Category Archives: Ubuntu

Ubuntu is my favourite Linux distro at the moment, probably because its founder, Mark Shuttleworth, hails from my home country, namely South Africa. And besides, it really is a user friendly distro anyway…

What was the Name of that Command Again? 15 Basic Linux Commands

Because I always forget and because Linux isn’t the primary operating system in which I operate (i.e. making me forget), it is worth jotting down these 15 basic Linux commands that should keep you whizzing around the terminal in no time if you remember where you put this list. Continue reading

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How to Change the MySQL Time Zone on an Ubuntu Server

If you wish to explicitly set the time zone for your MySQL running on an Ubuntu Server, here is how to do it. Continue reading

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How to Change the Time Zone on an Ubuntu Server

It is often quite useful to be able to change the time zone on your Ubuntu server and to do so has become particularly simple. Now that the original command, tzconfig has been deprecated, we turn to the new option: Continue reading

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Ubuntu: How to Copy a Line in Nano

Nano is an extremely handy and lightweight text editor that comes with most Linux distributions these days. Today’s tip will teach us how to copy and paste a line or piece of text within a text document.
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Ubuntu: MySQL SSH Tunnel via the Terminal

If you have a closed machine that doesn’t allow MySQL connections from the outside world but does allow SSH access in to the box, say hello to the world of SSH tunneling. Continue reading

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