AppImage Pool standalone App Store for AppImages

In Linux, we have many different ways to install applications like Snap, Flatpak, AppImages, and default package manager.

The common thing in them they all provide their custom app store or platform to Find, Manage, Install Apps except AppImages.

For newbies, AppImages is a bundle of any application. Inside, a single-bundle application provides all required tools with required dependencies.

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Debian/Ubuntu: Configure knockd on Server for Port Knocking

When I was young, my mother asked me not to open the door unless the door knocked in a series of four which was only known to us. I think you all have done in their childhood or later.

That same concept I want to use in my Linux system, you are pondering what he is speaking? How and where will be a door on my system, and how to knock? I do not understand it; explain to me this abstract concept.

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How to Install & Configure Deja Dup in Linux

How to Install & Configure Deja Dup in Linux

Backup is one of the essential requirements for Linux users. The next Sudo command may ruin your whole system into an empty bucket.

It’s happened to me, and I have also heard it from others. When a new user joins the Linux army, they tend to forget that they are not in the Windows system anymore; here, any wrong step can bring misfortune to your files.

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Types of a Linux File Systems

Types of a Linux File Systems

Windows users are restricted to the NTFS file system, and Linux users often stick to the ext4 file system while installing the new Linux distribution.

Besides Ext4, there are btrfs, exfat, ext2, ext3, ext4, f2fs, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, lvm2 pv, minix, nilfs2, ntfs, reiser4, reiserfs, udf, xfs, and many more. Take a pause, don’t hesitate because most of them are deprecated.

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How to Determine the File System Type in Linux (Ext2, Ext3, or Ext4)?

How to Determine the File System Type in Linux (Ext2, Ext3, or Ext4)?

Linux is an ocean of different kinds of file systems. Some distributions ship Ext4 as the default file system, while distributions like RedHat stick with an XFS.

Besides Ext4 and XFS, there are around 10+ file systems in Linux with unique features and few drawbacks. To know, your Linux system is running in which type of file system use the below method.

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How to Lock Keyboard on Linux & Windows

How to Lock Keyboard on Linux & Windows

To be honest, we all are in the same circumstances, or some ignorant who do not belong to computer line, especially kids, love to finger in keyboard button. That’s how I found a tool that can disable/lock the keyboard’s working whenever pressing the shortcut key in series.

Today, you will learn to disable/lock the keyboard for a temporary on both Linux and Windows systems.

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ifconfig vs ip: Difference and Comparing Network Configuration

ifconfig vs ip: Difference and Comparing Network Configuration

Linux is a buffet for different tools and utilities, some last longer, and others are deprecated with better alternatives.

ifconfig
ifconfig is one of them, introduced in UNIX-based operating system as administration utility for the networking in 1983, then inherited by Linux in 1991.

Number of drawbacks are
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5 open source alternatives to Microsoft Exchange

For decades, Microsoft Exchange has ruled the market for email and groupware services. This top dog dominates the corporate world, and the omnipresent Outlook mail client has become the de facto standard for groupware. Since Exchange is closely integrated with Microsoft's Office products, users have access to a wide variety of productivity software and features, whether they're using a desktop or a mobile client.Learn more

How to watermark a UTF-8 plain text file

Watermarking plain text isn't easy. Plain text files don't have headers (or magic numbers), and although you can insert invisible control characters, those characters may get revealed by text editors and word processors. Learn more

Introduction to Kubernetes | What is Kubernetes

Welcome to the introduction to Kubernetes course. Kubernetes, also known as k8s or kube, is the most popular container Orchestration tool in the industry which is a Google made product. This Kubernetes tutorial consists of series articles on Kubernetes. In the first part, we will be discussing what is Kubernetes and the basic concepts of Kubernetes. Learn more

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