16 results for: distributions
How to install a Linux partition on a Windows 10 PC
In spite of a past we could say almost confronted, the approach between Windows and Linux is accelerating more and more, drawing a story closer to love than to hate. So much so that Windows 10 already offers support for Linux natively. Creating a subsystem is no longer penalized. A…
Category : Operating systems 06-09-2020 by Luigi Nori
WSL2 is released to run Linux distributions on Windows
If you are reading about this for the first time, the Windows Subsystem for Linux is a kind of virtual machine that allows you to run the Linux terminal on the Microsoft system (Windows). From this terminal we can use tools as long as the necessary packages are installed. Now with…
Category : Servers 07-07-2020 by Janeth Kent
Linux for Dummies: Introduction
If you have thought about migrating from Windows to a Unix operating system, or Linux specifically there are things you should know. The goal is to give essential information (and not) to take the first steps in the world of the "penguin". What is Linux? With the word Linux we commonly refer…
Category : Operating systems 21-08-2020 by Alessio Mungelli
The Best Free Alternatives to Adobe Lightroom
Adobe applications are very important to people or professionals in video, image, and audio editing. Adobe Lightroom is a photography program developed for mobile phones, Mac OS and Windows, especially for photographers or digital imaging enthusiasts. The program works perfectly but is being very expensive for many people and today…
Category : Multimedia 15-07-2019 by Janeth Kent
The Best RSS Readers for Ubuntu
Even if most of the tech experts actively claim that RSS (Rich Site Summary) is dead especially after Google Reader was discontinued 5 years ago but it isn’t yet as still many people rely on RSS to get the latest news, podcasts, videos etc. and almost every website is still…
Category : Software 19-02-2019 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 The one which once had good hardware configuration but now those are considered outdated.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
Setup FTP server with VSFTPD in Ubuntu 16.04
Introduction FTP, short for File Transfer Protocol, is a network protocol that was once widely used for moving files between a client and server. It has since been replaced by faster, more secure, and more convenient ways of delivering files. Many casual Internet users expect to download directly from their web…
Category : Servers 14-02-2017 by Janeth Kent
Install Apache, MariaDB and PHP7 on Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus comes with PHP7 by default so you don’t have to rely on third-party PPA to get PHP7 installed. In this tutorial, we are going to look at how to install Apache, MariaDB and PHP7 (LAMP stack) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus. Update: This tutorial is…
Category : Servers 18-11-2016 by Janeth Kent
Display Linux TCP / UDP Network and Socket Information with the 'ss' command
The ss command is used to show socket statistics. It can display stats for PACKET sockets, TCP sockets, UDP sockets, DCCP sockets, RAW sockets, Unix domain sockets, and more. It allows showing information similar to netstat command. It can display more TCP and state information than other tools. It is…
Category : Networking 23-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
PHP7: Guide and References to all the changes between version 5.x and 7 of PHP
PHP 7 was released on December 3rd, 2015. It comes with a number of new features, changes, and backwards compatibility breakages that are outlined below. Performance Features Combined Comparison Operator Null Coalesce Operator Scalar Type Declarations Return Type Declarations Anonymous Classes Unicode Codepoint Escape Syntax Closure call() Method Filtered unserialize() IntlChar Class Expectations Group use Declarations Generator Return Expressions Generator Delegation Integer Division with intdiv() session_start() Options preg_replace_callback_array() Function CSPRNG Functions Support…
Category : Php 27-12-2015 by Janeth Kent
How To Install PHP7 On The Main OS's
Installing PHP 7.0.0 is easier than ever. Here are instructions for installing the latest version on different platforms: First step: Uninstall PHP 5.x If you already have PHP 5.x installed you may encounter conflicts. Make sure to completely remove PHP 5.x from your system before installing php 7. Ubuntu 14.04, 15.04, and…
Category : Operating systems 13-03-2016 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 05-05-2021 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
Million of visitors per day with a super cheap php mysql server using nginx and varnish
These instructions are the rather verbose, but hopefully easy enough to follow, steps to build a new Linux server using Varnish and Nginx to build a php application on a cheap server , all costing under $15 a month, capable of sustaining million hits per day, (we use blitz.io to…
Category : Networking 28-05-2013 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
Install and Setup SSL in Webmin and Apache
SSL is a protocol for making secure, authenticated connections across an insecure network like the Internet. It encrypts network traffic, so that an attacker cannot listen in on the network and capture sensitive information such as passwords and credit card numbers. It allows servers to authenticate themselves to clients, so…
Category : Networking 11-04-2013 by Janeth Kent