Tips – Tricks

How to install nginx on centos

How can I install Nginx web server On CentOS Linux 6 or Red Hat? Nginx is faster at serving static files and consumes much less memory for concurrent requests because Nginx is event-based it doesn’t need to spawn new processes or threads for each request, so its memory usage is …

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Stress test cpu on ubuntu

Why stress test cpu? The answer is to test the reliability and stability and your machine/system. Running stress tests can also help you to find out whether you need to upgrade or add new cooling for your machine in the even that your system shuts down during a stress test. …

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How to install font utility TypeCatcher on ubuntu

TypeCatcher is a handy useful utility designed in mind with font managing, centering font-specific functionalities into a lightweight intuitive interface. TypeCatcher features: preview the fonts with adjustable size and text; search fonts; download and install the fonts on your computer; uninstall any fonts you’ve installed using TypeCatcher; for more info about …

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How to upgrade fedora 18 to 19

I will show you how to upgrade fedora 18 (Spherical Cow) to 19 (Schrödinger’s Cat) by using FedUp tool (Fedora Updater) FedUp tool was introduced since Fedora 18 to upgrade your system, but it will work with Fedora 17. For fedora 16 and older verions, to upgrade fedora to newer verion, we …

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Ubuntu LTS Enablement Stacks

LTS Enablement Stacks allow Ubuntu 12.04 upgrades to newer kernel versions. By upgrading to newer kernel, ubuntu 12.04 can support more hardware. You can choose newer kernel version up to 12.10 (Quantal), 13.04 (Raring), 13.10 (Saucy). So how to upgrade your current ubuntu 12.04 kernel to newer kernel ? Replace “release” …

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