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In this article, we will see how to install a DHCP server in Ubuntu and configure one client to obtain IP address automatically from that DHCP server. We will use Ubuntu 18.04 LTS describing the procedure mentioned in this article.

The Linux platform has matured into an excellent way of listening to streaming music services. There are clients available for most of the popular music streaming services. But what if you want a single app that covers the very popular ones without straying away from the Linux terminal. Step forward Tizonia.

News briefs for July 15, 2019.

This brief guide explains how to enable minimize on click feature for Dock icons on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS desktop system.

FlintCMS is a free, open source and content-focused Node.js Content Management System that can be used to develop simple websites and blogs. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install FlintCMS on Ubuntu 18.04 server.

What is POSIX, and why does it matter? It's a term you've likely seen in technical writing, but it often gets lost in a sea of techno-initialisms and jargon-that-ends-in-X. I emailed Dr. Richard Stallman (better known in hacker circles as RMS) to find out more about the term's origin and the concept behind it.

The hostname is set at the time when the Debian operating system is installed or if you are spinning up a virtual machine it is dynamically assigned to the instance at startup. This tutorial explains how to change the hostname on Debian 10 Buster without restarting the system.

If you are a programmer or a student pursuing computer science or a similar discipline, sooner or later, you will encounter the term "software design pattern." According to Wikipedia, "a software design pattern is a general, reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem within a given context in software design." Here is my take on the definition: When you have been working on a coding project for a while, you often begin to think, "Huh, this seems redundant.

Squid is a full-featured caching proxy supporting popular network protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Placing Squid in front of a web server can greatly improve the server performance by caching repeated requests, filtering web traffic and accessing geo-restricted content.

Ubuntu has been a good choice to switch to Linux from other operating systems. The only thing that has stopped people is the hardware updates. Though there were NVIDIA drivers updates available but through third-party PPAs.

In this article we use examples and experimentation to demonstrate the basic usage of the timeout command. We also discuss sending different signals as well as preserving the exit status of commands.

A rare instance of ransomware targeting Linux-based file storage systems (network-attached storage servers, specifically) has been spotted, spreading via 15 separate but related campaigns. The adversaries behind the effort are continuing their depredations on an ongoing basis, according to researchers, so targets are expected to proliferate.

Cortex Command, a side-scrolling 2D action game originally released back in 2012 has now officially gone open source.

The higher numbers from IDC indicate a stronger market for Chromebooks than Surface, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone with children in North American schools, where the inexpensive and easily locked-down Chromebooks are ubiquitous.

Tony George (TeejeeTech/teejee2008) is one of the application developers for Linux. Maybe we have or are using an application made by Teeje but don't know if it is one of his applications. Here are some cool applications made by Teejee for GNU/Linux Users!.

NXP has announced an upcoming Cortex-A35 based i.MX8 SoC designed to run the Linux-based Azure Sphere stack. The MCU- and DSP-equipped SoC will offer reduced power consumption thanks to FD-SOI technology. As we were reporting on the newly shipping i.MX7 ULP — a version of the i.MX7 that further reduces power consumption thanks to FD-SOI […]

Vanilla Forums is open-source multi-lingual forum software written in PHP. It provides all of the features you need to run a successful forum. It’s easy to install and use, and it comes with lots of add-ons and themes to choose from. Let’s begin with the installation. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Vanilla Forums on a CentOS 7 VPS.

This tutorial, explains how to create a bootable Debian 10 (Buster) USB stick from the Linux terminal using the dd command. The USB stick can be used to boot and install Debian on any computer that supports booting from USB.

NXP’s 28nm, FD-SOI fabbed i.MX7 ULP SoC has arrived along with a Linux-powered eval board. The power-sipping SoC is also being showcased in F&S’ PicoCore MX7ULP and SoMLabs’ ActionSOM-7ULP modules. In June, NXP began volume shipments of its super power-efficient i.MX7 ULP, which it announced in 2017. The SoC is billed as the most power-efficient […]

As I said above that there are already Linux distros that focus on users privacy. What is different or unique in Septor, how does it make users anonymous, and what tools does it use? We'll discuss it all in this article?