Linux Tutorials on the topic “Linux”
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Useful Vim editor plugins for software developers - part 1
Author: Ansh •
Tags: linux, programming •
Comments: 3 An improved version of Vi, Vim is unarguably one of the most popular command line-based text editors in Linux. Besides being a feature-rich text editor, Vim is also used as an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) by software developers around the world. What makes Vim really powerful is the fact that it's functionality can be extended through plugins. And needless to say, there exist several Vim plugins that are aimed at enhancing users' programming experience.
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How to Install a MySQL Cluster on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: linux, mysql, ubuntu •
Comments: 25 In this tutorial, I will show you how to install a 'MySQL Cluster' on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus). MySQL Cluster is a technology to provide high availability for MySQL Databases. It uses NDB (Network DataBase) or NDBCLUSTER as the database storage engine. MySQL Cluster is designed as multi-master ACID architecture with no single point of failure, it uses automatic sharding (partitioning) to scale out read and write processes.
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How to install and use note taking/to-do app FromScratch and news reader app NEWSup on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 If you are on Linux, and are searching for applications that let you create a to-do list and keep you updated with latest news, you don't have to look any further as in this tutorial we will discuss the installation and usage of applications - FromScratch and Newsup - that are meant for exactly these purposes, respectively.
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Install and configure DRDB for network filesystem replication on Debian 8
Author: Matteo Temporini •
Tags: debian, linux, networking, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 This tutorial explains the configuration of a DRBD network filesystem replication as hot standby (Primary/Secondary) with EXT4 filesystem and as Primary/Primary cluster for High Availability with OCFS2 filesystem.
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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.
