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How to install PHP 7 on Debian Linux 8.7/7.x [jessie/wheezy]

in Debian / Ubuntu, Lighttpd, Linux, Nginx, Package Management, PHP last updated February 15, 2017

I wanted to use PHP 7 on Debian 8.x. How do I install and configure PHP 7 on Debian Linux 8.x server? How do I install PHP 7 on Debian Linux 7.x “wheezy” VPS server hosted in cloud?
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How to live patch Ubuntu Linux Kernel without rebooting the server

in Package Management, software, Ubuntu Linux last updated October 23, 2016

Kernel live patching enables runtime correction of critical security issues in running kernel without rebooting. How do I enable or patch my Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS server without rebooting the box?

19 Ubuntu / Debian Linux apt Command Examples

in Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, Package Management last updated May 7, 2017

I am a new Linux system admin user. How do I use apt command line utility for the package management on Ubuntu Linux LTS and Debian Linux server? How can I use the apt command for the package management?
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Debian Linux 6: Install libdvdcss2 For DVD Decryption Playback

in Debian / Ubuntu last updated August 17, 2012

How do I install libdvdcss2 which is part of the VideoLAN project to play DVDs under Debian Linux 6 (squeeze) operating system?

Debian Linux (Squeeze) Install Firefox 4

in Debian / Ubuntu last updated May 29, 2011

My Debian Linux 6 (64 bit) has Epiphany installed which is the GNOME web browser. Epiphany aims to be simple to use and standards compliant but I want all other Firefox extensions. How do I install the latest version of Firefox 4 under Debian Linux version 6?

HowTo: Upgrade Debian 5.0 (Lenny) To Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)

in Debian / Ubuntu last updated February 6, 2011

Debian 6.0 “Squeeze” has been released and how do I upgrade to Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 from the previous release, Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (“Lenny”) using command prompt?