The Linux Compendium
If you are a Linux user, you might be well aware of the apt and apt-get commands with the most common option apt install. Apt is a powerful package management tool that can be used to search, install, update, upgrade, and manage the packages in a Linux operating system. It is a command-line-based tool that … Read more
Finding data in a system with thousands of files becomes very difficult for administrators, especially for system users who are not familiar with the command line. While searching via the graphical user interface is possible, it has certain limitations in terms of speed and functionality. The command line provides flexibility to quickly search files using … Read more
Wireshark is a free and open-source packet analyzer. It allows the user to examine data from a live network, or from a capture file on disk. Wireshark can be used as a simple network troubleshooting tool, as well as for security analysis and software development. Installing Wireshark on Debian 11 is easy – in this … Read more
Matomo, formerly Piwik, is a free, open-source web analytics software tool. It is designed to provide you with key insights into your website’s visitor behavior and to help you understand the data collected to make informed decisions. Matomo also includes a Super Search feature for quick, simple, and automated data search across multiple websites. Matomo … Read more
Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database developed for cloud computing. It provides a highly available and scalable database service with no single point of failure and no manual tuning. Apache Cassandra is one of the most popular databases used in artificial intelligence to help create robots. With the ability to scale up quickly using … Read more
Config Server Firewall (or CSF) is an advanced firewall and proxy server for Linux. Its primary purpose is to allow a system administrator to control access between the local host and connected computers. The software can also be configured to monitor network traffic for malicious activity. It offers a number of features like ‘Firewall Policies,’ … Read more
Mono Framework is an open-source software framework that can be used to create all kinds of applications incl. games. Mono Framework is dependency-free (No C++ compiler required) and compatible with Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD. Mono Framework started as a fork of Microsoft’s .Net Framework v1.0 but now has grown to more than … Read more
Gradle is a build automation tool that is based on a concept called ‘incremental builds’. It speeds up the development process by, for example, building only those parts of the project that have been modified. Incremental build works by (conceptually) tracking which files were changed and then using this information to determine what needs to … Read more
PHP Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. Dependency managers aid in application development and the process of invoking libraries and frameworks. Composer is a dependency manager for PHP with support for library and framework dependencies. It helps you manage your project’s dependencies, whether they are from Packagist, Github, or elsewhere. Composer is a real … Read more
NetBeans IDE is an open-source and free extensible Java Integrated Development Environment that enables users and programmers to quickly develop Java EE, Java desktop, and web applications. It also supports developing HTML5 applications with CSS, HTML, and JavaScript. The NetBeans IDE provides various tools for software developers which support multiple programming languages such as PHP, … Read more