Tomcat remains the most widely used servlet container on Linux servers. This how-to installs the current release from Apache’s official tarball, with a dedicated user and systemd unit — on Ubuntu 24.04/22.04 and equivalent Debian releases. Which version … Read more
A short cheatsheet: install, configure, clone, commit, push. No object theory. If you have never used Git, these commands cover 90% of cases. Install on Debian/Ubuntu and derivatives: sudo apt update sudo apt install git git –version In 2026 … Read more
Puppet describes the machine’s desired state — a package installed, a service running, a file with specific contents — and the agent turns the difference into action. You do not write “how to install nginx on this distribution”; you specify that nginx … Read more
Developer defends Mir: “Why Mir” Canonical developer Alan Griffiths has been blogging extensively about the Mir server over the past few days. He has been trying to get the community to support Mir and potentially even add client support … Read more
10 Reasons for Ubuntu to Use KDE Instead of GNOME This is not a GNOME vs KDE comparison, but a discussion specifically for Ubuntu and its users, considering the innovative vision they have had so far. Just personal thoughts, … Read more
NVENC remains the same NVIDIA hardware block: it takes H.264/HEVC/AV1 off the CPU and sends it to the GPU’s ASIC. What changed is the packaging. In 2017, you compiled FFmpeg against the SDK. In 2026, FFmpeg communicates … Read more
In the same week, in a single location, major events will discuss topics directly related to internet infrastructure in Brazil. Plan ahead and participate. From December 05 to 09, 2016, at Blue Tree Premium Morumbi, São Paulo. In a … Read more
In 2017, Wayland was still “the future.” In 2026, it is the present of the Linux desktop: a compositor instead of the X server, less complexity, better HiDPI and security. This post’s title stayed in the past — the protocol did not. … Read more
In this video, I show how I migrate Oficina do Tux to another server with ISPConfig 3.1.1, which now supports HHVM. On October 25, 2016, the ISPConfig3 project released version 3.1.1, which now … Read more
dd copies data block by block without interpreting what it copies. That is what allows it to write an ISO to a USB drive, clone an entire disk, or save the boot sector — and it is exactly what … Read more
