AMT (Active Management Technology) is a remote management technology used in Intel-based computers. To check whether AMT is enabled and provisioned under Linux, you can follow these steps: Install the Open Manageability Command Line Interface (AMT CLI) package: $ sudo apt-get install intel-cmt-cat Use the intel-cmt-cat command to check the status of AMT: $ intel-cmt-cat … Read more

There are several steps to analyze Nginx configuration files for security misconfigurations on Linux/Unix: Review the Nginx documentation to understand the recommended secure configuration options. Check for common security misconfigurations such as: Listening on an unsafe IP address or port. Not using SSL/TLS encryption for sensitive data. Not setting up access control for sensitive content. … Read more

Here’s a simple bash script to extract the domain name from a URL: #!/bin/bash # Input URL url=”$1″ # Extract domain name using parameter expansion and pattern matching domain=${url#*//} # remove everything up to the first double slashes domain=${domain%%/*} # remove everything after the first slash # Output the extracted domain name echo “Domain name: … Read more

Here are 10 examples of using the apk command in Alpine Linux: Search for a package: apk search [package-name] Install a package: apk add [package-name] Upgrade an installed package: apk upgrade [package-name] Remove an installed package: apk del [package-name] Update the list of available packages: apk update Show information about an installed package: apk info … Read more

To configure Samba to use SMBv2 and disable SMBv1 on Linux or Unix, you need to modify the Samba configuration file, usually located at /etc/samba/smb.conf. Here are the steps: Open the Samba configuration file using a text editor: sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf Add the following lines to the end of the file: min protocol = SMB2 … Read more

To install Kotlin programming language on Ubuntu/Debian Linux, you can follow these steps: Add the JetBrains PPA to your system by running the following command: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/java Update your package index with the following command: sudo apt-get update Install Kotlin by running the following command: sudo apt-get install kotlin Verify the installation by checking … Read more

On Linux, the package management system logs are typically stored in /var/log/ directory. To find out the log of actions taken by the software management on Linux, you can use the following commands: For Debian/Ubuntu based systems, the package management logs are stored in the /var/log/dpkg.log file. You can view the log by using the … Read more

To ping and test for a specific port on Linux or Unix, you can use the nc (Netcat) command. The nc command is a simple tool for checking if a network port is open and for sending and receiving data over a network. Here’s how you can use nc to ping a specific port: Open … Read more

The sed command is a powerful tool for finding and replacing text in files on Linux and Unix systems. Here’s how you can use sed to find and replace text in a file: Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the file you want to modify. Use the following command to find and … Read more

On macOS, you can use the “Force Quit” feature to kill tasks in a similar way to the “Ctrl + Alt + Delete” combination on Windows. Here’s how: Click the Apple icon in the top-left corner of the screen to access the Apple menu. Select “Force Quit” from the drop-down menu, or press “Command + … Read more