Lightweight systems need lightweight desktops. XFCE was once the favourite lightweight environment for many, then it grew larger. It might still consume less resources than its heavier siblings, but it keeps adding so many more features that some now say it’s bloated. Then there is LXDE, LXQt, and razor Qt, which are all excellent choices … Read more
Many penguins have migrated across Linux distributions since the last MTE review of Pinguy OS. What was once dubbed a slick Ubuntu review has become a unique experience based on the last Ubuntu LTS distro. You would most likely be interested in trying Pinguy if: you are new to Linux and are looking for something … Read more
Apache is an open-source web server implementation, and it is the most popular web server all over the world. Almost 70% of the web servers on the Internet are using Apache. While we can improve Apache server performance by adding additional hardware like RAM, CPU, etc., we can achieve the same result by customizing Apache … Read more
My previous article focused on basic security tips and tricks to secure Apache web server in Ubuntu. Here I am going to show you some advance security tips and tricks for securing an Apache web server. Secure Apache From Clickjacking Attack Clickjacking is a well-known web server vulnerability. It is known as a “UI redress … Read more
There is a Linux for everyone. Whether you are a scientist, a gamer, a musician, a visual artist, a developer or common desktop user, you will find a distro to suit your needs. If you need a distro for older setups, you can find plenty. If you like the new and flashy, there will be … Read more
Apache is one of the most widely used and popular web servers in the world, and it powers almost 40% of all the servers in the world. If you are a webmaster or administrator maintaining an Apache server, it is important for you to know how to secure Apache and prevent it from being hacked. … Read more
Linux offers great educational software and many excellent tools to aid students of all grades and ages in learning and practising a variety of topics, often interactively. The “Learn with Linux” series of articles offers an introduction to a variety of educational apps and software. Flash cards are a powerful, yet often overlooked, tool that … Read more
LVM (Logical Volume Manager) is a software that allows you to manage multiple hard disk space by creating logical volumes. Using LVM you can create, grow and shrink partitions as per your needs. LVM is made up of three components: Physical Volume, Volume Group and Logical Volume. Each volume group is made up of physical … Read more
One of our earlier articles has already covered the basic usage of alien to convert from .deb to rpm formats. While Alien is a great tool that offers RPM distro users access to the vastly more extensive DEB packages, its uses are not limited to deb-to-rpm conversions. The tool itself is capable of much more … Read more
There are times when you’re deep into your work, and then suddenly a need arises to search something on Google or launch another application or open a file kept somewhere on your system. Not an uncommon situation, right? While these aren’t difficult tasks to perform, they’re definitely a bit time consuming. For example, opening a … Read more