How to use apt or apt-get for CentOS/RHEL
by Danila Vershinin, August 31, 2018
Are you tired of using Ubuntu and its apt package manager? Do you want to switch to CentOS, but the thought of learning yum seems daunting? Don’t worry! With our easy guide, you can use the familiar apt-get interface on CentOS to manage packages. Plus, our reference table shows how similar apt, apt-get, yum, and dnf are in their basic functions. Make the switch to CentOS with confidence and ease.
Read More...NetworkManager in CentOS/RHEL 7
by Danila Vershinin, April 22, 2018
Should you really disable the NetworkManager service in CentOS 7 like all the top Google results suggest? No, you shouldn’t.
Read More...Auto-upgrade specific packages while keeping the system secure. Nginx Amplify
by Danila Vershinin, February 19, 2018
The sleek way to automatically upgrade Nginx Amplify agent to latest versions while having the rest of the system automatically upgrade on critical security updates only.
Read More...Clear Disk Space on CentOS, RHEL, Rocky Linux & Fedora
by Danila Vershinin, September 22, 2016
Quick commands to clear disk space on CentOS, RHEL 7/8/9, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, and Fedora. Covers log trimming, systemd journal cleanup, YUM/DNF cache, old kernels, Docker, and more.
Read More...Monitor Servers with Monit on CentOS 6
by Danila Vershinin, September 18, 2014
If you want your server to be always available to visitors with zero downtime, then you should proactively monitor the services it runs. Apache and MySQL are the two main services most commonly found on a Linux web server. Here is the the complete tutorial on monitoring Apache and MySQL, with automatic restarts on failure by means of Monit on CentOS 6.
Read More...CentOS SSH password-less login
by Danila Vershinin, September 14, 2014
It’s always nice to add more security to your server while actually increasing the comfort of logging in remotely. Meet password-less login using public key authentication. You can enable it within just a few minutes and save yourself the time to type in passwords.
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