Tag Archives: Linux

Linux & Antiviruses; A must-read for any Linux newbie or wannabe

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

A very nice article from the Ubuntu docs. It covers many questions that might arise with new Linux users or those who plan to switch to Linux. It covers questions like: Why do I need anti-virus software on Linux? What … Continue reading →

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How to manually upgrade your Ubuntu/LinuxMint installation in one command

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Ahmed Tawfik

Haven’t blogged for a long time, so here is a little treat for those control freaks who want to do everything themselves. For you to upgrade your Ubuntu-based Linux distro, you have to do 2 steps: Refresh the software repositories … Continue reading →

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How to make use of KVM snapshots via “virsh”

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Ahmed Tawfik

This is a very interesting article that contained everything I needed about KVM snapshots. It listed all the “virsh” command parameters for snapshots with an excellent explanation of each one: https://xdev.me/article/How_to_use_KVM_snapshots

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How to configure network settings in CentOS (from dhcp to static)

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Ahmed Tawfik

It’s a bit different from what we’re used to do in Ubuntu, here are the instructions, assuming our network interface is eth0: Take a backup from the “/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0” file, e.g. by the following command: “cp /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0.bak” Open the “/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0” file for … Continue reading →

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How to use Tor with any Linux App

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Ahmed Tawfik

I currently prefer Chrome to Firefox, and I wanted to use Tor without having to download the whole tor browser bundle. Surprisingly, that was a piece of cake! All I did was the following: “sudo apt-get install tor” It runs … Continue reading →

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