Posts by Guoan Xiao (Admin)

Install VirtualBox Guest Additions in Apricity OS Virtual Machine

A reader asked me how to install VirutalBox guest additions in Apricity OS which is an Arch-based Linux distribution. Apricity…

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Super Easy: Upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04 on a Server

This is a quick tutorial showing how to upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04 on a server. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS…

How To Install Spotify on Fedora 23 the Easy Way

Spotify has an official apt repository for Debian/Ubuntu/Linux Mint users. There’s no official rpm package for Fedora users. This tutorial…

Install Drupal 8 on Ubuntu 16.04 With Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7

If you want to know how to install Drupal 8 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7, you have…

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Setup OwnCloud 9 Server with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7 on Arch Linux

A reader asked me how to set up ownCloud personal cloud storage on Arch Linux with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7. Today…

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Install Ubuntu Tweak on Ubuntu 16.04 via GetDeb Repo

The popular Ubuntu Tweak project was officially dead in early May, 2016. ubuntu-tweak.com redirects to the author’s another website. If…

FreeFileSync

How to Install FreeFileSync on Ubuntu 18.04, 19.04, 16.04

Dropbox, NextCloud, and syncthing are great tools for syncing files and folders between your computer, tablet and smart phone, but…

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How to Install Dropbox on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 17.10

This tutorial shows 2 ways to install Dropbox on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. The first method uses the…

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How to Fix MariaDB Plugin ‘unix_socket’ is not loaded Error

The Error “Plugin ‘unix_socket’ is not loaded” is commonly seen on Ubuntu 15.04/15.10/16.04 and any derivative distributions such as Linux…

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How to Install Ring Soft phone on Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora

We have done a tutorial about qTox and Telegram before. Both of them claim to respect user’s privacy. This tutorial…

2 Ways to Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 17.10

This tutorial is for Linux beginners, showing 2 ways to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus and…

Install MariaDB 10.1.14 on CentOS 7

Install MariaDB 10.1.14 on CentOS 7

This tutorial is going to show you how to install MariaDB 10.1.14 on CentOS 7 server and desktop. MariaDB 10.1.14…

Install LEMP Stack on Ubuntu 22.04

How to Install LEMP Stack on Ubuntu 22.04 Server/Desktop

This tutorial is going to show you how to install LEMP stack (Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP8.1) on Ubuntu 22.04. A…

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Use SSH Dynamic Port Forwarding to Bypass Great Firewall Of China

Dynamic port forwarding can be used to bypass the great firewall of China or any other firewall or Internet Filtering…

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5 Effective Tips to Harden SSH Server on Ubuntu

In this post I’m going to share 5 tips you can use to secure SSH on a public-facing Ubuntu server.…

Create Swap File on Cloud Linux Server to Prevent Out of Memory

When a Linux server runs out of memory, some programs such as MariaDB/MySQL will shutdown automatically. To prevent out of…

mysqldump

mysqldump – Create a Separate User to Back Up MariaDB Databases

As you may already know, mysqldump is one of the best utilities you can use to back up MariaDB databases.…

Mail Server Login Error – Dovecot IMAP Authentication Failed

You have set up a Postfix and Dovecot mail server for your own domain name. It runs smoothly for a…

MKVToolnix

Install MKVToolNix 9.2.0 on Ubuntu 16.04/Debian 8/Linux Mint

MKVToolNix 9.2.0, codenamed photograph, was released on May 28, 2016. It’s a collection of tools to create, alter and inspect…

How to Install SuperTux Game on Debian 8/Ubuntu 16.04/Linux Mint

SuperTux is a 2D sidescroller game similar to the original Super Mario game. SuperTux 0.4 is released on December 2015.…