today's howtos

• How to install Zimbra Collaboration Open Source 8.8.12_GA on CentOS 7

• How to read and print pretty JSON with PHP

• How to run tesseract on GIF file in linux

• How to install & uninstall Elasticsearch on Ubuntu 19.04, 18.04 & 16.04

• How to Debug a Bash Script like a Boss

• How to Create Local HTTP Yum/DNF Repository on RHEL 8

• How to view and browse the linux kernel source?

• Building a Raspberry PI Cluster - Part IV: Monitoring

• Install Google Chrome on RHEL8

• Install and Get Started with .NET Core on CentOS

• Install and Get Started with .NET Core on Ubuntu

• Install and Get Started with PowerShell on CentOS

• Install and Get Started with PowerShell on Ubuntu

Best Command-Line FTP Clients for Linux

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a network protocol used for transferring files between a client and a server on a computer network. The very first FTP applications were made for the command line before GUI Operating Systems even became a thing and while there are several GUI FTP clients, developers still make CLI-based FTP clients for users who prefer using the old method. Here’s a list of the best command-line based FTP clients for Linux.

Why Windows Containers Are Less Attractive Than Linux Containers

The fact that you can run Docker containers on Windows as well as Linux is amazing. Yet, I sometimes struggle to see a clear use case for Windows containers. Compared to Linux containers, there are fewer obvious reasons to run containers on Windows. I know that’s a somewhat controversial statement, so let me walk through the various reasons why Windows containers are much less attractive than Linux containers. Also: Streamlining Software Development and Distribution with Containers [Ed: Paid-for SPAM from EMC. “Buying the news”… the new “biz model”? Companies literally buying not only the narratives but also the space and the staff?]

Android and GNU/Linux Software on Chrome OS

• Chrome OS 76 adds a flag to enable GPU support for Linux apps

  The new feature was first noticed by Keith I Myers. It is available in Chrome OS 76.0.3789.0, which is the first dev build of Chrome OS 76. It goes without saying that the feature is unstable right now. It is in the very early stages, so bugs and stability issues are to be expected. Also, keep in mind that GPU acceleration is only supported on a handful of Chromebooks...

• Google working on new way to run Android apps in Chrome OS called ‘ARCVM’

  For the past few years, it’s been possible on many Chromebooks to install the Play Store and run Android apps. This opened the door for Chromebooks to become more than just glorified web browsers. Now, Google is looking to make some major under-the-hood changes to Chrome OS’s Android apps support, which may allow for a long-requested feature.