10 iftop Command Examples in Linux
System monitoring is a critical role that any sysadmin should undertake to ensure that systems and applications are running as expected. We have covered a… Read More »10 iftop Command Examples in Linux
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How to Upgrade Debian 10 (Buster) to Debian 11 (Bullseye)
Debian 11, codenamed ‘bullseye’ was released on August 10th after nearly two years of development. This is a stable release and will receive support for… Read More »How to Upgrade Debian 10 (Buster) to Debian 11 (Bullseye)
How to Repair Corrupted XFS Filesystem with xfs_repair
Originally created by Silicon Graphics, the XFS file system is a robust and high-performance journaling filesystem that was first included in the Linux kernel in… Read More »How to Repair Corrupted XFS Filesystem with xfs_repair
Top 7 PDF Editors for Ubuntu Linux
PDF is an acronym for Portable Document Format. It’s the defacto format that is used for sharing documents electronically and is usually the preferred format… Read More »Top 7 PDF Editors for Ubuntu Linux
Top 6 Screenshot Tools for Ubuntu / Linux Mint / Debian
Screenshots come in handy especially when you want to illustrate or demonstrate something to a colleague or a friend or student. A screenshot directs the… Read More »Top 6 Screenshot Tools for Ubuntu / Linux Mint / Debian
GoAccess – Analyze Real-Time Apache and Nginx Logs
One of the primary roles of any systems administrator is viewing and analyzing log files. Web server log files from other Apache and Nginx can… Read More »GoAccess – Analyze Real-Time Apache and Nginx Logs
How to Use Handlers in Ansible Playbook
In Ansible, a handler is just like any other task but only runs when called or notified. It takes action when a change has been… Read More »How to Use Handlers in Ansible Playbook
How to Upgrade Ubuntu 20.04 / 20.10 to Ubuntu 21.04
On April 22, 2021, Canonical released Ubuntu 21.04, codenamed ‘Hirsuite Hippo’. Ubuntu 21.04 ships with new features targeted at developers and innovators. These include Flutter… Read More »How to Upgrade Ubuntu 20.04 / 20.10 to Ubuntu 21.04
How to Install NFS Server on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)
Originally developed by Sun’s Microsystems, NFS is an acronym for Network File System. It is a distributed protocol that allows a user on a client… Read More »How to Install NFS Server on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)
How to Create Ansible Roles and Use them in Playbook
Ansible is an opensource configuration management and orchestration tool that makes it easy to automate IT tasks in a multi-tier IT environment. With a single… Read More »How to Create Ansible Roles and Use them in Playbook
How to Install Ansible AWX on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ansible AWX is a free and opensource front-end web application that provides a user interface to manage Ansible playbooks and inventories, as well as a… Read More »How to Install Ansible AWX on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
How to Create Disk Partitions with Parted Command in Linux
Managing storage devices is one of the essential skills that any Linux user or systems administrator worth his salt needs to have. There are numerous… Read More »How to Create Disk Partitions with Parted Command in Linux
