Tag: Hard Drive

Guide to the smartctl utility in smartmontools for Linux

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Luke Cavanagh

Category: Tutorials | Tags: AlmaLinux, Hard Drive, Smartctl, SSD, Storage

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Every modern HDD or SDD has an option to monitor its current status and health via SMART attributes. The SMART test can be performed to detect any potential problems with the hardware itself. Tests such as these are run using smartctl. According to the Linux man page, smartctl is a command line utility designed to perform SMART tasks. Examples of these tasks would be printing error logs or enabling and disabling automatic SMART testing.

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How to Install INXI on Ubuntu 18.04

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Justin Palmer | Updated: March 8, 2021

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Apt, CPU, Dependencies, Disk Usage, Hard Drive, INXI, Linux, Mac Address, Memory, Network, Network Interfaces, Processes, System, System Administration, System Information, the kernel, Tools, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 18.04, Uptime

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INXI is one of the best tools that offer a straightforward and comprehensive method for obtaining a wealth of information about a server with a single command.

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