Whether we talk about smartphones, desktops, or IoT devices, open-source software is omnipresent in some form. While Android is already an open-source project, you can find proprietary and open-source applications. And open-source Android apps can act as better replacements that respect your
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In a situation where a recently upgraded software is causing issues? While you can always investigate the issue to fix it, at times, going back to the previous working version saves time and effort. If the new version introduced a bug, you
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For years, the focus of It’s FOSS has been on desktop Linux. This is the reason why we mostly go for GUI solutions and tools. Though this is not changing, knowing the basic Linux commands gives you an edge while troubleshooting. And
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You probably already know about the lightweight Markdown markup language. Refer to our Markdown guide, if you’re new to the concept. Overall, it is a simple and effective language for creating plain-text documents. However, Markdown may not be enough to make detailed
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In this post, we will cover how to Install nginx web server on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS step-by-step. Nginx is a free and open-source web server, it can also be used as reverse proxy, HTTP load balancer, HTTP Cache and mail proxy. Nginx
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By default, Ubuntu disables the root account. You must use the sudo command for any tasks requiring root privileges. This is for your own security, of course. Using the system as root all the time is like running around with a sword
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The cd command in Linux allows you to change directories. You just have to give the path to the directory. cd path_to_directory And here comes the first challenge if you are new to Linux. You are probably not sure about the path.
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Attackers are constantly on the prowl, conducting reconnaissance on web servers to retrieve crucial details such as the Nginx version. With this information at hand, they can then leverage known vulnerabilities associated with the version of the Nginx web server and initiate
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Valentine week is here. Now, don’t go professing your love for Linux by trying a new distro till 14th Feb 😉 Jokes apart, let’s see what you have in this edition of FOSS Weekly. 💬 In this week’s issue: All about Grub
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Linux is an interesting choice for your operating system instead of Windows or macOS. You might have heard many good things, so you decided to try them. However, new Linux users make some mistakes that end up giving you an unpleasant user
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