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Everything you need to know about Linux in one place. Explore step-by-step tutorials, practical guides, and useful tips to help you setup, manage, and secure your Linux VPS server.
Learn how to check open ports in Linux using netstat, ss, lsof, Nmap, and Netcat with practical commands and examples.
Richard Mourar
October 12, 2026
The combination of WordPress and cPanel builds a robust system for website management. Go to cPanel and log into your cPanel account. Click WordPress Toolkit.
Richard Mourar
October 10, 2026
Learn to enable and disable automatic package updates on Ubuntu, and CentOS, including service restarts with needrestart and dnf post transaction.
Jacob Rafet
October 8, 2026
Install Docker on CentOS Stream 9 via rpm repo, RPM package, or shell script. include verify the docker installation with running a test image.
Robert Smith
October 5, 2026
Nginx has various method to install, in this guide you'll learn how to install Nginx from Source with downloading its source and compiling it.
Richard Mourar
September 22, 2026
Learn how to open ports and allow specific IP addresses or subnets with UFW on Ubuntu, Debian, and other Linux distributions.
Jacob Rafet
September 19, 2026
Learn how to install Nginx on Ubuntu with apt, official Nginx repository, or source code, then verify setup and configure ufw for secure web traffic.
Robert Smith
September 9, 2026
Downgrading packages in Ubuntu used when packages are corrupted. This guide covers downgrading with deb file, tar files, and Ubuntu snapshots.
Robert Smith
September 3, 2026
Learn how to install aaPanel on CentOS, configure firewall ports, access the control panel, manage it with CLI commands, and fix common issues.
Robert Smith
August 30, 2026
Learn how to set up UFW on Ubuntu, including installation, SSH configuration, default policies, firewall activation, logging, and verification.
Richard Mourar
August 27, 2026
Cockpit is a web-based Linux server management tool. It runs on port 9090 and lets you manage your server using your system login credentials.
Robert Smith
August 24, 2026
Installing Ubuntu Desktop on VMware envolves downloading Ubuntu, creating virtual machine, configuring VM, and running ubuntu installer.
Robert Smith
August 19, 2026
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