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How to Install Apache Kafka on Ubuntu 20.04

Apache Kafka started as an internal system that LinkedIn developed to handle 1.4 billion messages per day. 

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Openwall Releases LKRG 0.9.0 with a Long List of Major Changes, Improvements & Bug Fixes

LKRG is a kernel module that performs runtime integrity checking of the Linux kernel and detection of security vulnerability exploits against the kernel. 

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How to Install WordPress with LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 20.04

WordPress more than just a great CMS for blogging. Let’s get it set up and running on Ubuntu 20.04.

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How to Manage AWS EC2 Instances Using aws-cli

This guide will show you how to get started with managing your AWS virtual machine instances from the Linux command line using aws-cli.

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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs—Part 1

This is a series of articles about buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop machine.

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Install NVIDIA’s Proprietary Drivers on Ubuntu 21.04

Switch from the open-source Nouveau driver to the proprietary NVIDIA driver.

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COMPARISON: Alpine Linux Vs Ubuntu

Let’s forget the hype and do a detailed Alpine Linux vs Ubuntu comparison.

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Firefox 89 Enters Beta Testing with Stunning New Look, Improved Privacy

“Make[s] your browsing experience more enjoyable, faster, cleaner, and easier to use.”

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Week 3: HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC — Multimedia

For this week’s blog, we’ve tested video and audio on the refurbished HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC using the Manjaro rolling distro.

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Microsoft Demos GUI Linux Apps Running on Windows 10

Ever wanted to run desktop Linux apps on Windows 10? Microsoft’s WSL engineering team are making this strange marriage a reality, as this demo video shows!
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How to Display GUI Dialogs in bash script Using Zenity

Zenity is an open-source application for displaying simple GUI in shell scripts. It makes scripts more user-friendly by displaying GTK+ dialogs.

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Common SEO Mistakes You Might Want to Avoid

Search engine optimization or SEO is an amazing aid to help increase the engagement and sales that your business makes online. Though helpful, it’s not something that everyone understands in one go as it does take a lot of practice to get the algorithm…

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Tails 4.18 Anonymous OS Released with Tor Browser 10.0.16, Updated Intel Firmware

Tails 4.18 contains updated Intel and Linux firmware packages to ensure support for the newest hardware.

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New Video Hypes Up the Ultimate Linux Tablet: the JingPad A1

The folks behind the JingOS Linux distro plan to launch a crowdfunding campaign for an ARM-powered tablet preloaded with their Ubuntu-based OS in the summer. Ahead of that campaign launch, JingOS devs have shared a […]
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How to Install SQLite and SQLite Browser on Ubuntu 20.04

Sqlite is a lightweight but feature-rich database management system that is widely used in embedded systems like mobile devices. In this guide, we will see how to install SQLite and SQLite Browser on an Ubuntu 20.04 system.

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How to create Cloudwatch alarms for a Lambda Function on AWS

There are various invocation metrics, performance metrics, and concurrency metrics available for Lambda functions in Cloudwatch to monitor.In this article, we will create an alarm for the "Invocations" metric which will send a notification to…

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Ubuntu 21.04: What’s New? [Video]

What’s new in Ubuntu 21.04 ‘Hirsute Hippo’? How about ALL this! Yes, to hype the new release we’ve handcrafted a short video showcasing its biggest changes.
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How to Install IDLE Python IDE on Ubuntu 20.04

In this article, we will be installing IDLE through the Ubuntu command line, show you how to launch, then use it to write and run a simple Python script.

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How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 21.04 from Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy to Hirsute)

Goodbye, Groovy Gorilla, Hello, Hirsute Hippo.

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What Information Systems Mean for an Organization

The information system sector is an extensive subject within IT that focuses primarily on computers, networks, and their users. All modern companies need a way to collect data and transform it into something useful that they can use in their decision-m…

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