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Install Rar / Unrar on Centos 8 - Step by step guide ?

This article covers how to install Rar/Unrar on CentOS 8 system. In fact, RAR files are archived by Winrar compression software and can be split into large files.


Install Android Studio on Debian 10 - Step by step guide ?

This article covers the process of installing the latest version of the Android Studio on the Debian 10 server. In fact, Android Studio is the IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for Android. Built on JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA software and designed for Android development.



How to Add Android studio icon to Desktop ?

  • Open android studio App and click Configure.
  • Here click 'Create Desktop Entry' option.
  • Click 'OK' for adding android studio icon to the desktop.


Install PDF Mix Tool on Linux Mint 20 - Step by step guide ?

This article covers the best way to install and use the PDF Mix Tool on a Linux Mint 20 system. In fact, PDF Mix Tool is an open-source and lightweight application allows to split, merge, rotate and mix PDF files.


"cal" Command in Linux Mint 20 - How to use it ?

This article covers the different ways in which the "cal" command can be used on a Linux Mint 20 system. In fact, the cal command is a command line utility for displaying a calendar in the terminal. It can be used to print a single month, many months or an entire year. It supports starting the week on a Monday or a Sunday, showing Julian dates and showing calendars for arbitrary dates passed as arguments.


Examples of using Linux "cal" command

1. To Display the calendar for this month, with today highlighted:

$ cal

2. To show the calendar for this month, but do not highlight today:

$ cal -h

3. To Display last month, this month, and next month:

$ cal -3

4. To Display this entire year's calendar:

$ cal -y

5. To Display the entire year 2000 calendar:

$ cal -y 2000

OR

$ cal 2000

6. To Display the calendar for December of this year:

$ cal -m December

OR

$ cal -m Dec


Configure Rsyslog Server on Debian 10 / Debian 11 (Bullseye) - Step by step guide ?

This article covers how to set up the Rsyslog server on Debian 11. In fact, Rsyslog is a free and open-source logging software that forwards all log files to the centralized log server through the IP network. It helps system administrators to keep an eye on all servers from the central point. Rsyslog works in a client/server model, it receives logs from the remote client on port 514 over the TCP/UDP protocol.


How to Install Rsyslog on any Linux distribution ?

1. First, you will need to install the Rsyslog server package on the server machine. You can install it in Debian / Ubuntu using the following command:

$ apt-get install rsyslog -y

In RHEL based distros like CentOS:

$ sudo yum install rsyslog

2. After the installation, verify the Rsyslog status using the following command:

$ systemctl status rsyslog


Install Screen on Linux Mint 20 - Step by step guide ?

This article covers how to install the Screen tool on your Linux Mint 20 system. In fact, Linux Mint screen provides users an option to open several separate terminal instances within a single terminal window manager. Screen also includes an enhanced command line, giving you extra features and functionality over a standard command line.


How to Install and Use Linux Screen ?

Screen is usually installed by default on all major Linux distributions. If your system doesn't have it preinstalled, don’t worry, the installation process is easy.

1. In the case of Debian, Ubuntu or Linux Mint and its derivatives, you can execute the following command:

$ sudo apt install screen

2. If you are using CentOS, you can install it using the following:

$ sudo yum install screen

Or if the user can't run sudo commands, we need to run it as a root user:

$ yum install screen


How to install htop on your Linux system ?

We can install it on Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint and its derivatives with the following command:

$ sudo apt install htop

You can run htop by simply typing the following command in your terminal:

$ htop