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How to Use Python Virtual Environments on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Python Virtual Environments on Ubuntu 24.04

Python virtual environments isolate project dependencies, preventing version conflicts between projects. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ships with Python 3.12 and the built-in venv module. This guide covers creating and managing virtual environments. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Python 3.12 installed A user account Step 1 – Install the venv Module […]

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How to Secure MySQL 8.0 on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install MySQL 8.0 on Ubuntu 24.04

MySQL 8.0 is the world’s most popular open-source relational database. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ships with MySQL 8.0 in its default repositories. This guide installs, secures, and verifies MySQL on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Update Package Lists […]

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How to Configure a Static IP Address with Netplan on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Rust on Ubuntu 24.04

Rust is a systems programming language focused on safety, speed, and concurrency without a garbage collector. This guide installs the Rust toolchain using rustup, the official Rust installer, on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Install Rust with […]

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How to Secure Nginx with Let's Encrypt SSL on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install OpenLiteSpeed Web Server on Ubuntu 24.04

OpenLiteSpeed is the open-source version of LiteSpeed Web Server — a high-performance, event-driven server with a built-in WebAdmin GUI. It handles PHP natively via LiteSpeed SAPI, which is significantly faster than PHP-FPM. This guide installs it on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with […]

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How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Automate Backups with rsync and cron on Ubuntu 24.04

rsync is a fast, versatile file synchronisation tool that efficiently copies only changed files. Combined with cron, it provides automated, incremental backups. This guide sets up automated local and remote backups on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server SSH access to a remote backup server (optional) […]

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How to Use Python Virtual Environments on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Next.js 14 Application on Ubuntu 24.04

Next.js 14 introduces Partial Prerendering, improved Server Actions, and a stable Turbopack bundler. This guide creates and deploys a Next.js 14 application on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with PM2 and Nginx. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Node.js 20 LTS installed PM2 installed Nginx installed Step 1 – Create a […]

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How to Manage Docker Images and Containers on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy Applications with Docker Compose on Ubuntu 24.04

Docker Compose simplifies deploying multi-service applications. This guide walks through creating a production-ready Docker Compose deployment for a LEMP stack (Nginx, MySQL, PHP) on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Docker Engine and Docker Compose plugin installed A user in the docker group Step 1 – […]

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How to Use Python Virtual Environments on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Deno 2 on Ubuntu 24.04

Deno 2 is a modern JavaScript and TypeScript runtime that is secure by default, requires no package.json, and has first-class TypeScript support. Released in 2024, it is now Node.js-compatible. This guide installs Deno 2 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server or desktop A user account […]

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How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Samba File Sharing on Ubuntu 24.04

Samba implements the SMB protocol on Linux, enabling file sharing between Linux servers and Windows clients. This guide sets up a Samba file server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS accessible from Windows and macOS machines. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges A Windows or macOS […]

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How to Secure Nginx with Let's Encrypt SSL on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Nginx Server Blocks (Virtual Hosts) on Ubuntu 24.04

Nginx server blocks (the equivalent of Apache virtual hosts) let you host multiple websites on a single server. This guide creates a server block for a custom domain on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Nginx installed A domain name pointed to your server’s IP Step […]

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