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The Linux Rain Automatic Writing Contest (closed)

By Bob Mesibov 30/09/2014 Contests

Automatic writing We didn't get any responses to our September contest, but contributions will always be welcome in the comments section, below. Readers were invited to use the command-line version of the virtual keyboard program xvkbd to create ingenious examples of automatic writing � writing…

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List All Open Ports and Stop the Services Behind Them

Discover a step-by-step guide to list all the open ports in your system and stop the services responsible for managing them.

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LosslessCut: A GUI Front-End for FFmpeg for Audio/Video Editing

Discover an amazing free and open-source cross-platform GUI front-end of FFmpeg for basic editing tasks on your laptop or desktop with fewer system resources.

The post LosslessCut: A GUI Front-End for FFmpeg for Audio/Video Editing appeared first on Linux Today.

How to Set Up and Use Restic for Linux Backups

Restic is a fast, secure, and easy-to-use backup tool that supports encryption and deduplication. It allows you to back up your data to various storage locations, such as local drives, network shares, or cloud services such as Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Backblaze B2.

The post How to Set Up and Use Restic for Linux Backups appeared first on Linux Today.

Evilginx: Open-source man-in-the-middle attack framework

Evilginx is an open-source man-in-the-middle attack framework designed to phish login credentials and session cookies, enabling attackers to bypass 2FA safeguards. The author of Evilginx emphasizes that the project demonstrates the techniques skilled attackers may employ. The author asserts that it is the responsibility of defenders to consider such threats and develop strategies to protect users from these types of phishing attacks.

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How to Sync Two Web Servers Using Rsync

In this article, we will guide you through the process of syncing your web server with a backup server using rsync. We will also set up passwordless login to automate the synchronization process using cron for scheduled backups.

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10 Best Free and Open Source Lightweight Front-End Frameworks

The purpose of this article is to list the finest open source lightweight frameworks to kick start CSS and HTML projects. They help to save precious time by saving designers from writing base CSS styles, and solving problematic layout issues.

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13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Clocks

The clocks featured in this article are more sophisticated than the basic tray clock.

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How to Install Navidrome with Docker: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to set up Navidrome with Docker in minutes with this step-by-step guide, perfect for streaming your music collection effortlessly.

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ScyllaDB Transitions to Source Available License

ScyllaDB NoSQL database transitions to a source available license, unifying streams and offering a free tier of ScyllaDB Enterprise.

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13 Best Free and Open Source Java Micro-Frameworks

This article examines the best Java micro-frameworks. Micro means the framework is small, with little or no tools and libraries.

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