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Add and Remove Users in Linux Mint 20 - How to do it ?
This article covers different methods to add or delete the user in your Linux Mint system. For adding new users in system there are two commands available in your system, useradd and adduser. adduser command is the enhanced version of the useradd command. adduser command uses useradd command in the backend.
Install Emacs Editor in Linux Mint 20 - Best Method ?
This article covers how you can install and uninstall the Emacs editor via different ways. Emacs is a free, open source, extensible and customizable text editor. It is multiplatform and we will find it available for Gnu / Linux, Windows and Mac.
10 Best Ways to Secure Your SSH Server
This article covers methods of hardening SSH servers that help to avoid different security risks. With the advancements in technology, many business processes we carry out today heavily relies on the internet, online tools and connected devices. That is why taking the necessary precautions to ensure the network security has utmost importance. If an organization fails to secure their network, they are open to cyber attacks which can result in data breaches, losing digital assets, losing business and even going out of business.
How to secure SSH ?
If you want to make sure that your SSH server is impenetrable and secure, you should follow the steps below:
- Set a custom SSH port. By default, SSH is set to be listening on port 22. Unfortunately, almost all cyber attackers know that. That is why changing it to something random like Port 821 offers an additional layer of security by obscurity.
- Employ TCP wrappers. TCP Wrappers offer a host-based ACL protection that will allow you to sort out and filter who is able to access the SSH server.
- Disable root login. Another default setting of the SSH server is that it allows root login on Unix and Linux operating systems. Since this feature can easily be exploited by the cyber attackers, we advise you to disable it.
- Disable empty passwords. Again, in Unix and Linux operating systems, SSH server allows the users to create empty passwords which practically mean keeping the door open for intruders. Make sure that no user opts for an empty password by disabling the option.
- Block SSH brute force attacks. In order to do so, you can opt for manually going through the system logs, detect the intruders and block them by using the firewall. Another (and much easier) method is using tools like Fail2ban, SSHGuard and such.
Install Emacs Editor on CentOS 8 - Best Method ?
This article covers different methods to install the emacs editor on CentOS 8 system. Emacs is one of the oldest and most versatile text editors available for Linux and UNIX-based systems. It's been around for a long time (more than twenty years for GNU emacs) and is well known for its powerful and rich editing features. Emacs is also more than just a text editor; it can be customized and extended with different "modes", enabling it to be used like an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for programming languages like Java, C or Python.
To Install Emacs via EPEL repository, Run the following command:
$ sudo dnf update
$ sudo dnf install epel-release
$ sudo dnf install emacs
Top 4 Free and Open-Source Calendars
This article covers the best Open source calendars for Windows as well as Linux. There are many other high functioning and acclaimed Calendar applications such as GNOME Evolution that is most famous and offers many advanced features and set of tools, however, the platform is not available for any other paradigm except Linux. Similarly, Osmo is another great calendar application that offers enhanced capabilities but does not come for Windows or macOS.
Top 10 Free and Open-Source Music Players
This article covers the best music players for Linux.
RhythmBox, Clementine, Banshee, Audacious, DeaDBeeF, Amarok, and qmmp occupy our list of the best music players for Linux and its distributions and Windows platforms. Some players also support macOS, iOS, and Android, however, are mostly used and appreciated by Linux and Windows users.
