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Linux nproc Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Mar 29, 2018
Every process that's executed on a computer system requires CPU to do what it is expected to do. There may be times when your system's CPU is overloaded (due to the number or kind of processes running on the system), and for whatever reason, you want to know the number of available processing units for new processes. Well, there's a tool dubbed nproc that you can use to confirm this information.
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How to install eSyndiCat PHP Directory Software on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: apache, linux, php, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Mar 28, 2018
In this tutorial, we will learn how to install eSyndiCat on Ubuntu 16.04 server. eSyndiCat is a free, open source and one of the most popular PHP directory software that can be used as an addition to your existing site or as a stand-alone platform.
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Elasticsearch and Kibana: installation and basic usage on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Akshay Pai • Tags: linux, ubuntu • Comments: 5 • Updated: Mar 28, 2018
In this tutorial, we will be going through the installation steps for Elasticsearch followed by the installation of Kibana. Then we will use Kibana to store and retrieve data. Elasticsearch is a powerful production-ready search engine written in Java It can be used as a standalone search engine for the web or as a search engine for e-commerce web applications.
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How to search files from the terminal on Linux
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: centos, debian, fedora, linux, opensuse, shell, suse, ubuntu • Comments: 6 • Updated: Mar 28, 2018
While there are many ways with which we can search and locate files and directories on Linux, the easiest and quickest is probably through the terminal. However, not many Linux users know about that, which leads to unneeded frustration. Here is a quick guide that will hopefully help you locate what you're looking for in your system.
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How to Setup MariaDB High Availability with Heartbeat and DRBD on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: high-availability, linux, server, ubuntu • Comments: 0 • Published: Mar 27, 2018
In this tutorial, we will learn how to achieve high availability of MariaDB using Heartbeat and DRBD on Ubuntu 16.04 server. Heartbeat and DRBD both are used for a cluster solution for any application using two servers. Both servers are work in active and passive mode, one server will work at the same time and another server as a backup server.
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How to install Ioncube Loader on CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: apache, centos, debian, linux, nginx, php, server, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 17 • Updated: Mar 27, 2018
Ioncube loader is a PHP module to load files that were protected with the Ioncube Encoder software. Ioncube is often used by commercial PHP software vendors to protect their software, so it is likely that you come across an Ioncube encoded file sooner or later when you install extensions for CMS or Shop software written in PHP. In this tutorial, I will explain the installation of the Ioncube loader module in detail for CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu.
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Linux more Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Mar 26, 2018
Sometimes, while working on the command line, you'll see outputs produced by commands in certain cases are so large that they don't fit into the screen area, and hence, you get to see only the last part of the output (as the initial part scrolls past the screen). Thankfully, there are utilities that are specifically designed to help you in such cases, and one of them is more.
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How to Install Pydio Web File Manager on Debian 9
Author: Matt Vas • Tags: debian, linux, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Mar 26, 2018
Pydio is a powerful open source web file sync and file share solution software for online collaboration, similar to Gdrive or other online file-sharing services. In this tutorial, we’ll cover the installation and configuration process of the Pydio Community Edition from source on Debian 9 release, on top of LAMP stack.
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Setting Up Postfix As A Backup MX
Author: falko • Tags: email, postfix • Comments: 10 • Updated: Mar 26, 2018
Setting Up Postfix As A Backup MX. In this tutorial, I will show how you can set up a Postfix mail server as a backup mail exchanger for a domain so that it accepts mails for this domain in case the primary mail exchanger is down or unreachable and passes the mails on to the primary MX once that one is up again.
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Linux Locate Command for Beginners (8 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Updated: Mar 23, 2018
While find is no doubt one of the most popular as well as powerful command line utilities for file searching in Linux, it not fast enough for situations where-in you need instantaneous results. If you want to search a file on your system through the command line, and speed is the top most priority, then there's another command that you can use: Locate.