Linux Tutorials on the topic “linux”
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How to Install and Use GVM Vulnerability Scanner on Ubuntu 20.04
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, security, ubuntu • Comments: 0 • Published: Mar 01, 2021GVM also called "Greenbone Vulnerability Management" is an open-source vulnerability scanning and management software that provides a set of network vulnerability tests to find security holes in systems and applications.
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How to Install and Use PowerShell on Ubuntu 20.04
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, ubuntu • Comments: 0 • Published: Feb 26, 2021PowerShell is a task-based configuration tool of the Windows operating system which is also available for Linux. It is a very powerful tool used to automate system administrator tasks.
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Install and Use Guacamole Remote Desktop on CentOS 8
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: centos, desktop, linux • Comments: 0 • Published: Feb 25, 2021Apache Guacamole is a free, open-source, web-based and clientless remote desktop application that supports standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install the Guacamole server on CentOS 8.
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How to Install Shopware 6 with NGINX and Let's Encrypt on CentOS 8
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: centos, linux, nginx, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Feb 23, 2021Shopware is a free and open-source platform that helps you to start your own e-commerce website to power your online business. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Shopware with Nginx and Let's Encrypt SSL on CentOS 8.
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How to Install and Use Snap Package Manager on Ubuntu 20.04
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: desktop, linux, server, ubuntu • Comments: 1 • Published: Feb 22, 2021Snap also know as Snappy is an alternative package management tool and program package format developed by Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install and use the Snap package on Ubuntu 20.04.
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How to Install GoAccess Web Log Analyzer on Ubuntu 20.04
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Feb 19, 2021GoAccess is a free and open-source weblog analyzer tool used for the analysis of logs in real-time. You can analyze logs through a web browser or terminal. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install and use GoAccess on Ubuntu 20.04.
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How to Install Friendica Social Network Platform on Ubuntu 20.04
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, web server • Comments: 2 • Published: Feb 17, 2021Friendica is a free, open-source and decentralized social networking platform that helps you to build and maintain your own social networking projects. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Friendica with Apache and Let's Encrypt SSL on Ubuntu 20.04.
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How to Set up RabbitMQ Cluster on Ubuntu 20.04
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, ubuntu • Comments: 0 • Published: Feb 15, 2021RabbitMQ is a free, open-source, and multi-protocol messaging broker software written in the Erlang programming language. A message broker is used to store messages for an application. In this tutorial, we will be going to set up a three-node RabbitMQ Cluster on Ubuntu 20.04 server.
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How to Install PostGIS PostgreSQL database extender on CentOS 8
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: centos, linux • Comments: 0 • Published: Feb 12, 2021PostGIS is a free and open-source database extender for the PostgreSQL Database Management System. It helps you to add some extra functions such as, area, union, intersection, distance, data types, and allow location queries to be run in SQL.
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How to use grep to search for strings in files on the shell
Author: Srijan Kishore • Tags: centos, debian, linux, opensuse, shell, ubuntu • Comments: 9 • Updated: Feb 11, 2021The grep command, which means global regular expression print, remains amongst the most versatile commands in a Linux terminal environment. It happens to be an immensely powerful program that lends users the ability to sort input based on complex rules, thus rendering it a fairly popular link across numerous command chains. The grep command is primarily used to search text or search any given file for lines containing a match to the supplied words/strings.
Linux - free and open source operating system
Linux is a unix-like operating system kernel initially released by Linus Torvalds in 1991. The kernel was released under the GPL license in order to be used with the operating system of the GNU Project as GNU Hurd that was the project's kernel wasn't available at the time. That led to the creation of the GNU/Linux OS and shortly after the word Linux alone was used to indicate the operating system and not only the kernel. Linux as a kernel project, enjoyed a constant rise of contributions from a growing number of developers since the very early days of its low functionality, mostly thanks to its open source nature and the rise of the internet. Linux nowadays powers personal computers, mobile devices, embedded devices, servers and supercomputers.
What are the reasons to choose Linux?
First and foremost, Linux is free software and as such it allows its users the freedom to utilize it in any way that they see fit, without legislative limitations. Free software belongs to its users while proprietary software belongs to its creators who only sell or grant the permission to use their software and only for certain predefined purposes. Thanks to its nature and financial support from patreons and supporters, Linux as a kernel is distributed free of charge which is also the case for the vast majority of Linux distributions and free software applications.
Apart from the cost and legal benefits, Linux offers more choices to its users. There are literally numerous desktop environments, window managers, applications that serve the same or similar purposes, distributions and even themes to choose from. While this plethora of different options can become overwhelming for some new users, choice is what allows for high levels of customization that can transform an operating system to fit exactly the needs of a user, or a group of users.
Linux is also one of the most hardware friendly operating systems in the sense that it can run in most devices out there. Although closed source hardware was difficult to support during the first years of Linux, the tables have now turned mostly thanks to the support from large hardware and software vendors such as IBM, Google and Intel. Linux can even revive old hardware that would otherwise sit uselessly in a dusty corner.
Last but not least, Linux boasts high levels of security and performance as an operating system, making it ideal for use in servers, scientific supercomputers, aerospace applications, governmental and military networks, and enterprise environments.
HowtoForge and Linux
HowToForge offers a rich collection of complete tutorials written in a way that helps and guides users irrespective of their distribution of choice. From “how tos” on the installation of various operating systems and applications, to tutorials on the usage of utilities, their features and technical possibilities. From the very first days that a new Linux related tool get released, HowToForge will have you covered with a detailed and understandable step by step tutorial on how to use it in its full potential.