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Debian Linux 7 Long Term Support reached end-of-life

Posted on in Categories Debian Linux, Linux News last updated June 5, 2018

The Debian Linux version 7 (codenamed “Wheezy”) support ended on 31st May 2018. It was initial release on May 4, 2013. Each LTS ( initial release on May 4, 2013) support lasts for five years. It means Debian project will not provide any security updates for Debian 7. As Debian Linux 7 Long Term support ends, hence you must upgrade your system to keep it secure. This page list all essentials steps to update your system from Debian 7 to Debian 8.

OpenBSD 6.3 released ( Download of the day )

Posted on in Categories Datacenter, Hardware, Howto, Networking, Open Source last updated April 2, 2018

OpenBSD version 6.3 has been released. OpenBSD is demonstrating to be an excellent server operating system. Security is more critical now than ever before. OpenBSD leads the pack when it comes to security features. OpenBSD provides a very robust and trustworthy system that comes with the cutting-edge security feature. OpenBSD 6.3 continues to offer the “multi-platform, ultra-secure operating system” experience. The OpenBSD team releases a new version every six months.
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Debian Linux 9.4 released and here is how to upgrade it

Posted on in Categories Debian Linux, Linux News last updated March 10, 2018

The Debian GNU/Linux project has released an updated version of its stable Linux distribution Debian 9 (“stretch”). You must upgrade to get corrections for security problem as this version made a few adjustments for the severe issue found in Debian version 9.3. Debian is a Unix-like (Linux distro) operating system and a distribution of Free Software. It is mainly maintained and updated through the work of many users who volunteer their time and effort. The Debian Project was first announced in 1993 by Ian Murdock.

Linux/Unix desktop fun: Simulates the display from “The Matrix”

Posted on in Categories Command Line Hacks, Howto last updated January 3, 2018

The Matrix is a science fiction action movie from 1999. It was written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers. The film has falling green characters on screen. The digital rain is representing the activity of the virtual reality in “The Matrix.” You can now have Matrix digital rain with CMatrix on a Linux or Unix terminal too.

Deleting all existing comment author urls in WordPress using mysql command

Posted on in Categories Command Line Hacks, Howto, Programming, Web Developer last updated December 23, 2017

I have like over 50k+ comments posted on this site. A commenter is allowed to leave their website or Github/Twitter URL in the comment section. Unfortunately, many websites are dead creating a mess. Many are just spam and nothing else. This is not good for anyone. Here is a quick way to delete all existing comment author URLs in WordPress using mysql command line option.

How to customize title in WordPress themes using pre_get_document_title

Posted on in Categories Howto, Open Source, Programming last updated December 13, 2017

WordPress version 4.4 and above use a filter called pre_get_document_title() for a customzing title for each page, post, tag, category and more. For example, I can change 404 error title using this filter. One can use the wp_title() which was formerly deprecated in version 4.4 but was returned for compatibility reasons.

Monitor Linux CPU temperature, frequency, power in a graphical way

Posted on in Categories Command Line Hacks, Howto, Python last updated December 9, 2017


S-tui is a free and open source terminal UI for monitoring your computer. s-tui allows to monitor CPU temperature, frequency, power and utilization in a graphical way from the terminal. It is written in Python and need root permission to use the s-tui. It is useful for:

  1. Watch your CPU temperature/utilization/frequency/power
  2. See performance dips caused by thermal throttling
  3. No need to use X-server. Perfect for headless usage including Raspberry PI

Let us see how to install and use s-tui on a Linux based system.