Category: Ubuntu Linux

Articles based on Ubuntu Linux, including installing packages, managing user accounts, sharing files with Windows machines and more.

  • How to Setup CuteNews CMS with Nginx on Ubuntu Linux

    How to Setup CuteNews CMS with Nginx on Ubuntu Linux

    This is a step-by-step guide on how to install and configure CuteNews CMS, a flat-file PHP-based content management system, on Ubuntu 18.04 or 16.04 using the Nginx HTTP server. The tutorial covers steps such as installing Nginx server and PHP 7.2-FPM with related modules, downloading CuteNews latest release, setting correct permissions, configuring Nginx, and enabling…

  • How to Enforce Strong Passwords in Ubuntu

    How to Enforce Strong Passwords in Ubuntu

    The tutorial provides instructions on how to establish a strict password policy on Ubuntu 18.04 or 16.04. This includes configuring password expiry rules and using the pam_pwquality module to enforce various restrictions such as password length, repetition of characters, and mandating both upper and lower case characters. This enhances the system’s security against potential attacks.

  • How to Install CuteNews CMS with Apache on Ubuntu Linux

    How to Install CuteNews CMS with Apache on Ubuntu Linux

    This tutorial guides users on how to install and configure CuteNews CMS on Ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04 using an Apache2 HTTP server. CuteNews is a flat-file content management system based on PHP. Key features include search functionality, backup & restore, IP banning, permission level flood support, and an easy plugin system. The post provides detailed…

  • How to Switch User Accounts in Windows 10

    How to Switch User Accounts in Windows 10

    The tutorial guides on easy methods to switch user accounts on Windows 10 without signing out from current session. The three methods involve usage of keyboard shortcuts, like Alt + F4 or Ctrl + Alt + Delete, and the Start menu. Quick and easy switching ensures data security during absence.

  • How to Change Sudo Sessions Timeout Limit on Ubuntu Linux

    How to Change Sudo Sessions Timeout Limit on Ubuntu Linux

    This tutorial guides users on changing the default sudo sessions timeout limit on Ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04. By default, Ubuntu requires a password re-entry after 15 minutes of sudo sessions. To change the time limit, users can manually set timeout limits or globally alter the sudo timeout session by modifying the sudoers file.

  • How to Resolve add-apt-repository: command not found Error on Ubuntu Linux

    How to Resolve add-apt-repository: command not found Error on Ubuntu Linux

    This tutorial instructs how to fix ‘sudo: add-apt-repository: command not found’ error in Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04, common in Ubuntu’s minimal server version. The ‘add-apt-repository’ command doesn’t come installed in the minimal version. To resolve this, ‘software-properties-common’ needs to be installed enabling the user to add a PPA repository.

  • How to Setup Friendica with Nginx on Ubuntu Linux

    How to Setup Friendica with Nginx on Ubuntu Linux

    This tutorial teaches how to install the Friendica Social Network Platform on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04 with an Nginx HTTP server. In detail, it covers installing Nginx, MariaDB Database Server, PHP 7.2 and some related modules, creating Friendica Database, configuring Nginx, enabling Friendica and completing the setup. The process involves running several commands in terminal…

  • Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Rancher on Ubuntu

    Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Rancher on Ubuntu

    The post provides a tutorial on how to install Rancher, a free, open-source Kubernetes management software, on Ubuntu 18.04 or 16.04. The process includes installing Docker, a prerequisite for Rancher, on Ubuntu, adding Docker’s repository and verifying it. Once Docker is installed, the user can install and configure Rancher, including setting up local authentication for…

  • How to Install Friendica Social Network with Apache on Ubuntu Linux

    How to Install Friendica Social Network with Apache on Ubuntu Linux

    The text is a tutorial on installing the Friendica Social Network Platform on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04 using Apache2 HTTP server. It explains the process starting from Apache2 HTTP and MariaDB database server installation, moving onto PHP 7.2 setup, and then creating Friendica database. It then instructs on configuring Apache2, downloading Friendica’s latest release from…

  • Setup HumHub on with Nginx Ubuntu Linux

    Setup HumHub on with Nginx Ubuntu Linux

    The tutorial guides on installing HumHub, a free and flexible social networking engine, on Ubuntu 18.04 or 16.04 using the Nginx HTTP server. This involves key steps of installing Nginx HTTP, the MariaDB database server, PHP 7.2-FPM and its related modules, creating a HumHub database, configuring the servers, downloading the latest HumHub release and configuring…