Linux Tutorials on the topic “Linux”
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How to install and run Android Apps (APKs) on Linux with Shashlik
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: arch linux, debian, desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 59 Shashlik is basically a set of software components that allow Linux users to install and run Android APKs right on their GNU/Linux distribution. Shashlik achieves that by using a stripped down version of Android instead of emulating one, which is nested inside the user session upon the launching of an installed Android application.
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How to setup HAProxy as Load Balancer for Nginx on CentOS 7
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: centos, high-availability, linux, nginx, server •
Comments: 14 HAProxy or High Availability Proxy is an open source TCP and HTTP load balancer and proxy server software. In this tutorial, I will guide you trough the HAProxy installation and configuration for 3 servers, one load balancer, and two Nginx web servers. We will install HAProxy on a single server and then install Nginx web server on the other servers. HAProxy acts as a load balancer for the Nginx web servers.
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Passwordless encryption of the Linux root partition on Debian 8 with an USB key
Author: Ahmad •
Tags: debian, linux, security •
Comments: 9 In this article, an encrypted partition is opened using a secret key which is kept in an usb memory device. An automatic shell script is used to provide a secret key for encrypted volume at boot time.
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How to configure sudo for two-factor authentication using pam-radius on Ubuntu and CentOS
Author: nowen •
Tags: centos, linux, security, ubuntu •
Comments: 3 Attackers frequently use lost, stolen, weak or default credentials to escalate their privileges after they have infiltrated your network. While two-factor authentication can greatly reduce infiltration, there are other means of gaining entry such as malware. This tutorial shows how to add radius to sudo for Centos 7 and Ubuntu 14.04 for two-factor authentication with the WiKID Strong Authentication server.
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Run your own cloud: Installing OwnCloud 9 on Debian 8
Author: Neil Golden •
Tags: debian, linux, server, storage, web server •
Comments: 20 OwnCloud offers you the ability to run a cloud storage service that you administer and control yourself. The latest version, ownCloud 9.0, was released on March 8. Let's look at the process of installing ownCloud 9.0 on a system running Debian Jessie.
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How to Install and Configure MySQL Cluster on CentOS 7
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: centos, linux, mysql •
Comments: 25 MySQL Cluster is designed to provide a MySQL compatible database with high availability and low latency. The MySQL Cluster technology is implemented through the NDB (Network DataBase) and NDBCLUSTER storage engines and provides shared-nothing clustering and auto-sharding for MySQL database systems. In the shared-nothing architecture, each of nodes has its own memory and disk, the use of shared storage such as NFS, SANs is not recommended and supported.
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High-Availability Storage with GlusterFS on Debian 8 - Mirror across two storage servers
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: debian, high-availability, linux, server, storage •
Comments: 12 This tutorial shows how to set up a high-availability storage with two storage servers (Debian Jessie) that uses GlusterFS. Each storage server will be a mirror of the other storage server, and files will be replicated automatically across both storage nodes. The client system (Debian 8 as well) will be able to access the storage as if it was a local filesystem.
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How to Configure a Proxmox VE 4 Multiple Node Cluster
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: centos, debian, linux, virtualization •
Comments: 10 In this tutorial, we will build a Proxmox 4 cluster with 3 Proxmox servers and 1 NFS Storage server. Proxmox VE 4 supports the installation of clusters and the central management of multiple Proxmox servers. You can manage multiple Proxmox servers from one web management console. This feature is really handy when you have a larger server farm.
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Speed up Apache with mod_pagespeed and Memcached on Debian 8
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: apache, debian, linux, server, web server •
Comments: 2 The page load time gets more and more important for websites to provide a better user experience and it is important for the search engine ranking as well. Google has developed the apache module "mod_pagespeed" to optimize and streamline the content delivery of the apache web server which reduces the load times of pages, especially when they use many assets like CSS files, javascript includes and images.
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How to use Port Knocking on Ubuntu to hide the SSH port
Author: Antonio Valencia •
Tags: linux, security, ubuntu •
Comments: 14 You all know these old gangster films where a guy uses a knock sequence on a door to get in? Port Knocking is exactly that, just for your server. Installing port knocking on Ubuntu is easy. I will show you in this article how to install and set up port knocking. The steps from this tutorials should work for Debian 8 as well.
