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Useful Terminal Commands Every Web Developer Should Know About
The command line interface (CLI), or Terminal is considered by many to be the Holy Grail of computer management. At one time the CLI was the only way to accomplish anything on a computer; then, the CLI gave way to the graphical user interface (GUI) as the popularity of PCs…
Category : Operating systems 22-06-2018 by Janeth Kent
Install macOS High Sierra in VirtualBox on Windows 10
Whether you want to occasionally test a website in Safari, or try out a little bit of software in the Mac environment, having access to the latest version of macOS in a virtual machine is useful. Unfortunately, you’re not really supposed to do this—so getting macOS running in VirtualBox is,…
Category : Operating systems 12-04-2021 by Janeth Kent
The Best Lightweight Linux Distributions For Older PC's
What do you do with your old computers? The one which once had good hardware configuration but now those are considered outdated. Why not revive your old computer with Linux? I am going to list seven beginner friendly lightweight Linux distributions that you can use on your older PC. Best Lightweight…
Category : Operating systems 12-03-2017 by Janeth Kent
Install Shotcut Video Editor in Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10
The Shotcut video editor software has reached the 16.11 release, here’s quick tip for how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10. Shotcut is a free, open source, and cross-platform video editor for Windows, Mac and Linux. Major features include support for a wide range of formats, no import required…
Category : Multimedia 25-02-2017 by Janeth Kent
How to Install Syncthing on Ubuntu 16.04
This tutorial shows how to install Syncthing on Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop LTS Xenial Xerus. Syncthing is a free continuous file synchronization tool that lets you synchronize your files across desktops, tablets, mobile phones or even servers. It’s an open source alternative to the popular BitTorrent Sync (aka btsync) application. The creation,…
Category : Networking 17-02-2017 by Janeth Kent
How to Connect to a Remote Server via SSH from a Linux Shell
Introduction Secure Shell (SSH) is a UNIX-based command interface and protocol for securely getting access to a remote computer. SSH is actually a suite of three utilities - slogin, ssh, and scp - that are secure versions of the earlier UNIX utilities, rlogin, rsh, and rcp. SSH commands are encrypted and…
Category : Servers 16-02-2017 by Janeth Kent
Install Syncthing on Ubuntu 16.04 using Debian Repository
Syncthing is a free continuous file synchronization tool that lets you synchronize your files across desktops, tablets, servers. It’s an open source alternative to the popular BitTorrent Sync (aka btsync) application. The creation, modification or deletion of files on one machine will automatically be replicated to your other devices. Syncthing…
Category : Servers 19-08-2016 by Janeth Kent
SQLMAP installation and usage in Ubuntu and Kali linux
Let's talk about the penetration testing using one of the KALI linux tool called SQLMAP. What is SQLMAP? sqlmap is an open source penetration testing tool that automates the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection flaws and taking over of database servers. It is a open source tool to use sql injection…
Category : Security 13-08-2016 by Janeth Kent
Install HHVM + Nginx on Ubuntu 14.04
The LEMHH software stack is a group of software that can be used to serve dynamic web pages and web applications. This is an acronym that describes a Linux operating system, with an Nginx web server. The backend data is stored in MySQL and the dynamic processing is handled by…
Category : Networking 12-05-2017 by Janeth Kent
The Best Free SSH Tabbed Terminal Clients for Windows
PuTTy is an emulator for the terminal. It allows you to log into another computer that can be on the same network or accessed via the internet. The basic program has no security, but you can add authentication and encryption to SSH to protect internet connections. The tool also includes…
Category : Networking 18-12-2023 by Janeth Kent
Syncronize Files Between Servers With RSYNC
Synchronize Files With rsync Synchronizing files from one server to another is quite awesome. You can use it for backups, for keeping web servers in sync, and much more. It's fast and it doesn't take up as much bandwidth as normal copying would. And the best thing is, it can be…
Category : Networking 03-02-2014 by Janeth Kent
The best code editor for web developers
Every web developer requires the right tools to do their job, therefore the choice of a source code editor shouldn’t come lightly. This is where we spend most of our development time and where productivity is gained or lost on a grand scale. But which is the best Code Editor? To determine the best source code editor, we…
Category : Software 25-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
How to Easily Install Hadoop in Ubuntu 12.10
This tutorial covers the installation steps of Apache Hadoop 1.0 and 2.0 in Ubuntu Linux. I will also go through the configuration for running it on pseudo-distributed mode. Pre-Requisites Java 6 or later (Hadoop is written in Java) Linux OS (Windows is supported only in development mode. Other flavors of…
Category : Databases 11-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
Setup SSL Certificate on Apache and Ubuntu 12.04
How to Create a SSL Certificate on Apache for Ubuntu 12.04 About SSL Certificates A SSL certificate is a way to encrypt a site's information and create a more secure connection. Additionally, the certificate can show the virtual private server's identification information to site visitors. Certificate Authorities can issue SSL certificates that…
Category : Networking 02-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
Install apache2 mod_security and mod_evasive on Ubuntu 12.04
This guide is intended as a relatively easy step by step guide to: Install and configure Apache2 ModSecurity and mod_evasive modules on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server. Things have become much easier than before installing both these two excellent security modules for Apache2 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, as both modules are available in the…
Category : Networking 11-06-2013 by Janeth Kent
How to Install Skype in Lubuntu 12.10
Open terminal and edit sources.list: Code: sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list Uncomment these hashes (#) Code: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu quantal partner deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu quantal partner after this step execute the update command: Code: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install skype et voilá skype will be installed in your lubuntu distro.
Category : Operating systems 28-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
Ubuntu UFW Firewall - Uncomplicated Firewall for Ubuntu
Introduction to UFW - Uncomplicated Firewall The default firewall configuration tool for Ubuntu is ufw. Developed to ease iptables firewall configuration, ufw provides a user friendly way to create an IPv4 or IPv6 host-based firewall. By default UFW is disabled. Gufw is a GUI that is available as a frontend. Basic Syntax and…
Category : Networking 27-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
Google Wallet: your fast and secure digital wallet
Google Wallet is a convenient payment system offered by the company for Android users, previously known as Android Pay. What is Google Wallet, how does it work, and which banks support it? In 2018, Google revamped and rebranded its mobile and online payment services under the brand of Google Pay or G…
Category : Software 15-06-2023 by Janeth Kent
A collection of must-have front-end developer tools
PREPROCESSORS For years, the front-end community debated over whether CSS preprocessing was necessary. The language is a simple one; why are we complicating it? Thankfully, over time, and as the web stack matured, the majority of front-end developers came to terms with the fact that, until the language itself matures a…
Category : Programming 20-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
Reset Linux root password without knowing the password
So there it goes - Linux is a secure OS. No, really it is. Despite the title of this post, Linux is actually a secure system. Before we proceed to the main topic, let us consider a few points: Linux is flexible to a very large extent. Linux's administrator account is called…
Category : Operating systems 30-04-2021 by Janeth Kent
Setup VNC server for remote desktop management in Ubuntu 12.04
VNC is a protocol that is used to share the desktop with other users/computers over the network/Internet.In order to share a desktop, VNC server must be install and configure on the computer and VNC client must be run on the computer that will access the shared desktop. When we install…
Category : Networking 24-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
How to install LAMP (Linux,Apache,Mysql,Php) in Ubuntu 12.10
About LAMP LAMP stack is a group of open source software used to get web servers up and running. The acronym stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Since the virtual private server is already running Ubuntu, the linux part is taken care of. Here is how to install the rest. Set…
Category : Networking 11-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
Enable SSH Secure Shell in Ubuntu 12.10
This brief tutorial shows you how to enable SSH in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. This request came in from one of our readers who wanted to know how to enable SSH in Ubuntu 12.04. As you may already know, SSH is a secure communication protocol that lets you remotely access…
Category : Networking 11-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
