In this tutorial, we will show you how to remove symbolic links on Linux. For those of you who didn’t know, A symbolic link (also known as a symlink) is a term or special type of file in Linux that points to another file or directory. In general Symbolic links are used to link libraries. Also, used to link log files and folders on mounted NFS (Network File System) shares. This article assumes...
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Fail2Ban on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, Fail2ban is an open-source tool that helps protect your Linux machine from brute force and other automated attacks by monitoring the services logs for malicious activity. These apps run as a daemon that uses python scripts to parse log files for system intrusion attempts and adds custom...
In this tutorial, we will show you how to check the MySQL version on Linux. For those of you who didn’t know, MySQL (and its drop-in replacement MariaDB) is the most popular open-source relational database management system. It is a fast and secure relational database management system. MySQL is a free open-source relational database management system that uses SQL (structured query language)....
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Rootkit Hunter on Linux. For those of you who didn’t know, Rootkit Hunter (rkhunter) is a Unix-based tool that scans for rootkits, backdoors, and possible local exploits. Rootkits are self-hiding toolkits secretly installed by a malicious intruder to allow that user to gain access to the server. This article assumes you have at least basic kno...
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Composer on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, Composer is a popular dependency manager for PHP. It functions as some sort of project manager that helps the programmer manage dependencies that will be used on a project-to-project basis. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and ...
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install WordPress on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, WordPress is a free and open-source CMS based on the PHP programming language, with MySQL or MariaDB being used for the backend where the data is stored. It is the simplest way to create a Blog, Portfolio Website, webshop, etc. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of...
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gradle on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, Gradle is a free and open-source tool that is useful to build, automate, and deliver software. It is mainly useful for Java, C++, and other Swift projects. Gradle combines the best features of Ant as well as Maven. Also, Gradle uses Groovy, a dynamic, and object-oriented programming langu...
In this tutorial, we will show you how to disable SELinux on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) is a Linux kernel module that provides a mechanism to enforce access control security policies including MAC (Mandatory Access Control). SELinux policy rules specify how processes and users interact with each other as well as how processes and users inte...
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Node.js on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, Node.js is a Javascript platform for programming that enables users to build network applications very quickly. It offers users the ability to write websites in JavaScript whose code executes on the server instead of a client's browser. This article assumes you have at least basic knowl...
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MySQL on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. The MySQL source code is freely available because it was originally developed by Oracle. MySQL is written in C and C++ and is compatible with all major opera...