Linux Howto’s for System Administrations
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Alpine Linux is an independent, free, and open-source Linux distribution based on BusyBox and musl. It is a lightweight and security-oriented Linux distribution that comes in a small footprint (about …
Even though package management has become easier with the help of graphical package managers, some users always prefer the command line way. There are different commands to find out the …
Author: Vivek Gite Last updated: October 19, 2021 This quick tutorial explains how to install and set up OpenSSH (SSHD) server and client on the Alpine Linux system. Further, you …
On Debian or Ubuntu Linux, one can run ‘apt list –upgradable‘ command to see and list available package updates. On RHEL, we can use ‘dnf check-update‘ to list available updates …
At home or in a cloud environment, IP addresses are assigned dynamically by the DHCP server. Setting a static IP address on your Alpine Linux server is required for various …
Alpine Linux comes with a monitoring sensors package called lm-sensors. It is an easy-to-use and open-source application for monitoring CPU temperatures, voltage, and fans. This page explains how to install, …
VnStat is a free and open-source app for servers and routers. It is a console-based network traffic monitor. It keeps a log of the 5-minute interval, hourly, daily, monthly, and …
Author: Vivek Gite Last updated: March 20, 2021 Curl is URL retrieval (download/upload) command-line utility and library. It is free software for Alpine Linux. This page explains how to search …
Alpine Linux is known for its size. A minimal Docker image based on Alpine Linux with a complete package index is only 5 MB in size! It is no wonder …
This guide explains what is Apk package manager and how to do various Alpine Linux package management operations using Apk command line package manager with examples. A brief introduction to …