Linux Basics

Initial Server Setup with CentOS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Initial Server Setup with CentOS

When you first create a new CentOS server, there are a few configuration steps that you should take early on as part of the basic setup. This will increase the security and usability of your server and will give you a solid foundation for subsequent actions. This guide will cover setting up a non-root user with sudo, and setting up a basic firewall.

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Como usar o find e locate para localizar arquivos no Linux — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Como usar o find e locate para localizar arquivos no Linux

Localizar arquivos é uma tarefa muito comum em qualquer sistema operacional. Ambos os comandos “find” e “locate” do Linux podem ser usados para procurar arquivos no sistema de arquivos. Este guia irá abordar como usar essas duas ferramentas para criar consultas específicas para arquivos.

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How to Upgrade Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Upgrade Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Ubuntu has two types of releases: standard, which are released every six months, and Long Term Support (or “LTS”), which are released every two years. In this guide, we will go over how to safely upgrade an Ubuntu 12.04 server to 14.04, taking care to preserve our existing configuration.

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How To Set Up vsftpd for a User's Directory on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up vsftpd for a User’s Directory on Ubuntu 18.04

FTP, short for File Transfer Protocol, is a network protocol that was once widely used for moving files between a client and server. It has since been replaced by faster, more secure, and more convenient ways of delivering files. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to configure vsftpd to allow a user to upload files to his or her home directory using FTP with login credentials secured by SSL/TLS.

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What's New in Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

What’s New in Ubuntu 16.04

The Ubuntu operating system’s most recent Long Term Support version, version 16.04 (Xenial Xerus), was released on April 21, 2016. This guide is intended as a brief overview of new features and significant changes to the system as a whole, since 14.04 LTS, from the perspective of server system administration. It draws on the official Xenial Xerus release notes, along with a variety of other sources.

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