today's howtos
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How To Install Signal Messenger on Linux Mint 21 - idroot
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Signal Messenger on Linux Mint 21. For those of you who didn’t know, Signal Messenger is a popular, multi-platform application used for sending instant messages, and making audio and video calls. If you need to communicate securely but find it hard because of the restrictions put on traditional messaging apps like WhatsApp, Signal messenger is one of the better forms of communication for those that require the utmost privacy.
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of Signal Messenger on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa).
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Prevent Command Arguments With Sudo In Linux - OSTechNix
In the previous article, we learned how to run commands in a directory as root via sudo. In this guide, we will see how to prevent command arguments with sudo in Linux. Meaning - we allow an user to run commands with sudo, but without command arguments.
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How to Install and Monitor Servers with Checkmk on Ubuntu 22.04
Checkmk is a server and application monitoring software written in Python and C++. It supports the monitoring of servers, applications, networks, containers, and clouds. It has a wide range of features, including, automated monitoring, agentless monitoring via HTTP/SNMP, over 1900 plugins to collect data, detailed network traffic analysis, customizable dashboards, and Grafana support.
Checkmk comes in four editions. The first version is the open-source Raw edition and uses Nagios as its core. The second version is the free version which has all the features of the standard edition, supports unlimited hosts for the first 30 days, and afterward is limited to 25 hosts. The enterprise standard edition and the enterprise-managed editions are advanced versions with support for unlimited hosts and multiple customers.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to install and monitor servers using Checkmk on a Ubuntu 22.04 machine.
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How to Install JasperReports with Nginx Proxy on Ubuntu 22.04
JasperReports is a free and open-source java reporting engine and class library that helps developers to add reporting capabilities to their applications. It is a stand-alone and embeddable reporting server that provides reporting and analytics functionality. With JasperReports, you can generate professional reports, including images, charts, and graphs. This tool also helps you to write rich content onto the screen, printer, and several file formats. including HTML, PDF, XLS, RTF, CSV, XML, ODT and TXT.
In this post, we will show you how to install JasperReports Server on Ubuntu 22.04.
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How to Choose the Best Linux VPS Hosting for Your Website - RoseHosting [Ed: Rather spammy]
If you were to search for the “best Linux VPS,” you would most likely just get even more confused with all the industry jargon and tech-speak. What’s more, over half of all VPS servers run on a Linux system.
The biggest advantage of using a Linux system is that it is free and open-source. This means that hosting companies generally offer more affordable VPS packages with greater flexibility. Another major benefit is the significant security improvement. This already makes Linux VPS an attractive option for you.
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How to Install NextCloud on Ubuntu 22.04 - RoseHosting
In this blog post, we are going to explain step-by-step how to install the latest NextCloud on Ubuntu 22.04.
NextCloud is an open-source cloud storage service used to store, share, and sync data across multiple devices. NextCloud storage software is written in PHP and Javascript, which makes it very easy to install. In this tutorial, we are going to install and set up NextCloud with the LAMP stack.
Installation of NextCloud with the LAMP stack may take up to 15 minutes. Let’s get things working!
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How To Install VMware On Linux
Installing a hypervisor like VMware can seem intimidating if you’ve never done it before, but in truth, the process isn’t very different from installing any other application. Much like program installation, you must first ensure that certain requirements are met, both in terms of specs and compatibility.
The rest of the process is fairly straightforward, but there are a few minor errors users often run into along the way. As such, we’ve detailed the full steps for installing VMware on various Linux distributions and troubleshooting common issues that you may encounter in the process.
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How to Fix the “unable to resolve host” Error on Linux
After changing the hostname on your Linux system, you may encounter the error "unable to resolve host". Here's what that means, and what you can do to fix it.
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How to Check and Update Your Git Version on Linux, Mac, and Window
Wondering if your git command is as up-to-date as you’d like? Look no further than this simple guide.
Git is a popular open-source version control system that you use in your day-to-day workflow as a developer. Like all other software, you need to ensure you're always using the latest version.
Find out how to check the Git version running on your machine and how to update Git if you're not running the latest update.
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How to use the handy SSH management tool in Chrome OS | ZDNET
Chrome OS has become quite the platform for users of all types. Whether you're a typical user who spends most of your time within an operating system browsing social media, writing ad hoc papers, and shopping for the latest trends, or if you're an administrator who has to work on remote machines throughout the day, Chrome OS has you covered.
One tool that I use quite a bit comes by way of Linux. If you've already enabled Linux, you understand that Chrome OS is much more than just a web browser. With Linux support enabled, you can install quite a large number of applications to turn Chrome OS into a much more traditional OS.
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Chromium Blog: Speeding up Chrome on Android Startup with Freeze Dried Tabs
We believe that "good enough" is never enough when it comes to pushing the performance of Chrome. Today’s The Fast and the Curious post explores how we sped up the startup times of Chrome on Android by more than 20% by providing an interactive freeze-dried preview of a tab on startup. Read on to see how the screenshot falls short, and freeze-drying your tabs makes for a better browser.
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Another genius toner saving reset howto Brother L 2370DW Toner Reset Instructions
it is a factory-default unsustainable catastrophy that should be forbidden by law:
to claim the toner is empty, when toner levels are not even checked
but simply the amount of pages printed is counted
after x amount of pages, the brother (as many others) printer reports “toner empty, replace”
when there might be still plenty of toner in the cardrige
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Kubernetes troubleshooting: 6 ways to find and fix issues | Enable Sysadmin
Kubernetes is the most popular container orchestration platform. It boasts a wide range of functionalities including scaling, self-healing, container orchestration, storage, secrets, and more. The main issues with such a rich solution are mostly due to its complexity. You must be aware of many of its key features to use it adequately. I will attempt to cover some of its less obvious aspects to improve your experience while using Kubernetes in production.
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Weaveworks Adds Progressive Deployment for Kubernetes - Container Journal
Weaveworks this week delivered an update to its GitOps platform that enables application development and deployment teams to progressively deploy applications in a way that makes it simpler to recover in the event there is an issue.
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How to SSH Into a VirtualBox Ubuntu Server
Setting up virtual machine servers is quick and easy. But is there a way to access your virtual machines remotely using SSH?
Virtual machines provide engineers and admins with a good platform to test software, set up IT environments, and maximize the utilization of server hardware resources.
VirtualBox is one of the most popular virtualization software on the market today. It's open source and is packed with lots of nice features. Let's take a look at how to SSH into an Ubuntu server or desktop running in VirtualBox.