today's howtos
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How to properly deploy a Kubernetes cluster on Ubuntu Server
There’s no question Kubernetes is hard. Even from the very beginning, deploying a Kubernetes cluster can be a challenge for many IT pros. Fortunately, there’s a tool that makes this considerably easier, especially when you’re dealing with Ubuntu Server as the hosting platform. That tool is Microk8s, and I’m going to walk you through the way I deploy a Kubernetes cluster with regular success.
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Difference Between /etc/profile, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.profile, ~/.bashrc, etc
The bash or any other shell uses multiple profiles, also known as shell configuration files, like “/etc/profile“, “~/.bash_profile“, “~/.profile“, “~/.bash_login“, “~/.bashrc“, “~/.bash_history“, and “~/.bash_logout” to configure the user’s interactive login or non-login shell.
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Beginners Guide for Watch Command in Linux
In UNIX/Linux, “watch” is a resourceful utility for monitoring updates in the specified command output (including errors) by refreshing the results every 2 seconds until it is interrupted using the “Ctrl+c” shortcut key.
It makes it easier for you to monitor the updates in background processes, disk usage, system uptime, tracking errors, and many more.
In this article, you will learn different ways to use the watch command, with practical examples.
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How to Safely Remove PPA Repositories in Ubuntu
Personal Package Archive, commonly referred to as PPA, is a collection of packages on the Launchpad server. Linux users use it to add a third-party repository to their systems, which will help them install the packages on the system.
If you have recently added some repositories to the Ubuntu system and are no longer helpful, you can safely remove them through this article’s guidelines. This will not only free up space but also helps speed up the updating process, which may slow down due to crowded repositories.
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How to Shut Down Your Linux System
Shutting down a Linux system safely is beneficial since it helps protect your data, which may damage in case of improper shutdown. When you securely perform the shutdown, the system will be notified that it will go down soon and stop all the processes and services running on the system before the shutdown. You may also get approval to stop those services and in case of any important service running, you can skip the shutdown.
This article will show you different ways to shut down the Linux system safely.
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5 Simple Git Hooks to Manage Your Repository - Make Tech Easier
Git is a brilliant tool. It allows you to not only track your changes in a file through hooks but also seamlessly collaborate with other people. In that regard, Git is one tool that pushed the development of FOSS forward.
However, one of the biggest issues with Git is that it takes time and effort to manage your repositories. For example, committing and synchronizing these repositories can take two to three git commands. This makes managing them not only tedious but also prone to user error. Here we show you a few simple, yet effective Git hooks to better manage your repositories.
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How to install DataGrip on KDE Neon - Invidious
In this video, we are looking at how to install DataGrip on KDE Neon
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How To Install Visual Studio Code on Fedora 37 [Ed: This is proprietary spyware of Microsoft; developers should shun it if they care for the future of GNU/Linux]
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How To Solve Omitting Directory Error on Linux - idroot
In this tutorial, we will show you how to solve omitting directory error on Linux. For those of you who didn’t know, The “omitting directory” error is a message that appears when trying to list the contents of a directory in a Linux system using the “ls” command. The error message may appear as “ls: cannot access ‘directory’: No such file or directory” or “ls: cannot open directory ‘directory’: Permission denied”. This error indicates that the system is unable to access or list the contents of the specified directory.
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 fix for omitting directory errors on a Linux system. You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pop!_OS, and more as well.
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How To Upgrade To Xfce 4.18 On Ubuntu | Itsubuntu.com
Xfce 4.18 Desktop environment was recently made available for download. You can find plenty of changes and improvements on Xfce 4.18.
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How to "build once, run anywhere" at the edge with containers | Enable Sysadmin
Use Podman, systemd, OSBuild, and Kubernetes to package your entire application and all its dependencies in a container and run it anywhere.
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How to install LMMS on a Chromebook
Today we are looking at how to install LMMS on a Chromebook.
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How to install the Jenkins CI/CD platform on Rocky Linux
Jenkins is a platform aimed at making Continuous Delivery and Continuous Integration not only possible but much easier. Find out how to install it on Rocky Linux.
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Fedora Media Writer: World-Class LIVE USB Creator [Tutorial]
The community and Fedora Linux team develop and maintain the Fedora Media Writer app. This application writes any ISO image to your flash drive (USB stick). In addition, Fedora Media Writer also has features to download the ISO file directly from the Fedora Mirrors, provided you have a stable internet connection.
Moreover, it gives you a list of options for download – such as Official Editions, Emerging Editions, Spins and Fedora Labs images.
Not only that, but you can also use this nifty utility to write any other ISO images to your flash drive. It need not be the Fedora ISO always.
Although there are other popular utilities available for creating LIVE USBs, such as Etcher, Ventoy, and Rufus – you can still give this utility a try, considering the team develops it from mainstream Fedora Linux with contributors.
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Copy and Paste Content in Vi or Vim Editor - TecAdmin
VIM stands for Vi Improved, and it is one of the most popular text editors for Linux. It is based on the older vi text editor and has many improvements, making it even more powerful and user-friendly. VIM is a cross-platform text editor, meaning it can be used on different operating systems and distributions. It is a highly customizable text editor, allowing you to customize it to your liking. It also has a lot of features that regular text editors don’t have, such as syntax highlighting, auto-indentation, and tab completion.
VIM is also known to be very fast and efficient, making it perfect for developers who need to work quickly and accurately. In short, VIM is a great text editor for Linux, perfect for both novices and experienced users alike.
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Bash: Display Date and Time In a Specific Format - TecAdmin
To display the current date and time in a specific format in Bash, you can use the date command. The date command allows you to specify a format string that determines the format in which the date and time are displayed.