In this article, we will show how to fix NTFS failed to mount errors such as “Failed to mount ‘/dev/sdax’: Input/output error, NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it’s a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware”. The following screenshot shows an example of an NTFS failed to mount error. NTFS – Failed to mount
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Linux Foundation Certified IT Associate (LFCA)
The Linux Foundation Certified IT Associate (LFCA) is an entry-level certification offered by the Linux Foundation. It targets beginners or professionals in the IT field seeking to upskill and get a better understanding of various open-source concepts. Given the increased demand for Linux skills over the past few years, an LFCA certification gives you a
Learn Difference Between $$ and $BASHPID in Bash
Recently I was working on a shell script and I saw a significant difference in how bash special variable $ and BASHPID behaves. Every process running in Linux will be assigned with a process ID and that is how the operating system handles the process. Similarly, your bash terminal session will also be assigned with
How to Install Microsoft Edge Browser on Ubuntu 20.04
Microsoft Edge is a fast and secure browser for the modern web. It is built with Chromium same as used by Google Chrome browser. In this article we will show you how to install the Microsoft Edge Browser web browser on Ubuntu 20.04. Currently, for Linux the developer preview is available and the stable version
How to Install VMware Workstation Player on Ubuntu 20.04
VMware Workstation Player is a desktop virtualization software that allows you to run multiple, isolated operating systems on a single machine. With VMware Player, you can create and run your own virtual machines and evaluate software distributed as a virtual appliance from many software vendors available from VMware’s Solution Exchange . VMware Player is not
10 Top Open Source API Gateways and Management Tools
Microservices and APIs (short for Application Programming Interfaces) have become almost commonplace in sustainable modern application development. APIs drive microservices (an architectural design that structures an application into small, self-contained, and manageable services/pieces) and they define how a consumer (of the API) can interact with and use the underlying service. To businesses and other organizations,
How to Install VMware Workstation 16 Pro on Linux Systems
This tutorial will show you how to install VMware Workstation 16 Pro on RHEL/CentOS, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, and Linux Mint. VMware Workstation 16 Pro is popular software that allows you to run multiple different virtual machines on physical hosts using the concept of Type II of hypervisors (Hosted Hypervisors). This tutorial also discusses some common
Top 7 Apps to Install for Your Nextcloud Instance
When it comes to open-source cloud storage software for Linux, there is a huge number of available options. ownCloud, Seafile, and Pydio are just a few of them. However, if you pay a lot of attention to security issues and want to take full control of your data, you should opt for Nextcloud and install
How to Install and Use Wine on Ubuntu 20.04
Wine is an open-source compatibility layer that allows you to run Windows applications on Unix-like operating systems such as Linux, FreeBSD, and macOS. Wine is an acronym for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”. It translates Windows system calls into equivalent POSIX calls used by Unix-based operating systems, allowing you to seamlessly integrate Windows programs into
8 Top Open Source Reverse Proxy Servers for Linux
A reverse proxy server is a type of proxy server that is deployed between clients and back-end/origin servers, for example, an HTTP server such as NGINX, Apache, etc.. or application servers written in Nodejs, Python, Java, Ruby, PHP, and many other programming languages. It is a gateway or an intermediary server that takes a client request, passes