Apache · Apache 2.4 · Ubuntu 18.04

Installing WordPress on Ubuntu 18.04

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WordPress needs a working LAMP stack. Let start off the installation by setting up a LAMP stack first. It can be done using the following command.
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Elementry OS · Linux Distribution

ElementaryOS: An evaluation

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I recently had to install Linux on my parents’ computer. They’ve been running Ubuntu with LXDE and were NOT happy with it. The desktop configuration kept breaking and sometimes, it wasn’t usable at all. I laid down some basic criteria for the operating system I was going to install:

  1. It must be intuitive and easy to use even for non-technical folks.
  2. No terminal. If I have to use the terminal to set things up, the distribution loses points.
  3. The distro must work out of the box without a problem. Basic applications included should be useful.
  4. Good hardware support.
  5. No trying to optimize performance for hardware. I decided to buy more hardware for better performance.

The fight was between Manjaro, Elementary OS, and Debian(For some Reason). Ubuntu desktop broke far too often for me to even consider it. I eventually settled on ElementaryOS because I’ve been hearing really rave reviews about it and I was unsure about Manjaro because I wasn’t confident enough that my parents could troubleshoot any problems that might crop up.

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Ansible · Configuration management · Debian · Debian 8

Installing and configuring Ansible on Debian Jessie

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Ansible is shipped with Debian through the official repository. The Ansible version available through Debian repository is 1.7.

In this article let’s assume the following details for the machines

Server – Hostname: server, IP : 172.16.0.10

Node1 – Hostname: node1, IP : 172.16.0.11

Node2 – Hostname: node2, IP : 172.16.0.12

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Ansible · automation · Configuration management · FreeBSD automation

Installing and configuring Ansible 2.3 on FreeBSD 11

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Apart from certain Linux distributions, Ansible also works with FreeBSD. Let’s have a look at how to install Ansible on FreeBSD 11.

In this article let’s assume the following details for the machines

Server – Hostname: server, IP : 172.16.0.10

Node1 – Hostname: node1, IP : 172.16.0.11

Node2 – Hostname: node2, IP : 172.16.0.12

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BSD · FreeBSD 11 · KVM · QEMU · Virtual Machines · Virtualization

Installing Qemu on FreeBSD 11

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Installation

QEMU is a hypervisor, that can emulate many number of architectures.Some of the architectures include:

  • i386
  • x86_64
  • Alpha
  • Arm
  • MIPS
  • MIPS64
  • PPC
  • PPC64
  • Sparc
  • Sparc64

In this article lets look at, how to install QEMU on FreeBSD 11. By default, QEMU on FreeBSD supports the following architectures.

  • i386
  • x86_64

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Live CD · Partitioning tools

Managing Hard disk partitions using GParted live

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GParted is an Open Source live Operating System used for partitioning Hard disks. GParted boots into a basic GUI when booted from a CD or USB. After booting the GParted application starts in the foregroun. In this article let us  look at how to do basic partitioning using GParted. You can download GParted from this link.

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