How to restart network service in Alpine Linux
You need to restart the network service in Alpine Linux using "/etc/init.d/networking restart" command to activate the network configuration defined in the /etc/network/interfaces config file. Do not run this command over an ssh-based session.
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2023-06-25T13:34:27Z
2023-06-25T13:34:27Z
Vivek Gite
Alpine Linux fatal error: ncurses.h: No such file or directory fix
When I try to compile a program on Alpine Linux, it fails with the following error:
app.c:1:10: fatal error: ncurses.h: No such file or directory
1 | #include
| ^~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
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2023-06-19T21:39:41Z
2023-06-19T21:39:41Z
Vivek Gite
How to upgrade Debian 11 to Debian 12 bookworm using CLI
Debian Linux 12 "Bookworm" has been released. As of 23/July/2023, Debian 12.1 point was released too. The new version offers updated packages and five years of support. This page provides a step-by-step guide to updating Debian 11 Bullseye to Debian 12 Bookworm using command-line options, including upgrading all installed packages.
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2023-06-10T14:47:16Z
2023-06-10T14:47:16Z
Vivek Gite
How to upgrade OpenSUSE 15.4 to 15.5 using the CLI
The latest version of OpenSUSE Linux, version 15.5 "Leap," has been released. This version offers unparalleled stability due to its use of the SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) source and community developments. Hence, this makes it the best choice for a stable Linux experience for users, developers, and system administrators. This page explains how to upgrade from OpenSUSE 15.4 to 15.5 using the CLI.
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2023-06-08T20:36:00Z
2023-06-08T20:36:00Z
Vivek Gite
Bash see if an input number is an integer or not
While working on the bash shell script wrapper, I needed to ensure that I only passed an integer in the Bash script under Linux and Unix-like systems. Here is how to check if a number is an integer in Bash Linux or Unix script or at the command-line interface (CLI)
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2023-05-04T06:33:48Z
2023-05-04T06:33:48Z
Vivek Gite
How to upgrade FreeBSD 13.1 to 13.2 release
The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is announcing the availability of FreeBSD version 13.2-RELEASE on 11/April/2023. It is the third release of the stable/13 branches. I updated my FreeBSD version 13.1 to 13.2 using the CLI over an ssh-based session. Here are my quick notes.
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2023-04-12T01:55:17Z
2023-04-12T01:55:17Z
Vivek Gite
Linux cp command copy symbolic (soft) link tutorial
Do you want to copy a symbolic (soft) link instead of a file using the cp command under Linux? Try passing the -a (--archive) to copy and preserve all soft (symbolic) links. The cp command is a naturally used file copying under Linux and it comes with a few rules for copying symbolic links.
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2023-04-10T19:04:32Z
2023-04-10T19:04:32Z
Vivek Gite
How to find NVIDIA driver version on Linux
To find or check the NVIDIA driver version on Linux to troubleshoot GPU and graphics card issue, check the /sys/module/nvidia/version and /proc/driver/nvidia/version files. Apart from that, you can try other Linux commands too.
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2023-04-08T04:32:49Z
2023-04-08T04:32:49Z
Vivek Gite
agedu - Linux / Unix Command For Tracking Down Wasted Disk Space
{Updated} agedu scans a directory tree and produces reports about how much disk space is used in each directory and subdirectory, and also how that usage of disk space corresponds to files with last-access times a long time ago under Linux/Unix/BSD and macOSThe post agedu - Linux / Unix Command For Tracking Down Wasted Disk Space appeared first on nixCraft.
2023-04-04T09:58:00Z
2023-04-04T09:58:00Z
Vivek Gite
ttyload - Linux/Unix color-coded graphical tracking tool for load average in a terminal
{Updated} ttyload is a console-based color-coded graph of CPU load average (1 minute, 5 minute, 15 minute) for Linux, and FreeBSD Unix.The post ttyload - Linux/Unix color-coded graphical tracking tool for load average in a terminal appeared first on nixCraft.
2023-04-04T09:53:00Z
2023-04-04T09:53:00Z
Vivek Gite
How to install PHP 8.2 with Apache on Debian 11 Linux
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Debian 11 is an excellent server OS to run the LAMP stack. PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language especially suited for web development. However, Debian 11 comes with PHP version 7.4. Here is how to install PHP 8.2 with Apache server on Debian 11 using the CLI or over ssh based session.
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2023-04-04T08:43:05Z
2023-04-04T08:43:05Z
Vivek Gite
Understanding /etc/shadow file format on Linux
{Updated} In the old days, all Unix and Linux user-encrypted passwords were stored in the world-readable /etc/passwd file. It was reasonably secure then until dictionary attacks on encrypted passwords became typical with modern fast hardware. Hence, the encrypted passwords were moved to a separate /etc/shadow file under Linux which is readable only by the root (admin) user. This new file also allowed password aging and expiration features.The post Understanding /etc/shadow file format on Linux appeared first on nixCraft.
2023-03-30T20:11:00Z
2023-03-30T20:11:00Z
Vivek Gite
How To Install LXD on Debian 11 Linux
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You can install LXD pure-container hypervisor on Debian 11 Linux to run an unmodified version of Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Alpine, Arch and many other Linux distro. You can mimic AWS or different cloud instance types with LXD for testing and deployment purposes on your development machine. You can also run a GUI app such as Firefox completely isolated using LXD for security or privacy reasons. Let us see how to set up and use LXD on the Debian Linux 11 server or desktop.
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2023-03-30T16:47:36Z
2023-03-30T16:47:36Z
Vivek Gite
How to remove orphaned unused packages in Arch Linux
Arch Linux uses pacman command to add or remove packages. It is a package management utility that tracks installed packages on Arch. So when you uninstall or remove packages, some dependencies are left behind, taking up disk space. In this quick tutorial, I will explain how to remove ALL orphaned packages installed as a dependency and no longer required by any package on Arch Linux.
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2023-03-29T18:39:21Z
2023-03-29T18:39:21Z
Vivek Gite
How to find OS version of your Linux device/machine
{Updated} Linux is a free and open source operating system. There are many variants of Linux out there. They are typically called Linux distribution. Suse, OpenSUSE, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Arch, Fedora, RHEL all are common Linux distribution names. Knowing your os version and name can be very useful for applying security patches on timeThe post How to find OS version of your Linux device/machine appeared first on nixCraft.
2023-03-29T18:33:00Z
2023-03-29T18:33:00Z
Vivek Gite
nvtop – Awesome Linux task monitor for NVIDIA, AMD & Intel GPUs
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2023-03-29T08:51:35Z
2023-03-29T08:51:35Z
Vivek Gite
How to check if port is in use on Linux or Unix
{Updated} For security reasons, it would be best to verify which TCP or UDP ports are listening on the Linux, FreeBSD or Unix server's network interfaces. This quick guide explains how to use the CLI utilities and code written in Bash, Perl, and Python to check for ports in USE or OPEN state.The post How to check if port is in use on Linux or Unix appeared first on nixCraft.
2023-03-29T08:41:00Z
2023-03-29T08:41:00Z
Vivek Gite
How to refresh and reload group membership on Linux without a reboot or logging in again
Do you want to refresh and reload the group membership on Linux without rebooting the Linux machine or logging in again? Try the newgrp command to log in to a new group without logging in again or reboot the system.
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2023-03-28T19:35:36Z
2023-03-28T19:35:36Z
Vivek Gite
How to find SSH server and client version on Linux and Unix
{Updated} Sometimes you need to verify that certain features are supported on your OpenSSH server and client. For example, not all versions of OpenSSH (SSHD server) and ssh client will support 2FA YubiKey or SFTP chroot jail support. To check the OpenSSH SSHD server and ssh client version, pass the -V option and it will display the version number and exit to the CLI. Unfortunately, I ran into unknown option -- V option. Let us see how to resolve this quickly, especially on an older version of BSD and Linux/Unix systems.The post How to find SSH server and client version on Linux and Unix appeared first on nixCraft.
2023-03-28T18:52:00Z
2023-03-28T18:52:00Z
Vivek Gite
How To Install LXD on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS using apt/snap
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS comes with LXD pure-container hypervisor to run an unmodified version of Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Alpine, Arch and many other Linux distro. You can mimic AWS or different cloud instance types with LXD for testing and deployment purposes on your development machine. You can also run a GUI app such as Firefox completely isolated using LXD for security or privacy reasons. Let us see how to set up and use LXD on the Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS using APT or snap command.
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2023-03-22T20:59:37Z
2023-03-22T20:59:37Z
Vivek Gite