Linux Tools

Question 1

Backups - Linux Tools

Answer 1

• May be built-in to the Linux distribution
• Backup and restore with scheduling
• Command-line options - rsync

Question 2

Image recovery - Linux Tools

Answer 2

• Not as many options as Windows
• dd is built-in to Linux (and very powerful)
• Other 3rd-party utilities - can image drives
  
  • GNU Parted, Clonezilla

Question 3

Disk maitenance - Linux Tools

Answer 3

• Linux doesn’t require a lot of maintenance
• Clean up log space - All logs are stored in /var/log
• File system check - done automatically every X
number of reboots

Question 4

Terminal - Linux Tools

Answer 4

• Command line access to the Linux OS
• Run scripts, manage files
• Configure OS and application settings

Question 5

Screen sharing - Linux Tools

Answer 5

• Many options, like most of Linux
• May be included with your distribution
• UltraVNC, Remmina

Question 6

Closing programs - Linux Tools

Answer 6

• Use terminal - sudo for proper permissions
• sudo killall firefox
• Graphical kill - kill