I have been messing around Ubuntu 18.04 LTS recently. For those who want to test out the new Ubuntu 18.04 LTS , they can use this post to upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS development release. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) will be released on April 26th, 2018. This is a LTS version will be supported for […]
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Upgrade WordPress via SSH on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Sometimes, folder permission restrictions prevent webmasters from updating WordPress from within its dashboard… If you cannot update or upgrade WordPress from its dashboard, then you might want to do it via SSH terminal console… When WordPress content in a directory that’s restricted, every time you wish to install or delete plugins and themes you’ll get […]
How to Setup New Sudo User on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Servers
Now everyone account on Ubuntu servers can run the sudo command… If you want a user to be able run commands with sudo rights, you must configure that account to do so.. the steps below is good starting point to get user to run the sudo command… When installing Ubuntu servers or desktops, the first […]
How to Install Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10 / 18.04 Guest Machines on VirtualBox
This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10 and 18.04 LTS desktops on a VirtualBox guest machines… If you own a Windows or Linux computer and would like to experience Ubuntu, then installing it on a VirtualBox software as guest machine is the fastest and […]
Upgrading Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop to 18.04
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS final release is just around the corner… however, if you want to upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04 version today, you can… this brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 ( Xenial Xerus ) to 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) today for testing purposes… Remember that 18.04 is […]
Wipe / Delete Everything on Your External USB Flash Disk Using Ubuntu 17.10 / 18.04
If you want to completely wipe or delete everything on your external USB flash drive or memory stick, the steps below should be a great place to start… The steps below show students and new users how to format an external disk which erases everything on the disk and leaves the disk empty… After you […]
Safely Ejecting / Removing External Devices on Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10 / 18.04
Like Windows and other operating systems, Ubuntu allows you to use external devices like USB flash drive, CD/DVD disc and other removable devices… However, if you don’t follow the best practice of safely removing or ejecting the device before unplugging, you may corrupt or destroy the device… This brief tutorial shows students and new users […]
Setting Files and Folder permissions on Ubuntu Desktop
Whether you’re using Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10 or 18.04, setting file and folder permissions should be the same… You can use file permission to control who should have access to files you own… You won’t be able to set permissions on files and folders you don’t already own or have access to. To view and […]
How to Hide and Unhide Files / Folders with Ubuntu Desktop
Whether you’re using Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10 or 18.04, you can easily hide and unhide files and folders using the file manager… This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to do that easily on Ubuntu desktop… Ubuntu Files file manager gives you the ability to hide and unhide files at will. When […]
Setup WordPress Multisite with Apache2, MariaDB, PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10 / 18.04
WordPress Multisite feature allows webmasters to host multiple WordPress websites or blogs on a single WordPress installation… An example would be creating a web host on example.com domain and installing WordPress on it… With Multisite feature enabled, you can then create site1.example.com, site2.example.com WordPress sites and so forth… With the setup above, you can then […]