In this article I’m going to go through some details about what is going on under the hood when you run a Python program, as well how those details have changed over the years in different python’s implementations ranging from original CPython (Python implementation in C) all the way to the newest implementations like PyPy. [...]

Meet Yakuake, another pop-up terminal program. Contrary to Tilda (which I have covered recently), the Yakuake is the renowned and appreciated one. It supports many features - like tabs - which serve not only as eye candy.
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Tilda is a terminal like many others. It is a new project, however, it won recognition as a lightweight console which can be displayed directly on the desktop of ours. It features true transparency and borderless windows. Surprisingly, it is not just an eye-candy, but a quite useful tool as well.
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Lately I have described ok_defrag — a simple tool for defragmenting Linux file systems. Today, I want to describe a specialized program designed to defrag the new Ext4 file system.

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There is a myth that “linux filesystems don’t need to be defragmented.” As it may be truth in general, it still can be dispelled by a simple script, which creates a certain number of directories and in each of them creates and deletes a certain number of files - in, let’s say, two passes. So, [...]

Sometimes, while working with a computer one may find it useful to view the content of a certain file, like a system log, or a report of a longer process. Sometimes, however, one might wish to be spared the constant switching to the console and typing cat; it would be best if the content of [...]

Rationalization (Latin: ratio) is a defense mechanism in which one explains unacceptable behaviors or feelings in a rational or logical manner, thus avoiding the true explanation of the behavior or feeling in question.

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In our Advanced Console tricks series we have already covered subjects like Getting help and processes management. Now it’s time to understand how the file permissions work. In this article we’re going to cover such issues as the basics of Linux file access rights, useful commands allowing you to manage file permissions as well as numerical and special access modes.