Installed Virtualbox guest additions on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Linux

Virtualbox: install guest additions on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8

In this tutorial we will be installing the Virtualbox guest additions on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Linux. Virtualbox guest additions allows for better screen resolution and mouse integration.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install Virtualbox guest additions compilation prerequisites.
  • How to mount Virtualbox guest additions ISO image.
  • How to execute Virtualbox guest additions compilation and installation.
  • How to check Virtualbox guest additions installation.

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Installed Nvidia drivers on CentOS 8 Linux GNOME Workstation

How to install the NVIDIA drivers on CentOS 8

The NVIDIA Driver is a program needed for your NVIDIA Graphics GPU to function with better performance. It communicates between your Linux operating system, in this case CentOS 8, and your hardware, the NVIDIA Graphics GPU. The NVIDIA drivers can be installed by using the bash command after stopping the GUI and disabling the nouveau driver by modifying the GRUB boot menu.

To install Nvidia driver on other Linux distributions, follow our Nvidia Linux Driver guide.

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VirtualBox on CentOS 8 Linux

How to install VirtualBox on CentOS 8 Linux

VirtualBox is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor for x86 virtualization, developed by Oracle Corporation. This article will discuss the installation procedure of VirtualBox on CentOS 8.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to add VirtualBox Repository
  • How to import VirtualBox signing keys
  • How to Install VirtualBox

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Skype on CentOS 8 Linux

How to install Skype on CentOS 8 Linux

Skype is a telecommunications application to provide video, chat and voice communication between computers, tablets, mobile devices over the Internet connection. In the following tutorial we will perform installation of Skype on CentOS 8 Linux Desktop

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to add third-party repository
  • How to install Skype
  • How to start Skype

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How to configure network interface bonding on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Linux

Network interface bonding consists in the aggregation of two or more physical network interfaces, called slaves, under one logical interface called master or bond interface. Depending on the bonding mode, such setup can be useful to achieve fault tolerance and/or load balancing. In this tutorial we will learn what the available bonding modes are and how to create a network bonding on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • What is network interface bonding
  • How to configure network interface bonding on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8
  • What are the different bonding modes

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The Bond status as seen by the Linux kernel

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Telnet command on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

How to install telnet command in RHEL 8 / CentOS 8

Telnet command is a valuable tool for any network or system administrator. It allows for troubleshooting and manipulation of various services.

The telnet package is not installed by default on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 server but can be easily installed by using the dnf command.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install Telnet on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8.
  • How to use telnet command to connect to a specific port.

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This executable .bin file launched a GUI installer for a Linux game

How to install bin file in RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Linux

Some software packages for RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 come from commercial vendors such as game companies that provide closed-source binary packages or installers that you can run and enjoy in Linux. These installers often come either in .sh form or .bin form. Both are executable installers that you can launch in RHEL 8. If you have downloaded a .bin file and don’t know how to run it follow these steps.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to make .bin files executable using the command line
  • How to install .bin files in RHEL 8

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Connection to remote Redis server installed on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8

How to install Redis server on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Linux

In this tutorial we will discuss an installation of Redis server and client on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8. This tutorial also includes optional steps on how to allow remote connections to Redis sever running on RHEL 8.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install Redis server
  • How to install Redis client
  • How to enable Redis server to start after system boot
  • How to allow remote connections to Redis server
  • How to open firewall ports to allow incoming connections to Redis server
  • How to check Redis versionr

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