HowtoForge provides user-friendly Linux tutorials.

• How to configure MySQL Multi-Master Replication on Oracle Linux

  Author: shahril bin kamaruzzaman • Tags: centos, linux, mysql • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 12, 2017

  This tutorial explains how to setup and configure MySQL multi-master replication on Oracle Linux. Please note that even though the configuration is made under Oracle Linux, yet the steps and configuration are mainly the same to CentOS and Red Hat Linux.

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

• Linux Commands - Overview and Examples

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 1 • Updated: Jun 12, 2017

  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

• Linux Chown Command Tutorial for Beginners (7 Examples)

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 09, 2017

  In Linux, there may be times when you might want to change the owner and group-related information for a file or directory. If you are a command line newbie, and want to know how you can make such changes through the command line, you'll be glad to know that there exists a command - dubbed chown - that lets you do this.

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

• Software Defined Networking (SDN) explained for beginners

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, networking • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 08, 2017

  Over the past few years, Software Defined Networking (SDN) has been a key buzz in the computer networking/IT industry. Today, more and more companies are discussing SDN to leverage it for their business and future growth plans.

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

• Linux Join Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 examples)

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 07, 2017

  Sometimes, you may want to combine two files in a way that the output makes even more sense. For example, there could be a file containing name of continents, and another file containing names of countries located in these continents, and the requirement is to combine both files in a way that a continent and the corresponding country appear in the same line.

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

• Nginx with libmodsecurity and OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set on Ubuntu 16.04

  Author: Dino Edwards • Tags: linux, nginx, security, ubuntu • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 06, 2017

  In this tutorial, I will show you how to compile the latest version of Nginx with libmodsecurity (Modsecurity 3.x) NOT to be confused with Modsecurity 2.9. We will also be integrating the OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS).

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

• Linux chmod command tutorial for beginners

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux • Comments: 1 • Published: Jun 05, 2017

  If you are new to Linux, and are looking for a way to change file/directory permissions through the command line, you'll be glad to know there exists a command - dubbed chmod - that lets you easily do this. In this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of this command as well as provide examples explaining how it can be used in various scenarios.

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

• How to Install and Configure GitLab on Ubuntu 16.04

  Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, server, ubuntu • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 02, 2017

  In this tutorial, I will show you step-by-step how to install GitLab CE (Community Edition) on your own Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus server. In this tutorial, I will be using the 'omnibus' package provided by GitLab for easy installation and create an SSL certificate with Let's encrypt.

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

• How to Upgrade Linux Kernel in Ubuntu 16.04 Server

  Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: kernel, linux, ubuntu • Comments: 3 • Updated: Jun 01, 2017

  In this tutorial, I will show you how to upgrade the Ubuntu kernel to use the latest mainline kernel build provided by the Ubuntu kernel Team. I will be using Ubuntu 16.04.2 Xenial Xerus with default kernel version 4.4 as basis upgrade it to the 4.11.2 kernel version.

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

• How to join your Linux server to the NTP pool project

  Author: Oliver • Tags: arch linux, centos, debian, linux, server, ubuntu • Comments: 0 • Updated: Jun 01, 2017

  This tutorial explains how to configure a NTP (Network Time Protocol) server (using ntpd) and join it to the continuously more demanded NTP pool project.

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

Lightning Fast Web Host? Develop on Pantheon for Free