Mount is a command used in Linux to attached filesystems and drives and umount command is used to detach (unmount) any attached file systems or devices. In this tutorial, we will learn how to mount (attach) a drive in Linux [...]
How to Delete a Directory in Linux
Earlier in one of the tutorials, we have explained how to create directory in Linux. Now let's check how to delete a directory in Linux which is either empty or having subdirectories with files. This is especially when you need [...]
How to Install JIRA on Ubuntu Linux
Developed by Atlassian, JIRA is a proprietary and comprehensive software tool mainly used for project management, issue tracking, and bug fixing. JIRA comes with an intuitive dashboard that helps you track issues. These issues could be software defects or bugs, [...]
How to Get Current Date and Time in Python
In this tutorial, you will learn the DateTime module supplies classes for manipulating dates and times in both simple and complex ways in Python 3.x. The datetime module contains datetime class, to get current date and time you will use [...]
How to Install Fonts on Ubuntu
In Ubuntu, you already have many fonts installed by default, but there might be a time you would want to install some additional fonts. Or maybe you want to install Microsoft fonts and Google web fonts for off-line use or [...]
MBR vs GPT - Things to Know When Partitioning (Screenshots)
With the evolution of technology, it exists now many ways to store and organize data. This brings along new devices with a large amount of storage capacity. To manipulate such a large amount of capacity, you will need to use [...]
How to Stop and Disable Firewall on CentOS 8
A firewall is a security feature that filters incoming and outgoing traffic and keeps at bay potentially malicious applications. Additionally, a firewall gives the systems administrator the authority to determine which services and ports to allow and which ones to [...]
Set and List Environment Variables in Linux
In Linux based systems you can set dynamic named values as environment variables. Those values are stored within the system and are used by command line applications. To put it simply, an environment variable is a variable with a name [...]
How to Install Docker on CentOS 8
CentOS 8 comes with its own tools, buildah and podman, which are compatible with existing docker images and work without relying on a daemon, allowing the creation of containers as normal users, without the need of special permissions. These tools [...]
How to Disable SELinux on CentOS 8
SELinux, also known as Security-Enhanced Linux, is a security feature embedded in the Linux kernel. SELinux leverages Mandatory Access controls (MAC) to confine users to certain rules and policies and prevents them from performing unauthorized tasks on the Linux system [...]
How to Install and Use Grub Customizer on Ubuntu
Grub customizer is a handy graphical tool that you can use to change the default settings in the grub bootloader. The tool allows you to add, or rearrange entries in the boot menu. Additionally, You can modify kernel parameters, change [...]
How to Install Pip on CentOS 8
In this tutorial, we will install Python pip on CentOS 8 using the yum package manager and cover the basics of how to install and manage Python packages with pip. In the CentOS 8 repository AppStream, there are both pip [...]
How to Install Cockpit on CentOS 8
Cockpit is a free and open-source web based server management software. It has a pretty web console which allows system administrators to easily perform tasks such as storage administration, network configuration, starting Docker containers, check out the server performance, start [...]
How to Install CentOS 8 (Step by Step with Screenshots)
The CentOS project has provided the community with a free, enterprise-grade operating system through a recompilation of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source which is popular among many Linux professional users. With the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 [...]