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Arya Linux: GNU/Linux Distribution Built From Scratch

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Arya Linux distro: Introduction Arya Linux is a GNU/Linux Operating System built from scratch (LFS or Linux From Scratch). The official Arya Linux editions include GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce, and MATE. You can download a version of the operating system that includes either GNOME,  Xfce, KDE plasma, ... from the official webpage of AryaLinux project in sourceforge : https://sourceforge.net/projects/aryalinux/ I first heard about Arya Linux in a podcast interview with the CEO, Carl Sabin. He talked about his journey, and how he built the company. He explained that he had zero experience building software, so he turned to the community for help. He found the right people to build the product he wanted, and now it is available to everyone. The Linux operating system was originally designed by programmers and engineers for programmers and engineers. But over time, it became the operating system of choice for anyone who wanted to customize their computer or learn how it works.  Today, there are

Kodi Movistar + TV addon for XBMC / Kodi

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Kodi Movistar + TV is an ADDON for XBMC / Kodi that allows you to have a decoder for Movistar's IPTV services integrated into one of the most popular media centers.   The project does not only try to replicate television services, but a different concept of integrated services where TV has a central role but not the only one and that allows both watching TV and a YouTube video, having a catalog of movies and music ... The main Kodi Movistar + TV features are Automatic channel update.   Program guide (EPG).   Recordings in the Cloud and locally.   Last 7 days   Viewing recordings in the cloud.   Synchronization of recordings to local to avoid their expiration.   Advanced series management.   Timeshift.   DLNA   You can download it from the official webpage of the Kodi Movistar + TV project : https://sourceforge.net/projects/movistartv/

KeePass Password Safe download

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KeePass is free, open source and easy-to-use password manager for Microsoft Windows, it officially supports macOS and Linux, there are some unofficial ports for Windows Phone, Android, iOS, and BlackBerry devices. You can download it on the official website of KeePass : https://keepass.info/download.html

AdwCleaner Malwarebytes download

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AdwCleaner Malwarebytes is free software that detect and clean unwanted software on your computer such as adwares, web browser toolbars (toolbars), programs that hijack the web browser start page (browser hijackers) and potentially unwanted programs. It is available for 32 and 64-bit versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. The program does not require installation: just download and run it. Download it from here : https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/ 

ERROR 1820 (HY000): You must reset your password using ALTER USER

In this tutorial, i will show you how to reset your MySQL Server password and fix this kind of MySQL errors : ERROR 1820 (HY000): You must reset your password using ALTER USER statement before executing this statement. Open terminal window or ssh then enter the following command to connect to your mysql server : mysql -u root -p then enter this MySQL command to reset your password : SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD('your_new_password'); root@localhost [(none)]> SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD(' your_new_password '); Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.01 sec) Now enter this MySQL command to test if is working SHOW DATABASES;  root@localhost [(none)]> show databases; +--------------------+ | Database           | +--------------------+ | information_schema | | mysql              | | performance_schema | | sys                | +--------------------+ 4 rows in set (0.00 sec) IS DONE !!

Install and configure MySQL Server on FreeBSD

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I will show you in this tutorial, how to install and configure MySQL Server on FreeBSD operating system. MySQL Server installation To install MySQL Server enter in terminal/ssh this command : pkg install mysql57-server root@freebsdsrv:~ # pkg install mysql57-server Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... FreeBSD repository is up to date. All repositories are up to date. The following 15 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): New packages to be INSTALLED:     ca_root_nss: 3.58     curl: 7.74.0     cyrus-sasl: 2.1.27_1     groff: 1.22.4_3     libedit: 3.1.20191231,1     libevent: 2.1.12     liblz4: 1.9.3,1     libnghttp2: 1.42.0     libpaper: 1.1.24.4     mysql57-client: 5.7.33     mysql57-server: 5.7.33     perl5: 5.32.1_1     protobuf: 3.13.0,1     psutils: 1.17_5     uchardet: 0.0.7 Number of packages to be installed: 15 The process will require 308 MiB more space. 39 MiB to be downloaded. Proceed with this action? [y/N]:  enter y and hit enter. MySQL Server configuration Aft

AutoClicker download : free mouse automation tool

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AutoClicker is a free and useful automation tool that let you automate your mouse clicks , with two modes of auto clicking, at your dynamic cursor location or at a pre-specified location.  The newer version v1.0.0.2 : added a few minor options to application and let you change your hotkeys. To download AutoClicker application go to the official website of the project : https://sourceforge.net/projects/orphamielautoclicker/

MinGW - Minimalist GNU for Windows 32/64 bit download

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    MinGW (or Min imalist G NU for W indows) is a native Windows port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), is a free and open source software development environment to build Windows applications. You can download MinGW 32 bit & 64 bit version on the official web site of the project MinGW in SourceForge : https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/  

Install and configure Nginx on FreeBSD

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I will show you in this tutorial how to install Nginx web server and configure it on FreeBSD system. Nginx installation To install nginx enter as root the following commands in terminal : pkg update then pkg install nginx root@freebsdsrv:~ # pkg install nginx Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... FreeBSD repository is up to date. All repositories are up to date. The following 2 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): New packages to be INSTALLED:     nginx: 1.18.0_45,2     pcre: 8.44 Number of packages to be installed: 2 The process will require 8 MiB more space. 2 MiB to be downloaded. Proceed with this action? [y/N]: Enter y then hit Enter. Nginx Configuration When is done with nginx installation, you should now enable it by setting nginx_enable to YES in /etc/rc.conf with this command : nano /etc/rc.conf then input to bottom (end of file) nginx_enable="YES" Now it’s time to start nginx with : service nginx start root@freebsdsrv:~ # service nginx start Performing sa

How to download Linux Mint 20 ISO image

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In this tutorial, I will show how to download Mint Linux ISO Linux Mint is Free and Opensource Linux distribution based on Ubuntu Linux, shipped with a variety of free and open-source applications.  Latest release of Linux Mint version 20.1 was on January 8, 2021  named "Ulyssa". Linux Mint exist in 3 different desktops (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce) Download Linux Mint 20.1 "Ulyssa" 64-bit Cinnamon Desktop : https://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=284 MATE Desktop : https://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=285 Xfce Desktop : https://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=286

Rocky Linux Distro: Everything You Need To Know

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Rocky Linux: Introduction Rocky Linux is an upcoming community Linux distribution that is currently in development and is the replacement for Centos Linux, after Red Hat announced that they would discontinue development of CentOS Linux On December 8, 2020. You can download it from the official website of the Rocky Linux project : https://rockylinux.org/ Linux is a popular operating system for servers. But you may be surprised to learn that it is also used by millions of desktop computers. It is also the primary operating system for many cloud computing systems. This makes Linux one of the world's most widely used operating systems. I have strong opinions about Linux. I think it’s the best operating system in the world. But I have to admit, even I have been surprised by the popularity of the operating system that bears my name. I’d never have guessed that Linux would take off like it has, finding great success in the server, desktop, and embedded markets. As a student, I was always

How to connect to MySQL Database

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MySQL Database: Introduction Most companies rely on a database system to store information. The most common database systems are MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server. Both systems provide similar functionality, but have their own advantages and disadvantages. MySQL is often faster than SQL Server, but is also more difficult to learn. MySQL is one of the most popular databases in use today. It is used by companies, governments, and organizations large and small to store their data. It is also used by programmers to store data and execute their programs. MySQL is an open-source database management system that runs on Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. The MySQL database is a widely used database system, which is often used as the foundation for web applications. In this tutorial, we’ll cover the basics of using MySQL, including how to create, update, and delete data in a table. We’ll also cover how to use the MySQL command-line interface (CLI), which is useful for performing advance

Download & install Lazarus on Ubuntu Linux

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  Lazarus is a free and open source IDE project and RAD (Rapid Application Development) tool for Free Pascal using the Lazarus component library LCL. I will show you in this tutorial how to install Lazarus on Ubuntu Linux . Downloading Lazarus + FPC packages   Go to the official repository of the Lazarus Project in SourceForge on https://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus/files/  if you have Ubuntu installed with amd64 architecture (64 bits) then choose : "Lazarus Linux amd64 DEB" directory or "Lazarus Linux i386 DEB" directory for Ubuntu with i386 architecture (32 bits) then is recommended to choose the latest version for example 2.0.12 then download the following 3 packages (here for amd64)  1) fpc-laz_3.2.0-1_amd64.deb (Free Pascal Compiler) 2) fpc-src_3.2.0-1_amd64.deb (Free Pascal Sources) 3) lazarus-project_2.0.12-0_amd64.deb (Lazarus IDE Interface) Lazarus installation Open new Terminal window, first we install Lazarus dependencies libgtk2.0-dev & binutils