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What you need to do to secure Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a popular and secure operating system, but there are still steps you can take to further secure your system and protect your data. In this tutorial, we will explore a variety of tips and techniques to secure your Ubuntu system, covering topics such as updating and patching, strong passwords, firewalls, antivirus software, and more. Here are several tips to help with Ubuntu security.
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Top 10 Linux security tutorials for sysadmins from 2022 | Enable Sysadmin
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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How to Create Bash Aliases with Parameters - TecAdmin
Bash aliases are shortcuts that allow you to use a shorter or simpler command to represent a longer or more complex command. Bash aliases are useful when you frequently use long or complex commands and want to save time and effort by using a shorter or simpler command instead. To create a Bash alias with arguments and parameters, you can use the alias command and include variables in the alias definition.
In this article, we will explore how to create Bash aliases with arguments and parameters.
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How to Install Pip on Ubuntu 22.04 - TecAdmin
Pip is a package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python. It stands for “Pip Installs Packages” and is a helpful tool for developers to easily share and collaborate on code. In this article, we will explain how to install Pip on Ubuntu 22.04.
Before installing Pip, make sure that Python is installed on your system. Ubuntu 22.04 comes with Python 3.9 pre-installed, so you don’t need to worry about installing it.
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How to Check If Crontab Is Working
Crontab stands for cron table, where cron is obtained from the Greek word Chronos which means time. Crontab is a scheduler that is responsible for managing the tasks that are scheduled by the user. The crontab is the set of commands that enables the system to perform the tasks automatically. It is the silent job handler. Due to which, it becomes necessary to check whether it is working properly or not. If we don’t check for the crontab whether it is working or not, it stops the system from working. For example, if we want to back up the database regularly for some reason, crontab stops working. If we don’t check for that until the crontab is started again by the user, the whole data will be lost. The sixth is a fixed number of fields. The first five of which are used to store the time and date on which the job is done and the sixth one is the command to be executed.
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How to install PHP 5.6 and 7.0 - 8.2 with PHP-FPM and FastCGI mode for ISPConfig 3.2 with apt on Debian 9 to 11
In this guide we will take you through installing additional PHP versions (5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1, and 8.2) on a Debian server...
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How to Install Wike on Fedora Linux - LinuxCapable
Wike is a lightweight and open-source Wikipedia reader app for Linux-based GNOME desktops and uses the MediaWiki API to fetch content from Wikipedia. The following tutorial will teach you how to install Wike on Fedora Linux using a COPR repository or the Flatpak package manager utilizing the Flathub with cli commands for those looking for a fast and lightweight way to view Wikipedia articles on their Fedora desktop.
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List of Special Parameters in Bash with Examples
Before you can understand what special parameters are, you must first understand what parameters are: Any entity that stores a value (also known as a variable) is the parameter.
Yes, it’s that short in definition; now, special parameters are a few predefined parameters given by your shell that hold read-only information related to your existing shell session.
This parameter can be used in your terminal or shell script to control how the script runs by figuring out the user’s shell session or getting the arguments the user has given.