Gabriella Bennett

She has been a dedicated Linux Server user for the last 15 years. She has tested and used various Linux-based distros, including Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Debian, etc... Sharing her experience.

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Mastering DNS Privacy: Pi-hole + Unbound + VPN Integration (bonus).

Pi-hole blocks ads, trackers, and malicious domains for better privacy and speed. With OpenVPN, all DNS queries are securely tunneled, ensuring filtering everywhere. This setup encrypts traffic, keeping browsing private and preventing ISPs or third parties from tracking your activity.

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Mastering DNS Privacy: Pi-hole + Unbound. (part 1)

Pi-hole is a powerful network-wide ad blocker that also functions as a DNS sinkhole. It blocks unwanted content, enhances privacy, and speeds up your browsing experience by preventing ads, trackers, and malicious domains from even loading.

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Mastering DNS Privacy: Pi-hole + Unbound. (Part 2 – Final)

Pi-hole is a powerful network-wide ad blocker that also functions as a DNS sinkhole. It blocks unwanted content, enhances privacy, and speeds up your browsing experience by preventing ads, trackers, and malicious domains from even loading.

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No More Manual Copying with the find command.

Simplify file transfers with the power of find, cp, and rsync. This efficient approach automates data backups, ensuring seamless and secure transfers to a local or remote server—eliminating the need for manual effort. 🚀

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`w` vs`who` commands.

In Unix-like operating systems, the w and the who are command-line utilities used to display information about users currently logged into the system. While they achieve similar objectives, their level of detail and information varies. 🎧 Here's a breakdown of the differences between the two: w Command The w

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How to mount/automount USB drive on Linux Systems.

Mounting and automounting USB drives are key for managing removable storage on Linux. Whether you want to manually mount a USB drive or set up automatic mounting, understanding these processes can boost productivity and streamline your workflow.

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OpenVPN Configuration: #management localhost 7505.

This is the twelfth in a series of posts, featuring Protips, tips, tricks, hacks, and secrets provided by Our Team 🙊 — We want to share our top tips for the growing and thriving Linux community out there. Because sometimes you need a little help...

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touch Command.

The touch command is simple yet powerful. Its primary use is to create empty files and update the timestamps of existing files. Using touch with no option changes a file's access and modification times to the current time —and NO!!!, the touch command does not replace or overwrite

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How to Rename a Service Name for a Port Number.

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The Five (5) Most Used Commands on Unix-like Systems.

Unix-like operating systems offer a wide range of commands for various tasks. Some commands are fundamental for performing everyday tasks efficiently. These commands are essential for navigating the file system, managing files, or obtaining system information. 🎧 Here are the top five (5) most commonly used commands: 1. ls: Lists the

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Using apt-get || apt command.

This guide outlines the capabilities of apt-get or apt commands in Linux, explaining how to utilize them for tasks such as discovering new packages, installing and upgrading them, and maintaining system cleanliness.

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GHOST CMS: backup and restore ⏤ Self-hosting.

We’ve talked a lot about security… but one of the most overlooked aspects of running a website is having a backup. You must take all necessary precautions to ensure that your website is regularly and safely backed up.

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ab - Apache server performance testing tool.

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How to automatically Backup Your Files to a Remote Server with Rsync.

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How to Disable motd-news. (Ubuntu)

MOTD is the abbreviation of "Message Of The Day", and it is used to display messages when a remote user logs in to the Linux Operating system using SSH. According to /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news file the system sends a request to your Ubuntu server containing information about

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Glances Web UI shows a blank page on Ubuntu 22.04

Here’s the error: After upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04, Glances Web UI shows a blank page on any browser. What is happening and how can you remediate it? Glances packages for Ubuntu 21.10 and 22.04 are different of course but the filelist for the latter does not

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Issue: Logrotate Error because Parent Directory has Insecure Permissions.

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Throw Insults when a user type the wrong password.

The SUDOERS file includes a fun hidden gem within the default sudo security policy: the “insults” feature. When enabled, this option causes sudo to throw humorous or sarcastic insults at users each time they enter an incorrect password. By default, this flag is turned off.

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What are Zombie processes and how get rid of them?

You may have seen zombie processes shambling around your processes list. A Zombie process is called as such because it’s already dead. You know... ZOMBIE.

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How to Clear Buff/Cache in Linux?

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Systemctl daemon-reload.

A unit in Systemd is a systemd object that performs or controls a particular task or action. Systemd uses units to start/stop/manage services, organize boot process, maintain tasks and processes, create sockets, mount file-system, and initialize hardware.

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Run Multiple 'Cmds' at once in Linux.

This is the tenth in a series of posts featuring Protips, tips, tricks, hacks, and secrets provided by Our Team 🙊 — We want to share our top tips for the growing and thriving Linux community out there. Because sometimes you need a little help...

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Query the systemd Journal?

journalctl is a utility for querying and displaying logs on systemd, kernel and journal on journald written by systemd-journald.service. See our previous post on Systemd journal. Working with journalctl command 1. All logs When run without any parameters, the following command will display all the logs in the paginated

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How to change Sudo Session's Time Limit.

The sudo command allows us to securely perform great administrative tasks. However, after some time running a command with sudo, will prompt for a password. Because of the 15 minutes grace period; your sudo session has by default. When the 15 minutes are out, you’ll be forced to reenter

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APT vs Snap: What the, what the hell ...

In Linux, package managers are software tools that assist users in searching, downloading, installing, removing, and updating software packages on their system and can be accessed by either Command-Line or through a Graphical User Interface application. There is a variety of package managers to choose from, including dpkg (Debian Package