The sar command, native to Solaris and often installed on Linux systems via the sysstat package, is extremely useful in analyzing current and recent system performance. On the other hand, if you would ...

It's a rare occasion that my Linux desktop slows down. That's not to say it never happens, as that would be a lie. Most often, when a system slowdown occurs, I can usually trace it back to a specific ...

As someone who's been working as a system administrator for a number of years, it's easy to take tools for granted that I've used for a long time and assume everyone has heard of them. Of course, new ...

If the sysstat package isn’t installed on your Linux system (which it generally isn’t by default), you can easily grab a copy with your favorite Linux installer — typically one of the following ...