HowtoForge provides user-friendly Linux tutorials.

If you've written a Linux tutorial that you'd like to share, you can contribute it. If you'd like to discuss Linux-related problems, you can use our forum. If you have questions, please contact us by email: info [at] howtoforge [dot] com or use our contact form.

 

 

• How to Install LimeSurvey on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Aug 15, 2018

  LimeSurvey is a free and an open source online survey application written in PHP and uses a MySQL or PostgreSQL database. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install LimeSurvey on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) server.

  read more... | add comment | view as pdf | print

• Linux chage Command Tutorial for Beginners (6 Examples)

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Aug 15, 2018

  Linux command line offers several tools for user management (some of which we've already discussed). One such utility is chage, which lets you tweak password expiry information.

  read more... | add comment | view as pdf | print

• How to Install Prometheus and node_exporter on CentOS 7

  Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: centos, linux, monitoring • Comments: 1 • Published: Aug 14, 2018

  Prometheus is an open source monitoring system that allows you to collect metrics from any configured target system. Prometheus implements a multi-dimensional data-model with powerful queries, great visualization, precise alerting, and comes with many integrations.

  read more... | add comment | view as pdf | print

• Linux Commands - Overview and Examples

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 7 • Updated: Aug 14, 2018

  The command line is one of the most powerful features of Linux. There exists a sea of Linux command line tools, allowing you to do almost everything you can think of doing on your Linux PC. However, this usually creates a problem: with so many commands available to use, you don't know where and how to start learning them, especially when you are beginner.

  read more... | add comment | view as pdf | print

• How to limit CPU usage with CPULimit on Ubuntu Linux

  Author: howtoforge • Tags: linux, shell, ubuntu • Comments: 2 • Updated: Aug 14, 2018

  This tutorial describes how to limit CPU usage in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. I will use CPU-limit utility for this purpose. Cpulimit is a tool which limits the CPU usage of a process (expressed in percentage, not in CPU time). It is useful to control batch jobs when you don't want them to eat too many CPU cycles. The goal of cpulimit is to prevent a process from running for more than a specified time ratio. It does not change the nice value or other scheduling priority settings, but the real CPU usage.

  read more... | add comment | view as pdf | print

• Linux bzip2 Command Tutorial for Beginners (6 Examples)

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Aug 13, 2018

  File compressions are carried out according to specific algorithms. There are many compression techniques, and one of them is achieved through bzip2. In this tutorial, we will learn the basics of bzip2 using some easy to understand examples.

  read more... | add comment | view as pdf | print

• How to Install GetSimple CMS on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Aug 13, 2018

  GetSimple CMS is a free, open source, simple and easy to use web Content Management System that can be used to create blogs and websites. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install GetSimple CMS on Ubuntu 18.04 server.

  read more... | add comment | view as pdf | print

• How to Install Matrix Synapse Chat on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, nginx, security, server, ubuntu • Comments: 0 • Published: Aug 10, 2018

  In this tutorial, we will show you step-by-step how to install and configure Matrix Synapse on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Matrix is a new ecosystem for decentralized communication in real time for open federated instant messaging and VoIP services.

  read more... | add comment | view as pdf | print

• Linux chsh Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 1 • Published: Aug 10, 2018

  The bash shell is one of the most widely used login shells in Linux. But there exist other shells as well, and you can use them for your command line work (until of course there's a specific requirement for your work). In this article, we will discuss a tool - dubbed chsh - that lets you switch to a login shell different from your current shell.

  read more... | add comment | view as pdf | print

• How to install Fork CMS on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: debian, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Aug 09, 2018

  Fork CMS is a free and open source content management CMS that comes with an intuitive and user-friendly web interface. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Fork CMS on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) server.

  read more... | add comment | view as pdf | print

Do more with Droplets, the scalable compute platform that has add-on storage, security, and monitoring capabilities.