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- 0341 DNS, IP addresses and ports explained for beginners An IP address says which machine, a port says which program on it, and DNS turns names into addresses. The three ideas… Beginner · Explains an idea · Linux, macOS Article DNS, IP addresses & ports 15 Oct 2026
- 0342 Which process is using a port, and how to free it Find the program behind a busy port with ss, lsof or fuser, decide whether to stop it properly or kill it, and… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS Article DNS, IP addresses & ports · Networking & firewalls 15 Oct 2026
- 0343 Fix: Connection refused and Connection timed out, what each one means Refused means the host answered and nothing is listening there. Timed out means no answer at all, usually a firewall or wrong… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux, macOS Article DNS, IP addresses & ports · Firewalls 15 Oct 2026
- 0320 Fix: address already in use (EADDRINUSE) Something is already listening on the port your program wants. Find the process with lsof or ss, stop it or pick another… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux, macOS Article Networking & firewalls · Node.js · Processes & ports 15 Oct 2026
- 0321 Fix: E: Unable to locate package / could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock Two apt errors with simple causes: Unable to locate package means the package lists are stale or the name is wrong; could… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux Article Packages & updates 15 Oct 2026
- 0322 Fix: user is not in the sudoers file sudo refuses because your account is not allowed to use it. Add the user to the sudo group (Debian, Ubuntu) or wheel… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux, macOS Article Server hardening · Users, sudo & hardening 15 Oct 2026
- 0323 Fix: Failed to start service, how to read systemctl status and journalctl Job for x.service failed tells you only that the service did not start. The real reason is in systemctl status and journalctl… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux Article Logs · Services & systemd 15 Oct 2026
- 0327 Docker images, containers and volumes explained An image is a read-only template, a container is a running copy of it with a thin writable layer, and a volume… Beginner · Explains an idea · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Docker basics 15 Oct 2026
- 0293 What is SQL? SQL is the language you use to ask a relational database questions and to add, change or delete its data. Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Queries 15 Oct 2026
- 0309 What is RAID? RAID combines several disks into one so data survives a disk failure or is read and written faster. Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Disks, LVM & filesystems 15 Oct 2026