The Linux Compendium
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
A Linux Administrator should be able to read and understand the various types of messages generated by all Linux systems to troubleshoot an issue. These messages, named logs, are initiated by Linux and the applications running on it. Linux continuously creates, stores, and recycles these logs through various configuration files, programs, commands, and daemons. If … 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
CMake is an open-source, cross-platform family of tools designed to build, test, and package software. CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler-independent configuration files, and generate native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of your choice. Kitware created the suite of CMake tools … Read more
SysPass is an open-source password manager written in PHP with AES-256 CTR encryption. It is designed for centralized and collaborative password management. It offers advanced profile management, multiuser with user, group, and profile management. Supports multiple authentication methods via MySQL/MariaDB and OpenLDAP Active Directory. SysPass provides an API that allows you to integrate other applications. … Read more
Basically, everything in Linux is a file. But before you are able to edit a file, you must be able to locate it in your system. About Linux file search In this article, I briefly describe two commands in detail with practical examples to search for files with the terminal. The two commands are the … Read more