Debian

  • Install and Enable Redis Object Cache for WordPress on Debian Linux

    Install and Enable Redis Object Cache for WordPress on Debian Linux

    WordPress has an inbuilt object cache that it uses to save on the trips to the database, but, it’s a non-persistent object cache. By using a 3rd party persistent object cache like Redis, we can reduce the load of database and cache as much as dynamic queries that goes to database every single time. Let’s […]

  • Essential UFW Commands and Their Usage

    Essential UFW Commands and Their Usage

    UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) is a powerful tool designed to simplify the management of firewall rules on Linux systems. It provides a user-friendly interface for configuring iptables, making it accessible even to those with limited networking experience. This tutorial will cover UFW essentials—common firewall rules and commands with their usage and examples, helping you secure your […]

  • What Is Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW), and Why Use It?

    What Is Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW), and Why Use It?

    UFW, or Uncomplicated Firewall, is a simple, user-friendly interface for managing a Linux system’s firewall. Designed to simplify the complex and often intimidating iptables interface, UFW is particularly popular among Debian and Ubuntu users. This simple firewall tool aims to provide an easier way to manage firewall rules and is ideal for both novice and […]

  • Why Advanced Users Make the Switch From Ubuntu to Debian Linux?

    Why Advanced Users Make the Switch From Ubuntu to Debian Linux?

    Ubuntu and Debian are closely related, with Ubuntu being derived from Debian. However, there are several reasons why Ubuntu users might eventually migrate to Debian. I was an Ubuntu Linux user initially and when I learned most things about using Linux I did a lot of distro hopping, and soon I made a choice and […]

  • How To Change Debian Boot Screen and Plymouth Splash Screen Resolution?

    How To Change Debian Boot Screen and Plymouth Splash Screen Resolution?

    Debian looks amazing once loaded, but we do see a few seconds of text based starting up boot screen that looks a little off resolution to actual display’s resolution. For example, my display resolution is 1920×1080 but when the system boots it switches back to some lower resolution until the boot screen and plymouth splash […]

  • Install Nvidia drivers on Debian [and Ubuntu]

    Install Nvidia drivers on Debian [and Ubuntu]

    Many Linux enthusiasts use Debian Linux system with high-end hardware specs and find Nvidia drivers difficult to install; the main reason behind this difficulty is that Nvidia is not open-source so no support for it, thus it needs to done manually most of the time. This is the main reason why Linux users are tended […]

  • dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (–configure)

    dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (–configure)

    Recently I installed new Debian 12 (KDE) from live image they have on their site, it was working fine until one upgrade to kernel came out. The error was like this: dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (–configure): dependency problems – leaving unconfigured Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142) … update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-10-amd64 raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did […]

  • Sudo: Command Not Found

    Sudo: Command Not Found

    Many newbies may panic in this error when they try to ssh into a server via command line or when they are trying CLI (Command Line Interface) for the very first time. Don’t panic, if you are here means your issue is solved. -bash: sudo: command not found Let’s see what is this and how […]

  • Installing MariaDB and secure it on Debian

    Installing MariaDB and secure it on Debian

    MariaDB is one of the best relational databases and we can use it on Debian Linux to host databases for apps, blogs, and websites. In this article we’ll learn installing MariaDB and securing it on Debian. 1. Refresh the system once. sudo apt update 2. Install MariaDB server. sudo apt install mariadb-server 3. Secure it. […]

  • Installing Nginx from source on Debian

    Installing Nginx from source on Debian

    Installing Nginx on Debian is easy, but that may be outdated. Since Debian is stable Linux distribution, we cannot blame them for this. That’s why we are going to install Nginx from source on Debian. 1. Refresh the Debian system once. sudo apt update 2. Installing needed packages. sudo apt install curl gnupg2 ca-certificates lsb-release […]

  • Installing latest PHP on Debian

    Installing latest PHP on Debian

    Debian Linux distribution is stable so it is common that most packages it shipped with will be not latest and that’s the reason we’ll be installing latest PHP on Debian. See how: 1. Update the system once. sudo apt update 2. Install needed packages. sudo apt install apt-transport-https lsb-release ca-certificates curl -y 3. Using deb.sury.org […]

  • Installing Let’s Encrypt SSL/TLS certificate on Debian running Nginx

    Installing Let’s Encrypt SSL/TLS certificate on Debian running Nginx

    Using Debian Linux and Nginx web server to manage your applications and websites, now it is easy to install free SSL/TLS certificates as Let’s Encrypt enabled us to make website HTTPS enabled. We will be using certbot tool to get all our work easy. 1. SSH into the server and update it once. SSH into […]