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Tutorial: Creating a Swap File

By Andrew Powell 19/12/2013 Tutorials

Have you found you forgot to create a Swap partition upon installing your favourite Linux distribution? Or simply have a nice layout of partitions on your hard drive that you do not wish to alter? Then let's instead create a "swap file" in Linux! Even if you're primarily from a Microsoft…

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How to Install Craft CMS on Rocky Linux 9

Craft CMS is an open-source content management system for creating websites. It is a secure and scalable CMS with an extensive plugin ecosystem and high-quality free and paid plugins. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Craft CMS on a Debian 12 server.

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17 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line Image Compression Tools

This article recommends the best command-line image compression tools. They are all free and open source.

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YUM Package Manager (From Rise to Replacement by DNF)

Discover the history of the YUM package manager, from its rise to its decline, leading to its eventual replacement by DNF, a modern solution for package management.

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How to Install Jupyter Notebook with Nginx Proxy on Debian 12

Jupyter is a free and open-source web application for interactive computing and data science. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Jupyter and configure Jupyter Notebook on the Debian 12 server.

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How to Install Miniconda on Debian 12

This guide teaches you how to install Miniconda on a Linux Debian 12 server. You'll learn to use the 'conda' command line to create and manage virtual environments and packages.

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Beginner’s Guide to Setting Up AI Development Environment on Linux

In this article, we guide you through the process of setting up your Linux system for AI development.

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How to Install NetBox IRM (Infrastructure Resource Modelling Tool) on Ubuntu 24.04 Server

NetBox is an Infrastructure Resource Modelling (IRM) designed for network automation and infrastructure engineering. This tutorial will show you how to install Netbox IRM on the Ubuntu 24.04 server with PostgreSQL as the database and Apache as a reverse proxy.

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How to Install osTicket on Ubuntu 24.04 Server

osTicket is an open-source help desk and ticketing solution written in PHP. In this guide, you'll learn how to install the osTicket open-source ticketing system on Ubuntu 24.04 server.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Linux Users

This article will give you a simple, beginner-friendly introduction to AI, its applications, and why it’s important for you as a Linux user.

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GNU Linux-Libre 6.13 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lovers

Based on the just-released Linux 6.13 kernel series, the GNU Linux-libre 6.13 kernel is here to clean up six new drivers, including rtw8812a, rtw8821a, bmi270, aw88081, ntp8835, and ntp8918, as well as to clean up assorted blob names in new and updated devicetree (.dts) files that are either requested or loaded.

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