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Linux basics.
The commands you will use every day.

Plain-English Linux fundamentals for VPS owners: the directory layout, file permissions and ownership, and editing configuration files with nano.

Most server problems are easier once you know where files live, who owns them and how to edit them without breaking anything.

These short guides cover the filesystem, permissions and a safe text editor, and they assume no earlier Linux experience.

4 linux basics guides

Linux basics8 min read

Learn paths, directory navigation, and safe copying with a small practice folder in your home directory.

Linux basics9 min read

Read owner, group, and other permissions, then practice sensible file and directory modes without changing system files.

Linux basics8 min read

Use nano to edit a practice file, save changes, search text, and recover from common write-permission problems.

Linux basics10 min read

Start work in tmux so it survives a dropped connection, reattach later, split panes, scroll back, and know when to use a service instead.