How to build nginx with Google PageSpeed module on Debian 8 (Jessie)
This tutorial explains how to build nginx with the latest version of the Google PageSpeed (nginx_pagespeed) module on Debian Jessie. The PageSpeed module applies web performance best practices to...
View ArticleShell Scripting Part 3: Decision Control Structures in Shell Scripts
We already covered the basics of shell scripting such as accepting inputs, process data through arithmetic operations and generating and displaying output in the previous series of this tutorial. In...
View ArticleUbuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) Minimal Server Installation Tutorial
This tutorial shows the installation of a Ubuntu 15.04 minimal server in detail with many screenshots. The purpose of the guide is to show the basic installation of Ubuntu 15.04 that can be used as...
View ArticleThe Perfect Server - Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) with Apache, PHP, MySQL,...
This tutorial shows how to install an Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) server (with Apache2, BIND, Dovecot) for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting...
View ArticleInstalling Online Editors on Debian and Ubuntu with ONLYOFFICE Document Server
ONLYOFFICE is a free, open source software that enables teams to manage projects, customer relations and documents in one place. This tutorial explains the installation of ONLYOFFICE and the ONLYOFFICE...
View ArticleHow to install Tonido private cloud server on Ubuntu Linux
Tonido is a free application that allows you to access files on your computer from a web browser, from your handheld or any DLNA capable device. The Tonido server enables you to sync files between...
View ArticleHow to Install Seafile on Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet)
Seafile is a private cloud software, it supports encrypted file libraries to store data securely. To encrypt files in a library, you need to set a password when you create the library. The password...
View ArticleLinux Software you won't find on your Software Center: Install Google Chrome,...
Our Linux distributions have come a long way from the days that we had to manually install anything we needed by compiling it on the terminal to the modern days of the fancy Software Centers that offer...
View ArticleShell Scripting Part 4: Repetition Control Structures
Welcome to part four of HowtoForge's shell scripting tutorial series (Click here to read the part 1, part 2 and part 3 of the tutorial). In this lesson, we will cover the different repetition control...
View ArticleHow to kill processes on the Linux Desktop with xkill
Linux is renown for its stability, rigidness and superior error-free functionality, but no matter how advanced and bug-free a system may be, it is inevitable that things will brake and windows will...
View ArticleHow to Install OwnCloud 8 with Nginx and MariaDB on CentOS 7
OwnCloud is a server software for data synchronisation and file-sharing with an easy to use web frontend. Owncloud can be installed on a Linux or Windows server, it is easy to configure and has a...
View ArticleHow to easily convert your videos on Linux
There are many ways to convert a video file on a Linux system, but using a tool with a graphical user interface is imperative for those who want to do it easily and in a more user friendly way....
View ArticleHow to install Mumble VoIP Server on Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet)
In this tutorial we will install Mumble VoIP server on Ubuntu 15.04. Mumble is an open source high quality voice chat application mostly used for gaming. The application is great for talking and gaming...
View ArticleHow to add extra airplanes on FlightGear Flight Simulator
FlightGear is this world's most advanced open source flight simulation project with a thriving community of users and contributors around it. These contributors are passionate people that love aviation...
View ArticleHow to install OpenVPN Server and Client on CentOS 7
OpenVPN is an open source application that allows you to create a private network over the public Internet. OpenVPN tunnels your network connection securely trough the internet. This tutorial describes...
View ArticleHow to protect your Debian or Ubuntu Server against the Logjam attack
This tutorial describes the steps that need to be taken to protect your Ubuntu or Debian Linux Server against the recently detected Logjam attack. Logjam is an attack against the Diffie-Hellman key...
View ArticleHow to use FFMpeg to do simple audio conversion
Here's a simple FFmpeg how to that will cover just a portion of the framework's abilities. We will see how you can use the terminal to perform simple conversions of various audio file types including...
View ArticleHow to setup Raspberry Pi as Backup Server for Linux and Windows Desktops
The Raspberry Pi is a series of small single-board computers. They are rather cheap and are well suited for running a backup server or voip server. This tutorial describes the complete installation of...
View ArticleUbuntu PPA Management
PPAs or Personal Package Archives are basically software repositories that are used by Ubuntu systems for updating/upgrading activities. They contain package sets and package lists for particular...
View ArticleSecure SSH with Google Authenticator Two-Factor Authentication on CentOS 7
SSH access is always critical and you might want to find ways to improve the security of your SSH login. In this article we will see how we can secure SSH with simple two factor authentication by using...
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