Linux tutorials

Understanding File or Folder Permissions in Linux

In Linux nothing is taken for granted. Linux is secure and it will always continue to be. What are file/folder permissions in Linux? It becomes...

CentOS IP Address Not Detected On VirtualBox – How To Fix?

Recently i installed Centos 6.4 on my Virtualbox and the network card doesn't start automatically at first boot. My network card IP details doesn't...

Quit Terminal After A Specified Time of Idleness

Hello Geeks! Is been a long time I wrote about something tricky and geeky. Today am going to show you how to quit or exit...

How To Find Fastest Mirror Lists With ‘Netselect-apt’ On Debian

This handy tutorial will help you to find and select the fastest mirror lists to get update or upgrade or install software's on your...

How to Test System Stability Using MPrime

When you get a new CPU and want to overclock it, typically you need to verify and stabilize your tested settings. First off let us...

Secure and Prevent Files from Accidental Deletion with Chattr Command

There are plenty of tools and methods out there to secure and prevent your files and folders from accidental deletion. chattr is one of them....

systemd on Gentoo

This tutorial is a guide to help setting up systemd on Gentoo. systemd is a modern sysvinit and RC replacement for Linux systems. This article...

How to Extract Images from PDF Files with pdfimages

This article is going to be a bit different than other articles I have published previously. You guys have learned a lot about Linux...

WINE 1.6 Has Been Released! PPA Ubuntu 13.04 and Linux Mint...

Wine 1.6 has been released. According to the announcement, the new release is a result of 16 months of development efforts and comes with...

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...

Performance on Linux. Just how far *can* we go?

As the title suggests, Linux and performance in the same sentence makes for an interesting topic of discussion. Everyone knows there is a multitude...

Sandboxed Gentoo

Introduction This article is a guide on installing Gentoo in another Linux distribution (Arch, in this case). Look at it like a BSD Jail. It's...

SSLH: A SSL/SSH Multiplexer for Linux

What is sslh? sslh accepts connections in HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, OpenVPN, tinc, XMPP, or any other protocol that can be tested using a regular expression,...

Install Moodle Learning Managment System on CentOS 6

Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a...

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...

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...

Networking in Python, Sockets

The key to networking in Python is the socket module, which provides a library for making network connections using Python. The socket module is used...

Setup Social Publishing CMS (Content Managemnet System) Using Pligg

Pligg is an open-source CMS social publishing software that encourages visitors to register on your website so that they can submit content and connect...