The Linux Compendium
As a Linux user or system administrator, configuring networking on your system is a critical task, especially for server environments. Unlike desktop systems, which often rely on dynamic network configurations, servers frequently require specific, static settings to suit your network’s needs. Dynamic configurations may change with each server reboot but are not always suitable for … Read more
Gitea is a lightweight, open source and self-hosted code hosting solution, similar to GitHub, Gitlab and BitBucket. It is mainly written in Go and can run on Windows, Linux, macOS, ARM, etc. Gitea was developed as a fork of Gogs and published under the MIT license. Gitea is easy to install and offers several options … Read more
Samba is a powerful open-source tool that enables Windows-like sharing of files and printers on a network on Linux systems. It allows Linux and Windows computers to coexist and interact on the same network. It is installed on the Linux server where the files to be shared are located. These shared files can then be … Read more
Suricata is a powerful open-source network analysis and threat detection software developed by the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF). Suricata can be used for various purposes, such as an intrusion detection system (IDS), intrusion prevention system (IPS), and network security monitoring engine. Suricata uses a rule and signature language to detect and prevent threats on … Read more
Umami is a free and open-source web analytics written in Nodejs. It is easy to use and install and offers a user-friendly interface. It is based on privacy and is an alternative to services like Google Analytics. With umami, you can install your web analytics on your server with a database of your choice, such … Read more
Before explaining how to execute .bin and .run files on your Debian, let us first define what exactly these file extensions are: Bin File: A Binary or BIN file in Debian refers to installation packages, mostly self-extracting executables for installing software on your system. Although most software can be installed through the Debian Software Manager, … Read more
Checking ports is very important to determine which ports on your system are open and being listened to. Listening services can be a gateway for hackers who can exploit vulnerabilities in systems to gain access or compromise a system. It is not recommended to leave a service running when you are not using it. Besides, … Read more
When the physical memory or RAM on our system is full, we end up making use of the swap space on our systems. In this process, the inactive pages of our memory are moved to the swap space, creating more memory resources. This space is especially useful when a system is down on RAM; however, … Read more
We may need to know which version of the Debian operating system we have installed on our computer. This can be useful in various situations, such as when we need to download a software build for a particular version of our current operating system or when we need to access online support or deal with … Read more
In our daily computer work, we need to know the IP address of our machine from time to time. This tutorial lists three ways to find the IP address of your local network card in Debian 11 and 12 with the help of the terminal. Using ifconfig command A widely used command to find a … Read more