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How to use rainbow colors in linux terminal

Lakshmi Srinivas
Lakshmi Srinivas
Updated on 21-Oct-2019 2K+ Views

This article is for those who believe that Linux command line is boring and there is not much fun. To create an interesting colorful setting lolcat utility can be used, which produces rainbow colors in Linux terminal. Lolcat utility works for Linux, BSD and OSX which concatenates like similar to cat command.Installing LolcatLolcat utility is one of the gem in Ruby programming language. Hence, if you would like to practice this tip, it is essential to install the latest version of Ruby.To install Ruby use the following command –$ sudo apt-get install rubyThe sample output should be like this –Reading package ...

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How to record your desktop screen with youtube

Lakshmi Srinivas
Lakshmi Srinivas
Updated on 21-Oct-2019 292 Views

Screen recording is an awesome feature and supposed to be the best way to illustrate something which is happening on your screen. For instance, if you wish to share your own computer screen for giving training or for gaming purpose, this is definitely a much more easier method than setting up a camera in front of the screen and getting a grainy, shaky video. Moreover, screen recorded videos seem much more professional and educational when it comes to teaching, as learning becomes more practical oriented. The viewer knows exactly what to do and where to go. Much better than sitting ...

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How to find out linux operating system system is 32 bit or 64 bit

Lakshmi Srinivas
Lakshmi Srinivas
Updated on 18-Oct-2019 545 Views

Many users are confused whether Linux system’s OS is 32-bit or 64-bit. As we all know, we can’t install 64-bit applications into a 32-bit OS type. Before re-installing Linux or clean Linux, we should verify if Linux system OS is 32-bit or 64-bit. This article guides you about “How to find out Linux operating system system is weather 32-bit or 64-bit”.uname Commanduname is the universal command and it will work on almost all Linux/Unix operating systems. The below command will display your Linux system’s OS type-$ uname -aThe sample output should be like this –$ uname -a Linux linux 4.2.0-30-generic ...

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Configure exim4 smtp relay server

Lakshmi Srinivas
Lakshmi Srinivas
Updated on 18-Oct-2019 8K+ Views

This article will guide you to configure Exim4 SMTP relay server which will allow you to relay emails for the know Domains names and IP address only. In general, this type of service is used to relay emails for notifications for the server health status reports, where the actual email address does not exist or send auto response emails.IntroductionExim4 is a Message Transfer Agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the internet. Exim4 can be installed to replace of Sendmail or Postfix, although the configuration of Exim4 is quite different to that ...

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How to set time timezone and synchronize system clock using timedatectl command

Lakshmi Srinivas
Lakshmi Srinivas
Updated on 18-Oct-2019 2K+ Views

Do you know how to set Time, Timezone from Linux Command Line? If not, then the timedatectl command helps you to set time and Timezone and it comes as a part of systemd system and service manager. This article describes “How to Set Time, Timezone and Synchronize System Clock using timedatectl Command”Find and Set Local Timezone in LinuxTo display time and current date on Linux, use the following command –$ timedatectl statusThe sample output should be like this –    Local time: Fri 2016-03-11 11:23:54 IST Universal time: Fri 2016-03-11 05:53:54 UTC       ...

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nginx ssl certificate installation in linux

Lakshmi Srinivas
Lakshmi Srinivas
Updated on 18-Oct-2019 503 Views

This article will help you to generate self-signed SSL certificate in Linux which allows you to configure SSL certificates for Nginx which is used to wrap the normal traffic into protected traffic, encrypted traffic. Using this server can send the data to the client without the concerned that data can be intercepted by outside persons.Guidelines for InstallationBefore we do anything, we have to install certain packagesLogin to the server via terminal and install# yum install mod_ssl opensslResolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package mod_ssl.x86_64 1:2.2.15-47.el6.centos.1 will be updated ---> Package mod_ssl.x86_64 1:2.2.15-47.el6.centos.3 will be an update --> Processing Dependency: ...

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Build your first cube in ssas

Lakshmi Srinivas
Lakshmi Srinivas
Updated on 18-Oct-2019 2K+ Views

IntroductionThe OLAP cube is a technique that holds the data in the optimized form and is also used to analyse the data with quick response. It is generally used for getting quick results from multiple dimensions and fact tables.OLAP Cube Creation1. First, create a data warehouse in Microsoft SQL Server studio. For instance, following is a sample Sales data warehouse –2. Create new analysis service project in Microsoft Business Intelligence Development Studio –3. Create new data source by right-click on Data Sources in Solution Explorer- Now chose available connections or create new connection and click on next button-Select Inherit option and ...

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How to install c c compiler and development tools in ubuntu

Lakshmi Srinivas
Lakshmi Srinivas
Updated on 18-Oct-2019 930 Views

Many of the Linux engineers are required to do some general programming languages to automate their normal tasks This article explains how to install C and C++ compilers and it’s development tools (build-essential) and related packages such as make, libc-dev, dpkg-dev, etc in Linux.Before getting into installation part, It is better if we can know about compiler.“A compiler is a software program that processes statements written in a particular programming language and creates a binary file which the machine’s CPU can easily understand and executes them”Installing C, C++ Compiler and Development ToolsIf Build-Essential Tools are not installed in your system ...

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How to get hardware information with dmidecode command on linux

Lakshmi Srinivas
Lakshmi Srinivas
Updated on 18-Oct-2019 604 Views

Every Linux user should know about basic configuration of Linux Hardware.There are so many tools which are currently available in the market to get hardware information in Linux. Dmidecode is a tool for dumping a computer’s DMI (Desktop Management Interface) table contents in a human-readable format. This table contains a description of the system’s hardware components as well as other useful pieces of information such as serial numbers and BIOS revision. This article describes”How to Get Hardware Information with Dmidecode Command on Linux”Installing DmidecodeTo install Dmidecode, use the following command –$ sudo apt-get install dmidecodeThe sample output should be like ...

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How to convert html pages to pdf using wkhtml2pdf

Lakshmi Srinivas
Lakshmi Srinivas
Updated on 18-Oct-2019 2K+ Views

This article will guide you to install a tool which can convert your HTML pages or HTML output to PDF format. This feature will also be helpful to write a code for generating Pdf’s, if we need to send them to a group of customers or clients and for sending reports instead of HTML (which you can send them via emails in PDF format) that will be a value addition to your software.Wkhtmltopdf FeaturesOpen source and cross platform.Convert any HTML web pages to PDF files using WebKit engine.Options to add headers and footersTable of Content (TOC) generation option.Provides batch mode conversions.Support ...

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