Windows related tutorial/FAQ

How to find a website’s DNS (name server) address

last updated November 3, 2019 in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX, Windows

How can I find a website’s DNS address? How do I check the current DNS servers of a domain or website using a Linux or macOS command line option? How do I find DNS address of a website using bash?

Create a Bootable Windows 10 USB in Linux With Ubuntu/Debian GUI

last updated August 6, 2018 in Debian / Ubuntu, Hardware, Linux, Windows

I am a Linux user and sysadmin. However, I need to install a couple of Windows 10 enterprise or MS-Windows 10 LTSB on a desktop system for developers. How do I create a bootable Windows 10 USB in Linux with GUI tools on an Ubuntu Linux 18.04 or Debian Linux 9.x?

How to Restart Linux server using putty ssh client on Windows

last updated June 6, 2018 in Linux, Windows

I am using Windows version 7 or 10 on my desktop. How can I use putty client to restart Linux server? What is the procedure to restart Linux server using putty from Windows 7 or 10 desktop?

Google Chrome: Clear or flush the DNS cache

last updated May 28, 2017 in Linux, Mac OS X, UNIX, Windows

I think Google has its own dns caching system. I am getting the same old dns entry in my Google Chrome browser on both Linux and Apple OS X. How do I flush or clear the DNS cache in Google Chrome browser without compete shutting down?

How To Install Microsoft Visual Studio Code on Linux

last updated November 18, 2015 in Debian / Ubuntu, Fedora Linux, Linux, Windows

Visual Studio code (VScode) is the cross-platform Chromium-based code editor is being open sourced today by Microsoft. How do I install Microsoft Visual Studio Code on a Debian or Ubuntu or Fedora Linux desktop?

HowTo Debian/Ubuntu Linux Auto Mount Windows NTFS File System [ntfs-3g]

last updated May 4, 2015 in Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Windows

I‘m dual booting MS-Windows with a Debian / Ubuntu Linux desktop. How can I auto mount a drive containing a MS-Windows NTFS file system on a Linux based systems?

HowTo: Find Out DNS Server IP Address Used By My Router?

last updated August 31, 2013 in Linux, Networking, UNIX, Windows

My router configured by ISP tech and it is set to get DNS server address automatically from upstream. Is there is a way to find out the IP address of the dns server used by my router which is located at 192.168.1.1? Is there Linux, Unix, Apple OS X, or MS-Windows command that I can use get the same information?

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