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• Linux Groups Command for Beginners (with Examples)

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Updated: Jun 08, 2018

  In Linux, there's a concept of users (those who use the system), and then there's the concept of groups, which is basically a logical mechanism to manage a collection of users. To give you a basic idea, groups make it easy to manage users with, say, same security and access privileges.

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• Linux passwd Command Tutorial for Beginners (8 Examples)

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 08, 2018

  As a Linux command line user, you should be aware of utilities that help you with user-account management. Once such tool is passwd, which lets you change your account password. In this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of this command using some easy to understand examples.

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• How to Install Laravel 5.6 PHP Framework with Nginx on Ubuntu 18.04

  Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, php, programming, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 07, 2018

  Laravel is a free and open source PHP framework that implements the MVC (Model-View-Controller) design pattern. In this tutorial, I will guide you step-by-step on how to install Laravel version 5.6 with Nginx as the web server, PHP-FPM 7.2, and MariaDB.

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• How to Install Magnolia CMS on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 07, 2018

  Magnolia is a free and open source Java-based CMS that delivers smartphone simplicity on an enterprise-scale. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Magnolia in Ubuntu 18.04.

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• Fedora 27 Corporate Workstation Installation

  Author: Alexandre Costa • Tags: desktop, fedora, linux • Comments: 2 • Published: Jun 06, 2018

  This tutorial explains in detail how to install a Fedora 27 workstation for a corporate environment and how to join a Fedora Workstation on a Domain Controller who can be Samba 4 or Microsoft Active Directory, set up the authentication process for domain users and domain admins on a workstation, local or remotely through ssh.

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• How to install ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors 5.1 on Ubuntu

  Author: Daria • Tags: linux, ubuntu • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 06, 2018

  ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors is the free open-source office suite distributed under GNU AGPL v.3.0. It comprises editors for text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations working offline. This tutorial will show you three different ways to install ONLYOFFICE on Ubuntu.

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• Linux sleep Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 06, 2018

  Sometimes, while working on the Linux command line, you might want to run a couple of commands one after the other, but with a certain amount of delay between them. It's here, in situations like these, the sleep command may prove to be really helpful.

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• Three Tools to Scan a Linux Server for Malware and Rootkits

  Author: Till Brehm • Tags: centos, debian, fedora, linux, other, security, ubuntu • Comments: 15 • Updated: Jun 05, 2018

  Servers 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 Taiga.io Project Management Software on CentOS 7

  Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: centos, linux, programming • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 05, 2018

  Taiga.io is an open source project management system for agile developers, designers, and project managers. It's a beautiful project management tool that can handle both simple and complex projects for startups and software developers. In this tutorial, I will show you step-by-step how to install the Taiga.io project management tools on the CentOS 7 server.

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• Linux pidof Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Jun 04, 2018

  Linux command line offers a lot of utilities that work with processes. Once such tool is pidof, which - as the name suggests - gives you the process ID of an already executing process. In this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of pidof using some easy to understand examples.

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