Linux tutorials

How To Add ‘Open folder as Root’ In Elementary OS Right...

Question: How can I create right menu context that open folders as root in Elementary OS. Answer: To create 'Open folder as root' context menu...

How To Recover Default Openbox Config Files On Crunchbang

CrunchBang is a Debian GNU/Linux based distribution offering a great blend of speed, style and substance. Using the nimble Openbox window manager, it is...

[Quick Tip] How To List All Installed Packages On Linux Distributions

To list all installed package on a Linux system depends on which distribution you are running and the package management mode used. In this tutorial,...

Install And Configure WordPress 4.0 “Benny” On CentOS 7

As you may know, WordPress is the most popular free and open source Content management system that can be used to create single or...

Install Pandora FMS Server On CentOS 7

Pandora FMS (Stands for Pandora Flexible Monitoring System) is software solution for monitoring computer networks. Pandora FMS allows monitoring in a visual way the...

[QUICK TIP] How To Change The GRUB 2 Default Timeout

Question: How can I change the default timeout for choosing distro to boot with? I always find myself been caught by the default time. Answer: If you...

Setup Local Yum Repository On CentOS 7

This tutorial describes how to setup a local Yum repository on CentOS 7 system. Also, the same steps should work on RHEL and Scientific...

How To Install Tomcat 8 On CentOS 7

From the Apache Tomcat home page, Apache Tomcat is an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies. The Java Servlet...

Install And Configure FTP Server On CentOS 7

vsftpd (Very Secure File Transport Protocol Daemon) is a secure, fast FTP server for Unix/Linux systems. In this how-to article, let us see how...

How To Install Subversion On CentOS 7

From Wikipedia: Apache Subversion (often abbreviated SVN, after the command name svn) is a software versioning and revision control system distributed as free software under...

How To Configure Static IP On CentOS 7

Question: How to switch from Dynamic to static in my CentOS 7? Answer: Before to convert from dynmic to static, please make an copy of resolv.conf under...

Setting Up DNS Server On CentOS 7

DNS stands for "Domain Name System", translates hostnames or URLs into IP addresses. For example, if we type www.unixmen.com in the browser, the DNS...

Setting Up NFS Server And Client On CentOS 7

NFS, stands for Network File System, is a server-client protocol used for sharing files between linux/unix to unix/linux systems. NFS enables you to mount...

Rainbow Stream: A Terminal-based Twitter Client

Introduction Rainbow Stream is a terminal-based Twitter Client written using Python language. It is smart, nicely displayed and even can show images directly on terminal....

Install LAMP Server (Apache, MariaDB, PHP) On CentOS/RHEL/Scientific Linux 7

LAMP is a combination of operating system and open-source software stack. The acronym of LAMP is derived from first letters of Linux, Apache HTTP...

‘Ifconfig’ Command Not Found In CentOS 7 Minimal Installation – A...

As we all know, "ifconfig" command is used to configure a network interfaces in GNU/Linux systems. It displays the details of a network interface...

Fix LCD Dimming After Boot / Reboot on Manjaro XFCE 0.8.10

After installing Manjaro XFCE 0.8.10 anytime I boot or reboot my system the LCD backlight reduces to lowest. I can still increase this using...

Add LCD Brightness Control To Manjaro XFCE Panel

Brightness of your laptop's LCD screen can be controlled by key combinations; for those manufactured by TOSHIBA it's mostly Fn + F6 and F7...