Miscellaneous

How to Install and Configure VNC on Debian 9 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure VNC on Debian 9

Virtual Network Computing, or VNC, is a connection system that allows you to use your keyboard and mouse to interact with a graphical desktop environment on a remote server. It makes managing files, software, and settings on a remote server easier for users who are not yet comfortable with the command line.

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How To Install and Use Command Line Cheat Sheets on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Use Command Line Cheat Sheets on Ubuntu 14.04

Cheat is a command line based Python program that allows system administrators to view and store helpful cheat sheets. It retrieves plain-text examples of a chosen command in order to remind the user of options, arguments, or common uses. Cheat is ideal for “commands that you use frequently, but not frequently enough to remember.”

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How To Set Up a Hexxit (Minecraft Mod Pack) Server on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up a Hexxit (Minecraft Mod Pack) Server on Ubuntu 14.04

[Hexxit](http://www.technicpack.net/modpack/hexxit.552552) is a Minecraft modpack, i.e. a collection of Minecraft mods. While the original game has its roots in freeform exploration and building, Hexxit puts an emphasis on adventure and battle. The 54 mods included with Hexxit add a large variety of new monsters to fight (including bosses), structures to explore, and lots of rare and useful loot!

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How To Use Pageant to Streamline SSH Key Authentication with PuTTY — step-by-step Security tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use Pageant to Streamline SSH Key Authentication with PuTTY

Pageant is a PuTTY authentication agent. It holds your private keys in memory so that you can use them whenever you are connecting to a server. It eliminates the need to explicitly specify the relevant key to each Linux user account if you use more than one account to log into a server, as well as the need to type a key’s passphrase each time you log into your user account

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How to Build Android ROMs on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Build Android ROMs on Ubuntu 16.04

Android is the most popular operating system in the world today. Hundreds of different original equipment manufacturers, or OEM, choose to install it on their devices because it is free, open-source, and has a large ecosystem of apps and services…

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How To Find Broken Links on Your Website Using Wget on Debian 7 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Find Broken Links on Your Website Using Wget on Debian 7

Broken links exist because webpages sometimes get moved or deleted over time. It is the job of the webmaster to find those broken links before the human web visitors or the search engine robots do. Delay in correcting the problem results in bad user experience and possible penalty for search engine page ranking. This tutorial explains how to use `wget` to find all of the broken links on a website so you can correct them.

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How To Install and Configure VNC on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Configure VNC on Ubuntu 14.04

VNC is a connection system that allows you to manage your Ubuntu server with a graphical desktop environment. With VNC, you can use your keyboard and mouse to interact with a graphical display of your remote server, making it easier to work with the server.

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