Posts tagged with ‘linux tips’

How to use apt to list available packages?

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debian apt, debianJust installed Debian and looking for ways to list all available packages using apt. After some search, i found that you can use apt-cache to list all available packages in debian.

To list all available packages from apt, follow the steps below:-

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Linux: How to mount iso image file

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how to mount iso image, linux, linux mount iso image, linux mount isoThese few days i’m playing around with Xen Hypervisors. Downloaded CentOS 5 iso image, Fedora 7 iso image and Debian iso image. So to avoid wasting too much CD to burn these image, linux provide a way to mount these iso image file and let you access the files in the iso image instantly.

Below is the way to mount iso image file:-

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Linux – How to check memory usage

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linux, linux check memory usage, check memory usage, memory usageIf you are running Linux on a low memory machine, then you’d probably want to know how to check memory usage. Once you check your memory usage, you will know where your memeory being used, so you can turn off those service that you do not use.

There are few ways to check memory usage in Linux. By using the command below you will be able to check your linux memory usage:-

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