CentOS 8 HowTo - Linux / Unix Q & A from nixCraft

How to install vim on CentOS 8 using dnf/yum

last updated May 13, 2020 in CentOS, Linux, Vim

I like VIM text editor a lot, and it is missing on my CentOS 8 box. How do I install vim on CentOS 8 Linux cloud server?

How to install KVM on CentOS 8 Headless Server

last updated May 13, 2020 in Linux, Linux KVM, Virtualization

How can I install KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) on a CentOS 8 (CentOS Enterprise Linux) headeless server? How do I set up KVM on a CentOS 8 and use cloud images/cloud-init for installing guest VM?

CentOS 8 add network bridge (br0) with nmcli command

last updated May 9, 2020 in CentOS, Linux, Networking

How do I configure my CentOS 8 and add network bridge (br0) with the nmcli command? How can I create a Linux network bridge on CentOS Linux 8 server for KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)?

CentOS 8 set up WireGuard VPN server

last updated April 30, 2020 in CentOS, Cryptography, Linux

How do I install and set up WireGuard VPN server on a CentOS 8 Linux? How can I configure CentOS 8 as the WireGuard VPN server?

CentOS 8 Set Up OpenVPN Server In 5 Minutes

last updated April 24, 2020 in CentOS, Cryptography, Linux, OpenVPN

How do I set up an OpenVPN Server on CentOS 8 Linux server to shield my browsing activity from bad guys on public Wi-Fi, and more?

How to enable firewalld logging for denied packets on Linux

last updated March 2, 2020 in CentOS, Fedora Linux, Iptables, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse

How do I enable firewalld logging for denied packets on Linux operating systems so that I can view all dropped packets information? How can I view a log of the traffic blocked by FirewallD under a CentOS/RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)/Suse/OpenSUSE Linux?

How to Set Up and Use LXD on CentOS 8.x / RHEL 8.x

last updated April 29, 2020 in CentOS, Linux, Linux Containers (LXC), RedHat and Friends, Virtualization

LXD is a next generation system container manager. It offers a user experience similar to virtual machines but using Linux containers instead. It’s image based with pre-made images available for a wide number of Linux distributions. How do I set up and install LXD on a CentOS 8.x or RHEL 8.x server?