Major Open Source Software Projects Being able to understand more of the major Open Source Software projects in Linux will help us understand what is on offer. So Linux is the Kernel, the core of the Operating System which we already know. A distribution includes the Linux kernel and other applications. Investigating this topic for […]
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1.1 – Linux Evolution
The Evolution of Linux Since 1991 the Linux Evolution has become immense. Let’s talk about what Linux is and what a Linux Distribution is. The term Linux itself refers to the core code in a Linux distribution; Linux is the kernel and is Open Source Software made freely available. For this reason Linux can be […]
Linux Essentials – What is the Certification
Why Linux Essentials Over the last few years, I have been writing many free video tutorials for learning Linux. In the main, these tutorials have been aimed at existing system administrators and whilst they may be new to Linux they will be versed in IT management tasks. But, of course, Linux is not just for […]
Provisioning Vagrant with Ansible
Provisioning Virtual Machines Using Vagrant and Ansible is a lot easier than you think especially if you already have some Ansile experience. Within you own environment you may well be used to using Vagrant from HashiCorp to deploy Virtual Machines. Vagrant is free to use and install on Linux, Windows and MacOS. The great thing […]
Perfecting the Bash History
Bash Command Line History Our speed in the use of the command line can only continue to increase as we become more proficient and learn more. The next item that we learn is the command history in bash. Each command that we have entered at the command line is stored in memory for quick access […]
Secure LDAPS with 389-ds and CentOS 8
Secure LDAPS Communication with 389-ds and CentOS 8 In this blogs we look at creating secure LDAPS con 389-ds LDAP server using CentOS 8 Of course, installing something like an LDAP server we might expect to be able to connect to it via both LDAP and LDAPS without any issues. Of course, you’ve been in […]