In the ongoing struggle against unwanted communication there are many technologies and strategies on how to stop receiving spam emails. One highly effective way for Linux users is the open-source Apache SpamAssassin project, offering a highly-effective and free anti-spam platform.
In this article, we’ll teach you exactly how to stop receiving spam emails on Linux with SpamAssassin.
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NodeJS is an open-source JavaScript runtime environment, one of the most popular tools among web developers. Developers typically use NodeJS to improve the functionality of web applications or create local development environments. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Node.JS and NPM on Ubuntu 24.04 using the default repository and NodeSource. You will also learn how to install a specific version of NodeJS using NVM.
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Welcome to our tutorial on how to verify checksum of a file on Linux. Maintaining the integrity and security of data in the digital realm is crucial. Checksums validate the authenticity of files and data sets by generating unique strings of characters through mathematical algorithms. We’ll delve into the fundamentals of checksums, their significance in various contexts, and how to generate and verify checksums effectively. Let’s begin our exploration!
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Last month, we showed you how to resolve the “can’t connect to local server” error, though this won’t help if you’re using a remote MySQL server. As such, we’ve created this guide on “how to fix MySQL can’t connect to server issues”.
MySQL is a popular open-source RDBMS, short for Relational Database Management System, widely used for web applications and other data-driven projects. It’s part of the LAMP/LEMP stack, and many popular websites and applications use it as a database system for storing data. However, users occasionally encounter issues where they can’t connect to the MySQL server, which can disrupt normally functioning applications. In this guide on how to fix MySQL can’t connect to server issues, we will explore common reasons for this problem and provide step-by-step solutions to help you resolve MySQL connection issues.
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MySQL is an open-source relational database management system used for storing data. It is written in C and C++, offering various features that are very useful for developers and other users familiar with it. Often, it’s very useful to block off access to your MySQL server to prevent unauthorized access. Sometimes, you may lock yourself out. In this blog post we will show you how to fix the MySQL connectivity issues when accessing MySQL as a local server. This blog post will teach you how to fix the dreaded “can’t connect to local server” issue. Let’s get started!
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Finding the right theme for your WordPress website can take some time. Once you found the right WordPress theme, installing the WordPress theme is often easy and straightforward.
However, sometimes you may face some problems or errors and the WordPress theme can’t be installed. You don’t want to look for another theme again and this theme was perfect for your website. You are in luck – join us in this guide to help you fix the WordPress theme not installing problem on your website.
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Time zones are very important for the Linux system because they can affect how the system operates, as well as affecting data displayed on your website for example. In this blog post, we will explain how to check and change the time zone on your Linux server. Setting the time and date is also important as it involves setting the correct time zone. These settings can be easily checked and changed according to your needs.
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The DIG command offers a vast amount of functionalities and different options. In this guide, we’ll learn more about some of the most important functionalities for DNS troubleshooting.
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In this article, we will go over five different ways to empty/delete a large file in Linux.
You might have a file that’s gigabytes in size that you want to get rid of quickly, or you want to automate emptying a file for each iteration. Whatever the case may be, you’ll be able to easily delete or empty a file with help from this article.
We’ll be running these commands on an Ubuntu 22.04 VPS, but pretty much all of these commands should work on any modern distribution.
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In this tutorial, we will explain ten useful cron commands in Linux with examples.
The cron command is used for scheduling tasks to be executed in a specific period, like a month, day, hour, minute, or even seconds. The cron uses a table of tabs called crontabs which have a list of commands that need to be executed with their times respectively. These cron commands are used by system administrators mostly, to make their work easier and be sure not to forget to execute something during a specific period of their work.
In this tutorial, we are going to use Ubuntu 20.04, but you can choose any Linux distro you want. Let’s get started!
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