today's howtos

posted by Tux Machines on Jul 31, 2022

• GCIDE version 0.53

  GCIDE version 0.53 is available for download.

• (Resolved) Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg Keyring – TecAdmin

  To enhance the security of your system, the Debian developers have updated the policy of using GPG keys. The Ubuntu 22.04 and Debian 11 prompted to manage OpenPGP as keyring files instead.

• 2 Ways to Create an ISO Image File in Linux - TREND OCEANS

  An ISO image file is an archive of files and directories compressed using the ISO 9660 format. It is suitable for writing CD or DVD discs, sector by sector.

  When you download an operating system or even some games, they give you their ISO image file. Either you can uncompress/mount them on your system or burn a CD/DVD disc using the ISO image file.

  However, we have already written a detailed guide on how to mount and unmount an ISO image on Linux. Therefore, today’s focus will be on creating an ISO image file from a collection of files or media devices in Linux.

• How To Install Xtreme Download Manager on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Xtreme Download Manager on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Xtreme Download Manager (XDM) is a free and open-source download manager. XDM seamlessly integrates with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox Quantum, Opera, Vivaldi and other Chroumium and Firefox based browsers, to take over downloads and saving streaming videos from web. It is available cross-platform for Linux, Windows and macOS.

  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 the Xtreme Download Manager on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). 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.

• How to Use AWS IAM PassRole Permission

  In AWS, an IAM Role is an AWS identity like an IAM user. AWS IAM service is a very intricate service which, if not configured wisely, can lead to potential security issues. They are attached with policies which decide what this identity is allowed to do and not allowed to do. It is not attached to a single person, but can be assumed by anyone who requires it. Instead of long term credentials (password or access keys) like an IAM user, an IAM role has temporary security credentials. When a user, application, or a service needs access to AWS resources for which they do not hold permissions, they use/assume a specific role for this purpose. Temporary security credentials are then used for this task.