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The post 10 Myths About GNU/Linux Operating System first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: In this guide, we discuss some of the GNU Linux myths and misconceptions which have been going on for a while. If you are getting started with Linux or have been using it The post 10 Myths About GNU/Linux Operating System first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post 15 Best Web Browsers I Discovered for Linux in 2023 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .A web Browser is software that provides an interface to surf the web. With an introduction in around 1991, their development and advancement have advanced many folds till the current stage which we see The post 15 Best Web Browsers I Discovered for Linux in 2023 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post Must-Have Essential Applications on Fresh Linux Desktop Installation first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Modern GUI Linux distributions bundle with essential applications to help users get started without much of a hassle. This means that you don’t need to install them in the first place. Despite that, developers The post Must-Have Essential Applications on Fresh Linux Desktop Installation first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post Advanced Copy Command – Shows Progress Bar While Copying/Moving Files in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Advanced-Copy is a powerful command line program that is very much similar, but a little modified version of the original cp command and mv tools. This modified version of the cp command adds a The post Advanced Copy Command – Shows Progress Bar While Copying/Moving Files in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Copy Files and Directories in Linux [14 cp Command Examples] first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: In this easy-to-follow guide, we will discuss some practical examples of the cp command. After following this guide, users will be able to copy files and directories easily in Linux using the command The post How to Copy Files and Directories in Linux [14 cp Command Examples] first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post 8 Most Popular SSH Clients for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: SSH is a popular remote protocol for making secure remote connections. In this guide, we explore some of the most popular SSH clients for Linux. SSH (Secure SHell) ranks as one of the The post 8 Most Popular SSH Clients for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Monitor Progress of (Copy/Backup/Compress) Data using ‘pv’ Command first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .When making backups, and copying/moving large files on your Linux system, you may want to monitor the progress of an ongoing operation. Many terminal tools do not have the functionality to allow you to The post How to Monitor Progress of (Copy/Backup/Compress) Data using ‘pv’ Command first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Add Linux Host to Nagios Monitoring Server Using NRPE Plugin first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .In the first part of the Nagios series article, we’ve explained in detail how to install and configure the latest version of Nagios Core and Nagios Plugins in RHEL-based distributions such as CentOS Stream, The post How to Add Linux Host to Nagios Monitoring Server Using NRPE Plugin first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Use IP Command in Linux [24 Useful Examples] first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: In this guide, we will discuss some practical examples of the ip command. By the end of this guide, users will be able to perform networking tasks efficiently in Linux from the command The post How to Use IP Command in Linux [24 Useful Examples] first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post A Career in Linux is What You Should Be Pursuing In 2023 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: In this guide, we explore reasons why you should consider a career in Linux in 2023 and beyond. Linux turned 31 last year, as you can imagine it’s been an eventful journey. It The post A Career in Linux is What You Should Be Pursuing In 2023 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Find Linux OS Name and Kernel Version You Are Running first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .There are several ways of knowing the version of Linux you are running on your machine as well as your distribution name and kernel version plus some extra information that you may probably want The post How to Find Linux OS Name and Kernel Version You Are Running first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Save a File in Vi / Vim Editor in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .It is true that learning Vi/Vim editor – a well-known text editor in the Linux ecosystem, is not as easy as learning Nano or Emacs, as it requires a little effort which is worthwhile. The post How to Save a File in Vi / Vim Editor in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post 12 Practical Examples of Linux Grep Command first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Have you ever been confronted with the task of looking for a particular string or pattern in a file, yet have no idea where to start looking? Well then, here is grep to the The post 12 Practical Examples of Linux Grep Command first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How To Remove SSL Certificate and SSH Key Passphrase in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: Have you created a certificate key or private key with a passphrase and wish to remove it? In this guide, we will show how to remove a passphrase using the openssl command line The post How To Remove SSL Certificate and SSH Key Passphrase in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post The Most Used Operating Systems in the World first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: This article explores some of the most popular and widely used operating systems in the world. If you have ever used a PC, Macbook smartphone, tablet or any smart device (which is likely The post The Most Used Operating Systems in the World first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Disable IPv6 in RHEL, Rocky & AlmaLinux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: This guide explores how to disable IPv6 on RHEL, Rocky Linux, and AlmaLinux distributions. In computing, there are two types of IP addressing; IPv4 and IPv6. IPv4 is a 32-bit address that contains The post How to Disable IPv6 in RHEL, Rocky & AlmaLinux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Install VirtualBox 7.0 in RHEL 9/8 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: In this tutorial, we look at how to install VirtualBox 7.0 in RHEL 9 and RHEL 8 distributions to create guest virtual machines using an ISO image file. Oracle VM VirtualBox is a The post How to Install VirtualBox 7.0 in RHEL 9/8 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post Collectl: An Advanced All-in-One Performance Monitoring Tool for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .The most important duty of a Linux system administrator is to make sure the system he/she is administering is in very good condition. There are many tools available for Linux system admins that can The post Collectl: An Advanced All-in-One Performance Monitoring Tool for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Use ‘dir’ Command with Different Options and Arguments in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .This article shows some examples of using the dir command to list the contents of a directory. The dir command is not a commonly used command in Linux, but it works less like the The post How to Use ‘dir’ Command with Different Options and Arguments in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post 10 Best Free and Low-Cost SSL Certificate Authorities first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: There are multiple Certificate Authorities that you can purchase an SSL certificate from. In this guide, we focus on 10 of the best free and low-cost SSL certificate authorities. Implementing an SSL certificate The post 10 Best Free and Low-Cost SSL Certificate Authorities first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Install VirtualBox 7.0 on Debian 11 and Debian 10 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: In this article, we will explain how to install VirtualBox 7.0 on Debian 11 and Debian 10 distributions using VirtualBox’s own repository with an apt package manager. VirtualBox is a most popular x86 The post How to Install VirtualBox 7.0 on Debian 11 and Debian 10 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post Linux mkdir Command Examples first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: In this guide, we will take a look at the mkdir command which is used to create a directory. We will also discuss some of the practical examples of it that will help The post Linux mkdir Command Examples first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post 20 Linux egrep Command Examples first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: In this guide, we will discuss some of the practical examples of the egrep command. After following this guide, users will be able to perform text searching more efficiently in Linux. Have you The post 20 Linux egrep Command Examples first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post Rustdesk [Remote Desktop] – A TeamViewer and AnyDesk Alternative for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: In this guide, we take a look at the Rustdesk remote desktop software that is an alternative to TeamViewer and AnyDesk. In the highly digital and technologically advanced world that we live in, The post Rustdesk [Remote Desktop] – A TeamViewer and AnyDesk Alternative for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post Best Java IDE’s for Linux Developers first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Brief: This article guide highlights the most widely used Java IDEs for developing Java applications. Java is a high-level, object-oriented, and general-purpose programming language that is widely used to build robust and secure web The post Best Java IDE’s for Linux Developers first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post Enable Debugging Mode in SSH to Troubleshoot Connectivity Issues first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .In this article, we will show you how to turn on debugging mode while running SSH in Linux. This will enable you to see what actually unfolds when you execute an ssh command to The post Enable Debugging Mode in SSH to Troubleshoot Connectivity Issues first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post “Forbidden – You don’t have permission to access / on this server” Error first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Apache web server is one of the most popular and widely used open-source web servers thanks to its stability and reliability. The web server commands a huge market, especially in the web hosting platforms. The post “Forbidden – You don’t have permission to access / on this server” Error first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post 21 Tar Command Examples in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .The Linux “tar” stands for tape archive, which is used by a large number of Linux/Unix system administrators to deal with tape drive backup in Linux. The tar command is used to rip a The post 21 Tar Command Examples in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post Top 5 Open Source Plugins for ONLYOFFICE Docs first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .If you think that office software is exclusively designed for writing texts, making calculations in spreadsheets, and creating informative presentations, you are wrong. Some office suites are capable of doing much more things than The post Top 5 Open Source Plugins for ONLYOFFICE Docs first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post 20 mysqladmin Commands for MYSQL/MariaDB Database Administration first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .mysqladmin is a command-line database administration utility that comes with MySQL/MariaDB server, which is used by Database Administrators to perform some basic MySQL tasks such as setting the root password, changing the root password, The post 20 mysqladmin Commands for MYSQL/MariaDB Database Administration first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Install Debian 11 KDE Plasma Edition first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Debian 11, codenamed ‘Bullseye‘ is the latest LTS version of Debian which was released on August 21, 2021. Being an LTS release, Debian 11 will receive support and updates until 2025. The release includes The post How to Install Debian 11 KDE Plasma Edition first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Monitor Website and Application with Uptime Kuma first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Uptime Kuma is a fancy self-hosted monitoring tool that you can use to monitor websites and applications in real time. Uptime Kuma Features Monitors uptime for HTTP(s) websites, TCP Ports, and Docker containers and The post How to Monitor Website and Application with Uptime Kuma first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Install XFCE Desktop in Ubuntu and Linux Mint first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Xfce is a popular lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It is designed to be fast and light on the utilization of system resources such as memory and CPU. In doing so, Xfce The post How to Install XFCE Desktop in Ubuntu and Linux Mint first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post 3 Ways to Install Skype in Fedora Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Skype is a popular proprietary communication application well known for its voice calls, chats, VoIP-based video telephony, and video conferencing functionalities. It helps people stay connected regardless of their geographical location; from colleagues within The post 3 Ways to Install Skype in Fedora Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Install WordPress with LAMP in RHEL-Based Distributions first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .WordPress is an open source and free blogging application and a dynamic CMS (Content Management System) developed using MySQL and PHP. It has a huge number of third-party plugins and themes. WordPress is currently The post How to Install WordPress with LAMP in RHEL-Based Distributions first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post fd – A Simple and Fast Alternative to Find Command first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Most Linux users are well familiar with the find command and the many cases it can be used. Today we are going to review an alternative to find command, called fd. fd is a The post fd – A Simple and Fast Alternative to Find Command first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Create Fillable Forms in Moodle with ONLYOFFICE Docs first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Online educators are spoilt for choice if they decide to share their knowledge through an e-learning platform on Linux. Today there is a great number of learning management systems (LMS) that can be easily The post How to Create Fillable Forms in Moodle with ONLYOFFICE Docs first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post Top Linux Distributions for Students in 2022 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .When looking for a Linux distribution for learners or students, a broad spectrum of determinants is considered. These include user-friendliness, stability, customization, and the availability of pre-installed applications to help them get off the The post Top Linux Distributions for Students in 2022 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post Top 5 Best WordPress Plugins for e-learning Professionals first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Whether you are a teacher at a school, academy, or institute, or if you are an independent tutor or a volunteer who gives online classes, you need to have special tools to be able The post Top 5 Best WordPress Plugins for e-learning Professionals first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post Linux Mint 21 XFCE Edition New Features and Installation first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Linux Mint 21, codenamed “Vanessa”, was officially released on July 31, 2022. Linux Mint 21 is based on Ubuntu 22.04 and will be supported until April 2027. Linux Mint 21 comes in three editions: The post Linux Mint 21 XFCE Edition New Features and Installation first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Integrate ONLYOFFICE in WordPress for Document Editing first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .It’s no secret that WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems for websites and blogs all over the Internet. In fact, 43% of the web is built on the WordPress platform. The post How to Integrate ONLYOFFICE in WordPress for Document Editing first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post 10 Things to Do After Installing Linux Mint 21 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .This guide explains 10 things that you should do after installing Linux Mint 21, Vanessa. This focuses on the Cinnamon edition but should work for those who have installed the Mate and XFCE editions The post 10 Things to Do After Installing Linux Mint 21 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Install Latest LAMP Stack in RHEL-based Distributions first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .If you are a system administrator, a developer, or a DevOps engineer, chances are that at some point you’ve had to set up (or work with) a LAMP (Linux / Apache / MySQL or The post How to Install Latest LAMP Stack in RHEL-based Distributions first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post Adminer – A Full-Featured MySQL Database Management Tool first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Formerly phpMyAdmin, Adminer is a front-end database management tool written in PHP. Unlike phpMyAdmin, it only comprises a single PHP file that can be downloaded on the target server on which Adminer is to The post Adminer – A Full-Featured MySQL Database Management Tool first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post 30 Ways to Validate Configuration Files or Scripts in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Configuration syntax checking and/or testing is a key step to perform after making changes to an application’s or service’s configuration file or even after running updates. This helps to reduce the chances of the The post 30 Ways to Validate Configuration Files or Scripts in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Install Latest Wine in Ubuntu Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Wine is a nifty utility that allows users to run Windows applications and games inside a Linux environment. Wine 7.0 is finally out, and it ships with an array of numerous improvements and a The post How to Install Latest Wine in Ubuntu Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Install Wine on Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Wine is an open-source, free and easy-to-use program that enables Linux users to run Windows-based applications and games on Unix-like operating systems. Wine is a compatibility layer for installing almost all versions of Windows The post How to Install Wine on Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Install Wine on RHEL-based Linux Distributions first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Wine is an open-source and free application for Linux that enables users to run any windows based software and games on Unix/Linux-like operating system. Recently, the Wine team proudly announced the stable release of The post How to Install Wine on RHEL-based Linux Distributions first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post PlayOnLinux – Run Windows Software and Games in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .In our earlier articles on this blog, we used the Wine program to install and run windows based applications on Debian-based and and other Red Hat-based Linux distributions. There is another open source software The post PlayOnLinux – Run Windows Software and Games in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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The post How to Mount and Unmount an ISO Image in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .An ISO image or .iso (International Organization for Standardization) file is an archive file that contains a disk image called ISO 9660 file system format. Every ISO file has .iso an extension has a The post How to Mount and Unmount an ISO Image in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.View the full article
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