today's howtos
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Beginners Guide for Finger Command in Linux
The finger is an external command-line tool that can be used to list all the logged-in users on a remote machine or server, like “w” or “who” commands.
This tool is also referred to as a “user information lookup program”, as it provides you with user related information like their home directory, default shell, when they logged-in, etc.
In this article, you will learn how to list all users and view their information using the finger command (with practical examples).
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Beginners Guide for Uptime Command in Linux
The uptime command is one of the many resourceful Linux utilities for sysadmins that is capable of telling the system boot related information like the current time, the uptime (in days and hours), the number of users currently logged on to the system, and the load average.
The introduction went too far, but the utility is pretty simple for beginners to understand, so let’s start with practical examples.
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Snapd unrecognized service: Solution
You may receive the Snapd unrecognized service error when trying to start the Snap package manager service, or when trying to execute a snap command. In this tutorial, we will go through some troubleshooting steps to resolve the Snapd unrecognized service on a Linux system. Try out some of the methods below to get your Snap service up and running smoothly again.
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A developer’s guide to using OpenShift with Kubernetes | Red Hat Developer
This article is the second in a series that describes the relationship between Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift. The first article, An OpenShift Developers Guide to the Essentials of Kubernetes, described basic Kubernetes concepts, components, and resources. This installment describes what OpenShift is and what it does. I'll also describe the relationship between Kubernetes and OpenShift, and briefly explain some of the basics for working with OpenShift and Kubernetes using both the web console and OpenShift's oc command-line interface (CLI).
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How to Add Markdown Preview to Gedit Text Editor - OMG! Ubuntu!
Gedit text editor? Pretty popular. Markdown? Also pretty popular — and Gedit Markdown Preview is a plugin that brings the two together.
It’s like the climax of a FOSS rom-com 😌.
You might be thinking: “Gedit? Forgedit!” – Ubuntu 22.10 swapped Gedit for GNOME’s (very capable) Text Editor. However, Gedit is available in the Ubuntu repos, and continues to serve as the default text editor in long-term support releases of Ubuntu (which are what the vast majority of Ubuntu users are on).
But while Gedit supports a lot of different programming, code, languages, and text markup formats, it doesn’t support Markdown natively.
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How To Setup Qt SDK on Ubuntu Kubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
Qt Software Development Kit is a free software licensed, world-class grade full-featured programming framework and tools to create cross-platform graphical user interface applications in C++ language. Examples of great software built using Qt include Kubuntu, KDE, and Telegram. This tutorial will help you install Qt SDK on Ubuntu and Kubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish. With this, you can start developing applications with a lot of code examples, drag and drop techniques, accompanied with complete the famous Qt's documentation & tutorials. Now let's setup!
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How To Install Apache Subversion on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - idroot
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Apache Subversion on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Apache Subversion (SVN) is an open-source version control system that is used to manage and track changes to files, such as source code, documents, and images. It allows multiple users to work on the same files concurrently, and it provides a central repository where all changes are stored and tracked.
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 Apache Subversion 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.
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How to reset your root password on Linux Mint | FOSS Linux
A password is used to authenticate any system, whether a desktop or mobile device. Setting a strong password that is difficult to guess is required when using the system. Changing your password periodically will help you protect your system from assaults. It occurs while you are working as a teammate in the workplace. In that case, some of your team members might be aware of your password. This might cause issues since anyone could hack into data or attack it.
You can overcome these challenges by periodically changing your passwords. Even if someone finds your old password or credential, they won’t be able to access the system. Let’s assume that, for some reason, you forgot the Linux computer’s password. Whatever the reason, the result is that you forgot the most crucial component for using your computer. What’s next? You are prevented from accessing vital office documents, assignments, or anything important. You might think that you should modify your system’s password as well. It can sometimes be crucial if you believe someone tried to access your computer unlawfully. You should immediately change your password to something more difficult if it is a basic one.
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How to configure Linux Mint for internet connection sharing | FOSS Linux
Linux Mint is a free and open-source computer operating system. Based on Debian and Ubuntu, Mint offers a whole out-of-the-box experience by providing browser plugins, video codecs, DVD playback support, Java, and other components. Unfortunately, many of these parts are proprietary, so they are closed-source.
We’ll show you how to activate internet connection sharing on Linux Mint so you may share your Mint’s internet connection with other connected devices on your network. We’ll also teach you how to set up a Wi-Fi hotspot to share an internet connection with other devices.
One of Windows’ finest features is the ability to share internet connections quickly. However, that is not the case for Linux operating systems, as you must configure the internet-sharing preferences to allow other PCs to connect to your network. In this tutorial, you will study how to share a Linux Mint internet connection via a wireless hotspot and how to share a wireless internet connection through a wired connection.
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How to Install the latest OpenSSL version from Source on Linux
OpenSSL is a widely used crypto library that implements SSL and TLS protocols to secure communications over computer networks.