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How to install LXD container hypervisor on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 04:58 PM PST

MySQL reset password for user account

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 04:03 PM PST

Top 20 OpenSSH Server Best Security Practices

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 04:01 PM PST

How to install and use Nginx on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 02:28 PM PST

How do I install and configure the latest version of Nginx web server on a CentOS 7 or RHEL 7 server using the CLI and host a static site?

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How to flush Redis cache and delete everything using the CLI

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 03:50 AM PST

I setup Redis cache for my web app. I want a blank database and get rid of all keys. How can I delete everything in Redis cache? How do I flush my Redis cache using the Linux/Unix command line option?

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Update your OpenSSL on FreeBSD 10.x/11.x to fix vulnerabilities

Posted: 09 Dec 2017 10:03 AM PST

FreeBSD includes software from the OpenSSL Project for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols. OpenSSL has multiple vulnerabilities on a FreeBSD. Currently, no workaround is available. You need to update OpenSSL on FreeBSD version 10.x and 11.x.

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Updated version of Debian Linux 8/9 has been released

Posted: 09 Dec 2017 09:24 AM PST

The Debian project has announced an updated version of Debian 9 (codename "stretch") and Debian 8 (codename "jessie"). One can get new updates merely running the apt command/apt-get command.

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Monitor Linux CPU temperature, frequency, power in a graphical way

Posted: 09 Dec 2017 02:35 AM PST

S-tui is a free and open source terminal UI for monitoring your computer. s-tui allows to monitor CPU temperature, frequency, power and utilization in a graphical way from the terminal. It is written in Python and need root permission to use the s-tui. It is useful for:

Let us see how to install and use s-tui on a Linux based system.

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How to install Redis server on Ubuntu Linux 16.04

Posted: 08 Dec 2017 10:19 AM PST

Redis is a free and open source (BSD licensed) key-value store. It is in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache and message broker. How can I install Redis server on Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS?

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How to use KVM cloud images on Ubuntu Linux

Posted: 07 Dec 2017 02:42 AM PST

How do I download and use a cloud image with kvm running on an Ubuntu Linux server? How do I create create a virtual machine without the need of a complete installation on an Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS server? How can I use KVM cloud image on Ubuntu?

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How to extract substring in Bash

Posted: 06 Dec 2017 02:27 AM PST

I have a bash shell variable called u="this is a test". How can I extract the "test" string and store into a shell variable?

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gtop: Awesome system monitoring dashboard for Linux/macOS Unix terminal

Posted: 06 Dec 2017 12:32 AM PST

I like htop interactive process viewer. Recently I found another one called gtop. It is similar to top, but fancier. Let us see how to install and use gtop on a Linux or macOS Unix based system.

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Book review: Mastering Vim Quickly From WTF to OMG in no time

Posted: 18 Nov 2017 02:20 AM PST

The vim editor is a free and open source text editor. It is a clone of vi text editor. Vim is extremely popular among the Linux, macOS and Unix-like system users. Vim has many commands. It comes with a pretty extensive built-in manual too. One might get lost in the built-in manual. Let us see if "Mastering Vim Quickly From WTF to OMG in no time" can help a new or experienced vim user to increase productivity.

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Command line fun: Insult the user when typing wrong bash command

Posted: 17 Nov 2017 01:02 AM PST

You can configure sudo command to insult user when they type the wrong password. Now, it is possible to abuse insult the user when they enter the wrong command at the shell prompt.

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Shell script to setup an LXD (Linux Containers) VM lab for testing purpose

Posted: 30 Apr 2017 09:59 AM PDT

Shell script to mirror backups to another server in pull mode using rsync

Posted: 28 Apr 2017 11:55 AM PDT

Linux/Unix bash shell script to purge Cloudflare url/images from the command line

Posted: 28 Apr 2017 05:13 AM PDT