Linux wall Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)

Linux wall Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)

Linux wall Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)There are times when multiple users are logged in to a server computer, and you – the system/network admin – need to, say, restart the server to perform some maintenance task. Of course, the correct way is to inform all those who are logged in about the maintenance activity.Thankfully, Linux offers a built in command line utility for this purpose. The tool in question is Wall, and in this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of this tool using some easy to understand examples. But before we do that, it’s worth mentioning that all example

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How to install and use 7zip file archiver on Ubuntu Linux

How to install and use 7zip file archiver on Ubuntu Linux

How to install and use 7zip file archiver on Ubuntu LinuxIf you are a Microsoft Windows user, and your work involves sending/receiving large files over a network, there’s quite a possibility that you’d have at least heard of (if not used) the 7zip tool. For those who aren’t aware, 7zip is an award-winning, open-source file archiver that is claimed to have “a high compression ratio.”Aside from 7z, the tool supports several other formats. For example, you can use it to package and extract the following type of files: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, and WIM. However, that’s not it, as the 7zip too

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How to Install BookStack Documentation Wiki on CentOS 7

How to Install BookStack Documentation Wiki on CentOS 7

How to Install BookStack Documentation Wiki on CentOS 7BookStack is an open source platform to create documentation/wiki content for your project. It has been written in the PHP programming language and uses the Laravel web framework. Basically, your project documentation/wiki will be stored on BookStack as a ‘Book’, followed by ‘Chapter’ and ‘Pages’. It makes it easier for you to create and read the documentation as a Book, based on Chapter and Pages.In this tutorial, I will show you step-by-step how to install and configure BookStack on CentOS 7 under the LEMP (Linux, Nginx, PHP-FPM, MySQL/M

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Linux w Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)

Linux w Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)

Linux w Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)If you are new to Linux system administration, you should be aware of tools that help you in user management. One such utility is w, which shows info about users that are currently logged in to a system, including what they are doing. In this article, we will discuss this tool using some easy to understand examples.But before we do that, it’s worth mentioning that all examples here have been tested on an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS machine.Linux w commandAs already mentioned above, w displays information related to users that are currently logged in. Fol

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How to Install CodeIgniter PHP Framework on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

How to Install CodeIgniter PHP Framework on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

How to Install CodeIgniter PHP Framework on Ubuntu 18.04 LTSCodeIgniter is a free, open source and powerful PHP framework with a very small footprint, created by Rick Ellis in 2006. It is specially built for developers who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications. It comes with lot’s of features including, Light Weight, Active Record Database Support, Image Manipulation Library, Help supports, URI Routing, Model-View-Controller Based System and much more.In this tutorial, we will learn how to install CodeIgniter on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) server.Requi

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Linux ‘users’ Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)

Linux ‘users’ Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)Sometimes, while working on the Linux command line, you might want to quickly check which all users are currently logged in to the system. Well, there’s a built-in Linux command line utility that lets you do this easily. The tool in question is ‘users’, and in this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of it using some easy to understand examples.But before we do that, it’s worth mentioning that all examples in this article have been tested on an Ubuntu 16.04 machine.Linux users commandAs already mentioned above, the users command prin

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How to Monitor Nginx using Netdata on CentOS 7

How to Monitor Nginx using Netdata on CentOS 7

How to Monitor Nginx using Netdata on CentOS 7Netdata is an open source monitoring system for Linux servers. It provides real-time performance and health monitoring with beautiful dashboard and analytics. Netdata should run on any Linux distribution – has been tested on Alpine Linux, Arch Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu etc. It offers real-time health monitoring tools for your servers, CPU, memory usage, IPv4 and IPv6 networks and user applications such as Nginx, fail2ban, MySQL, MongoDB etc.In this tutorial, I will show you how to monitor Nginx using Netdata. This tutorial will cover the Nginx web serv

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Linux uname Command Tutorial for Beginners (8 Examples)

Linux uname Command Tutorial for Beginners (8 Examples)Regardless of whether you are a system admin, software developer, or a normal Linux user, you may find yourself in a situation where you need some system information like kernel release or version. Well, there exists a built-in command line utility – dubbed uname – that lets you do this.In this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of this tool using some easy to understand examples. But before we do that, it’s worth mentioning that all examples in the article have been tested on an Ubuntu 14.04 LTS machine.Linux uname commandAs already men

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How to Install Subsonic Media Server Ubuntu 18.04

How to Install Subsonic Media Server Ubuntu 18.04

How to Install Subsonic Media Server Ubuntu 18.04Subsonic is a web-based media server written in Java language, so it can run on any operating system with Java support. It comes with a user-friendly web interface and allows us to share music and video with multiple users. You can stream your music from home and listen to your music from anywhere.In this tutorial, we will be going to learn how to install Subsonic media server in Ubuntu 18.04 server.RequirementsA server running Ubuntu 18.04.A non-root user with sudo privileges.Install JavaSubsonic media server is written in Java, so you will nee

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Linux test Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)

Linux test Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)

Linux test Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)Sometimes, while working on the Linux command line, you might want to test certain things like integer values, or whether or not a file is of certain type? You’ll be glad to know there’s a built-in command line utility test that lets you do most of these comparisons and tests.In this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of this tool using some easy to understand examples. But before we do that, it’s worth mentioning that all examples in the article have been tested on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.Linux test commandAs already mentioned above, the tes

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