NixOS is an independently developed GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. In NixOS, the entire operating system, including the kernel, applications, system packages and configuration files…
Passwords should never be stored as plain text. Whether we are talking about a web application or an operating system, they should always be in the hash form (on Linux, for example, hashed passwords are stored in the /etc/shadow file). Hashing is the process through which, by the use of complex algorithms, a password is […]
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SlickStack is essentially a collection of scripts for quickly and easily installing WordPress, with Nginx as a web server, on Ubuntu LTS. It aims at making it easier for users to deploy lightweight, fast and secure WordPress websites, and guides users and helps them secure their server during the installation process. In this article, we’ll go […]
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The PHP Foundation is an effort by 10 key PHP-dependent vendors to assure adequate funding to keep the popular scripting language viable.
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In this guide, you will learn about routes, static routes, and default gateway IPs. Specifically, you will learn how to find the default gateway IP in Linux.
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The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) is a cross-platform printing solution used on many different Linux distros. Now the OpenPrinting project has just released CUPS 2.4.0 formed without Apple’s participation, which has since 2007.
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This article will help you learn how to set up/configure iSCSI on Linux/Unix-based systems. iSCSI stands for Internet Small Computer System Interface, which is an industry-standard protocol mainly used to share the storage device over the TCP/IP layer. Unlike Samba or NFS, which work at the file system level, iSCSI works only on the block-level […]
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While working with an application, I needed PHP 7.4 and 8.0 on Amazon Linux 2 EC2 and Lightsail instance. Here is how to install PHP version 7.2/7.3/7.4 or 8.0 on Amazon Linux 2 using the yum command.
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Croc is an open-source CLI-based tool that allows users to securely transfer files between systems. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Croc on Ubuntu 20.04 and how to transfer files and folders securely using Croc.
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In this article, we will discuss another popular command for the Linux/Unix platform. It is called du, which stands for “Disk Usage”. It is a standard command used to estimate space usage (meaning, in the terminal we can find the exact size each directory and file takes up). There are multiple ways we can generate […]
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Coming four months after 4MLinux 37.0, the 4MLinux 38.0 release is here to introduce basic support for 32-bit apps, as well as a new downloadable extension called 4MLinux GamePack that includes a big collection of classic Linux games, which you can download from here. It also comes with several new pre-installed apps, including the Audacity […]
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Homebrew is a popular command line-based package manager for macOS. It can also be installed and used on Linux. Here’s why and how.
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Nextcloud, The Document Foundation, FSFE, OnlyOffice, and 26 other organizations are pushing the EU and member states to end noncompetitive actions by Microsoft and others.
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In this guide, we will discuss Apache Cassandra, the market-leading NoSQL DB, its architecture, key components, and its use cases in detail.
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Read on for more updates about what’s in store for Linux Mint 20.3 “Una,” with a gift from the team: a new app.
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KDE Plasma 5.23.4 is here three weeks after the KDE Plasma 5.23.3 update, restoring the Touchpad applet that was previously available in the Plasma 5.22 series. The applet is now available as a read-only status notifier that only shows when your laptop’s touchpad has been disabled. This point release also improves the Plasma Wayland session, […]
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The 4MLinux distribution is a minimal operating system with four focuses (on gaming, server utilities, system maintenance, and multimedia). The project’s latest release is 4MLinux 38.0 which introduces several package upgrades and a few new features. …
Sysdig is an open-source, cross-platform system monitoring and troubleshooting tool. For this article, we will install Sysdig on a Debian 11 server.
SuiteCRM is free and open-source CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software written in PHP. It helps you organize and manage your business’s marketing, sales, and customer service departments.
Switching between open windows in elementary OS 6 has changed. A recent update replaced the distro’s flashy (in both senses of the word) alt + tab experience with a simpler version. The new approach is more akin to the sort of switchers found in …