Let’s find out how we can use the apt command to list installed packages on Ubuntu/Debian. Packages help in delivering or installing any application on a Linux running system. Essentially, packages are nothing but a compressed archive of the files and dependencies required to install a program or service. These packages are used when a […]
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How can you shutdown Linux from the command line? Let’s learn to use the shutdown command in Linux for the same purpose! A Linux system admin is in charge of keeping a system and running and maintaining updates on the machine. But for core kernel updates, your system needs to be shut down safely and
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Let’s learn how to install Ruby on Ubuntu today. Ruby is a high-level interpreted programming language much like Python. Being an open-source language, there are a lot of libraries available for use. What is Ruby? Ruby is the scripting language used for backend and frontend development. It is also used for Data analysis, prototyping, and
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Services are important background processes on a system. Generally, they are launched when you boot up your system. If you are just a regular desktop user, knowing how to start, stop and restart services is essential for various day to day tasks. On the other hand, managing services is a common job for a Linux
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Let’s venture into encryption today and understand the md5 and base64 commands in Linux. Encryption is a subject for every person tasked with keeping their data secure. Data breaches can cause loss of thousands, if not millions. A loss bigger than the money is the loss of credibility. Encryption encodes your data in an attempt
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In this tutorial, we will learn how to find your IP address in Linux. Before going further though, we should know what an IP address is, it’s types and the representation. Let’s discuss more about this. What is an IP address? IP is short for Internet Protocol. You might know about the OSI model which
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In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Nagios on Ubuntu. What is Nagios? Nagios is a continuous monitoring solution. It is an effective system where complete IT infrastructure i.e. the application deployment, production, and so on are monitored continuously in an automated fashion. There are many continuous monitoring tools such as Splunk, Amazon
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The new Ubuntu LTS version is out and it’s time to upgrade Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 LTS. The process is very straightforward and simple to follow. Simply go through the entire tutorial step by step and you should have an up and running Ubuntu 20.04 on your system! What’s new with the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
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In this tutorial, we will learn how to use the FTP command in Linux. We will discuss what is FTP and the use of commands. What is FTP? FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. This protocol lets the file transfer from one host to another host over the network or between client and server also.
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In this tutorial, we will learn how to install ELK stack on Ubuntu 18.04. Let’s first understand what is ELK stack. Elastic stack was formerly known as ELK stack. What is the ELK stack? ELK stack is the collection of open source products developed by the elastic. The following three things are performed: Collection of
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