Ubuntu Linux: System Information

Question 1

What command pulls up a metric that shows how long your system has been running?

Answer 1

[uptime]

Question 2

What is displayed with [free]?

Answer 2

Displays the amount of free and used memory in a system.

Question 3

What command outputs a snapshot of your system’s current processes?

Answer 3

[ps] (ps -A for comprehensive list)

Question 4

What is outputted when you input [df]?

Answer 4

A report of file system disk space usage

Question 5

What command allows you to manipulate the disk partition table?

Answer 5

[fdisk] (You will probably have to run a sudo argument before the command to get permissions)

Question 6

What is outputted with [lsblk]?

Answer 6

A list of blocked devices

Question 7

What command is used to show Linux processes?

Answer 7

[top] or [htop]
(htop has a better looking GUI)