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Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) has finally worked its way back after its initial launch on April 22nd of 2021 due to an issue affecting users with an earlier version of EFI, which caused significant problems after upgrading with users unable to boot back into their system. Ubuntu has finally patched this, and now the option to upgrade safely is available, which I have personally done on several PC/OSX systems. Currently, Ubuntu 21.04 has two ways of upgrading which we will touch on below. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to upgrade Ubuntu 20.04 and 20.10 to the latest release 21.04.

In the following tutorial you will learn how to install the latest Python 3.10 release on Ubuntu 20.04

Python is one of the most popular high-level languages, focusing on high-level and object-oriented applications from simple scrips to complex machine learning algorithms. Python 3.10 is the latest release and is not classed as stable compared the Python 3.9, but the final candidate is expected to be completed on the 4th of October 2021.

In the following tutorial you will learn how to install Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 20.04

Plex Media Server is a piece of software that you can store all your digital media content in and access via a client application such as your TV, NVIDIA Shield, Roku, Mobile App, and many more platforms. Plex Media Server organizes your files and content into categories. It’s extremely popular with people storing TV Shows and Movie Libraries, and if your connection is good enough, share it with your friends and family. Over time Plex Media Server has grown much and now supports many platforms.

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install both stable and pre-release version of nginx ngx pagespeed module with complete steps and configurations.

The Google PageSpeed module, also known as mod_PageSpeed, is an open-source Apache HTTP or Nginx server-level package with modules that helps optimize your site using various filters to pages that optimize server stylesheets, JavaScript, and HTML files and images through caching and rewriting among the top features.

In the following tutorial, you will know how to install Rocky Linux 8.4 operating system.

Rocky Linux is the direct answer to the debacle of the CentOS operating system coming to EOL (End of Life) by the end of 2021 this year which left many with their jaws dropped. Rocky Linux is the lead contender among some other alternatives but given the history of the same creator behind CentOS and now is behind Rocky Linux, it’s the number one go-to in the wider community. Rocky Linux has released its first stable release code-named (Green Obsidian) which is available to install and use and promises to be everything CentOS was but better.

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Mono On Debian 10 Buster.

Mono is a free, open-source development platform based on the .NET Framework. Mono’s .NET implementation is based on the ECMA/ISO standards for C# and the Common Language Infrastructure.

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install the famous intrusion detection system software Tripwire for Debian 10 Buster.

Tripwire IDS is a reliable intrusion detection system that identifies changes made to specified files and directories. Tripwire IDS Detects intrusions by analyzing operating systems and applications, resource utilization, and other system activity.

Rsync is a Linux-based tool that can be used to sync files between remote and local servers. Rsync has many options that can help you define the connections you make. From deciding the type of shell that should be used to files that should be excluded in a transfer, Rsync gives you the power to shape the transfer specifications. In the following tutorial, we will run by some of the most common examples of using Rsync.

Siege is an open-source multi-threaded regression test and benchmark utility with a primary focus on load testing and benchmarking. It can stress test a single URL with a user-defined number of simulated users or read many URLs into memory and stress them simultaneously. The program reports the total number of hits recorded, bytes transferred, response time, concurrency, and return status.

In the following tutorial you will learn how to install the software with working examples on Ubuntu 20.04.

Nginx is a powerful web application software to run websites with. However, a key feature is missed most times when deployed as a front for back end servers. That is the ability Nginx has over HAProxy in catching static resources quite easy with writing to disk or if you have a beefy server with quite an abundance of RAM adding the cache to memory for ultimate performance. In the following tutorial, you will learn some examples of how to improve caching that will see instant improves in your website speeds.

In the following guide, you will learn how to install Shlink URL Shortener on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with complete steps, screenshots and a NGINX configuration set up. Shlink is a free, open-source self-hosted URL shortener written in PHP that provides both a REST and a CLI interface to interact with it to generate and manage short URLs. One of the main features and URL shorting is that you can track all visits to these generated URLs such as location, browser, referrer and much more. Additionally, an official Shlink web client uses Shlink’s REST API and provides the user with an optional WebUI.