Encrypt your data with EncFS on Ubuntu 15.10
EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to provide the filesystem interface. It is a pass-through...
View ArticleInstalling Lighttpd with PHP (PHP-FPM mode) and MySQL or MariaDB on Ubuntu 15.10
Lighttpd is a secure, fast and standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on an Ubuntu 15.10 server with PHP support...
View ArticleHow to do batch image processing on the Linux Destop with XnConvert
GIMP is great and I use it all the time, but when it comes to batch image processing on Linux, nothing is more handy and simple to use than XnConvert. Although not an open source software, this batch...
View ArticleHow to compile and install Bitcoin Core on Debian
Do you like to use Bitcoin on Linux? This tutorial explains how to install and use Bitcoin Core on Debian Linux. Bitcoin Core is the official Bitcoin Wallet from bitcoin.org. I will use the latest...
View ArticleHow to safely wipe your data with Dariks Boot and Nuke bootable live CD
Sometimes, we need to completely and irreversibly wipe all data contained in a disk to keep them from falling into the wrong hands. This may not be something we are doing on a day to day basis, but if...
View ArticleHow to Encrypt Directories/Partitions with eCryptfs on Debian 8 (Jessie)
eCryptfs is a POSIX-compliant enterprise-class stacked cryptographic filesystem for Linux. You can use it to encrypt partitions and also directories that don't use a partition of their own, no matter...
View ArticleHow to install TYPO3 7 on Nginx (LEMP) on Ubuntu 15.10
This tutorial shows how to install and run a TYPO3 (version 7 LTS) web site on a Ubuntu 15.10 system that has a Nginx web server installed instead of Apache. This kind of setup is often called LEMP =...
View ArticleHow to generate a animated GIF or movie out of images on Linux
It is very unlikely for anyone nowadays not to own a device that is capable of shooting many consecutive pictures (burst mode). While this is useful for helping you take the perfect shot in sport...
View ArticlePerformance monitoring with Monitorix 3.8.0 on Ubuntu 15.10
This tutorial will show the installation and configuration of Monitorix on Ubuntu 15.10 (Wiley Werewolf). Monitorix is a free, lightweight, open source monitoring tool designed to monitor as many...
View ArticleHow to create an Ubuntu package from source
Building from source has never been the most popular choice of the less experienced Linux users who are always in the seek for a pre-built package. This is especially the case with Ubuntu users who...
View ArticleThe tar command explained
The Linux tar command is the swiss army of the Linux admin when it comes to archiving or distributing files. Gnu Tar archives can contain multiple files and directories, file permissions can be...
View ArticleHow to install Nginx as Reverse Proxy for Apache on Ubuntu 15.10
Nginx or - engine-x - is a high-performance web server with low memory usage, created by Igor Sysoev in 2002. Nginx is not just a web server, it can be used as a reverse proxy for many protocols like...
View ArticleHow to integrate Alfresco with ONLYOFFICE Online Editor on Ubuntu 14.04
This guide will describe how to use the onlyoffice-alfresco script to allow users to co-edit documents from an Alfresco Share from in ONLYOFFICE Online Editors. Alfresco Share is built on Alfresco’s...
View ArticleHow to set up torrent scheduling on Linux
Today we will take a look on the methods that Linux users can follow in order to set up a scheduler for their torrent downloads. This can be useful for people who want to take advantage of their...
View ArticleHow to track your Linux laptop
So, you just bought a new shiny laptop and you are uncomfortable about the possibility to see it stolen and lost forever? There are many things you can do to help you recover your laptop after such an...
View ArticleHow to Install Gitlab with PostgreSQL and Nginx on Ubuntu 15.04
Gitlab is a web-based git repository management application written on Ruby. It is similar to GitHub and includes features like a project wiki and issue tracking system. In this tutorial, I will guide...
View ArticleHow to use the Linux ftp command to up- and download files on the shell
In this tutorial, I will show you how to use the Linux ftp command on the shell. I will show you how to connect to an FTP server, up- and download files and create directories. While there are many...
View ArticleThe Perfect Server - Ubuntu 15.10 (nginx, MySQL, PHP, Postfix, BIND, Dovecot,...
This tutorial shows the steps to install an Ubuntu 15.10 (Wiley Werewolf) server with Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, Postfix, pure-ftpd, BIND, Dovecot and ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a web hosting control panel...
View ArticleHow to install PHP 7 as PHP-FPM & FastCGI for ISPConfig 3 on Debian 8 (Jessie)
This tutorial shows how to build PHP 7 as a PHP-FPM and a FastCGI version on Debian 8 (Jessie). PHP 7 is up to 2 times faster than PHP 5.6 and 14 times faster than PHP 5.0 according to the release notes.
View ArticleHow to install the Enlightenment E20 Desktop on Ubuntu 15.10
The new Enlightenment E20 Desktop has just been released. The Enlightenment project consists of the Enlightenment Window manager (which was started in 1996), the EFL library that contains graphic,...
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