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Enable two-factor authentication for SSH in Linux

In this article, you will learn how to enable two-factor authentication for SSH in Linux. Secure Shell (or SSH)...
Install subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) on Windows Server

While the second generation of the Linux subsystem has been on board with Windows 10 since version 20H1, Windows...
Export and import any Linux distribution in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

In my last post, I described how to install and manage Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Windows 11....
Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Windows 11

Ever since Windows added the support for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), it has become easy for admins, developers,...
Activate enhanced session mode for Ubuntu VMs in Hyper-V

Enhanced session mode increases the integration of a guest OS with the host, thereby greatly improving the user experience....
Automatically mount an NVMe EBS volume in an EC2 Linux instance using fstab

If you attach an EBS volume to an Amazon EC2 instance, you can configure its device name. However, the...
Midnight Commander remote connect via Shell link (copy files over SSH) and SFTP link using FISH and public key authentication

In this post, I show you how to configure SSH for Midnight Commander to remotely copy or move files...
Root login via SSH and SFTP on EC2 instances running Linux

If you try to connect to an EC2 instance with the user root, you will receive this error message: Please...
cpulimit: Limit CPU usage on Linux based on system load

On a busy server, you want to avoid putting more load on the machine with applications that are not...
Capture outbound connections initiated on your host with tcpdump and WinDump on Linux and Windows

If your server initiates connections to an unknown host, it might be a sign that your server has been...
Run GUI programs on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Microsoft introduced support for graphical Linux programs on WSL (WSLg) with Windows 10 build 21364. Like the subsystem as...
Export and import Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Learn how to export and import Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) distros between machines and on the same machine.
Install PowerShell remoting over SSH

PowerShell 7.x supports SSH for cross-platform remoting. Learn how to configure and test PowerShell remoting between Windows, Linux, and...
Run Docker container on Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2)

Version 2 of WSL not only offers a new architecture based on a virtual machine, a proprietary Linux kernel,...
How to deploy Ansible inside a Docker container

Deploying Ansible inside a Docker container is an easy way to have a lightweight, agile environment for using Ansible....
Install LAMP stack (Apache, MySQL, PHP) on the Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2)

The Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) includes its own Linux kernel and is able to run numerous programs natively...
NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10: vSphere, Linux support, P2V, Wasabi

NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10 was recently released. In this review of new features, we take a look at...
Windows 10 2004: The most important new features for professional users

While Windows 10 1909 included few innovations, the 2004 release offers some new features. These include the Windows Subsystem...
Install and activate Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 on Windows Server

WSL 2 can currently only be installed on the latest Windows Server insider preview, or on Windows 10 build...