Setting up a firewall in Linux can be very daunting for a newbie, or someone not very familiar with iptables. Luckily, there is a very easy-to-use solution in Shorewall. In this multi-part tutorial, I am…
Brief: This tutorial examines some of the best free and open-source school management software for Linux. Running an educational institution in an efficient manner is no mean task. It usually involves handling various aspects such…
Brief: In this guide, we will discuss the best tools for monitoring and debugging disk I/O activity (performance) on Linux servers. A key performance metric to monitor on a Linux server is disk I/O (input/output)…
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create clones and templates of Virtual Machines in Proxmox. Take a look at our earlier tutorials on Proxmox. A clone is simply an exact copy of a…
Systems Administrators are well aware of the importance of being able to monitor and administer numerous machines in a short amount of time, preferably with minimal physical movement. Whether it’s a small cloud environment or…
One of the biggest draws to using Linux is its easy customization and one of the most fun things to customize is the Kernel itself, the heart of the Linux operating system. Chances are that…
No doubt, that OpenSSH is one of the most widely used and powerful tools available for Linux, which allows you to connect securely to remote Linux systems via a shell and allows you to transfer…
This is our fourth guide of the Proxmox series, in this tutorial, we will explore how to backup and restore VMs in Promox. As a prerequisite, ensure that you already have a virtual machine running…
In the previous lectures, we learned how to install Proxmox on Debian and also how to create virtual machines. In this tutorial, we will see how to create a container on Proxmox. Containers in Proxmox…
There’s no doubt that Skype is arguably one of the most popular instant messaging and video calling applications there is out there. Whether it’s keeping in touch with your friends and family or having conversations…
So, you have just installed a fresh copy of Linux Mint 20 or Linux Mint 21 and are ready to make the most of your new system. How do you move forward? In this guide,…
The Linux command line, the most adventurous and fascinating part of GNU/Linux, is a very cool and powerful tool. The command line itself is highly productive, and the availability of various built-in and third-party command-line…
It is time to make our New Year’s resolutions. Regardless of your experience level as a Linux system administrator, we think it is worth well to set goals for growth for the next 12 months….
The Friendly Interactive Shell which is commonly called and abbreviated as FISH is a shell for UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems. It is released under GNU General Public License v2. FISH is a user-friendly, interactive…
Following the most recent distribution update on Distrowatch – for the past 12 months, the statistics have barely changed and continue to be mostly in favor of the better-known operating system that has been around…