Begin with: lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock Then check if the process is running: ps cax | grep PID If the process is running, execute the following command (replacing PID with the output…
dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process – SOLVED
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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation
Microsoft has recently joined the Linux Foundation as a platinum member. Have a read here
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Normally 500 errors in PHP are a result of not having enough memory allocated to PHP scripts. After upgrading to EasyApache4 we recommend you do a couple of things to…
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How To Install IntelliJ on Ubuntu
IntelliJ, created by JetBrains, is a Java integrated development environment or IDE available in a community and commercial version. both of these versions can be used for professional coding. Assuming…
Install Adobe Flash Ubuntu
To install the latest version of Adobe Flash in Ubuntu, you have to enable the following repository: Canonical Partners – Software packaged by Canonical for their partners After clicking on…
Install Oracle JDK 8 Ubuntu
Step 1 – Add Oracle’s PPA: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java Step 2 – Update package repository sudo apt-get update Step 3 – Install Oracle JDK 8: sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
Securing a Linux server
DigitalOcean have posted a great article on securing a Linux server here.









