The Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide https://linuxnewbieguide.org/ Sun, 27 Oct 2024 22:02:19 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/linuxnewbieguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-Screenshot-from-2016-07-05-19-10-52.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide https://linuxnewbieguide.org/ 32 32 55628765 Use Slack in the Terminal using finch (or irc) https://linuxnewbieguide.org/use-slack-in-the-terminal-with-finch/ https://linuxnewbieguide.org/use-slack-in-the-terminal-with-finch/#respond Thu, 02 May 2024 04:44:17 +0000 https://linuxnewbieguide.org/?p=10990 Corporations often use the chat client by Atlassian called Slack. If you are a Slack user, there’s a chance that you might work in software development, or work on the…

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]]> https://linuxnewbieguide.org/use-slack-in-the-terminal-with-finch/feed/ 0 10990 Whatsapp and Telegram in a text mode user interface https://linuxnewbieguide.org/whatsapp-and-telegram-in-a-text-mode-user-interface/ https://linuxnewbieguide.org/whatsapp-and-telegram-in-a-text-mode-user-interface/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 23:52:57 +0000 https://linuxnewbieguide.org/?p=10986 If, like me, you spend a lot of time in the command line, you might find that using your social media / chat apps via the terminal might be beneficial…

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]]> https://linuxnewbieguide.org/whatsapp-and-telegram-in-a-text-mode-user-interface/feed/ 0 10986 How to make an SSH key for AWS Lightsail / EC2 server https://linuxnewbieguide.org/how-to-make-an-ssh-key-for-aws-lightsail-ec2-server/ https://linuxnewbieguide.org/how-to-make-an-ssh-key-for-aws-lightsail-ec2-server/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:40:04 +0000 https://linuxnewbieguide.org/?p=10976 The documented solution on AWS’s pages are not easy to follow, so here’s a step by step guide! NB it is assumed you have already created the user fred on…

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]]> https://linuxnewbieguide.org/how-to-make-an-ssh-key-for-aws-lightsail-ec2-server/feed/ 0 10976 The Top 10 Lesser Known Linux Power Commands That You Won’t Be Able to Live Without https://linuxnewbieguide.org/top-10-lesser-known-linux-power-commands-you-cant-live-without/ https://linuxnewbieguide.org/top-10-lesser-known-linux-power-commands-you-cant-live-without/#comments Mon, 05 Jun 2023 23:36:47 +0000 https://linuxnewbieguide.org/?p=10817 Intro As Linux system administrators, we continuously delve into the boundless ocean of Linux commands to manage and control systems with precision. Some commands are pretty standard and widely known.…

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]]> https://linuxnewbieguide.org/top-10-lesser-known-linux-power-commands-you-cant-live-without/feed/ 1 10817 rclone: Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, box, DropBox and much more from the CLI https://linuxnewbieguide.org/rclone/ https://linuxnewbieguide.org/rclone/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2021 06:22:45 +0000 https://linuxnewbieguide.org/?p=10666 I used to use insync to access my Google Drive account from the command line because it was reliable, however insync ceased support for their CLI client, so I had…

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]]> https://linuxnewbieguide.org/rclone/feed/ 1 10666 Microsoft’s Linux Distro: CBL-Mariner https://linuxnewbieguide.org/microsofts-linux-distro-cbl-mariner/ https://linuxnewbieguide.org/microsofts-linux-distro-cbl-mariner/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:54:20 +0000 https://linuxnewbieguide.org/?p=10661 Microsoft is not the company that it used to be. Steve Ballmer, the then CEO, said in June of 2001 that “Linux is a cancer” [1]. Microsoft tried for years…

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]]> https://linuxnewbieguide.org/reddit-at-the-command-line/feed/ 2 10480 Windows subsystem 2 available for general release in Win 10 2004 https://linuxnewbieguide.org/windows-subsystem-2-available-for-general-release-in-win-10-2004/ https://linuxnewbieguide.org/windows-subsystem-2-available-for-general-release-in-win-10-2004/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:46:44 +0000 https://linuxnewbieguide.org/?p=10409 Microsoft announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) will be generally available in Windows 10, version 2004. WSL2 was released into the Insider Program last year. With the move…

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]]> https://linuxnewbieguide.org/how-to-install-kanboard-in-ubuntu/feed/ 1 10392 How to Run Commands on Multiple Linux Hosts Using PSSH https://linuxnewbieguide.org/how-to-run-commands-on-multiple-linux-hosts-using-pssh/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 07:35:54 +0000 https://linuxnewbieguide.org/?p=9406 I’m sure you’ve heard that all the cool kids are playing with orchestration automation these days. But what about using something quick and dirty to get the job done? Pssh…

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