Summary of Shell Programming Knowledge, Including Common Linux Command Usage Tips

Summary of Shell Programming Knowledge, Including Common Linux Command Usage Tips

The following article is a summary of common knowledge in Shell programming, covering syntax and techniques. 1. Basic Concepts of Shell 1. Introduction The Shell is a command-line interpreter, an interface for users to interact with the kernel, receiving user-input commands and invoking system functions for execution. The Shell is loaded into memory when logging … Read more

Shocking! Modifying Linux Kernel Code Can Reduce Data Center Energy Consumption by 30%!

Shocking! Modifying Linux Kernel Code Can Reduce Data Center Energy Consumption by 30%!

As global energy consumption in data centers continues to rise, finding ways to reduce energy consumption while meeting the increasing demand for computing power has become an urgent issue. Recently, researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada proposed an innovative solution: by modifying approximately 30 lines of code in the Linux kernel’s network stack, … Read more

Malicious npm Package Attacks Linux Developers to Install SSH Backdoors

Malicious npm Package Attacks Linux Developers to Install SSH Backdoors

Introduction A concerning new type of supply chain attack has emerged, targeting Linux developers working with the Telegram bot ecosystem. Discovered in early 2025, multiple malicious npm packages disguised themselves as legitimate Telegram bot libraries to provide SSH backdoors and steal sensitive data from unsuspecting developers. These domain-squatted packages accumulated approximately 300 downloads over several … Read more

Linux File Permission Management

Linux File Permission Management

1. The “Genetic Code” of File Permissions 1. File Type Identifiers First Character File Type Typical Examples d Directory /home, /var/log – Regular File index.html, app.py l Symbolic Link /usr/bin/python3 → python3.9 b/c Block Device/Character Device File /dev/sda (disk), /dev/ttyS0 (serial port) 2. Structure of Permission Triplets The permissions for each user type are composed … Read more

Linux USB Audio Driver Vulnerability Exploited by Malicious USB Devices in the Wild

Linux USB Audio Driver Vulnerability Exploited by Malicious USB Devices in the Wild

A critical vulnerability exists in the USB audio driver of the Linux kernel that may lead to out-of-bounds memory reads. This vulnerability has been patched by Takashi Iwai from SUSE. If an attacker gains physical access to the system, they can exploit malicious USB devices to achieve privilege escalation, tamper with system memory, or execute … Read more

Monitoring and Tuning the Linux Networking Stack: Receiving Data (1) – Network Device Initialization

Monitoring and Tuning the Linux Networking Stack: Receiving Data (1) - Network Device Initialization

Monitoring and Tuning the Linux Networking Stack: Receiving Data In Brief This blog post explains how computers running the Linux kernel receive packets and how to monitor and tune various components of the networking stack as packets flow from the network to user-space programs. Update: We have published a corresponding article: “Monitoring and Tuning the … Read more

Linux Users Rejoice: Wine 10.6 Released, Gaming and Photo Editing Finally Smooth?

Linux Users Rejoice: Wine 10.6 Released, Gaming and Photo Editing Finally Smooth?

Good news for Linux and macOS users!Wine 10.6 has officially been released as the sixth update of the stable 10.x series. This update is not just a patch for the previous version; more importantly, it brings several significant upgrades that tech enthusiasts are excited about. Wine is a free and open-source compatibility layer that allows … Read more

Essential for Linux Beginners! The pstree Command: A Visual Representation of Process Trees

Essential for Linux Beginners! The pstree Command: A Visual Representation of Process Trees

In Linux systems, process management is a very important function. The pstree command displays running processes in a tree diagram format, which is more intuitive than the ps command, making the output visually appealing. Today, we will learn about this super useful command—pstree.1. What is the pstree Command?The pstree command is used to display running … Read more

Setting Up a Lightweight Personal Blog VanBlog on Linux and Accessing It Remotely

Setting Up a Lightweight Personal Blog VanBlog on Linux and Accessing It Remotely

Introduction Today, I will share how to set up a lightweight personal blog, VanBlog, on the Linux Ubuntu system, and use the Cpolar internal network penetration software to generate a public address for easy remote access to the locally deployed site anytime, anywhere. No public IP is required, and there’s no need to set up … Read more