--- title: Best Linux posts of 2022 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Linux posts of 2022, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/linux/best-of/2022 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/linux/best-of/2022 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Linux posts of 2022 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Linux posts of 2022, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Linux — 2022 1. 1 [](/posts/linux-commands-lxa3hnkwq "LINUX Commands") Article Community Picks · 4y LINUX Commands List your jobs. & Run a job in the background. Suspend the current (foreground) job. Unsuspend a job: bring it into the foreground. bg Make a suspended job run in thebackground. ls List files in a directory. mv Rename (“move”) a file. rmdir Delete (remove) an empty directory and its contents. shred Completely erase a file when the file is deleted. 623 29 2. 2 [](/posts/from-zero-to-devops-engineer---devops-roadmap-for-your-specific-background--maru3uexl "From Zero to DevOps Engineer - DevOps Roadmap for YOUR specific background 🔥") Article DEV · 4y From Zero to DevOps Engineer - DevOps Roadmap for YOUR specific background 🔥 A part of DevOps skillset is to create a process of handling discovered issues in production instead of having a panic mode. 207 9 3. 3 [](/posts/5-linux-utilities-to-improve-your-programming-workflow-in-2022-oek2u20kd "5 Linux Utilities to Improve Your Programming Workflow in 2022") Article freeCodeCamp · 4y 5 Linux Utilities to Improve Your Programming Workflow in 2022 This article contains some Linux utilities that have recently replaced my overused and under-productive daily programming workflow. You will learn about those utilities and how they are a better alternative to their counterparts. Do you use any of the ones mentioned in this article? 180 14 4. 4 [](/posts/docker-for-frontend-developers-kbsu60c3f "Docker For Frontend Developers") Article Community Picks · 4y Docker For Frontend Developers Docker For Frontend Developers is a short and simple guide of docker, useful for frontend developers. It ensures that the working environment is same for all developers and all servers i.e, production, staging and testing. Anyone can setup the project in seconds, no need to mess with config, install libraries, setup dependencies and set up dependencies. The command creates a hello-world image. 173 9 5. 5 [](/posts/your-old-laptop-is-your-new-database-server-4rfmo0myz "Your Old Laptop Is Your New Database Server") Article DZone · 4y Your Old Laptop Is Your New Database Server In times of Docker containers, configuring a machine to run server software is extremely easy. In this article, I’ll show you how to take advantage of that old laptop by installing Ubuntu Server, Docker, and a MariaDB database with all the configurations needed to have it always available. 170 18 6. 6 [](/posts/the-difference-between-the-shell-and-the-terminal-b9zn-weru "The Difference Between the Shell and the Terminal") Article DEV · 4y The Difference Between the Shell and the Terminal The shell and the terminal are different from each other but are often used interchangeably. When using a command line interface, we use text commands to make our programs work instead of a Graphical User Interface. The shell is a program that takes commands from the keyboard and gives them to the kernel to perform. 166 9 7. 7 [](/posts/hydra-tool-for-brute--force-attack-mlfdz4ota "Hydra Tool For Brute- force attack") Article System Weakness · 4y Hydra Tool For Brute- force attack Hydra is a pre-installed tool in Kali Linux used to brute-force username and password to different services. Brute-force can be used to try different usernames and passwords against a target to identify correct credentials. Below is the list of all protocols supported by hydra. 154 2 8. 8 [](/posts/my-developer-workflow-using-wsl-tmux-and-neovim-b4h1o6gmk "My developer workflow using WSL, tmux and Neovim") Article Community Picks · 4y My developer workflow using WSL, tmux and Neovim Microsoft made Windows Subsystem for Linux also known as WSL. I use Oh My Zsh to manage my zsh configuration, which makes it trivial to install and use plugins. To install Starship, Starship is a minimal, highly customizable and super fast prompt. Neovim is the best code editor for me because of its speed and ease of customization. All the configuration is written in Lua. 132 6 9. 9 [](/posts/how-long-since-google-said-a-google-drive-linux-client-is-coming--ejncalvyc "How long since Google said a Google Drive Linux client is coming?") Article Hacker News · 4y How long since Google said a Google Drive Linux client is coming? 124 11 10. 10 [](/posts/ubuntu-22-04-just-got-a-big-design-update-spoiler-looks-awesome--aausbojcd "Ubuntu 22.04 Just Got a BIG Design Update (Spoiler: Looks Awesome)") Article omg! ubuntu! · 5y Ubuntu 22.04 Just Got a BIG Design Update (Spoiler: Looks Awesome) With feature freeze now in effect and UI freeze creeping up, a huge drop of changes just hit the daily builds of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. New versions of the default Yaru GTK, Shell and icon themes are included. Nautilus is now a full-width ‘cabinet’ drawer rather than an inset folder. 116 7 11. 11 [](/posts/extrawurst-gitui-blazing-fast-terminal-ui-for-git-written-in-rust--irppkcfjd "extrawurst/gitui: Blazing 💥 fast terminal-ui for git written in rust 🦀") Article Changelog · 4y extrawurst/gitui: Blazing 💥 fast terminal-ui for git written in rust 🦀 GitUI provides you with the user experience and comfort of a git GUI but right in your terminal while being portable, fast, free and opensource. The priorities for gitui are on features that are making me mad when done on the git shell, like stashing, staging lines or hunks. 107 8 12. 12 [](/posts/ubuntu-is-finally-taking-linux-gaming-seriously-wpbuvovqm "Ubuntu is Finally Taking Linux Gaming Seriously") Article omg! ubuntu! · 5y Ubuntu is Finally Taking Linux Gaming Seriously Canonical is recruiting a ‘Linux Desktop Gaming Product Manager’ The job will be to ‘…make Ubuntu the best Linux desktop for gaming’ When Steam for Linux debuted in 2012 Ubuntu was Valve’s recommended Linux distro for gamers wanting to thumb-flex with Tux. 95 4 13. 13 [](/posts/50-linux-commands-every-developer-need-to-know-with-example-z3bg-2u5x "50 Linux Commands every developer NEED to know with example") Article DEV · 4y 50 Linux Commands every developer NEED to know with example 50 Linux commands every developer should know, along with a brief description and an example of each command. Listing the contents of a directory is one of 50 commands that every developer needs to know. Changes the ownership of a file or directory changes the current working directory. 93 8 14. 14 [](/posts/how-i-use-bash-to-automate-tasks-on-linux-3j3honxko "How I use Bash to automate tasks on Linux") Article Open Source Way · 4y How I use Bash to automate tasks on Linux The Bash command line is a great way to automate tasks. The for command makes it easy to perform one or more actions on a set of files. The if command allows you to perform many different tests, such as if a file is really a file or if it's empty. 88 3 15. 15 [](/posts/4-cheat-sheets-i-can-t-live-without-mn2xvf0vl "4 cheat sheets I can't live without") Article Open Source Way · 4y 4 cheat sheets I can't live without Cheat sheets help you work smarter. As a technical writer working on OpenShift documentation, I use a number of tools in the documentation workflow. I love cheat sheets, as they are handy references that make my life easier and workflow more efficient. Here is my compilation of four cheat sheets that I find useful. 87 4 16. 16 [](/posts/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-using-linux-gcbkt-ym "Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Linux") Article It's Foss · 4y Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Linux Linux is totally open-source, meaning anyone can inspect the source code for transparency. There are specialized lightweight Linux distributions that are tailored to run on older hardware. If you don’t need Adobe for your work, Linux is a pretty good choice. 84 12 17. 17 [](/posts/deno-raises-21m-ych1agnxa "Deno raises $21M") Article Hacker News · 4y Deno raises $21M Deno is JavaScript for the serverless era. The open source Deno runtime shows how clean and productive a modern, batteries-included, programming environment can be. Tens of thousands of users utilize the runtime every week. The Deno software stack was built for more than simply improving local development and system APIs. We also use it to build the most modern, user-friendly, serverless-at-edge system. 84 6 18. 18 [](/posts/chubin-cheat-sh-the-only-cheat-sheet-you-need-bnfzliver "chubin/cheat.sh: the only cheat sheet you need") Article Pointer · 4y chubin/cheat.sh: the only cheat sheet you need Chubin/cheat.sh is the only cheat sheet you need Unified access to the best community driven cheat sheets repositories of the world. What should it look like? What features should it have? 81 2 19. 19 [](/posts/bregman-arie-devops-exercises-linux-jenkins-aws-sre-prometheus-docker-python-ansible-git-k-yli9wthnf "bregman-arie/devops-exercises: Linux, Jenkins, AWS, SRE, Prometheus, Docker, Python, Ansible, Git, Kubernetes, Terraform, OpenStack, SQL, NoSQL, Azure, GCP, DNS, Elastic, Network, Virtualization. DevO") Article Pointer · 4y bregman-arie/devops-exercises: Linux, Jenkins, AWS, SRE, Prometheus, Docker, Python, Ansible, Git, Kubernetes, Terraform, OpenStack, SQL, NoSQL, Azure, GCP, DNS, Elastic, Network, Virtualization. DevO This repo contains questions and exercises on various technical topics, sometimes related to DevOps and SRE. There are currently 2292 exercises and questions. You can use these for preparing for an interview but most of the questions don't represent an actual interview. Join our DevOps community where we have discussions and share resources. 80 4 20. 20 [](/posts/learning-to-love-your-terminal-un92ualny "Learning to Love Your Terminal") Article DigitalOcean Community · 4y Learning to Love Your Terminal This tutorial is designed for users who are new to the command line. The goal is to feel just as comfortable in a terminal environment as you are with using a computer in any other way. The first section of this tutorial will cover Windows terminal environments. If you are using macOS or Linux, you can skip to the following section. 76 3 21. 21 [](/posts/padloc-an-intuitive-open-source-password-manager-7ainivpli "Padloc: An Intuitive Open-Source Password Manager") Article It's Foss · 4y Padloc: An Intuitive Open-Source Password Manager Padloc is an open-source password manager with a pleasing user interface, available cross-platform. It aims to provide a clean and simple interface to work with. Free to start with, but offers paid subscriptions to unlock most features. As per your requirements, you can choose to upgrade with a paid subscription. 73 4 22. 22 [](/posts/appflowy-an-open-source-alternative-to-notion-f1n-6lpxz "AppFlowy: An Open-Source Alternative to Notion") Article It's Foss · 4y AppFlowy: An Open-Source Alternative to Notion AppFlowy aims to be an open-source replacement to Notion, providing you with better privacy. Built with Rust and Flutter, AppFlowy follows a minimal approach to simplify things yet with enough room for tweaks. Notion can directly access your private data in the cloud as closed-source software. 73 1 23. 23 [](/posts/7-great-terminal-cli-tools-not-everyone-knows-ehm-uxdtw "7 Great Terminal/CLI Tools Not Everyone Knows") Article DZone · 4y 7 Great Terminal/CLI Tools Not Everyone Knows Exa is a modern replacement for the venerable file-listing command-line program ls that ships with Unix and Linux operating systems. It uses colors to distinguish file types and metadata. It knows about symlinks, extended attributes, and Git. The video gives a short overview of how to use the tools mentioned above work. 71 4 24. 24 [](/posts/linux-networking-commands-you-should-know-as-a-beginner-ga8ag6myk "Linux Networking Commands You Should Know as a Beginner") Article freeCodeCamp · 4y Linux Networking Commands You Should Know as a Beginner A basic understanding of the Linux terminal is enough to learn networking in Linux. How to find the IP Address of your machine is the most basic question in networking. What's an IP Address? IP stands for "Internet Protocol," which is the protocol governing how data are sent via the internet or a local network. 69 5 25. 25 [](/posts/setup-kali-linux-like-a-pro-vraumze7s "Setup Kali Linux Like A Pro") Article Community Picks · 4y Setup Kali Linux Like A Pro In today's era, many folks are trying to get some basic knowledge of Hacking, and for that Kali Linux is a must OS to learn. 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