today's howtos
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How to Install Garuda Linux Step-by-Step with Screenshots
Garuda Linux is a user-friendly and visually appealing Linux distribution that is popular among gamers. It is a rolling distribution based on Arch Linux that is designed to offer exemplary performance while focusing on offering an immersive user experience with beautiful and elegant desktop themes.
Garuda Linux offers its users a wide selection of vibrant desktop environments including Plasma KDE, GNOME, LXQt-win, Xfce, and Qtile to mention a few. Like Arch Linux, it uses Pacman as its default package manager and ships with a huge collection of software packages.
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How To Set Up Apache HTTP With An SSL Certificate | Itsubuntu.com
A website works with several key elements, which include a frontend, a web server, and a network. Apache web server is a free and open-source web server. A web server serves content to different types of users who request multiple site pages. Therefore, you need a reliable solution. Apache has been the first choice for many organizations.
Apache enables organizations to serve content to users as per demand and improves the browsing experience. The latest versions of the web server come with advanced security features. However, is SSL certification necessary for the Apache servers? WHY?
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How to Install Linux Kernel 6.0 on Rocky Linux 9/8
As anyone who has used Rocky Linux Stream for any time knows, one of its primary focuses is stability. This can often mean that the distribution is relatively stable but usually has very outdated packages in terms of new features. For example, at the time of this writing, Rocky Linux features kernel 5.14, but some users may require a more recent kernel for better hardware compatibility, among many other things. While this focus on stability is admirable, it can be frustrating for users who need the latest and most significant features that newer kernels often provide. Fortunately, there are a few ways to work around this issue.
For most users, the best option is to use the ELRepo repository, which has an excellent reputation amongst EL9 and EL8 distributions such as AlmaLinux, CentOS, Oracle, etc. The following tutorial will show you how to import the ELRepo for Rocky Linux 9 or Rocky Linux 8 desktop or server using cli commands for the users that require to update their kernel for better hardware support.
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How to install Homebrew on CentOS 9 Stream
Homebrew installs packages to their directory and then symlinks their files into /usr/local. This means that we don’t have to use sudo or have root privileges to be able to install certain applications from their large catalog.
For example, thanks to Homebrew we will be able to get recent versions of curl or wget because the application downloads, compiles, and installs from source code using formulas which are scripts made in Ruby.
The way Homebrew works is summarized in Git and Ruby, so hack away with the knowledge that you can easily revert your modifications and merge upstream updates.
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How to Install VSCodium on Debian 11/10 [Ed: This helps Microsoft by means of promoting the Microsoft IDE, which is proprietary]
VSCodium is a powerful, open-source code editor that can be used for various programming tasks. The source code for this product is available on GitHub under an MIT license, making it accessible to anyone who wants to use it. While VSCodium is free to use, some features may require third-party plugins or extensions. These plugins and extensions can sometimes transmit data without the user’s permission, so it’s important to know what they are before installing them.
The following tutorial will teach you how to install VSCodium on Debian 11/10 Linux. The tutorial will use the command line terminal with complete steps to install the official repository of VSCodium and tips on updating and removing the IDE properly and securely for those seeking a more privacy-focused IDE over the default Microsoft Visual Studio Code Editor.
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How to Install Visual Studio Code on Debian 11/10 [Ed: This is proprietary software that Microsoft uses to spy on GNU/Linux developers; no "Linux" site should help people install this spyware]
Visual Studio Code is a free and powerful source-code editor made by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, and macOS. VSCode offers many features such as support to debug applications, embedded Git control which helps you with code completion or refactoring when needed (it even has snippets!), plus much more! You can find extensions in this extensive library that further enhance your software development experience.
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to Install Visual Code Editor (VS CODE) on Debian 11/10 using the command line terminal to import the Microsoft official repository and gpg key and install the IDE editor, along with how to maintain and remove the software if required in the future.