There has been a lot of talk about upcoming Ubuntu switching back to GNOME Desktop so I decided to download and install the daily build of Ubuntu 17.10. Ubuntu 17.10 is next in line to be released this year. One thing that’s obvious in 17.10 is the re-introduction of GNOME Desktop. You won’t find Ubuntu […]
Ubuntu 17.10
Installing Webmin on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10
Webmin is a web control panel for Linux systems. It allows system administrators to administer Linux server via a simple web interface. Webmin makes managing Linux machine a breeze. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users an easy way to install Webmin on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10. This tool may be […]
Install VSFTPD with SSL/TLS on Ubuntu 17. 04 / 17.10
This post shows students and new users how to install VSFTPD with SSL/TLS support on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10. VSFTPD is an opensource program that uses File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to enable file uploads and downloads. There are other opensource programs that use FTP protocol to transfer files on Linux systems, but VSFTPD is probably […]
Creating and Editing a File via SSH on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10
There are many ways to to create and edit files via SSH when logged on to Linux terminal. Many of our posts on this blog are created and demonstrated via SSH or the command terminal. If you’re a student or a new user, managing files via SSH terminal can be daunting. This brief tutorial is […]
Changing WordPress Admin Email and Password
This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to easily change WordPress admin user email address and password from its database server. Whether you’re using MySQL or MariaDB server, this tutorial should help you. Changing WordPress admin user password and email address can be done from WordPress admin dashboard easily. However, when you’re locked […]
Install WordPress with Nginx and Memcached Support on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10
This post shows students and new users how to install WordPress on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10 with Nginx and Memcached support. WordPress is probably the most installed content management systems today. To enhance and boost its performance, you may have to install tools like Memcached and others. Memcached is a high performance in-memory caching system […]
Setup Self-Signed SSL/TLS Certificates on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10
This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to easily setup a self-signed SSL/TLS certificates on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10. Self-Signed certs are suitable for personal use or for applications used internally within an organization. The reason you use self-signed certs internally is because they’re not trusted by third-party certificate authorities (CA). Public certificates […]
Reset Forgotten User Password on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10
This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to easily reset a forgotten user password on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10. We’re all humans and we tend to forgot important things at times. If you do forgot your Ubuntu password, this post should help you recover it. Forgetting your server password may prevent you from […]
Daily Ubuntu Tips – Change Computer Name
This post is part of our new series called Daily Ubuntu Tips where we show students and new users how to do basic tasks on Ubuntu. This series is geared towards newbies who want to learn how to manage Ubuntu systems. The first post in the in this series is how to change Ubuntu computer […]
Setting Up WordPress on Ubuntu – Preparation
Part Two of this series can be found here This is a new series we’re starting on this blog called Setting up WordPress on Ubuntu. This series will show new users and students how to prepare Ubuntu for WordPress as well as installing and managing WordPress on Ubuntu. This is the first post in the […]