Linux Tutorials on the topic “opensuse”
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OpenSSH Security Best Practices
Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: arch linux, centos, debian, freebsd, opensuse, security, server, shell, suse, ubuntu • Comments: 9
SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol for initiating text-based shell sessions on remote machines in a secure way. OpenSSH is a connectivity tool that most administrators rely on to work on their Linux and *BSD servers daily. This tutorial covers the best pratices to configure your SSH server securely.
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Shell Scripting Part V: Functions in Bash
Author: jonilyn2730 • Tags: arch linux, debian, fedora, freebsd, linux, mandriva, opensuse, shell, suse, ubuntu • Comments: 8
Welcome to part 5 of HowToForge's shell scripting tutorial series. In this part, you will learn how to efficiently structure your scripts by creating functions. By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to know how to create functions in the Linux Bash Shell, pass parameters to your functions and return some values from a function to your main code.
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How to theme GNOME Shell 3.16 (in five simple steps)
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: arch linux, centos, desktop, fedora, linux, opensuse, ubuntu • Comments: 9
So, you have installed your brand new GNOME Shell desktop environment and it certainly looks indisputably cool as it is. Using it for quite some time though may make this sexy top panel look dull and your icon set look dusty. These are signs that it is time for a change, so here's a guide on how to quickly (and easily) change the appearance of your GNOME Shell desktop using refreshing theming.
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How to Handle ISO Files on Linux with Mount, AcetoneISO and Furious
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: linux, desktop, ubuntu, centos, opensuse, fedora, arch linux • Comments: 1
ISO files are basically archive files that represent the contents written in every sector of an optical disk. This way you can have a CD or DVD image handy any time in your hard drive and use it accordingly (either mount it to access the data, or burn it on an actual physical disk). Linux users are very font of ISO files as this is the most common format that Linux distributions come in.
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How to Manage the Main Menu Icons on Gnome
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: linux, desktop, ubuntu, centos, opensuse, fedora, arch linux • Comments: 1
No matter what desktop environment you choose to work with, or if you prefer playful docks to classic menus, your system's main repository of applications will always lie on your main menu, found on a corner of your screen or on the center of it in the case that you are using GNOME Shell. One easy way to modify your main menu entries is to use the Alacarte menu editor, another way is to use the FileManager.
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How to install Wine applications easily with Winetricks
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: linux, desktop, ubuntu, centos, opensuse, fedora, arch linux • Comments: 4
Working with Linux may bring various incompatibility issues sooner or later, no matter the case of use. You'll either need to run commercial software that offers no Linux version, or just keep using games and applications that you preferred to use when you were back at Windows. Whatever the need, Wine is your only chance.
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How to add extra airplanes on FlightGear Flight Simulator
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: linux, desktop, ubuntu, centos, opensuse, fedora, arch linux • Comments: 0
FlightGear is this world's most advanced open source flight simulation project with a thriving community of users and contributors around it. These contributors are passionate people that love aviation (some are former pilots), or airspace engineering, or just like having fun with 3D modelling. This has the gorgeous result of having over 450 aircrafts in the official online FlightGear hangar!
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How to easily convert your videos on Linux
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: linux, desktop, ubuntu, centos, opensuse, fedora, arch linux • Comments: 5
There are many ways to convert a video file on a Linux system, but using a tool with a graphical user interface is imperative for those who want to do it easily and in a more user friendly way. Thankfully, there are many open source GUI tools that could do the job just fine and you can find some specialization here and there if you look closely.
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How to kill processes on the Linux Desktop with xkill
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: linux, desktop, ubuntu, centos, opensuse, fedora, arch linux • Comments: 4
Linux is renown for its stability, rigidness and superior error-free functionality, but no matter how advanced and bug-free a system may be, it is inevitable that things will brake and windows will freeze/hang at some point. This is thankfully not disastrous at all, as Linux users can utilize smart tools and commands that will allow them to get rid of those nasty “not responding” applications instantly!
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Linux Software you won't find on your Software Center: Install Google Chrome, Google Earth and Skype
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: centos, desktop, linux, opensuse, ubuntu • Comments: 9
Our Linux distributions have come a long way from the days that we had to manually install anything we needed by compiling it on the terminal to the modern days of the fancy Software Centers that offer collections of applications with ratings, screenshots and one-click install functionality. No matter how rich with software these tools are though, there are still some popular tools that millions of people use that you won't find in application centers of any distro.