RTL8153 is a popular USB 3.0 to Gigabit ethernet converter chip, used by many prominent hardware manufatures like NVIDIA, Lenovo, TP-Link. It's well supported by the Linux kernel, but the […]
MySQL allow remote connections, from another server
While developing or testing PHP-MySQL based applications, we often need to allow remote connections from another external server to an existing MySQL database. By default the mysql server is configured […]
How to Download and Install Visual Studio Code for Linux
Visual Studio Code is an open source code editor for Windows, Linux and macOS, developed and maintained by Microsoft. Internally it's based on the Electron framework, runs the same Blink […]
3 ways to create Windows 10 bootable USB
CDs and DVDs as operating system installation media are pretty obsolete now. On the other hand a bootable USB is quite versatile, and much more easier to carry too. So, […]
GRUB rescue on UEFI and legacy BIOS systems
While experimenting with various linux distros and dual booting, we often delete or alter linux partitions mistakenly. That's when GRUB rescue is necessary. At this point, GRUB fails to load […]
HDD to SSD cloning on Linux without re-installing
No doubt the old spinning hard drives are the main bottleneck of any Linux PC. Overall system responsiveness is highly dependent on storage drive performance. So, here's how you can […]
Install Phant on Ubuntu server for IoT data logging
Sometimes we may need a specialized data logging platform for our IoT devices. So, for that Phant is here, an open source data logging platform with highly customizable data fields. […]
Step by Step Guide to Install SSH on Ubuntu server
Straight to the point, in this tutorial we'll learn how to install SSH on Ubuntu to securely access it from a local computer. You can basically break down SSH in two […]
Export Chrome passwords to CSV file and Import later
You can easily export chrome passwords to CSV for safekeeping in any Chromium based browser. And of course you can import that saved passwords later. For that you've to tweak […]
Install NVIDIA drivers on Ubuntu from the PPA
If you're looking for how to install NVIDIA drivers on Ubuntu easily, it's here. Simply follow the steps below one by one. Add the graphics drivers PPA Uninstall the old […]