Ubuntu

Managing Jobs In Ubuntu (Minimize Processes)

In this guide, you will learn how to minimize processes, and work on other stuff while the process is still going on, this is similar to the way you would...

Transferring files with scp In [Ubuntu]

I recently wrote a basic guide on transferring files with rsync, and I outlined some examples, while rsync is really powerful, the major problem I have with it is that it doesn't support the transfer

Transferring files with rsync In [Ubuntu]

If you are coming from a GUI world, then you know transferring files from one location or folder to another is as easy as doing a few mouse clicks, the way it works in GNU/Linux is a bit different, a

Monitoring Memory Usage [Ubuntu]

Understanding how GNU/Linux manages memory is not quite that black and white, but it's really straightforward if you can get the concept. free command is one of the useful utility for monitoring mem

Managing System Processes (Daemons) In Ubuntu

System processes or Mr. daemons are processes that run in the background on your server, most of the time, they start automatically when your server boots. An example is the OpenSSH Daemon (sshd) whi

Understanding & Scheduling Tasks With Cron [Ubuntu]

I previously wrote a tutorial about managing system processes in ubuntu, where we walked through starting, stopping programs, and the likes. In some cases, you may need an application to perform a ta

Installing and Using (Zip & Unzip) In Ubuntu

Zip is a compression and file packaging utility, this is useful for packaging a set of files for distribution; for archiving files; and for saving disk space by temporarily compressing unused files

Dealing With Misbehaving Processes in Ubuntu

If you are used to the Windows system, you would have likely come across a misbehaving application, which can most likely be killed using the Task Manager. This is similar in GNU/Linux, the only diff

Beginners Guide To Using (htop) In Ubuntu

In your server, there are lots of ways you could view a system resource usage, as well as the ability to kill a misbehaving or resource hog processes, for example, you can use the kill command to gra

How to Rename Files and Directories in GNU/Linux

Renaming file and directory is quite straight forward in GNU/Linux, in this guide I'll show you how to do just that... The mv command is among the useful utility for renaming, and moving files from o

Understanding Load Average In GNU/Linux

Load average is the average number of processes that is calculated over a period of time, they can either be in a runnable or uninterrupted‐able state. When a process is in a runnable state, it is

Securing Nginx Server Using a (Self Signed Certificate) [Ubuntu]

In this guide, you'll learn how to use SSL to secure your Nginx, this way, you can ensure your websites are encrypted and available over HTTPS. By default, Nginx configuration listens for traffic on

Installing Security Updates in Ubuntu

To begin installing security updates, the first thing is to update your repository index, which would instruct the server to check all lists of packages that are new or out-dated. Update your repo wi

Installing, Understanding and Configuring Apache (Ubuntu)

Apache is an open-source cross-platform web server software by Apache Software Foundation. To install apache, simply install the apache2 package as follows: sudo apt install apache2 Confirm apache2

Installing MariaDB (Ubuntu)

MariaDB is an open-source relational database, and a fork of MySQL by the original developers of MySQL. The database structure and indexes of MariaDB are the same as MySQL. So, you can easily switch

Changing the MariaDb Configuration Files

You can tune MariaDB to your liken using the MariaDB’s option files. The default MariaDB option file is called my.cnf on Unix-like operating systems (i.e Ubuntu, Debian, and the likes), if you are

Installing Additional Apache Modules

If you want to add additional modules for Apache extension. You can install additional modules, for example, you can install module to add support for PHP, and the likes. Run the following command to

Securing Apache Server Using (Let's Encrypt) [Ubuntu]

In this guide, you'll learn how to use secure your Apache server for free with Let's Encrypt, this way, you can ensure your websites are encrypted and available over HTTPS. Let's Encrypt provide free

Securing Apache Server Using a (Self Signed Certificate) [Ubuntu]

In this guide, you'll learn how to use SSL to secure Apache, this way, you can ensure your websites are encrypted and available over HTTPS. By default, Apache configuration listens for traffic on por

Installing and Configuring Nginx

Nginx or engine X is a free and open-source web server, reverse proxying, load balancer, caching, and more. Apache isn't the only web server for hosting web content (although, it is the most used), N