When you install Ubuntu and select normal installation, it will come with packages or programs that you can use to do your daily tasks. These default packages are not a complete list that you need. You may need to install additional software that is not already installed. Applications in Ubuntu Linux are available in two formats: Snap and Debian packages. A snap package will be referred to as a snap....
This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to easily install RabbitMQ with Erlang/OTP support on Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10 and 18.04. RabbitMQ supports Advanced Message Queuing Protocol, multiple messaging protocols delivery acknowledgment, flexible routing, and many more. Many enterprises and businesses are using this advanced open-source application to manage their mail processes. If you haven’t installed it before, the steps below are a great place to start....
If you’re looking for a robust, secure, and easy-to-use content management platform to manage your websites or company’s blogs that are 100% free, you’ll find SilverStripe to be useful. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install SilverStripe CMS on Ubuntu 17.04 | 17.10 with Apache2, MariaDB, and PHP support. This post covers installing the latest version of SilverStripe, which at the time of writing is v4....
Standard Notes is an open-source, cross-platform end-to-end encrypted note-taking app that can sync with a cloud or self-hosted server to sync notes across all devices. The server can be a cloud or one hosted on-premise. Devices that connect to the Standard Notes server can sync and share notes securely across desktops, mobile, and others. Below is how to install the Standard Notes server on Ubuntu Linux. How to install and use Standard Notes server on Ubuntu Linux As described above, Standard Notes is an open-source, cross-platform end-to-end encrypted note-taking app that can sync with a cloud or self-hosted server to sync notes across all devices....
Tiki Wiki is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) built on the LAMP or LEMP stack that allows you to create wiki-based websites for any purpose (Wikis, Blogs, Forums). Whether you’re building a personal or business wiki site, Tiki Wiki CMS can help you create and manage your content on every device with its easy-to-use and powerful admin dashboard. If you want to run a wiki-based or forum website and these features are not available in your current CMS systems, you may want to give Tiki Wiki CMS a try....
This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install Wireshark on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 easily. If you’re a network admin and wish to do a deep inspection of hundreds of protocols and other activities on your network, then you’ll need a tool like Wireshark. With Wireshark you can do live capture and offline analysis of network packets, network data can be browsed via a GUI, decrypt many protocols, including IPsec, ISAKMP, and Kerberos and you can easily export captured data to XML, PostScript®, CSV, or plain text....
It is built on an open-source core with support for open standards, which might be very useful in helping you run your digital content. This CMS platform is designed for ease of use to allow webmasters to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile. For more about cms, please check their Homepage To get started with installing wityCMS, follow the steps below: Install Apache2 HTTP Server wityCMS requires a web server and Apache2 HTTP server is the most popular open-source web server available today....
WordPress, the most popular content management system can be used to create all kinds of websites. from personal blogs to eCommerce to almost any type of website. To run WordPress, you’ll need to install a webserver, a database server, and PHP server scripting modules. 99% of the time WordPress will be installed on a Linux system, including Ubuntu with either the LAMP or LEMP stack. However, there are some open-source projects today that are making it possible to install WordPress on Microsoft Windows desktops and servers....
Windows 11 allows you to sign in with your picture. You can use any picture and a set of gestures that you draw upon it to allow you to log in to your PC. You’re allowed three gestures, that you can draw on the picture and create unique patterns. You can create patterns on the picture using your mouse, touchpad, or finger on a touchscreen to create a combination of circles, straight lines, and/or taps....
Windows 11 comes with a new Snipping Tool app which replaces the classic Snip & Sketch app in previous versions for taking screenshots. Both the classic Snip & Sketch and the new Snipping Tool apps can be launched using the keyboard shortcut Windows key + Shift + S. The latest version of the Snipping Tool app now has a new record option. Instead of simply capturing screenshots, you will then be able to select and refine the part of your screen that you want to record and start recording....
By default, Windows 11 comes with some apps already added to its Taskbar. When you log in, you’ll see the Start menu, Windows search, Widgets, Edge, Windows store, and a few others. The new Microsoft Teams Chat icon is also added to the Taskbar and started when you log on to Windows 11. Microsoft wants you to use the new Teams Chat to connect with friends and family. However, if you feel like this is just too much and you already have other means to reach your contacts, you can remove Teams Chat from the taskbar or uninstall it together in Windows 11....
Tiki Wiki is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) built on the LAMP or LEMP stack that allows you to create wiki-based websites for any purpose (Wikis, Blogs, Forums). Whether you’re building a personal or business wiki site, Tiki Wiki CMS can help you create and manage your content on every device with its easy-to-use and powerful admin dashboard. If you want to run a wiki-based or forum website and these features are not available in your current CMS systems, you may want to give Tiki Wiki CMS a try....
When working in Windows 11, there are some tips and tricks you might want to learn and know how to do right away. With a mouse or a touchpad, selecting a file or folder may seem too easy and a boring subject to write about. However, learning these tips can help you with other tasks, like renaming, moving, and deleting files and folders. In Windows, to select a single file or folder, simply click on it or tab it when using a touch screen....
If you have a multi-operating systems environment, you can use Microsoft SMB/CIFS protocol to allow file sharing between Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. On Linux systems, you’re going to be using Samba to share and access files over SMB/CIFS. For this tutorial, we’re going to be creating a shared folder on a Ubuntu machine, configuring Samba to allow access to the shared resource, and configuring Windows 11 to be able to get to the shared resource....
For users who want to scan physical documents into a digital format and store it on their computer or in the cloud, adding a scanner might be the best way to do it. When you connect a scanner to your device or add a new scanner to your home network, you can usually start scanning pictures and documents right away. If you add a scanner and it doesn’t work automatically, simply follow the steps below to get it installed properly....
Some programs will not automatically add to the System Path variables but will let users edit or add to the path so that the program can function correctly. The System PATH variable is one of the most used variables in Windows. It allows users to run any executables that are located inside the paths without having to give the full path to the executables or directories to locate. Without environment variables, users will have to search for and locate each executable or provide full paths and directories of important program files....
When you want to free up more space on your computer’s hard drive or improve its performance, you may have to clear out your trash and delete unwanted temporary files. Users can manually empty their trash and remove temporary unnecessary files, but they can also set Ubuntu Linux to automatically do this for them. Temporary files are not meant to be kept indefinitely on your computer. They are created by applications to increase performance by providing a copy of data that was downloaded or computed....
There are two options: At work or school or for personal use at home. When you choose Work or school, Windows 11 select a private network profile. If you select at home, a public network profile is chosen. The same thing happens when you’re connecting to a new network, Windows prompts you to select what kind of network you want to use. Two options are given again: Private or Public....
Your username is how Windows identifies you. It appears on the login screen, your account details and registered in other places in the system settings. If you don’t like the username or name Windows has registered for you, you can change it to something unique and right for you. In some cases, users might want to display a nickname instead of their full name for security reasons, and changing shouldn’t be a problem whatsoever....
Some application icons are automatically added to the Windows taskbar area which can be cluttered after installing many different applications. With Windows 11, you can choose which app icons are added to the taskbar areas, including the corner or overflow. The recommended rule is to include important app icons on the taskbar areas. These apps use their icons to show important messages, security issues, and problems going on with these apps....
