How to Completely Remove a Package on Ubuntu Linux
This is a quick tutorial on how to completely remove a package on Ubuntu so that the global configuration files and package dependencies are also removed.
By Tony Mackay
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How to Install Postfix on Ubuntu 16.04 as a Send-Only SMTP Server
When running your own web server to host applications like WordPress, you'll need to install a Mail Transfer Agent so the apps can send emails.
By Tony Mackay
How to Install ZFS on Ubuntu 16.04 and Create a Storage Pool
This tutorial will show you how to install ZFS on Ubuntu 16.04 and you'll learn how to configure a ZFS storage pool.
By Tony Mackay
How to Install Ubuntu Server 16.04 on a Software RAID 1 (Mirror)
It's pretty straight forward installing an operating system on hardware RAID, but what if you want to use software RAID? In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Ubuntu Server 16.04 using the built in software RAID.
By Tony Mackay
How to Install FreeNAS on a USB Flash Drive without a DVD-ROM Drive
This tutorial will show you how to install FreeNAS on a USB Flash drive when you don't have access to a DVD-ROM drive.
By Tony Mackay
How to Install Plex Media Server on FreeNAS
In this tutorial you will learn how to install Plex Media server on an existing FreeNAS system. You will also learn how to create a dataset for Music and how to share it with your devices.
By Tony Mackay
Configure Ubuntu Server 16.04 to use a static IP address
After installing Ubuntu, you might find the IP address has been configured to use a DHCP server and is being assigned a dynamic IP address. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to configure Ubuntu to use a static IP address.
By Tony Mackay
How to Mount an NFS Share Using a Windows 10 Machine
Mounting an NFS (Network File System) share using a Unix-like operating system is pretty straight forward. But how do you mount an NFS share of a UNIX system from a Windows 10 machine? Keep reading to find out how.
By Tony Mackay
How to Fix the “su: Sorry” Message After Installing FreeBSD
When installing FreeBSD, if you forget to assign your user to the wheel group, you wont be able to switch to the root user using the su command.
By Tony Mackay