SteamOS Default Login Password For Steam Machine

I am a new Linux user and built my own Steam Machine. The system is powered by Linux-based operating system called SteamOS. What is the default default login password for SteamOS? How can I login…

Unix / Linux: cat .GZ Compressed Text File On Screen

T o save the disk space on my Linux based nas (network storage server), I have compressed thousands of reports[0-1000].txt files using gunzip program. However, I need to cat .gz file (or open in vim…

Nginx: 301 Redirect To A Domain Name

I am a new Nginx web server user. How do I redirect to a different domain using nginx (say example.org to example.com) permanently?   You need to use HttpRewriteModule module to change URI using regular…

HowTo: Unpack .tgz File On a Linux

I am a new Linux user. I am having problem with the Terminal. How do I unpack .tgz (tar.gz) file on a Linux using command line option?   Most Linux and open source software files…

Nginx: 301 Redirect To A Domain Name

I am a new Nginx web server user. How do I redirect to a different domain using nginx (say example.org to example.com) permanently?   You need to use HttpRewriteModule module to change URI using regular…

HowTo: Unpack .tgz File On a Linux

I am a new Linux user. I am having problem with the Terminal. How do I unpack .tgz (tar.gz) file on a Linux using command line option?   Most Linux and open source software files…

Nginx: Allow All But Block Certain POST Request URLS For Selected Spammer IP Address/CIDR

I am a small business and ecom site owner. I also run a WordPress based blog to connect with my customers. However, I get too much spam from certain IPs and net-blocks. How do I…

What Does –– (double dash) Mean In SSH Shell Command?

I see lots of seasoned admins and cloud provider wrapper scripts use ssh client command as follows in shell: ssh nixcraft@server1.cyberciti.biz — What the double — (dash) does here? Why it is used in this…

HowTo: Reinstall MySQL v5.x On Linux

M y MySQL database installation has been corrupted. I would like to delete old mysql server. How do I reinstall MySQL database server version 5.x on Linux or Unix-like oses? A software upgrade broke my…

HowTo: Enable Nginx Status Page

A pache has status page that can provide data about Apache. How do I enable and display such page using nginx server? How do I enable nginx status page on Linux or Unix-like operating systems?…