| by Scott Kilroy

How to Install MariaDB on Debian 11

MariaDB is a robust, scalable, and reliable SQL server. It is an enhanced, drop-in replacement for the MySQL relational database management system. In this guide, I will show you how to install and secure MariaDB on Debian 11.

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Setup simple CI/CD pipeline using Github and Jenkins on an AWS EC2 Linux instance

In this article we will see the steps to implement a simple CI/CD  pipeline using  Jenkins. We will be using a sample Java Code and we will be deploying that code onto Apache Tomcat Web-Server as a .war file.

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Linux Magazine Full Feed 2021-11-04 06:12:11

This month Graham looks at Bespoke, Waydroid, OpenShot, pedalboard, Onivim 2, Mr. Rescue, and more!

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Distributed computing in the service of COVID research

Linux and the BOINC distributed computing platform help researchers fight the COVID-19 virus.

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Linux Magazine Full Feed 2021-11-04 06:11:59

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the renaming SMB and testing standards.

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Multi-Factor Authentication for Login Security

As an alternative to passwords, maddog looks at various types of multi-factor authentication, as well as considerations drawn from his experience.

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A security-oriented OS

Andrew David Wong discusses the Qubes OS project’s security-by-compartmentalization approach, including an endorsement from Edward Snowden.

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More on Disruption

If you stay in this job long enough, you get to see the progression of technologies as they move from mere ideas, to prototypes, to real-world products ready to challenge the world and ascend the ladder to that mystical measure of success that the vent…

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Linux Magazine Full Feed 2021-11-04 06:11:55

Tails 4.22 and Q4OS 4.6

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A proven file manager

Worker, a file manager with more than 20 years of development, has evolved into a tested, powerful, and functional tool.

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Monitor hard disk usage with Go

To keep an eye on the remaining disk space during storage-intensive operations, you can check out this speedometer/odometer written in Go.

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Probing for hardware information

A quick guide to 10 command-line tools to help you find hardware information.

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Monitor your media with Hard Disk Sentinel

Hard Disk Sentinel helps you monitor mass storage devices with a fully automated process minus the bells and whistles.

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Building a personal note-taking tool

If you’re tired of the privacy problems and feature bloat of high-end note-taking utilities, try rolling your own.

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Linux Magazine Full Feed 2021-11-04 06:11:35

The Clapper media player showcases new desktop design features in GTK4.

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Linux Magazine Full Feed 2021-11-04 06:11:33

In the news: Linux Now Runs on Apple’s M1 Chipset; MX Linux 21 RC Now Available; Fedora 35 Improves Desktop Performance; Extended Support for Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04; Gnome 41 Adds Desktop Improvements; and Black Lotus Labs Confirms Flaw in Windows Subs…

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An innovative, immutable filesystem

With its immutable filesystem, rlxos prevents a broken system while simultaneously allowing changes via OverlayFS.

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An alternative search tool for LibreOffice Writer

AltSearch offers extended functionality to LibreOffice Write’s default find and replace tools, making it ideal for editing and formatting longer documents.

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Virtual or physical?

To write low-level scripts, as an admin, you need to know whether you are currently on a physical or a virtual machine. Charly finds out with a couple of clever hacks.

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Examining OpenBSD from the point of view of a Linux user

Veteran Linux users and administrators are likely to have heard of the BSD family of operating systems. However, the BSDs remain a mystery to many in the Linux community. With the upcoming release of OpenBSD 7.0, it is time to throw some light on this …

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