Linux Bash Shell cheat sheet for beginners

Here I am sharing a Bash shell script sheet useful for Linux users who are not familiar with bash script/ Terminal commands. Script contain a list of commands and keyboard shortcuts with description, more relevant if you are an avid Ubuntu/Debian user. Download Linux Bash Shell Cheet Sheet PDF f...

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WinSCP alternative in Ubuntu.

WinSCP is the most popular file transfer application in Windows Operating systems like filezilla. It helps to copy files from remote system to local system and wise versa. In Linux, filezilla is use for this purpose. But we can simulate WinSCP in Linux/Ubuntu by using Nautilus. To simulate this we need to install Nautilus elementary, which is a nice addition to Nautilus to enable split view in the file browser. The steps for installing Nautilus elementary in Ubuntu are here. Type the following in console sudo add-apt-repository ppa:am-monkeyd/nautilus-elementary-ppaThe above line will add the repository from where you can download the Nautilus elementary sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgradewill update the local repositories...

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Important Linux commands

Linux is one of the most used, free open source operating system. Most of the web servers uses linux as the OS. So web developers should aware of basic linux commands for the easy installation and development. The main Linux commands and syntaxes are explained here. Copy -cp cp- copy files and directories Syntax   cp [options] SOURCE DEST   cp [options] SOURCE DIRECTORY     Options -a, --archivesame as -dpR --backup[=CONTROL]make a backup of each existing destination file -blike --backup but does not accept an argument --copy-contentscopy contents of special files when recursive -dsame as --no-dereference --preserve=link -f, --forceif an existing destination file cannot be opened, remove it and try again...

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Installing Apache, MySQL and PHP in Linux-Ubuntu

Apache is the most commonly used web server. It is a free open source web server. PHP is an open source server scripting language. It has a lot of advantages. MySQL is also an open source database used for small and medium data storage. It can also used for large data storage also. We can install apache, PHP and MySQL in two ways. 1. Download source code from their site and install. 2 the easiest way install it from synaptic package manager. If you use this method apt-get automatically manage all dependencies. So I explain the second method here. 1. Open the Terminal from Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal 2. Install apache2 copy paste command to terminal sudo apt-get install apache2 3. Install PHP5 sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5 4....

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