Log files are intended to retain information about system activities for a reasonable period of time, but system logging daemons provide no means to control the size of log files. Here I will show you how to rotate the log [...]
How to Install CUDA on Ubuntu 18.04
CUDA aims at enabling a dramatic increase in computing performance by harnessing the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) on your system. In this article, I'll show you how to Install CUDA on Ubuntu 18.04. CUDA is a parallel programming [...]
How to Install Splunk on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, I'll explain how to install latest Splunk in on Ubuntu 18.04 server. Splunk is aimed to process the data to make it useful for the user without manipulating the original data. It is one of the most powerful [...]
How to Setup MySecureShell SFTP Server on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, I will explain to you how to setup an SFTP server using MySecureShell on Ubuntu 18.04. SFTP is a secure way of transferring files using an encrypted SSH connection. Though it's widely supported by modern FTP clients, [...]
How to Check Cron Logs on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, we'll look at how to check cron logs and monitor jobs in real time in Ubuntu 18.04. A cron job is a task scheduler used for automation of repetitive tasks in a Linux environment. It is normally executed at a [...]
How to Install Asterisk 15 on Ubuntu 18.04 from Source
In this article, I will explain how to install Asterisk 15 on Ubuntu 18.04 from source. The new version, the Asterisk 15, is bringing us a lot of new functionality. Top of the list, new SIP stack, called pjsip is [...]
How to Install Nvidia Drivers on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, I will show you how to install latest Nvidia drivers on Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop from the terminal. It may happen that the graphics drivers included in Ubuntu for your graphics card are not fully adapted. In the case, [...]
How to List Files of Deb Package Before Installing
The typical question before installing a new deb package on our system is that what are the actual files were installed and where new files are located. The critical situation is raised when an unwanted file is replaced which you [...]
How to Setup UFW Firewall on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, I'll show you how to setup UFW firewall on Ubuntu 18.04. In Ubuntu, the default firewall is UFW, short for Uncomplicated FireWall. It has been around since Ubuntu 18.04 release and was built to simplify iptables configuration which [...]
How to Install Java 8 on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, we'll focus on how to install java on Ubuntu 18.04 from the terminal. We will begin by installing the default JDK/JRE. Java is an application that is a prerequisite in a wide range of software such as Tomcat [...]
How to Install LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, I'll explain how to install LAMP stack with WordPress on our latest Ubuntu 18.04 server. LAMP stands for Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP. It's a group of free software which can be installed together to build a server to host dynamic, database-driven [...]
How to Install Node.js from Linux Terminal
In this article, I will show you how to install latest Nodejs on Ubuntu 18.04, CentOS 7 and Arch Linux from the terminal. Node.js is an open-source, free, cross-platform JavaScript run-time environment which is responsible for executing JavaScript code on server. It [...]
How to Install Teamviewer on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, we are going to show you how to install Teamviewer on your Ubuntu 18.04 and Debian 9.4 system from the command line. Teamviewer is a software application that allows users to securely gain remote access to any [...]
2 Ways to SSH into a Running Docker Container
In this blog post, we'll look at how to get bash shell on a Docker container running in the background. It will also cover how to ssh into a docker container that was started and left running in the background [...]