Linux Tutorials on the topic “Linux”
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How to take screenshots on Ubuntu 16.04 with ScreenCloud
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 2 Screenshots come in handy in many situations. For example, while making tutorials, discussing problems, or sharing information. What I mean to say is that it's a very common activity, so much so that there's a dedicated keyboard button to take screenshots. However still, there are many screenshot taking applications available in the market, and their selling point is the list of useful features they offer, including the ability to store captured images on cloud in some cases. If you are looking for such an application, look no further, as in this tutorial we'll be discussing a useful screenshot taking app dubbed ScreenCloud.
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Rambox - an alternative Messaging and Email app for Ubuntu
Author: Ansh •
Tags: linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 Rambox is a free and open source messaging and emailing application which - according to the tool's official documentation - combines common web applications into one. It is being marketed as a new way to organize services. "Rambox gives you the possibility to add common services many times you need, all in one place," the official website says. "It's perfect for people who work with many services for business and private accounts.".
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How to configure failover and high availability network bonding on Linux
Author: shahril bin kamaruzzaman •
Tags: high-availability, linux, networking •
Comments: 6 This tutorial explains how to configure network bonding on Linux server. Before I start, let me explain what network bonding is and what it does. In a Windows environment, network bonding is called network teaming, this is a feature that helps any server architecture to provide high availability and failover in scenarios were one of the main ethernet cable has a malfunction or is misconfigured.
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Perform Hot Backups of MySQL Databases with Percona XtraBackup on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: backup, linux, mysql, ubuntu •
Comments: 4 Percona XtraBackup is an open source backup utility for MySQL. It supports all MySQL flavours like Percona Server, MariaDB, and (Oracle) MySQL. Percona Xtrabackup performs a Hot Backup for MySQL. In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a hot MySQL database backup with the OpenSource tool Percona XtraBackup on Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus).
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How to Install Nagios Server Monitoring on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: linux, monitoring, networking, server, ubuntu •
Comments: 37 Nagios is an open source software for system and network monitoring. Nagios can monitor the activity of a host and its services, and provides a warning/alert if something bad happens on the server. Nagios can run on Linux operating systems. At this time I will use Ubuntu 16.04 for the installation.
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How to install and use KDEConnect on Ubuntu 16.04LTS
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 10 In this article, we will discuss one such application - dubbed KDEConnect - that connects your Android or BlackBerry phone to your Linux computer. Suppose you are working on your computer and your phone rings. You pick it up and see that there's a spam SMS. You just ignore it. After some time, the phone rings again. You again pick it up only to see another spam SMS. And this goes on, until you choose not get distracted while you are working.
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An Introduction to GNOME Boxes (virtualization) on Linux
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: desktop, linux, virtualization •
Comments: 3 GNOME Boxes is a system virtualization application that is a core part of the GNOME desktop environment. Based on the QEMU machine emulator, it offers a simplified and user-friendly approach to the whole OS virtualization idea. This post is just an introduction to its capabilities and a statement that it finally works in other distributions besides Fedora.
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How to install OpenSC on IPFire Firewall
Author: Ahmad •
Tags: linux, security •
Comments: 1 In this tutorial, support for hardware tokens (such as smart cards) and their readers (CCID compliance) are integrated with the IPFire project. This article is the continuation of our previous work on IPFire firewall.
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How to Install Drupal 8.1 with Nginx, PHP-FPM and SSL on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: linux, mysql, nginx, php, server, ubuntu, web server •
Comments: 15 Drupal is a well-known open source content management system based on PHP. It is available free of charge and released under the GNU General Public License. In this tutorial, we will install Drupal 8.1 with Nginx web server, MariaDB as the database server and PHP-FPM to handle PHP requests. I will also show you how to install an SSL Certificate to secure the Drupal website.
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How to extend the functionality of your Linux desktop with PlexyDesk
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 3 It's always good to look for new ways to increase your productivity, be it your personal or professional life. After all, productivity plays a key role in defining how successful you really are. If your work involves computers, you'll probably be aware that there are several tools, scripts, tips, and tricks that people use to be more productive.
