The Linux Compendium
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
Debian 11, codenamed ‘bullseye’ was released on August 10th and is available for download. Debian 11 ships with a number of significant software improvements and enhancements including: Support a wide range of architectures including 64-bit ARM (arm64), ARMv7, 64-bit little-endian MIPS, IBM System Z, 64-bit& 32-bit systems, among others. A new ‘homeworld’ theme that was … Read more
There are some popular methods of generating SSL and TLS certificates in Linux. One of the most popular methods of issuing SSL certificates is Let’s encrypt which is a certificate authority that offers free SSL certificates. There is an even easier way to issue the certificate which does not require any dependencies and requirements. The … Read more
Yarn is a package manager for Javascript. It is meant to replace npm (node package manager). Yarn uses a different way to install packages. Instead of installing from the registry, it installs packages from other nodes in your network that have already downloaded the package and its dependencies. This can speed up installations, especially in … Read more
The LAMP stack is a collection of open-source software products that are frequently used in conjunction. The acronym LAMP is used to describe a computer system that has the following components: Linux, Apache HTTP Server (or just server), MySQL and PHP/Perl/Python. A user can install all of these components separately on a single computer or, … Read more
R is a programming language that is mostly used for statistical computing, data mining, and graphics. RStudio is an Open Source and free-to-use integrated development environment (IDE) for R. Prerequisites Before moving to the R and RStudio installation, we need to make sure of some basic things for the smooth run. You need to have … Read more