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Linux pinky Command Tutorial for Beginners (8 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, ubuntu • Comments: 0 • Published: Sep 17, 2018The finger command in Linux is a popular tool to fetch information related to system users. Pinky is a lightweight alternative that comes pre-installed (at least on Ubuntu).
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How to Monitor your Desktop PC with Conky on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, monitoring, ubuntu • Comments: 3 • Published: Sep 17, 2018Conky is a free, open source, lightweight system monitoring tool available for Linux and BSD. It is used to monitor and display information of CPU consumption, disk usage, GPU temperature, fan speed, GPU clock, RAM utilization and network speed on the Linux or FreeBSD desktop
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Linux lsof Command Tutorial for Beginners (10 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 1 • Updated: Sep 15, 2018The lsof command in Linux displays in its output information about files that are opened by processes. In this article, we will discuss the tool using 10 easy to understand examples.
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How to Install and Configure MongoDB on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, ubuntu • Comments: 9 • Updated: Sep 15, 2018MongoDB is a NoSQL database that offers a high performance, high availability, and automatic scaling enterprise database. Data is stored in a "document" structure in JSON format (in MongoDB called BSON). MongoDB was first introduced in 2009 and is currently developed by the company MongoDB Inc. This tutorial shows the installation and configuration of MongoDB on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
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Three Tools to Scan a Linux Server for Viruses, Malware and Rootkits
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: centos, debian, fedora, linux, other, security, ubuntu • Comments: 15 • Updated: Sep 14, 2018Servers connected to the internet are seeing a constant level of attacks and scans all day. While a firewall and regular system updates are a good first defense to keep the system safe, you should also check regularly that no attacker got in. The tools described in this tutorial are made for these sanity checks, they scan for malware, viruses and rootkits.
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How to Install and Configure GitLab on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, ubuntu • Comments: 1 • Published: Sep 14, 2018Gitlab is a web-based GIT repository manager that allows your team to work on code, perform feature requests, track bugs, and test and implement applications. In this tutorial, I will show you step-by-step how to install GitLab CE (Community Edition) on your own Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) server.
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Linux pgrep Command Tutorial for Beginners (10 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Sep 14, 2018You might already know about the grep command in Linux, which searches for a pattern, and then prints the matching text in output. What if the requirement is to apply this kind of processing to fetch select information about processes currently running in the system?
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How to collaborate on docs stored on your WebDAV server with ONLYOFFICE
Author: Daria • Tags: linux, server, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Sep 13, 2018This guide explains how to connect your WebDAV server to ONLYOFFICE and edit and collaborate on documents online. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allows users to directly edit files on the Apache server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP.
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Linux objdump Command Explained for Beginners (7 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, programming, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Sep 13, 2018If you are into programming on Linux and your work revolves around compilers, there are a handful of command line utilities that you should be aware of. One such tool is objdump.
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How to install School tool on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 1 • Published: Sep 12, 2018SchoolTool is a free and open source suite of free administrative software for schools that can be used to create a simple turnkey student information system, including demographics, grade book, attendance, calendaring and reporting for primary and secondary schools.
