opensuse HowTo - Linux / Unix Q & A from nixCraft

How to install VirtualBox 6 on Fedora Linux 29

last updated January 14, 2019 in Fedora Linux, Linux, Package Management, VirtualBox, Virtualization

I am a new Fedora Linux user. How can I download and install Oracle VirtualBox 6 on my Fedora Linux 29 workstations?

How to install and use Nginx on OpenSUSE Linux server

last updated December 2, 2018 in Linux, Nginx

How do I install and configure the latest version of Nginx web server on OpenSUSE Linux server using the CLI and host a static site?

How to update OpenSUSE Linux software and kernel using CLI

last updated January 7, 2019 in Linux, Package Management, Security

I am a new OpenSUSE Linux server user. How do I upgrade and update OpenSUSE Linux software and kernel from the CLI? How do I use the command line tool to upgrade your system to the latest version of openSUSE software and kernel?

OpenSUSE Linux Change Hostname (computer name) command

last updated December 1, 2018 in Linux, Suse

I am a new OpenSUSE Linux user and setup a server at Linode cloud. They setup my server name to ‘localhost’ during deplyoment but now I would like to change the computer name to something else. How can I remove old name and set it to ‘ln-sg-vpn1’ on OpenSUSE Linux? Can you tell me how do I change the OpenSUSE Linux computer name? How do I assign a static hostname to server running openSUSE Leap 15.0?

How to change root password on SUSE / OpenSUSE Linux

last updated December 19, 2018 in Linux, Suse, User Management

I am a new user of SUSE Linux or OpenSUSE Linux servers. I need to change the password for root user account on SUSE or OpenSUSE desktop. How do I change the root password on SUSE / OpenSUSE Linux using command line options?

GCC: Linux gnu/stubs-32.h: No such file or directory

last updated March 19, 2013 in Debian / Ubuntu, Ubuntu Linux

I have Debian / Ubuntu Linux. I need to compile software written in C. The gcc throwing an error that read as follows:

gnu/stubs-32.h: No such file or directory compilation terminated. make: *** [foo.o] Error 1

How do I fix this problem under Debian or Ubuntu Linux 64 bit system and compile apps using gcc compiler?

Linux: HowTo Check User Password Expiration Date and Time

last updated May 5, 2012 in Linux

/etc/shadow files stores actual password in encrypted format for userâ€™s account. How do I check users password expiry information under Linux operating systems?