You can configure a network interface from the command line using the basic Linux networking utilities. You configure your network client hosts with the command line by using commands to change your current settings or by editing a number of system files. Two commands, ifconfig and route, are used for network configuration. The netstat command […]
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Monthly Archives: December 2006
Ubuntu Networking for Basic and Advanced Users
The basics for any network based on *nix hosts is the Transport Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) combination of three protocols. This combination consists of the Internet Protocol (IP),Transport Control Protocol (TCP), and Universal Datagram Protocol (UDP).
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show what has been changed in a new version of a Debian package Using apt-listchanges
apt-listchanges is a tool to show what has been changed in a new version of a Debian package, as compared to the version currently installed on the system.
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Query APT Configuration Using apt-config
apt-config is an internal program used by various portions of the APT suite to provide consistent configurability. It accesses the main configura-tion file /etc/apt/apt.conf in a manner that is easy to use by scripted applications.
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