Linux Shout published a tutorial about installing VirtualBox on Elementary OS 6 Odin.
Linux Hint published a tutorial about how to setup quotas and reservations on the ZFS file system.
Vitux published a tutorial about how to send processes to the background on Linux.
Howtoforge published a tutorial about creating a locally trusted SSL certificate with mkcert on Ubuntu 20.04.
TecMint published 13 basic Cat command examples.
TecMint published 10 useful du (disk usage) commands to find disk usage of files and directories.
TecAdmin shows you how to use the Chown command in Linux.
OMG! Ubuntu! published a tutorial about how to access extra dock settings in elementary OS 6.
OSTechNix shows you how to upgrade to Debian 11 Bullseye from Debian 10 Buster.
The guide walks through installing Skype on Rocky Linux 8 by first adding Microsoft’s repository—importing its GPG key and creating a dedicated repo file. With the repo in place, you simply run dnf install skypeforlinux, letting DNF resolve any required dependencies (including optional 32‑bit libraries). It then shows how to confirm the installation with skypeforlinux --version and fixes a common post‑kernel‑update audio issue by reinstalling alsa-plugins-pulseaudio. Finally, it notes that the permanent repo enables automatic Skype upgrades via dnf update skypeforlinux, while you can lock the package if you wish to stay on a specific version.
The guide shows how to obtain the newest Cockpit web‑based admin console on Ubuntu 20.04 by adding the official Cockpit PPA, since the default repository only provides an older version (221) lacking recent fixes and UI tweaks. It walks through installing software‑properties‑common, adding the PPA, then using apt to install or upgrade Cockpit (and optional modules), enabling the cockpit.socket service, and opening port 9090 with ufw. Afterwards it explains how to verify that the interface is reachable at https://<your‑host>:9090 and what to check if the socket fails to start. Finally, it lists common hiccups—missing libvirt packages, expired GPG keys, or port conflicts—and gives one‑line commands to resolve each issue.
TechRepublic shows you how to clean the DNF and APT caches in Linux.
Linoxide published a tutorial about installing the PHP ImageMagick extension on Ubuntu 20.04.
The article points out that Ubuntu 20.04 ships with Apache 2.4.41, which misses recent features, so an upgrade is often required. It presents three ways to obtain a newer release: adding Ondřej Surý’s PPA for a straightforward apt‑based update, enabling the official focal‑backports repository for a Canonical‑maintained package, or downloading and compiling the latest source code yourself. The guide highlights each method’s trade‑offs—PPA is easy but third‑party, backports stay within Ubuntu’s ecosystem yet may lag behind, and compiling gives full control but demands manual maintenance and custom service setup. Finally, it shows a quick rollback command to revert to the original package version if the upgrade causes issues.
TecMint published a tutorial about installing Ubuntu alongside with Windows in dual-boot.
Dedoimedo published a tutorial about how to configure HD display and font scaling in the Gnome desktop environment .
ServeTheHome published a Proxmox VE 7 initial installation checklist.
TecAdmin published a tutorial on the JQ command with examples.
OMG! Ubuntu! shows you how to install Pantheon tweaks on elementary OS 6 to access hidden settings.
Make Tech Easier published an overview of seven great-looking Gnome shell themes.
