Linux Tutorials on the topic “Ubuntu”
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How to record a region of your desktop as animated GIF on Linux
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: desktop, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 5 This tutorial shows how to record a region of your screen or a program window and store it as an animated gif. Those in technical spheres usually use animated gifs to quickly describe how a problem or an error gets triggered. It's also a useful way of explaining how a particular feature in a software application works. You can easily use gifs in online forums, your company presentations, and more.
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How to install ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors 4.2 and connect it to a web office on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Daria •
Tags: desktop, linux, server, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors is a free and open source office suite that allows users to edit text documents, spreadsheets and presentations offline by providing access to the web-based ONLYOFFICE portals for an efficient remote team collaboration. This tutorial shows the installation of ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors 4.2 on Ubuntu 16.04.
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How to do line-by-line comparison of files in Linux using diff command - Part II
Author: Ansh •
Tags: centos, debian, linux, opensuse, programming, shell, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 Assuming that you already know the basic usage of the diff command that we explained in the first part of this diff command tutorial series, in this tutorial, we'll discuss the various command line options the tool provides, through some easy to understand examples.
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How to wirelessly manage, control, and access your Android phone from Linux using Airdroid
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: centos, debian, desktop, fedora, linux, opensuse, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 What if you could access your phone from your computer? Yes, there are applications that not only let you access, but also manage as well as control your phone from your PC. If you have been looking for such a solution, look no further as in this tutorial we will discuss an application dubbed AirDroid, focusing on how you can use it to access/manage/control your Android phone from your Linux computer.
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Improve Network Performance with openDataplane and Open Fast Path on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Ahmad •
Tags: linux, networking, server, ubuntu •
Comments: 10 The performance of Linux-based network solutions was one of the biggest issues in the past and that's why Intel started the Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) project. The goal of the ODP environment is to provide a crossplatform framework for data plane applications. OpenFastPath (OFP) is another open source implementation of a high-performance TCP/IP stack which is helpful for network applications with a traditional Linux stack. In this tutorial, OFP will be installed on an Ubuntu 16.04 VM.
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How to Install Jenkins Automation Server with Apache on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: linux, server, ubuntu •
Comments: 7 Jenkins is an automation server forked from the Hudson project. Jenkins is a server based application running in a Java servlet container, it has support for many SCM (Source Control Management) software systems including Git, SVN, and Mercurial. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install the latest Jenkins version on Ubuntu Server 16.04. We will run Jenkins on our own domain name, and we will to install and configure Jenkins to run under the apache web server with the reverse proxy for Jenkins.
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What's new in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) - an overview
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: desktop, linux, server, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 The Ubuntu 16.10 operating system was released last month. The new version, which is also called Yakkety Yak, came around six months after Canonical - the company behind Ubuntu - released version 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) of the Linux-based operating system. We've already discussed the changes that Ubuntu 16.04 LTS brought along, so in this article we'll be covering a quick overview of Ubuntu 16.10 desktop, essentially focusing on the major new features/changes it brings to the table when compared to version 16.04 LTS.
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L2TP over IPsec using OpenSwan with Freeradius authentication on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Ahmad • Tags: linux, security, ubuntu • Comments: 3This article is about the layer 2 tunneling protocol (L2TP) with IPsec to provide end-to-end encryption in the layer 2 VPN. The open source implementations of IPsec are StrongSwan and OpenSwan, both are supported on all Linux distributions. In this tutorial, OpenSwan is used to provide the security channel for L2TP VPN.
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How to split a large archive file into multiple small files using Split command in Linux
Author: Ansh •
Tags: arch linux, centos, debian, linux, opensuse, shell, ubuntu •
Comments: 3 Although one of the primary reasons behind creating archives is the ease of handling and transfer, sometimes the compressed file itself is so large that it becomes a nightmare to transfer it over network, especially when the network speed is slow. So, what should be done in cases like these? Is there a solution to this problem? Well, yes - one solution is to split the compressed file into smaller bits, that can easily be transferred over network. At destination, you can join them back to get the original archive.
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How to share files locally on Linux by using NitroShare
Author: Bill Toulas •
Tags: arch linux, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 5 NitroShare is a cross-platform file transfer application that can help Linux users move files from one device to another as long as it is installed in all of them. While there are many ways to do this, and some are more secure than NitroShare, this one is one of the simplest and easiest to use for everyday common file sharing tasks. In the following quick guide, I will showcase how to transfer a sample file from an Ubuntu system onto an Arch system.
