How to secure your PDF documents with passwords (and how to crack them if...
Documents safety is a particularly sensitive matter due to the typical usage nature and possible value and importance of the contents. That said, users should be extra careful when sharing documents...
View ArticleHow to monitor free disk space at Amazon EC2 with Cloud Watch
Amazon AWS is a great platform to develop a Cloud Infrastrucutre, it supposedly covers every aspect that is needed for a whole IT infrastructure and provides also a nice monitoring tool named Cloud...
View ArticleHow to install and set up multiple chess engines on XBoard
XBoard is an open source graphical chess interface that was made to be compatible with the X window system and that can accept mouse moves, support countless chess engines and even allow the playing of...
View ArticleHow to install PHP 7 (PHP-FPM & FastCGI) for ISPConfig 3 on Debian 8 (Jessie)
This tutorial shows how to build the new PHP 7 (Beta) as a PHP-FPM and a FastCGI version on Debian 8 (Jessie). PHP 7 is up to 2 times faster then php 5.6 and 14 times faster then php 5.0 according to...
View ArticleHow to monitor CentOS and Ubuntu servers with Pandora FMS
Pandora FMS (Pandora Flexible Monitoring System) is a flexible and highly scalable monitoring software for networks, servers, applications and virtual environments. In this tutorial I will show you how...
View ArticleHow to use Stellarium's Oculars plugin to match your optics
The Stellarium virtual planetarium is one of the most widely used open source specialized tools in the world. It features a captivating dome that counts over 600000 starts, hundreds of constellations...
View ArticleHow to install Wordpress with Nginx, MariaDB and HHVM in Ubuntu 15.04
HHVM (Hip Hop Virtual Machine) is a just-in-time compiler developed by Facebook to run applications that are written in PHP and Hack language. HHVM is faster than the traditional PHP engine from ZEND...
View ArticleLinux: How to burn a CD/DVD through the command line
Carrying out common daily tasks such as burning a DVD through the comfort of a user-friendly graphical interface is, of course, a good thing, but unfortunately things don't always work as expected....
View ArticleHow to run DOS applications in Linux
Chances are that most of you reading along those lines have started your “adventure” in computers through DOS. Although this long deprecated operating system is only running in our memories anymore, it...
View ArticleThe Perfect Server - Ubuntu 15.04 (nginx, BIND, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3)
This tutorial shows the steps to install an Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) server with Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, Postfix, pure-ftpd, BIND, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a web hosting control panel...
View ArticleHow to Handle Files with Scilab on Ubuntu 15.04
Scilab is an OpenSource Linux software for numerical computation similar to Matlab. This tutorial shows how to handle files and load data into Scilab for later use or processing. Scilab will interpret...
View ArticleHow to install a Raspberry Pi SMS Server
This tutorial will show you how you can set up an SMS server on a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, running Raspbian. We will use playsms and smstools. In my example, I have used a Huawei E3131 3G modem.
View ArticleHow to install ownCloud Client on Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop
This tutorial describes how to connect an Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop with an ownCloud server by using the ownCloud desktop client.
View ArticleHow to scan for viruses with ClamAV on Ubuntu
There aren't many viruses made for Linux distributions and as such, most people who use such systems don't ever bother using an antivirus software. Those however who do want to be able to scan their...
View ArticleBuild your own NAS with OpenMediaVault
OpenMediaVault is a Debian based special purpose Linux Distribution to build a Network Attached Storage (NAS) System. It provides an easy to use web-based interface, Multilanguage support, Volume...
View ArticleHow to compare and merge text files on Linux
Comparing text files requires time, effort, a large monitor and a good amount of patience, or simply just the right tools to do it without any of the aforementioned. If you are an editor that has to...
View ArticleHow to install Bugzilla 5.0 on CentOS 7
This tutorial will walk you through the installation of Bugzilla 5.0 on CentOS 7. Bugzilla is an advanced bug tracking system, developed by the Mozilla Foundation (the organization that develops the...
View ArticleSamba Server Installation on Debian 8 (Jessie)
This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on Debian 8 and shows you how to configure Samba to share files over the SMB/CIFS the protocol. Samba is configured as a standalone server,...
View ArticleHow to connect to IRC through console, app, or a web client on Linux
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a text communication layer protocol that has been available for at least 15 years. It is used by tens of thousands around the globe for quick communication, online...
View ArticleHow to install Wordpress with Nginx, MariaDB and HHVM on Debian 8
HHVM (Hip Hop Virtual Machine) is a just-in-time compiler developed by Facebook to run applications that are written in PHP and Hack language. HHVM is faster than the traditional PHP engine from ZEND...
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