Installing dnscrypt-proxy with an ad-blocker on Linux can be done by following these steps: Start by installing dnscrypt-proxy by following the instructions on the official website, this could vary depending on the distribution you are using. Next, you will need to install an ad-blocker such as dnscrypt-proxy-blocklist. To do this, you can download the blocklist … Read more
Speedtest-cli is a command-line tool that allows you to test your internet connection speed. Here’s how you can install it on a FreeBSD system: First, you’ll need to have the “python” package installed on your system. You can check if it’s already installed by running the command “python3 -V”. If it’s not installed, you can … Read more
Setting up a WireGuard VPN server on Alpine Linux can be done by following these steps: Start by installing the WireGuard package by running the following command: apk add wireguard-tools wireguard-virt Create a new directory to store the configuration files by running the following command: mkdir -p /etc/wireguard Generate a private key for the server … Read more
LXD (Linux Container Daemon) uses a bridge to connect the containers to the host network. By default, the bridge comes with firewall and NAT rules enabled, which can be configured to allow or block specific traffic. To disable firewall and NAT rules on the LXD bridge, you can follow these steps: Stop the LXD service … Read more
You can check the expiration date of a TLS/SSL certificate from the command line using the “openssl” tool. Here’s an example command that checks the expiration date of a certificate for the domain “example.com”: openssl s_client -connect example.com:443 -servername example.com 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -noout -dates The “-connect” option specifies the domain and port to … Read more
To install Go (Golang) on Ubuntu Linux, you can follow these steps: Download the latest version of Go from the official website by running the following command: wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.x.linux-amd64.tar.gz Extract the downloaded archive by running the following command: tar -xvf go1.x.linux-amd64.tar.gz Move the extracted folder to the ‘/usr/local’ directory by running the following command: sudo … Read more
There are several ways to convert a PDF to an image on the Linux command line. One popular tool is “ImageMagick”. You can install it by running the command: sudo apt-get install imagemagick Once ImageMagick is installed, you can use the “convert” command to convert a PDF to an image. Here’s an example command that … Read more
To install MySQL server on CentOS 8, follow these steps: Start by enabling the MySQL module by running the following command: sudo dnf module enable mysql:8.0 Next, install the MySQL server package by running the following command: sudo dnf install mysql-server After the installation is complete, start the MySQL service and enable it to start … Read more
To enable an rc.local shell script on a systemd-based Linux system during boot, you can follow these steps: Create a file named “rc-local.service” in the “/etc/systemd/system” directory. Open the file in your text editor and paste the following content: [Unit] Description=/etc/rc.local compatibility [Service] Type=forking ExecStart=/etc/rc.local start TimeoutSec=0 StandardOutput=tty RemainAfterExit=yes SysVStartPriority=99 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target Make the file … Read more
To install VirtualBox on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, follow these steps: Add the VirtualBox repository to your system by running the following command in the terminal: sudo add-apt-repository “deb [arch=amd64] https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian focal contrib” Download and add the Oracle public key for apt-secure using the following command: wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add – Update … Read more