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In this article, we will learn how to setup and Configure Ghost on Ubuntu 16.04. Ghost os a light-weight and open-source blogging programs which can be used easily and can be customizable, also have many more themes to use.Pre-RequisitesIn this setup, we need the following –Ubuntu 16.04 installed server machine.A non-root user with Sudo permissions on the machine.Nginx web server installed on the server.Ghost Installation on Ubuntu 16.04We will install the ghost using the Ghosts official repository which is hosted on GitHub.First, we will get the latest version of the Ghost using the bellow command.$ wget https://ghost.org/zip/ghost-latest.zip Output:    --2017-05-18 ... Read More

This article shows you how to use the Linux pkill command to kill running processes within Linux by using a name. Pkill (see pgrep) is a command-line utility while Solaris 7 process is running. pkill works on a currently active running process and lists down process ID’s which matches with the criteria.To kill a process by name in Linux, use the following command –pkillTo get a list of process in Linux, use the following command –$ ps -AThe sample output should be like this –PID TTY          TIME CMD    1 ?           ... Read More

Taskwarrior is an open-source, cross-platform time and task management tool. It has a command-line interface rather than a graphical user interface. If you spend a lot of time on Linux terminal (as a developer or system administrator) then constantly switching to a web app or another GUI based todo applications may not be a very productive thing to do. In that case, you may want to try a simple command line application instead. This article explains How to install Taskwarrior in Ubuntu.To install Taskwarrior, use the following command –$ sudo apt-get install taskThe sample output should be like this –Building ... Read More

Sublime Text is a cross-platform source code editor with a Python application programming interface (API). It natively supports many programming languages and markup languages, and its functionality can be extended by users with plugins, typically community-built and maintained under free-software licenses.This article describes “How to install Sublime Text Editor on Ubuntu”FeaturesEditing files side by side.It supported all Platforms.It provides functionality to find and replace with regular expressions.The Command Palette gives fast access to functionality.“Goto Anything, ” quick navigation to files, symbols, or lines.Python-based plugin API.Compatible with many language grammars from TextMate.Installing SublimeThere are two version’s of Sublime Text is available ... Read More

Noise is a fast and beautiful GTK3 audio player with a focus on music and libraries. It handles external devices, CDs, and album art. Noise utilizes Granite for a consistent and slick UI. Elementary OS Team has created few PPAs on launchpad.net so that users can easily install and test some elementary applications(Noise Player) on Ubuntu desktop. This article explains you about how to install noise player on Ubuntu.FeaturesIt supports plugins.Automatic DB upgrading for newer versions.It supports last.fm authentication.It supports smart auto scroll for the current song.It supports horizontally scrolling fixed.It supports gapless playback.Improved start-up speed.Multi-library management. Podcasts now have ... Read More

Lynis is a security audit tool for Unix and Linux based systems. It assists auditor in scanning the system and its security defenses helps in improving system hardening. This software will determine system information which is specific to OS type, installed packages, system and network configuration. Additionally, it will check the system for configuration errors and security issues. This article explains about how to install lynis on Ubuntu.FeaturesIt is an open sourceIt supported shell scriptNo dependenciesEasy to understandDynamic OS detectionIt supported 300+ built-in testsIt supports for custom testsPlugin supportIt supports compliance checksExtensive software supportInstalling of LynisLynis doesn’t required any installation, ... Read More

In this article, we will teach you on – how to schedule a corn job to execute at a specific time.General Syntax of a Cron JobMIN    HOUR    Day of month    Month    Day of Week    Command 0-59   0-23       1-31          1-12       0-6       linux command or scriptTo see a list of Cron Jobs which exists on the machine, run the below command –# crontab -l no crontab for rootTo add the new cron job, run the below command –#crontab -e no crontab for root - using an empty one Select an editor. To change later, run 'select-editor'. 1. /bin/ed 2. /bin/nano

Text editors can be utilized for writing code, enhancing text files such as configuration records, developing person guideline documents and plenty of extra. In Linux, text editors are of two kinds ie., graphical user interface (GUI) and command line text editors. This article explains about how to install best Open Source Text Editors.Vi/Vim EditorVim is designed for use of both command-line interface and as a standalone application in a graphical user interface. Vim is free and open source software and is released under a license that includes some charity ware clauses. To install vim editor, use the following command –$ ... Read More

Atom is a free and open-source text and source code editor for OS X, Linux, and Windows with support for plug-ins written in Node.js, and embedded Git Control, developed by GitHub. Atom is a desktop application built using web technologies. Most of the extended packages have free software licenses and are community-built and maintained. It is having a simple and intuitive graphical user interface and a bunch of interesting features for writing − CSS, HTML, JavaScript and other web programming languages. Among others, it provides support for macros, auto-completion – a split screen feature which integrates with the file manager.This ... Read More

For years, developers desperately needed a highly efficient and flexible framework that can not only help them establish effective applications but also give the liberty to bring their creativity and imagination. During that time, CodeIgniter emerged as the most agile, feature-rich and convenient alternative for developers. They love it madly for its quality to let all your creativity skills to life and develop extremely refined applications and minimizing coding.CodeIgniter enjoys the tag of one of the best in class frameworks loaded with a number of features including high security, convenient handling, exceptional stability and personalization.Although, bringing CodeIgniter into use and ... Read More