Shell Scripting Part I: Getting started with bash scripting
https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/linux-shell-scripting-lessonsHello. This is the first part of a series of Linux tutorials. In writing this tutorial, I assume that you are an absolute beginner in...
View Article5 Humanitarian FOSS projects to watch
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View ArticleUse Geofix to Geotag Photos in digiKam
http://scribblesandsnaps.com/2015/04/24/use-geofix-to-geotag-photos-in-digikamGeofix is a simple Python script that lets you use an Android device to record the geographical coordinates of your current...
View ArticleDeploying a DNS Server using Docker
http://www.damagehead.com/blog/2015/04/28/deploying-a-dns-server-using-dockerThis is the first part of a series of how-to’s where I describe setting up and using various docker containers for home and...
View ArticleHow to access a Linux server behind NAT via reverse SSH tunnel
http://xmodulo.com/access-linux-server-behind-nat-reverse-ssh-tunnel.htmlYou are running a Linux server at home, which is behind a NAT router or restrictive firewall. Now you want to SSH to the home...
View ArticleHow to Securely Store Passwords and Api Keys Using Vault
http://linoxide.com/how-tos/secure-secret-store-vaultVault is a tool that is used to access secret information securely, it may be password, API key, certificate or anything else. Vault provides a...
View ArticleHow to install Shrew Soft IPsec VPN client on Linux
http://ask.xmodulo.com/install-shrew-soft-ipsec-vpn-client-linux.htmlQuestion: I need to connect to an IPSec VPN gateway. For that, I'm trying to use Shrew Soft VPN client, which is available for free....
View ArticleHowTo Block Internet Explorer Browser With Squid Proxy Server on a Linux/Unix...
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-block-internet-explorer-browser-with-squid-proxy-server-on-a-linuxunix-serverI want to block Internet Explorer (MS-IE) browser on a squid proxy server running on a...
View ArticleThree effective solutions for Google Analytics Referral spam
http://www.blackmoreops.com/2015/05/06/effective-solutions-for-google-analytics-referral-spamI published this post darodar.com referrer spam and should you be worried? back in December and I am still...
View ArticleHow an open standard API could revolutionize banking
http://opensource.com/business/15/4/open-standard-api-bankingImage by : opensource.comTweetThe United Kingdom government has commissioned a study of the feasibility of UK banks giving customers the...
View ArticleHow to block specific user agents on nginx web server
http://ask.xmodulo.com/block-specific-user-agents-nginx-web-server.htmlQuestion: I notice that some robots often visit my nginx-powered website and scan it aggressively, ending up wasting a lot of my...
View ArticleTweak your touchpad to taste in Linux
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/tweak-your-touchpad-to-taste-in-linux If you've upgraded to the latest iteration of Ubuntu (or any distribution with a new kernel), you may have discovered your...
View ArticleInfinite BusyBox with systemd
http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1338711?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+linuxjournalcom+%28Linux+Journal+-+The+Original+Magazine+of+the+Linux+Community%29&hootPo...
View ArticlePro tip: Take back control of resolv.conf
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/pro-tip-take-back-control-of-resolv-conf If you're tired of your Linux system's resolv.conf file being overwritten, Jack Wallen has the solution for you. Long ago,...
View ArticleHow to monitor user login history on CentOS with utmpdump
http://www.itsprite.com/how-to-monitor-user-login-history-on-centos-with-utmpdump-2Keeping, maintaining and analyzing logs (i.e., accounts of events that have happened during a certain period of time...
View ArticleEncrypting and decrypting files with password in Linux
http://www.blackmoreops.com/2015/05/07/encrypting-files-with-passwordSometimes you need to send a file containing sensitive information across to someone over internet and you started thinking, “Gee,...
View ArticleHow to view threads of a process on Linux
http://ask.xmodulo.com/view-threads-process-linux.htmlQuestion: My program creates and executes multiple threads in it. How can I monitor individual threads of the program once they are created? I...
View ArticleGet into Docker – A Guide for Total Newbies
https://www.voxxed.com/blog/2015/05/get-into-docker-a-guide-for-total-newbiesHave you heard about Docker? Most likely. If not, don’t worry, I’ll try to summarise it for you. Docker is probably one of...
View ArticleUsing Hiera with Puppet
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/using-hiera-puppet With Hiera, you can externalize your systems' configuration data and easily understand how those values are assigned to your servers. With that...
View ArticleCommand Line Tool to Monitor Linux Containers Performance
http://linoxide.com/how-tos/monitor-linux-containers-performancectop is a new command line based tool available to monitor the processes at the container level. Containers provide operating system...
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