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Download Fedora 12 CD / DVD ISO

Fedora Linux version 12 has been released and available for download ( jump to download link ). Fedora Linux is a community-based Linux distribution. Fedora is sponsored by Red Hat, Inc. Fedora is...

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Google Public DNS Servers Launched

Today, Google has announced the launch of their free DNS resolution service. Many ISPs and 3rd party provider such as OpenDNS snoops around or send traffic to ad servers. However, Google promises not...

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Top 25 Nginx Web Server Best Security Practices

Nginx is a lightweight, high-performance web server/reverse proxy and e-mail (IMAP/POP3) proxy. It runs on UNIX, GNU/Linux, BSD variants, Mac OS X, Solaris, and Microsoft Windows. According to...

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Linux 25 PHP Security Best Practices For Sys Admins

PHP is an open-source server-side scripting language, and it is a widely used. The Apache/Nginx/Lighttpd web server provides access to files and content via the HTTP OR HTTPS protocol. A misconfigured...

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30 Best Sources For Linux / *BSD / Unix Documentation On the Web

Man pages are written by sys-admin and developers for IT techs, and are intended more as a reference than as a how to. Man pages are very useful for people who are already familiar with Linux, Unix,...

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Configure Lighttpd Web Server To Use NFS Shared Static Files

The Lighttpd web server is responsible for providing access to static content via the HTTP or HTTPS protocol. In this example, I’m going to install and use the Lighttpd web server and set DocumentRoot...

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HowTo: Configure Apache Web Server To Use NFS Shared HTML+PHP5 Files

The Apache web server is responsible for providing access to dynamic content via the HTTP or HTTPS protocol. In this example, I’m going to install and use the Apache 2 web server + php5 safely and set...

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Configure Memcached Distributed Memory Caching System

Memcached can speed up database driven dynamic web site. It must be deployed within trusted network where vm01 and vm02 clients may freely connect to our server. You need to type the following...

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Linux: Configure MySQL Database Server

This vm node stores your data in RDBMS such as mysql or postgresql. In this setup, I’m going to use MySQL database server. You need to type the following commandss on vm04 having an IP address...

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Linux: Creating a Network File System (NFS) Share For Apache / Lighttpd /...

Creating a Network File System (NFSv4.0) shared network resource is exactly like creating any other shared network resource in Linux or Unix for Apache / Lighttpd / Nginx web server. You need to type...

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Linux/Unix App For Prevention Of RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury)

A repetitive strain injury (RSI) is occupational overuse syndrome, non-specific arm pain or work related upper limb disorder. RSI caused from overusing the hands to perform a repetitive task, such as...

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A cautionary tale about locking Linux & FreeBSD user accounts

Like every other solo developer and sysadmin, I do stuff using ssh. Some stuff is automated using scripts, and others require ssh login. For example, one of my scripts logs into my Linux and FreeBSD...

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How to protect Linux against rogue USB devices using USBGuard

usbgurd You deployed a perfect firewall and other network security policies preventing unauthorized access to the user's desktop computer over a network. However, you still need to block USB device...

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DNS settings to avoid email spoofing and phishing for unused domain

As you may know, email spoofing allows attackers to pose as someone else to gain illegal profit. For example, I only use webmaster@cyberciti.biz for communication, but someone might create a...

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How To Set Up SSH Keys With YubiKey as two-factor authentication (U2F/FIDO2)

Patreon users download the PDF version. All Linux and Unix servers are managed manually or by automation tools such as Ansible using ssh. For example, say you have a server at Linode or AWS. Then you...

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How to skip ChatGPT from WireGuard or OpenVPN on Linux

nixCraft Patreon supporters can download the PDF version here. ChatGPT (short for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is a chatbot by OpenAI. It provides answers to your queries using learning...

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nvtop – Awesome Linux task monitor for NVIDIA, AMD & Intel GPUs

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How to upgrade FreeBSD 13.1 to 13.2 release

The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is announcing the availability of FreeBSD version 13.2-RELEASE on 11/April/2023. It is the third release of the stable/13 branches. I updated my FreeBSD version...

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Setting up VSCode for Ansible Lightspeed AI in Ubuntu 22.04 desktop

Red Hat launched the Ansible Lightspeed Code Assistant Generative AI with IBM Watson Code Assistant in May 2023. This preview is now available to all Ansible users, allowing them to explore the...

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Debian Linux 12.1 released with Security Updates

Debian Linux project announces the first update of the Debian project's stable distribution, Debian 12 (codename "bookworm") named Debian 12.1. This update mainly addresses security issues and...

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