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This article covers how to use the namei command in Linux.
The namei command in Linux follows a pathname until a terminal point is found. Following is its syntax:
$ namei [options] pathname...
And here's what the man page says about this tool:
This article covers how to install fwbackups and backup data in the application on Ubuntu 20.04. In fact, fwbackups is an open-source feature-rich user backup application that allows you to backup your important documents anytime, anywhere using a simple powerful interface with the support for scheduled backups and backing up to remote systems.
How to Install fwbackups on Debian and Ubuntu / Mint Linux ?
1. Install these following dependencies on your system:
$ sudo apt-get install gettext autotools-dev intltool python-crypto python-paramiko python-gtk2 python-glade2 python-notify cron
2. Then download fwbackups to your home directory using wget command and install it from source using the following commands:
$ wget http://downloads.diffingo.com/fwbackups/fwbackups-1.43.7.tar.bz2
$ tar xfj fwbackups-1.43.7.tar.bz2
$ cd fwbackups-1.43.7/
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr
$ make && sudo make install
3. Install fwbackups on CentOS and RHEL:
$ sudo yum install gettext autotools-dev intltool python-crypto python-paramiko python-gtk2 python-glade2 python-notify cron
4. Next, download fwbackups and install it from source using the following commands:
$ wget http://downloads.diffingo.com/fwbackups/fwbackups-1.43.7.tar.bz2
$ tar xfj fwbackups-1.43.7.tar.bz2
$ cd fwbackups-1.43.7/
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr
$ make && sudo make install
5. Install fwbackups on Fedora Linux:
$ sudo dnf install fwbackups
From the fwbackups Overview page, you can simply click on any one of the toolbar buttons to begin:
How to install Bacula Server on Ubuntu Linux system ?
In order to install Bacula Server, log in to your Ubuntu instance and issue the command:
$ sudo apt-get install bacula -y
You will be prompted for the following:
Once you've completed the above, you'll get your prompt back and can continue on with the configuration.
This article covers the wget command which downloads files served with HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP over a network. In fact, Wget is a free GNU command-line utility tool used to download files from the internet. It retrieves files using HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols.
Wget command options includes:
How to Check if wget is Installed?
To check, open the terminal window and type in:
$ wget
If the output displays wget command not found you need to download and install the tool manually. Below you will find the installation instructions for Ubuntu/Debian, CentOS, and Windows.
To install wget on Ubuntu or Debian releases, use the command:
$ sudo apt-get install wget
To install wget on CentOS or Fedora, type the following command:
$ sudo yum install wget
How to Install wget on Windows ?
This article covers the procedure of enabling the cookies on Google Chrome on a Linux Mint 20 system. In fact, you will be able to enable the cookies of your Google Chrome browser instantly and hence you will be able to personalize your browsing experience in a better way.
How to Turn cookies on or off on a browser (like Chrome or Safari) ?
Why cookies are helpful on Google Chrome ?
Cookies are files created by sites you visit. They make your online experience easier by saving browsing information. With cookies, sites can:
This article covers how to install and configure Git on Rocky Linux 8. In fact, Git is popular version control system designed to handle very large projects with speed and efficiency; it is used for many high profile open source projects, most notably the Linux kernel.
How To Uninstall git on Ubuntu 21.04 ?
To uninstall only the git package we can use the following command:
$ sudo apt-get remove git
We can use the following command to remove git configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
$ sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git
This article covers how to use the split() function in Python. In fact, The split() method breaks up a string at the specified separator and returns a list of strings.
split() Parameters
The split() method takes a maximum of 2 parameters:
split() Return Value
The split() method returns a list of strings.