Although most Linux users will use a GUI tool to retrieve weather information, it is also possible to do get a weather forecast from the command line. Whether you are stubborn command line user or you wish to automate flower watering using your Linux system and cron, there are several different options that can do the job. Some tools even allow you to retrieve information such as current outside temperature, wind, pressure, humidity, altitude, and more, directly from your Linux terminal.
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Installation of KeePassX Password Manager on Fedora Linux
KeePassX is a cross platform password manager to allow users to store and organize passwords by keeping them safe using advanced encryption techniques. It allows you to create a database in which your passwords will be stored and protected by one master password. This database can then be backed up or trasferred to a new system as necessary. You can also import that databsae into another instance of KeePassX.
Virtualbox Guest additions installation on Fedora Linux
If you’re running Fedora Linux inside a VirtualBox virtual machine, installing the Guest Additions software will help you get the most out of the system. VirtualBox Guest Additions will give the machine more capabilities, such as a shared clipboard with the host system, drag and drop file transfer, and automatic window resizing.
This makes copying data to and from a host system much more convenient. It also changes the VM’s resolution automatically when its window is resized, so you don’t need to change it manually. Guest Additions will work with just about any Linux distribution, but instrutions can differ because of dependencies and package managers.
In this guide, we’ll be going over the step by step instructions to get VirtualBox Guest Additions installed on Fedora Linux. With these instructions, it doesn’t matter what host system you’re using, as long as the virtual machine is running Fedora. This guide assumes that you’ve already installed Fedora in the VM correctly.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to install VirtualBox Guest Addition on Fedora
VirtualBox Guest Additions installation of Fedora Linux
Kill multiple processes in Linux
At any given moment your Linux system is running multiple processes simultaneously. Therefore, it is an important skill to know how to manage processes and how to terminate them if the need arises. The process can be terminated with various commands such as kill, killall, and pkill.
kill vs killall – difference and command usage
This article will discuss a difference between kill vs killall commands. Killing processes on a Linux is an essential thing for admins and users to know. At some point, you’ll encounter an application or services that hangs and freezes, and you’ll need to kill the process to exit it.
Using ps sort by memory
The ps command in Linux can tell us all sorts of information about the running processes on our system. The command also reports memory usage for each running process. In this tutorial, you’ll see how to list processes on Linux, sorted by their memory consumption.
ps output – Difference between VSZ vs RSS memory usage
The ps command on Linux systems is a default command line utility that can give us insight into the processes that are currently running. It can give us a lot of helpful information about these processes, including their PID (process ID), TTY, the user running a command or application, and more.
There are two columns in the output of the ps command that don’t get talked about a lot. These are the VSZ (Virtual Memory Size) and RSS (Resident Set Size) columns. Both columns give us information about how much memory a process is using. In this guide, we’ll go over their meanings and how to interpret the data they show us in the ps command on Linux.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to interpret VSZ and RSS numbers in the ps command output
iTunes DAAP server setup on Ubuntu/Debian Linux
DAAP server is an Apple Inc. proprietary protocol to share media files over the network. DAAP server allows share media files among network connected devices where the central media share repository resides on main server. In this simple tutorial we will be installing and configuring DAAP server share using forked-daapd media server with support for RSP, DAAP, DACP and AirTunes on Ubuntu Linux or any other Debian Linux based system.
Forgot ubuntu server password?
If you have forgotten the password to your Ubuntu Linux server account, you do not necessarily have to go back to square one and reinstall the whole operating system. It is possible to recover and reset the server password, whether it be the root user account or a normal user, even without the old password. In this tutorial, we will take you through the step by step instructions of recovering a forgotten root or normal account password on an Ubuntu server.
How to obtain Linux’s system load average report
Obtaining the load average of your server(s) will shed some light on the system’s CPU usage over time. As a Linux system administrator, it is essential to obtain the load average occasionally, as to determine whether or not your systems are overwhelmed by trying to handle the current work load. Because of the way load averages are reported, it is also easy to determine if the server is being overloaded, which may mean it is time to divide up the work load across load balancing servers, or upgrade your current hardware.
Install Master PDF editor on Ubuntu
Master PDF editor is a powerful tool to create or edit existing PDF documents. The Master PDF editor is not available for Ubuntu via standard repository, but you can keep reading to find out how to install this software on Ubuntu Linux. Installing Master PDF editor will not only allow you to open and view PDF documents, but modify them and save your changes as well.
Deny Direct File Download With .htaccess
Just because you host something online does not necessarily mean that you want everyone to have access to it. For example, if you are developing or hosting an online project which contains private information sitting on your filesystem available only for authorized access only. In this tutorial, you will see how to deny direct download to a file by using an .htaccess configuration file on an Apache web server in Linux.