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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.
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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.
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Customize Windows 10 Notifications: A Step-by-Step Guide
This tutorial guides students and new users on how to customize notifications and the quick action center on Windows 10. Windows 10 enhances the notification area to cover more apps that can alert users about potential issues, warnings or reminders. Users can control which apps can show alerts, notification delivery style and their timing, and…
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How to Configure Windows 11 Notification Area Icons
This tutorial guides Windows 10 users on managing system tray or notification area icons. The system tray, located on the right of the taskbar, conveys various notifications. Its functionality has been expanded in Windows 10. By navigating to ‘System Settings’ > ‘Personalization’ > ‘Taskbar’, users can select which icons appear or are removed from the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Enable Microsoft Edge PUP Blocker: A Step-by-Step Guide
The tutorial explains how to activate the blocker for potentially unwanted apps/programs (PUP) on the new Microsoft Edge. This feature, although not enabled by default, enhances safety by blocking low-reputation apps and unwanted programs such as adware, browser toolbars, trackers and miners that could spy on user activities or steal information. The feature can be…
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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…
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How to Enable Dark Mode in Microsoft Edge
This guide provides steps on how to enable and forcefully apply the dark mode on the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser on Windows 10. The tutorial walks you through how to change to dark mode within the browser and override website themes to display in dark mode. It assures data persistence and theme consistency after…