SysAdmin

A quick start guide to phoenixNAP Virtual Private Datacenter and Data Security Cloud products. Both of these products utilize the VMware Cloud Director user interface to manage virtual machines and networking.

Learn about swap partitions in Linux and follow our step-by-step instructions on creating, increasing, decreasing, or deleting partitions.

This article provides a detailed overview of the Bash shell, including its concepts, features, and basic commands.

Master Linux networking commands! This article provides an overview of 20 Linux network commands, and features a free downloadable PDF cheat sheet.

This article lists the most commonly used commands and tools to remove unwanted files from your Linux system.

GRUB bootloader initializes hardware and loads the Linux kernel at startup. It also provides a user interface to help user select the right OS to load on multi-boot systems. This article introduces you to GRUB and its usage.

RDP gives you access to the GUI of a remote server. RDP works with xrdp, an open-source remote desktop protocol server in Linux.
This text shows you how to enable an RDP using xrdp on Ubuntu 22.04.

Resetting to a remote branch enables synchronizing a local branch to a remote repository. Follow this step-by-step tutorial to reset to remote using the git reset command, in three simple methods.

This guide explains how to install and secure a phpMyAdmin instance on Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04.

Vagrant is a software application that creates an operating system environment using virtualization technology. Vagrant uses a command line interface to load, prepare, and launch a virtual environment, called a Vagrant Box. There are many preconfigured Vagrant boxes available for download. You can also start with a basic box and add your own configuration. This guide will walk you thru how to install Vagrant on Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver).