Frequently Asked Questions

How to Access Remote Systems from Anywhere Using Google Chrome

There are many tools out there to view and control your systems remotely such as Teamviewer and VNC etc. But if you have Google...

Introduction to SSH

Introduction What is SSH? Why use SSH? SSH is a network protocol similar to telnet or FTP, yet slightly different because it offers secure data communication....

SecureGmail: Send Encrypted Emails from GMail with Google Chrome

Now a days sending/receiving secure emails to/from is a bit challenging task for everyone. Even if we more cautious, some time we will be...

How to Secure Your Home Network with OpenDNS

OpenDNS is a free DNS alternative to your ISP DNS. It helps you to get faster and as well as safer browsing at absolutely...

Useful Commands for Linux Users – Episode 6

Using the command-line in your everyday activities more than the GUI sometimes shows the geek you are. If you haven't read the Episode 5...

Deadly Linux Commands

In every society there is always the good and the bad. The bad are working day in day out to harm the works of...

How to Disable/Change Default PDF Viewer in Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox browser comes with a PDF viewer/PDF plugin by default. Here is a simple tip to disable default PDF viewer in your Firefox. Method...

Linux and Windows Weighed Up

I was introduced to the Linux world two years ago and I was amazed by its performance. I did not know much at that...

VLC: How to Download Subtitles Using VLSub

First off you need to install VLC. Go to videolan.org and follow the instructions there. Why VLC? Because it's one of the best media...

Install Webdav Client in Ubuntu /Mint

Question: How  to Connect to  an webdav server from Linux Ubuntu  or  Mint  ? Answer : You  don't  need  tools or  extra  software  , only...

How I Fixed Nginx 502 Bad Gateway Error

Server maintenance is no cakewalk. Besides worrying about keeping your site updated with the latest security patches, you also have to ensure your site...

Nameserver IP’s Missing in WHM Centos

This entry is filed under Cpanel Issues and tagged Name-server IP's missing in WHM, Name-server IP's not shown in WHM, I got the same issue...

How to rename or change user name in Linux

Question : How  to  rename or  change user name in Linux? Answer: killall -u old id old usermod -l new old groupmod -n new old usermod -d /home/new -m new usermod...

How to install Oralce 11g R2 Database server on Centos...

Question: How  to install  Oralce 11g R2 Database server  on Centos 6.x? Answer: 1-Before to begin you have to  download  Some  dependencies yum -y install binutils compat-libstdc++-33...

Custom message SSH amp MOTD Banner

Is it possible to display a custom message at login? The Answer is yes. To do that Edit the file "/etc/issue.net". sudo vi /etc/issue.net Authorized access only! All...

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to...

Question: I got the following error when i run my website : Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use...

Howto fix delay in SSH Login

Question : How to fix delay in SSH Login ? Answer  : DNS lookup query is an SSH feature that you can find in most Linux distros,...

Install vsftpd Ubuntu 12.04 and LinuxMint13 64bit

Questions: How  to install Vsftpd on Ubuntu 12.04 or  Mint 13  ? Answer : 1- Start  with installing vsftp sudo apt-get install vsftpd 2- Edit the config file sudo...