Dpkg Dpkg (Debian Package) is a package management system in Debian and debian based linux distributions like Ubuntu. Dpkg is actually a low level command line utility to manage packages. It is different from tools like apt-get and gdebi. Apt-get and Gdebi are more advanced tools that can resolve dependencies and install them so that… Read More »
Spam free email with SpamAssassin If you are running your own mailbox on a server using Postfix and Dovecot then it is imperative to install an anti-spam software to protect your mailbox from getting bombed with incoming spam mails. And for this SpamAssassin is one of the best solutions available out there. It is quite… Read More »
The top command is a useful command line tool to monitor processes on Linux. This post shows simple examples of how to use the top command on Linux.
Monit is a powerful tool to monitor background services and processes on your linux server. This post shows how to setup and configure Monit on Ubuntu and Debian based servers.
wxWidgets is a cross platform gui library for developing native desktop apps. This quick tutorial shows you how to compile and install it on Ubuntu, Debian and Linux Mint
This tutorial shows you how to install and configure a mail server with Postfix and Dovecot on a Ubuntu or Debian based linux server. Postfix is the SMTP server and Dovecot is the IMAP/POP server.
Quick tutorial on how to enable the testing and unstable repositories with apt pinning on Debian Linux and install newer version of packages from them.
How to setup and configure Postfix mail server to forward emails on Ubuntu or Debian based Linux servers.
Step by step guide on how to install Virtualbox 4.3 on Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora linux and derivative distros.
Step by step guide on how to setup and configure a Debian 7 webserver with nginx, php fpm and mariadb. Also called a LEMP web server.