Jun 30, 2023 Posted by newlife007

How to Create a CentOS 7 local repository

How to Create a CentOS 7 local repository Introduction In this post we will cover how to create a CentOS 7 local repository that you can use to patch CentOS 7 systems that do not have access to the Internet for updates or for your home network. We will create a web site with NGINX, download the updates, extras and others packages, set to update daily and configure systems to use the local repository in... read more

Oct 1, 2021 Posted by newlife007

How To Enable Firewall with UFW On Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS

How To Enable Firewall with UFW On Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Introduction Security on servers is a good thing to apply on all your systems. One of the tools at hand is the firewall, with Ubuntu Server the firewall is available but not enabled. In this post, we will enable UFW on Ubuntu Server. Process First, what is UFW? UFW stands for uncomplicated firewall and is easy to use. with a few easy steps we can... read more

Jun 10, 2021 Posted by newlife007

How To Install Reaper on Fedora 34

How To Install Reaper on Fedora 34 Introduction One of my favorite DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) is Reaper. In  the past to run Reaper you had to use WINE or other methods but as luck would have it they have been releasing a version for Linux so I thought would give it a try on Fedora 34 running KDE Plasma Desktop. Note: REAPER, fully featured with no artificial limitations. You can evaluate REAPER in... read more

May 24, 2018 Posted by newlife007

Installing and Running PowerCLI on Linux

Introduction The wait is over, you can now run PowerCLI on Linux. This is due to Microsoft PowerShell Core 6.x and .NET Core which includes the modules. According to labs.vmware.com, PowerCLI Core uses Microsoft PowerShell Core and .Net Core to enable users of Linux, Mac and Docker to now use the same cmdlets which were previously only available on windows. PowerCLI Core enables a multi-platform scripting... read more

May 18, 2018 Posted by newlife007

Installing Microsoft PowerShell Core 6.x on Fedora 28

Installing Microsoft PowerShell Core 6.x on Fedora 28 In an earlier post we covered the release and install of PowerShell Core 6 on Linux and OS X. In this post we will install PowerShell Core 6.1 preview 2 on Fedora 28. Download the rhel7 RPM for PowerShell Core 6.1 preview 2 from https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/tag/v6.1.0-preview.2.  Once downloaded the installation is a standard rpm... read more