The post A Beginner’s Guide to Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .
As a systems administrator, you will occasionally be tasked with configuring or setting up the IP addresses of your servers to keep up with changing
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The post What’s Wrong with IPv4 and Why We Are Moving to IPv6 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .
For the past 10 years or so, this has been the year that IPv6 will become widespread. It hasn’t happened yet. Consequently, there is little
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Are you planning to upgrade to the latest release of Debian 12 (codenamed “Bookworm”), from Debian 11? But did you know that instead of downloading
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The head command is one of the several ways to display file contents or part of it. You can also do more with it. Here are some common examples to explore.
Start learning bash scripting with this new series. Create and run your first bash shell script in the first chapter.
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The ‘!’ symbol or operator in Linux can be used as a Logical Negation operator as well as to fetch commands from history with tweaks
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The post IPTraf-ng – A Console-Based Network Monitoring Tool first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .
IPTraf-ng is a console-based Linux network statistics monitoring program that shows information about IP traffic, which includes information such as: Current TCP connections UDP, ICMP,
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Modern tools like fzf and fzy take the file search in Linux terminal to the next level.
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The cat (short for “concatenate“) command is one of the most frequently used commands in Linux that comes pre-installed in most Linux distribution systems and
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The post How to Generate, Encrypt and Decrypt Random Passwords in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .
In this article, we will share some interesting command-line tools to generate random passwords and also how to encrypt and decrypt passwords with or without
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We take a look at some of the best virtualization programs that make things easy for users creating/managing VMs.
The post Fd – The Best Alternative to ‘Find’ Command for Quick File Searching first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .
Most Linux users are well familiar with the find command and the many cases it can be used. Today we are going to review an
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The post How to Pipe Command Output to Other Commands in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .
While using the command line, you can directly pass the output of one program (for example a tool that generates some system information or statistics)
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The post How to Run Linux Commands in Background and Detach in Terminal first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .
In this guide, we shall bring to light a simple yet important concept in process handling in a Linux system, which is how to completely
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Linux is by default a multi-user system (meaning many users can connect to it simultaneously and work), thus Linux user management is one of the
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Data backup is a crucial aspect of information management. Both businesses and individuals face risks such as hard drive failure, human error or cyberattacks, which can cause the loss of important data. There are many backup solutions on the market, but many are expensive or difficult to use.
That’s where Minarca comes in. Developed by Patrik Dufresne of IKUS Software, Minarca is an open source backup solution designed to offer a simplified user experience while providing management and monitoring tools for system administrators. So let’s take a closer look at how Minarca came about and how it compares to other solutions.
History and evolution of the project
Minarca is a data backup software, whose name comes from the combination of the Latin words “mi” and “arca”, meaning “my box” or “my safe”. The Minarca story begins with Rdiffweb, a web application developed in 2006 by Josh Nisly and other contributors to serve as the web interface to rdiff-backup.
In 2012, Patrik Dufresne became interested in Rdiffweb and decided to improve its graphical interface. Since then, Rdiffweb has continued to evolve, including permissions management, quota management, reporting, statistical analysis, notifications and LDAP integration. However, Rdiffweb has remained a tool for technically competent people who are able to configure an SSH server, secure it and install rdiff-backup on all the machines to be backed up from the command line.
It was with the goal of making data backup more accessible to less technical users that the development of Minarca began in 2014, building on the work done in Rdiffweb. The goal was to provide a fully integrated, turnkey, easy-to-use solution.
Since its inception, Minarca has gone through several versions, including an early version of the agent in Java for Linux and Windows. In 2020, the agent was rewritten in Python to better support Linux, Windows and MacOS operating systems. Minarca is now a complete data backup solution that is accessible to everyone, regardless of technical skill levels.
Comparison with Rdiffweb
Minarca is the logical continuation of the Rdiffweb web application. Developed to provide a simplified backup experience, Minarca is designed to support administrators and users. Unlike Rdiffweb, Minarca offers rapid deployment on Linux, Windows and MacOS through the Minarca agent. In addition, Minarca manages the storage space, simplifies SSH key exchange and supports multiple versions of rdiff-backup simultaneously. In addition, Minarca improves security by isolating the execution of backups, thus enhancing the protection of sensitive data.
The post 10 Commands to Collect System and Hardware Info in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .
It is always a good practice to know the hardware components of your Linux system running, this helps you to deal with compatibility issues when
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If you’re working as a Linux/Unix system administrator, sure you know that you must have useful monitoring tools to monitor your system performance. As monitoring
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