The Linux Compendium
Cockpit is one of the best web-based server management dashboards because of its ease of use and installation. It also offers a great dashboard by which you can catch server-related information in real time. It also gives access to CPU load, a variety of processes, filesystem statistics, and other data. This server management tool provides … Read more
Gradle is a build automation tool with a focus on extensibility and performance. It can perform tasks related to software compilation, deployment, testing, static analysis (e.g., linting), and more. Gradle is straightforward to learn if you are new to automated builds or want an alternative solution for any of the above tasks that your current … Read more
Since Linux users are more comfortable working with command-line interfaces, Amazon Web Services introduced the AWS CLI to manage all these services from a single platform. AWS CLI is the AWS command line interface to the AWS services, and Amazon also provides an AWS CLI python module. With this tool, you can manage multiple services … Read more
It is easy to download a file with a download manager. Through a graphical user interface, users can download many files. But if we talk about the command-line interface or the terminal, most users find it difficult to use this environment. An inexperienced user cannot even download files through a Linux terminal without the assistance … Read more
Just as Internet Protocol address or IP address gives an identification to your device, similarly, the hostname is another parameter through which you can recognize your device. It is a string of human understandable characters. Unlike IP address, hostname of a PC is easy to memorize and recall. For this purpose, one should always know … Read more
When installing an Ubuntu server or desktop, it is important to know how to configure and view network settings. It’s also useful for troubleshooting problems with your Internet connection. Basic network configuration includes setting the IP address, the subnet mask for internal communication, and a gateway for connecting to external networks. In this article, I’ll … Read more
All operating systems with network support have a hosts file to translate hostnames to IP addresses. Whenever you open a website by typing its hostname, your system will read through the hosts file to check for the corresponding IP and then open it. The hosts file is a simple text file located in the /etc … Read more
Sometimes you need to find out which devices are connected to your network. There can be several reasons for this. Maybe your Internet is running slower than usual, you notice suspicious activity that suggests someone is stealing your Wi-Fi, or you’re troubleshooting a problem. Whatever the reason, it’s a good idea to check who else … Read more
Dealing with pictures on your computer, you might have come across EXIF data without knowing what it is. Images with EXIF data reveal all the details about a photo, such as where and when it was taken as well as with what device, amongst a host of many other things. While this is commonly a … Read more
It’s quite common to end up with many copies of the same file on your computer while working with huge volumes of media and documents. Eventually, you’ll end up with a mess of files and an additional storage shortage due to duplicate files, prompting you to run a duplicate file check on your system. Checking … Read more