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Install aptitude on Ubuntu

You just have to run one single ...READ MORE

Aug 26, 2019 in Linux Administration by Barca
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Enable https on a Linux system

Hi @hannah, you can execute the following ...READ MORE

Dec 13, 2019 in Linux Administration by Priyaj
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Two SSL cert. How to tell Nginx which one to use?

I have two SSL certs (I have ...READ MORE

Dec 13, 2019 in Linux Administration by Hannah
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Ubuntu 10.10: Connecting to a terminal to a serial-to-USB device on Maverick Meerkat

Check with dmesg | grep tty if system recognize ...READ MORE

Jun 10, 2019 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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How to find path of software installed in Linux?

There are multiple ways to find the ...READ MORE

May 20, 2019 in Linux Administration by Rishi
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How to extract file base name without path and extension in bash?

You don't actually have to call the ...READ MORE

May 31, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Error while opening Edureka VM on virtual box

Hi Team, I am using windows 10 machine ...READ MORE

Sep 24, 2019 in Linux Administration by Kiran
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How to increase Swap Memory in CentOS 7?

Follow the below steps and procedures: Prerequisites Must have ...READ MORE

Oct 5, 2018 in Linux Administration by Frankie
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Input file name in the mapper in a Hadoop program

Try this inside your mapper : FileSplit fileSplit ...READ MORE

Jul 23, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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How do I find all files containing specific text and rename in unix/linux

Hi, @Kal You can use this command below to ...READ MORE

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To attach a file using mail command on Linux

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Jun 28, 2019 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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Using shell variables in an awk script

Using -v is, imo, The best way because ...READ MORE

Jul 1, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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to pass the user's password to scp

Try using the 'expect' script on the ...READ MORE

May 29, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Running scripts as a different user without password

You'll have to edit you sudoers file ...READ MORE

Jul 3, 2019 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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How to have the cp command create only if necessary folders while copying a file to a destination

mkdir -p /foo/bar && cp myfile "$_" ...READ MORE

Jul 19, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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How to execute a linux command repeatedly after a set time?

To watch the step every say 30 ...READ MORE

Jul 26, 2019 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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How do I verify the kernel parameters to check for the pre-requisities of Oracle 11 + versions?

Please check the below-mentioned syntax and commands: To ...READ MORE

Oct 5, 2018 in Linux Administration by Frankie
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How to display content part in seeddms full-text index info?

I have installed the seeddms in my ...READ MORE

Jul 15, 2019 in Linux Administration by nmentityvibes
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HTTP POST and GET using cURL

You can just add | grep }| ...READ MORE

Jul 22, 2019 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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CentOS Error: 64 bit bad ELF interpreter

In my experience, a single yum command will ...READ MORE

Jun 20, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Command to tar directory excluding certain files/folders

$ tar --exclude='./folder' --exclude='./upload/folder2' -zcvf /backup/filename.tgz . Try ...READ MORE

Jul 13, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Access Denied to user root@localhost while using mysql

For MySQL versions < 5.7: the default root ...READ MORE

May 13, 2019 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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copy and create destination directory using bash

mkdir -p "$d" && cp file "$d" try ...READ MORE

Jul 16, 2019 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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Display shared libraries used by executables in linux

In order to do this, you need ...READ MORE

Jul 3, 2019 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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127.0.0.1: Could not Determine the server's fully qualified domain name

If you don't have httpd.conf in folder /etc/apache2, you should ...READ MORE

Jun 12, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Centos 7 network setup

Power off the VM and then go ...READ MORE

Jul 5, 2019 in Linux Administration by Vasini
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Change the output colour of echo

Try using ANSI escape codes as the following; Black ...READ MORE

Jul 13, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Error: tkinter for Python Installation

It isn't easy to install Tkinter locally ...READ MORE

Jul 4, 2019 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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Killing a Zombie Process

You can clean up a zombie process ...READ MORE

Jun 20, 2019 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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How to find the group associated with a user in linux?

To list all the groups groups or to list ...READ MORE

Jun 21, 2019 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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Running a cron job at fixed intervals of time

Just use this instead: 0,30 * * * ...READ MORE

Jun 21, 2019 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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Script file name in a Bash script

$0 will give you the complete basename. ...READ MORE

Jun 20, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Overall CPU usage (%)

top -bn2 | grep "Cpu(s)" | \ ...READ MORE

Jun 17, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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pipe to clipboard using Bash

Try xclip; xclip - command line interface to ...READ MORE

Jun 17, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Docker: Can't connect to docker daemon

Documentation Link: Post-installation steps for Linux  This documentation reveals ...READ MORE

Jun 8, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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How to send mail using linux shell script?

If you've already configured the server, with ...READ MORE

Jun 11, 2019 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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“cd” doesn't work in my shell script

One way to get around this is ...READ MORE

May 24, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Replacing string characters using CLI

To replace each of xy and z ...READ MORE

Jun 11, 2019 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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How can I find out which files differ in two directory trees?

Use this; diff -qr dir1/ dir2/ READ MORE

Jun 13, 2019 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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Argument receiving error for rm command

Bash actually expands the asterisk to every ...READ MORE

Jun 8, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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How to perform proxy http request using curl?

One of the ways is: export http_proxy=http://your.proxy.server:port/ Then you ...READ MORE

Mar 26, 2019 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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Linux: Efficiently test if a port is Open

$ nc -z <host> <port>; echo $? Use ...READ MORE

Jun 12, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Linux: Finding all storage devices attached to a machine

Use /proc/partitions first. This will list all ...READ MORE

Jun 10, 2019 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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Which is a good hex editor for Linux?

You could try Bless. It is written ...READ MORE

Jun 5, 2019 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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Comparing two string variables in an 'if' statement in Bash

1. For string comparison, use: if [ "$s1" ...READ MORE

May 15, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Writing a heredoc to a file in a script

try to use tee: tee newfile <<EOF line 1 line 2 line ...READ MORE

May 20, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Redirecting output to a file and stdout

The command you want is named tee; foo ...READ MORE

May 31, 2019 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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ld unable to find existing library

your problem here is that your linker ...READ MORE

Mar 19, 2019 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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Adding yes/no/cancel prompts in shell script

You can use the read command. Here's ...READ MORE

Mar 13, 2019 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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