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Methods to uninstall programs from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ?
This article will guide you on different methods to uninstall a #program from your Ubuntu 20.04 #system. You can #unininstall a package via a graphical #software manager and also through the command line.
You can safely use sudo apt-get remove --purge application or sudo apt-get remove applications. When you use the purge flag, it simply removes all config files too.
To remove packages from Ubuntu system:
1. Click on the Ubuntu Software icon in the Activities toolbar; this will open the Ubuntu Software manager through which you can search for, install and uninstall software from your computer.
2. From the list of #applications, look up for the one you want to uninstall and then click the Remove button against it.
Different ways to use Ping command on Linux Mint 20 ?
This article will guide you on different ways to demonstrate the usage of the #ping #command in Linux Mint 20. You can also combine two or more flags to serve a different purpose of your choice.
The #Linux ping command is a simple utility used to check whether a network is available and if a host is reachable. With this command, you can test if a server is up and running. It also helps with troubleshooting various connectivity issues.
To use ping command:
1. Open a Command Prompt. Click on the Start Menu and in the search bar, type 'cmd', and press Enter.
2. In the Command Prompt window, type 'ping' followed by the destination, either an IP Address or a Domain Name, and press Enter.
3. The command will begin printing the results of the ping into the Command Prompt.
Step by step process to configure Squid Proxy Server on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ?
This article will guide you on how to configure Squid #proxy server on a Linux system. There is a lot more you can do with Squid proxy server.
Although primarily used for HTTP and FTP, #Squid includes limited support for several other protocols including Internet Gopher, SSL, TLS and HTTPS. Squid does not support the #SOCKS protocol, unlike Privoxy, with which Squid can be used in order to provide SOCKS support.
The squid. conf file defines the configuration for squid. The configuration includes (but not limited to) HTTP port number, the ICP request port number, incoming and outgoing requests, information about #firewall access, and various timeout information.
To connect Squid proxy:
i. Tools>Options>Advanced>Network>Settings.
ii. Select Manual proxy configuration and tick the 'use this proxy server for all protocols' box.
iii. Under HTTP Proxy: add the squid listening IP address, 10.0. 0.1. In the Port: section add the squid listening port 3128.
iv. Click OK to save the changes.
Step by step process to host an application in XAMPP webserver on Linux Mint 20 ?
This article will guide you on how to work with #XAMPP in Linux Mint 20. This will help you to easily host your #applications on this server. With this, you can create a simple PHP application, however, you can even choose to create applications with complex functionality that are not essentially written in #PHP but can also be written in Perl or #MySQL.
XAMPP is a powerful and versatile solution for setting up a local web server. It presents a perfect way to create an environment for basic #WordPress coding, experimenting with multisite settings, tweaking #themes, and much more.
To run xampp on Linux:
1. Install gnome-panel to be able to create launcher.
2. Run the below command to execute the Create Launcher Application.
3. The "create launcher" window pops up and select “Application” as the Type.
4. Enter for example "XAMPP starter" as the Name.
5. Enter "sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start" into the Command Box.
To Remove Xampp from Linux (Ubuntu):
i. >sudo /opt/lampp/uninstall.
ii. Alternatively > sudo -i cd /opt/lampp ./uninstall.
iii. > sudo rm -r /opt/lampp.
Steps to install the latest Squid Proxy Server on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ?
This article will guide you on steps to #install the Squid proxy server on your #Linux machine. You will also learn how to uninstall the Squid #proxy server in the #Ubuntu #machine and manage Squid services.
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, #HTTPS, FTP, and more. It reduces bandwidth and improves response times by caching and reusing frequently-requested web pages.
It is most often used in conjunction with a traditional LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), and can be used to filter traffic on #HTTP, FTP, and HTTPS, and increase the speed (thus lower the response time) for a web server via caching.
To clear #squid proxy cache:
1. Stop the #httpd and squid services.
2. Delete the contents of the cache as follows: # rm -Rf /var/cache/rhn/*
3. Restart the squid and httpd services.
Step by step process to install the latest Sublime Text editor on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ?
This article will guide you on how to #install #Sublime Text code editor on Ubuntu 20.04 using both the #command line and the #Ubuntu #Software Center.
All Ubuntu versions have Snap enabled by default. This means you can install Notepad++ on Ubuntu from the Software Center. Once the installation completes, you can launch it from the search or by typing notepad-plus-plus into the terminal.
Sublime Text Editor is cross-platform, you can use it in #Linux, #Windows or Mac systems.
