Articles marked as System Administration are usually geared towards Linux security, networking, server configuration, virtualization, and similar topics.
At Linux Nightly, we’re always auditing our Linux servers and desktops, and looking for ways to improve performance and security. In these guides, we share some of the helpful things we’ve learned.
A home directory is a user’s default directory when they log into Linux. It’s normally created automatically inside of the /home directory, such as /home/username. In this tutorial, you will learn how to change the home directory for a user in Linux by using the usermod command. Step 1. First, let’s create a new directory …
The GNOME desktop environment is the default GUI for Ubuntu systems. However, if you’re running Ubuntu Server or one of the other flavors of Ubuntu such as Kubuntu or Lubuntu, then you won’t have GNOME installed by default. Follow along with us below to get GNOME installed on Ubuntu. Before installing GNOME, we recommend that …
There are several ways to view your system’s IP address in Linux. In this tutorial, you will learn how to see your IP address from command line and GUI. In case you want to check your system’s external IP address instead: Check External IP From Linux Command Line Commands to View Internal IP Address Method …
To access the contents of an ISO file in Linux, you will need to mount it. In this tutorial, you will learn how to mount an ISO file using command line and GUI. Mount ISO File via Command Line Step 1. Create an empty directory where you would like to mount your ISO file, unless …
Network namespaces are a feature baked into the Linux kernel that allows users to virtualize aspects of a system’s networking. This feature comes in handy in many scenarios, one of which is to bind a process to a particular network interface. Normally, the IP routing table is used to determine which interface outbound traffic is …
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As a backend developer, sometimes you have to work with other people who have no knowledge of how to prepare the environment to work with for a certain project, which requires downloading a repository, preparing the environment, working with databases, and other requirements. The problem is how can you make them collaborate with certain parts …
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This guide will show you how to install the KDE Plasma desktop environment on Ubuntu Linux. This process will work if you are switching from GNOME to KDE, or just need to install KDE Plasma on an Ubuntu server that doesn’t currently have a GUI. KDE Plasma Packages on Ubuntu When installing KDE Plasma from …
Ubuntu is a great distro for developers. Python programmers will need to install Python on the system before it’s possible to code programs and run Python scripts on Ubuntu. This tutorial will show you how to install Python 2 or Python 3 on Ubuntu 20.04. Install Python 3 on Ubuntu Python 3 is the latest …
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VirtualBox Guest Additions will help you get the most out of your Kali Linux virtual machine. It gives you automatic resolution scaling, a shared clipboard between the host and VM, and drag and drop ability. The step by step instructions below will explain how to install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Kali Linux. Kali Linux will …
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This guide will show how to upgrade to Debian 11 Bullseye, which is the latest version of the operating system, released on August 14, 2021. Upgrade to Debian 11 Bullseye Step 1. You’ll need a completely up to date system in order to start the upgrade. Open a terminal and type the following commands to …
