Whether you want to completely get rid of MySQL to try something else, or reinstall it manually from scratch, this tutorial will help you safely uninstall MySQL on any Linux server. It’s not that complicated if you are used to Linux, but it’s better to follow these steps to not miss anything or lose data….
Whether you use Ubuntu Desktop or Server, it’s possible to access files shared on the network, from a file server, a NAS or another computer. In fact, even if you use another Linux distribution, you’ll follow the same steps. In this tutorial, I’ll explain 3 methods to access a file share on Linux: Pick the…
Yum is a package management tool used on Red Hat and distributions based on it. It’s used to install new packages and keep them up-to-date. But can you install YUM on other distributions like Ubuntu? That’s the question I will cover in this article. YUM is not available on the latest Ubuntu versions. In fact,…
OpenSSL is almost a mandatory package on any computer these days. Most websites are accessed via HTTPS (with the lock icon), so OpenSSL is working in the background all the time, even if you don’t know it. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at installing and using it on Linux. In most cases,…
Changing the username on a computer might seem like a simple task, but it’s not. There isn’t an easy way to do it, and it comes with many implications we might not necessarily think about (permissions change, for example). Let me give you the step-by-step procedure to do this the right way on Ubuntu. The…
Minecraft is one of the games where you can create your own server, play with your friends or even create a new community with players around the world. But before doing this, you need to set up your server, and it’s not necessarily straightforward when you do it for the first time. Let me quickly…
Proxmox is an interesting virtualization server that can either be installed as a new system on top of an existing distribution, like Debian. I tested it recently on Debian 11 and noticed that the documentation wasn’t necessarily up-to-date, so this article will share the procedure with you just in case you want to give it…
Ubuntu is currently the most popular Linux distribution. Using it on a server can be tempting, but is it really a good idea? After nearly 20 years as a system administrator, my opinion on this topic was strong (never do it). But let’s objectively analyze the pros and cons of using the latest version of…
There isn’t an easy way to manage your Wi-Fi network on Ubuntu Server. I previously shared a tutorial on how to configure your wireless connection, but disabling it, either temporarily or permanently, is another topic. Let’s learn a few different ways to do this on Ubuntu Server. To disable the Wi-Fi on Ubuntu, the command…
For a long time, root was the default user on Linux, but it’s now disabled on most distributions. If like me, you were used to it, this article will answer your questions and guide you with the new best practice. I’ll also show you some workarounds if you really need “root”. On Ubuntu Server, using…