Hey guys, in this article we’ll see how we can set up a Tiger VNC server on a Fedora 27 PC. To start off, TigerVNC is a free and open source high performance and platform-neutral virtual networking utility tool that [...]
How to Install LightDM Display Manager on Arch Linux
LightDM is a cross-platform X display manager that aims to be fast, extensible, lightweight and with support for multi-desktop. LightDM uses various front-ends to draw login interfaces, which are usually referred to as LightDM greeters. It was written by Robert Ancell and [...]
CTparental - Featured Parental Control Tool for Linux
CTparental is a parental control tool used to control how someone uses the computer, either for internet browsing or any other specific Computer usage. Design of CTparental was motivated by existing tools like iptables, dnsmasq, inguardian Privoxy which independently can do some parts but missing [...]
8 Free Linux eBooks for Beginners
Linux has been around since the mid '90s and has since reached a user-base that spans industries and continents. Some though still find it hard to use Linux and end up sticking to Windows and OS X operating systems. When [...]
AMP - Fully Featured Text Editor for Linux Terminal
Amp is a complete text editor for your terminal, which is inspired by vim's modal approach to text editing. Amp aims to keep things as simple as possible (SAP). There are already plenty of highly-configurable editors available. At its core, [...]
How to Install Desktop Environments on CentOS 7
In this article, we look at installing different desktop environments on Centos 7 minimal installation. This is for the GUI lovers who love exploring the look and feel of GUI environments. We have installed GNOME, KDE, Cinnamon, Mate and Xfce desktop environments. Installing GNOME [...]
How to Use Semanage Command for SELinux Policy
Semanage is a tool used to configure certain elements of SELinux policy without modifying or recompiling policy sources. This includes mapping Linux usernames to SELinux user identities and security context mappings for objects like network ports, interfaces, and hosts. By [...]
How to Change Boot Splash Image in CentOS 7
In this How to change boot splash image in CentOS 7 guide, we'll have a look at different ways to set custom splash screen on CentOS 7. By default, CentOS will display a progress bar when it's booting up. This progress bar [...]
How to Install PowerShell on Linux Distributions
PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management system developed by Microsoft. It’s includes a commandline shell and a framework for processing cmdlets. Inaddition, it's a very powerful object-oriented scripting language, with classes and methods, built on the .NET Framework. [...]
How to Remove UnWanted Cached Packages on Arch Linux
In this guide on How to Remove Cached Packages on Arch not needed using Pacman, I'll show you the steps taken to remove orphaned packages that are usually cached on Arch. The Pacman package manager is one of the major distinguishing features [...]
How to List Installed Packages by Date on Linux
Sometimes you want to know when a package was installed on your operating system, maybe for auditing purposes mostly if you're a Linux System Administrator. In this blog post, I'll show you How to list installed packages by date on [...]
How to Install GNOME Shell Extensions GUI / CLI
GNOME Shell extensions are small and lightweight pieces of codes that enhance GNOME desktop’s functionality and improves the user experience. They are the equivalent of add-ons in your browser. For instance, you can have add-ons that download videos like IDM [...]
How to Install and Use Redshift Ubuntu 16.04
Redshift is a tool inspired by f.lux used to adjust the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings. It makes the color of the screen display adapt to the time of the day, like sunlight during the day and [...]
How to Install DenyHosts on Centos 7
DenyHosts is an open source software developed in Python language by Phil Schwartz. It is mainly designed to monitor and analyze SSH server logs for invalid login attempts, dictionary-based attacks, and brute force attacks by blocking the originating IP addresses by adding [...]