations across our dedicated server hosting infrastructure. To shed light on ...