Get to know your System (using the command line)
Knowing the details of your system is essential for being able to address issues that arise and make the right hardware and software choices to ensure the compatibility and a good performance of your...
View ArticleHow to install Webmin on Ubuntu 15.04
Webmin is a web-based interface for system administrators of Linux systems. It is quite simple, using any web-browser you can set up user accounts, Apache, Installations etc. Webmin helps all those who...
View ArticleHow to use Avidemux for Video Editing
Thankfully, the open source world offers many good choices when it comes to video editing. Some of the most popular choices are the PiTiVi, OpenShot, Kdenlive and Blender. Avidemux is another one -...
View ArticleHow to defrag your Linux system
There is a common misconception among GNU/Linux users that our systems never ever need to be defragmented. This stems from the success of the journalized filesystems used by most distributions...
View ArticleOpenSSH Security Best Practices
SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol for initiating text-based shell sessions on remote machines in a secure way. OpenSSH is a connectivity tool that most administrators rely on to...
View ArticleSound Recording and Editing with Audacity on Ubuntu
In all the years I have been dealing with both Linux and sound recordings, I have never found a simplest and more powerful tool than Audacity to get the job done. This open source sound recorder,...
View ArticleHow to use Dropbox Cloud Storage in Ubuntu 15.04
Dropbox synchronizes folders in your PC with a virtual hard disk in the cloud. This tutorial shows the installation of Dropbox on Ubuntu 15.04
View ArticleHow to change the Swappiness of your Linux system
Swappiness is the kernel parameter that defines how much (and how often) your Linux kernel will copy RAM contents to swap. This parameter's default value is “60” and it can take anything from “0” to...
View ArticleHow to edit Movie Subtitles on the Linux Desktop
Here's is a quick guide on how to load and edit subtitles on GNOME Subtitles and Subtitle Editor. The movie that I will be using for this tutorial is a documentary called “The Pirate Bay Away From...
View ArticleInstalling and Using the Scientific Software GNU Octave on Ubuntu 15.04
GNU Octave is a scientific application that uses a Matlab like interpreted high level language for numerical computations and simulations. It offers functions to solve linear and nonlinear problems,...
View ArticleHow to benchmark your GPU on Linux
Linux is not famous for its gaming abilities and possibilities, and it is only natural that there aren't many GPU benchmarking tools available with which users can test their graphics hardware. There...
View ArticleHow to Install Postgresql and phpPgAdmin on Ubuntu 15.04
PostgreSQL is a powerfull object-relational Database released under a OpenSource BSD-style license. PostgreSQL is well suited for large databases and has many advanced features, so it positions itself...
View ArticleHow to repair your Grub 2 on Ubuntu
Grub v2 offers a powerful rescue mode. Now using this mode, may not be exactly a walk in the park for most inexperienced users out there, so here's a guide on how to easily fix your Grub with the Boot...
View ArticleHow to upgrade Debian Wheezy to Jessie safely
How to upgrade Debian Wheezy (7) to Debian Jessie (8). This tutorial explains how to upgrade your Debian system from Wheezy to Jessie in a few simple steps.
View ArticleTwo Factor Authentication for ownCloud
This tutorial shows you how to protect ownCloud logins with two factor authentication by using privacyIDEA to manage the second authentication factor. privacyIDEA is a system to manage authentication...
View ArticleHow to Migrate Ext2/Ext3 File Systems to Ext4 on Linux
The Linux file systems Ext2 and Ext3 have now gone outdated. It is the time to convert the old file systems to the latest one, EXT4. The Ext4 filesystem is faster and more reliable than the previous...
View ArticleHow to install ownCloud 8 on Debian 8 (Jessie)
OwnCloud is a OpenSource file sync and share software that can be hosted on your own server. It provides access to files trough an intuitive web interface and by WEBDAV. This tutorial will show the...
View ArticleHow to edit your kernel boot parameters on Linux
Changing or editing your kernel boot parameters is very important when you want to fix an issue that causes errors during boot, or test a new feature, activate a different driver, or disable a feature...
View ArticleGeneral Maintenance of Arch Linux Systems
Maintaing an Arch Linux installation is actually extremely simple and straightforward, as long as you keep a few things in mind. The rolling release nature of the distribution means we never have to...
View ArticleConfigure Clamav for daily system scans and email notification on Debian
Today we take a look at the clamav antivirus software and how to use it to protect your server or desktop. I will show you how to configure Clamav to scan all system, website and email files daily and...
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