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In Unix/Linux systems, the root user account is the super user account, and it can therefore be used to do anything and everything achievable on the system. However, this can be very dangerous in so many ways – one could be that the root user might enter a wrong command and break the whole system

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, is excited to announce a one-hour live-stream presentation at COP28, Dubai that will explore the transformative power of open source and how it is being used to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Featuring speakers from Linux Foundation Research, Linux Foundation

The PDF file format is one of the most widely used document formats that is used to attach, transfer, and download digital files thanks to its ease of use, portability, and ability to preserve all elements of a file. You can seamlessly view a PDF document across multiple devices without visual alteration of its contents.

YouTube is an online video-sharing platform that contains a vast repository of videos covering a wide range of topics such as music videos, educational content, vlogs, tutorials, movie trailers, gaming videos, and live streams. While the platform offers the convenience of streaming, there are certain scenarios where you might want to download these videos for

This month, our communities met in Chicago for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, where AI topics were front and center. Two new LF Research reports have been published: the World of Open Source Global Spotlight and the 2023 State of Open Source in Financial Services. We also launched two new projects, the App Defense Alliance

As mentioned in Part 1 of the Gentoo installation procedure, installing Gentoo is quite daunting, and often requires a lot of patience due to the sheer number of steps involved. Nonetheless, with the right technical know-how, you will end up with a clean and working Gentoo environment. This section takes over from where we left

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Like any other operating system, GNU/Linux has implemented memory management efficiently and even more than that. However, if any process is eating away your memory and you want to clear it, Linux provides a way to flush or clear the RAM cache. You might also like: In this article, we will explore how to clear

We are all aware of the most popular commands called ‘useradd‘ or ‘adduser‘ in Linux. There are times when a Linux System Administrator is asked to create user accounts on Linux with specific properties, limitations, or comments. In Linux, the ‘useradd‘ command is a low-level utility used for adding or creating user accounts in Linux

Those Linux users who deal with PDF files have plenty of programs to choose from. More precisely, there exist a great number of dedicated PDF tools that can be used for various tasks. For example, you can install a PDF viewer to open the required files for reading or get a PDF editor to be

Gentoo is a free and open-source Linux distribution known for its high performance, high reconfigurability, and stability. It uses the portage package management system for managing software packages. Unlike major Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, or Red Hat, Gentoo does not provide an OS installer. Just like Arch Linux, Gentoo is built from the

PostgreSQL also called Postgres is a powerful and open-source object-relational database system. It is an enterprise-level database having features such as write-ahead logging for fault tolerance, asynchronous replication, Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC), online/hot backups, point-in-time recovery, query planner/optimizer, tablespaces, nested transactions (savepoints), etc. Postgres’s latest version 15.2 was released on 9 February 2023 by the

PostgreSQL is a powerful, highly scalable, open source, and cross-platform object-relational database system that runs on Unix-like operating systems including Linux and Windows OS. It is an enterprise-level database system that is highly reliable and offers data integrity and correctness to users. In this step-by-step tutorial, we will show you how to install PostgreSQL 16

In our last article, ‘The Story Behind the Acquisition of MySQL‘ we discussed the need to fork MySQL, the rise of MariaDB, its features, a comparative study of MariaDB and MySQL, the migration of some of the world’s renowned corporations, and companies (such as Google and Wikipedia) from MySQL to MariaDB, and many other technical

PostgreSQL is a powerful, highly scalable, open source, and cross-platform object-relational database system that runs on Unix-like operating systems including Linux and Windows OS. It is an enterprise-level database system that is highly reliable and offers data integrity and correctness to users. In this article, we will explain how to install the latest version of

GraphicsMagick is a free open-source, modern, and powerful software suite for processing images. It was initially derived from ImageMagick, however, over the years, it has grown to be a fully independent project, with several improvements and additional features. It runs on all Unix-like operating systems such as Linux, and MacOS, and also runs on Windows.

By default, the login page of phpmyadmin is located at http://<ip address>/phpmyadmin. The first thing that you will want to do is change that URL. This will not necessarily stop attackers from targeting your server but will lower the risks of a successful break-in. This is known as security through obscurity and while some people

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 in Linux is used to rip a collection of files and directories into a highly compressed archive file commonly called tarball or tar, gzip and bzip

Linux systems provide a variety of system services (such as process management, login, syslog, cron, etc.) and network services (such as remote login, e-mail, printers, web hosting, data storage, file transfer, domain name resolution (using DNS), dynamic IP address assignment (using DHCP), and much more). Technically, a service is a process or group of processes

Linux turned 32 years old this year, marking an eventful journey since its official release in September 1991. Its inception and immense success would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of Linus Torvalds who is popularly regarded as the Father of Linux and a crusader of open-source software, alongside a vibrant

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.3 is a major release of the enterprise Linux operating system from Red Hat, which was released on November 8, 2023 and comes with a number of new features and enhancements. RHEL 9.3 is a third release in the Red Hat family since the acquisition of Red Hat by IBM

Great news for RedHat lovers! Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.3 is now generally available (GA). This announcement was made on 8th, November 2023. The latest release is crafted to meet the needs of a hybrid cloud environment and can be readily deployed from the edge to the cloud. RHEL 9.3 can seamlessly be provisioned

As a Linux administrator, you’ve got various tools to use to configure your network connections, such as nmtui, your NetworkManager with GNOME graphical user interface, and of course nmcli (network manager command line tool). I have observed many administrators using nmtui for its simplicity. However, using nmcli saves you time, boosts your confidence, allows integration

Fedora 39 was released on November 7, 2023, after a few delays. It is the latest version of the Fedora Linux distribution, which is known for its cutting-edge features and frequent releases. Fedora is a community-driven project that is sponsored by Red Hat, and it is used by a wide array of users, including system

In this article, we’ll walk you through the step-by-step process of installing the latest version of PhpMyAdmin with Apache web server on RHEL-based distributions such as CentOS Stream, Fedora, Rocky Linux, and Alma Linux. What is PhpMyAdmin? PhpMyAdmin is a popular and powerful web-based database management tool, and having the latest version ensures you have access

In the ever-changing world of software development, efficient remote server management is crucial. Whether you are a system administrator, a software engineer, or a software developer, being able to run Linux commands on remote servers is a common task. This is where Fabric, a high-level Python library that is designed to execute Linux commands remotely

In the world of Linux and open-source software, terminal emulators are indispensable tools for both casual users and seasoned developers. They facilitate command-line interactions and provide a seamless interface to control your system. Among the array of terminal emulators, Tilix stands out as a powerful and versatile choice, thanks to its tiling capabilities and extensive

Kali Linux is arguably one of the best out-of-the-box Linux distributions available for security testing. While many of the tools in Kali can be installed in most Linux distributions, the Offensive Security team developing Kali has put countless hours into perfecting their ready-to-boot security distribution. Kali Linux is a secure Debian-based Linux distribution that comes