Since its inception in 1993, Debian has grown into one of the most robust, stable, and widely used Linux distributions. Debian is a free and open-source community-driven project that is actively developed & maintained by a community of vibrant deve…
In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps of installing the OpenRGB software in Linux. We will explore a few methods to achieve this. We will install the software using the PPA repository, using the AppImage and from the deb package.
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Code editors for several programming languages such as Python, C, and Java may be found in Visual Studio Code, an open-source code editor developed by Microsoft and available for free download. Even though Microsoft develops the tool, it is also availa…
A default gateway is a node in a PC network. The node, in this case, uses an internet protocol suite that serves as the forwarding host(router) to other networks. This occurs when no other route specification matches the destination IP address of a pac…
This brief tutorial explains how to force users to use strong passwords using Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) in Debian, Ubuntu and other DEB-based systems.
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This tutorial shows how to install a Debian 11 (Bullseye) minimal server in detail with many screenshots. The purpose of this guide is to provide a minimal setup that can be used as the basis for our other Debian 11 tutorials here at howtoforge.com.
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This tutorial shows in detail how to install a Debian 12 (Bookworm) minimal server with many screenshots. The purpose of this guide is to provide a minimal setup that can be used as the basis for our other Debian 12 tutorials here at howtoforge.com.
Git is a famous open-source distributed version control mechanism. It efficiently handles everything code-related, from minor to very large-scale projects. Git allows developers to host their code on sites like Github, BitBucket, and Gitlab.
Package management is one of the fundamental features of a Linux system. The package management tools and the package format vary from distro to distro, but most distros use one of the two core tools.
Graylog is a free and open-source log-management platform for capturing, storing and enabling real-time analysis of your data and logs. It’s written in Java and built on top of other open-source software like MongoDB and Elasticsearch.
Apache CouchDB is an open-source NoSQL database developed by the Apache Software Foundation. This tutorial will teach you how to install Apache CouchDB Database Server on a Debian 11 server. You will also learn how to perform some basic database operat…
Envoy proxy is a free and open-source service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install and configure the Envoy proxy on the Debian 11 server.
When installing any operating system, it is always set to receive network configuration from the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server. That includes IP address, routing, subnet, Gateway address, DNS information, and other network configura…
IPv6 is the present version of the Internet Protocol. It is the communications protocol that offers an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic. The internet is gradually running out of IPv4 addresses as it ushers…
Ly is a free, open-source, minimalistic, and lightweight terminal-based display manager for Linux. This covers installing the it on your Debian 11 installation.
Apache ActiveMQ is a free and open-source message broker developed by Apache Software Foundation. It is one of the well-known message brokers that supports multiple protocols such as AMQP, MQTT, Stomp, and OpenWire. It is written in Java and fully comp…
Sudo stands for superuser do. It is a command-line utility that permits trusted users to run commands as another user by default root. When prefixed with any command, the superuser temporarily gives another user rights as an alternative root.
Due to increased security risks and ensuring you are running the latest software packages, you might want your system to always check for updates and upgrades on login. This post will guide you on ‘How to check for updates at login on Debian.’
There are many reasons to select Debian over other Linux distributions out there. First of all, it’s free and open-source, software updates and upgrades can be done smoothly on the terminal, the packages are very secure to download, and it comes with L…
ArangoDB is a modern multi-model database system developed by ArangoDB GmbH. it’s a free and open-source database system that supports three different data models, documents, graphs, and key/values.