Category: Rocky Linux

Blog Linux Rocky Linux
2. September 2023

How to Install VMware Tools in Rocky Linux

As most people know, CentOS is being replaced by Rocky Linux (and others) as the closest Linux distribution to RedHat Enteprise. Therefore, it was important to me that we talk briefly and crisply about the VMware Tools, because it is always important within the process of VM provisioning. Therefore I describe below how to install the VMware Tools under Rocky Linux. First let us start […]

Advanced Tutorials Blog Rocky Linux VMware vSphere
31. December 2022

NFS-Server with CentOS 8 / Red Hat 8 for VMware vCenter Backups

In various community meetings, we often talk about backups for VMware vCenter. As you know, image based backups are only conditionally “supported”. It can go well, but in most cases the VMware vCenter will not be fully restored and you will be forced to re-deploy the appliance. Community and customers are ambivalent, one backs up his VMware vCenter via Veeam etc., the other via the […]

Blog Linux Rocky Linux
28. June 2022

How to Update CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

This guide helps you how to update CentOS 8 / RHEL 8 system to have the latest updated packages or OS minor release on the system as well as to keep the system secure. First, let’s look at what are the updates waiting for your system by: The following updates are available for my machine: If you are satisfied with the updates, proceed to install […]

Blog Container Rocky Linux
22. March 2022

How to install Bitwarden Password Manager on CentOS Stream 8

Bitwarden is an open-source solution that lets you manage your accounts and protect them with passwords of varying complexity. For this purpose, the program also offers a two-step authentication process, among other things. As with most popular password managers, Bitwarden secures data using 256-bit AES encryption. The data vault is then accessed via a master password, which they must assign during the installation process. The […]

Blog Container Rocky Linux
18. March 2022

Install Docker Compose on CentOS Stream 8

This guide will show you how to Install the Latest Docker Compose on CentOS Stream 8. Docker Compose is a tool designed to define and release multicontainer applications. With Compose, you can create a YAML file to define the services that you can start or stop with a single command. Definitely, access to the Terminal as a user with sudo privileges. Step 1: You need […]

Blog Container Rocky Linux
15. March 2022

Install Docker on CentOS Stream 8

In this Tutorial I will show you how to install Docker on CentOS Stream 8. Docker is a popular open source tool that provides a portable and consistent runtime environment for software applications. Docker uses containers as isolated environments in user space that run at the operating system level and share the file system and system resources. There are two editions of Docker available. Community […]

Advanced Tutorials Blog Linux Rocky Linux
1. March 2022

Update to Python 3.9 on CentOS Stream 8

In today’s guide you’ll learn to install Python 3.9 on CentOS Stream 8 Linux system. Python is general-purpose, interpreted and high-level programming language originally created by Guido van Rossum. Python is created for simplicity, deep integration and great extensibility. You can achieve much more with Python using powerful libraries and tools, including Django, Pygame, Matplotlib, Plotly, e.t.c. In the next steps we look at the […]

Blog Linux Rocky Linux
22. February 2022

RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 enable SSH service

The following article will explain how to install and start SSH service on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 system. SSH is a client-server service providing secure encrypted connections over the network connection. Step 1: install the openssh package: Step 2: Start the OpenSSH service by executing the following command: Step 3: Check the status of the sshd service: Step 4: Enable the SSH service to start […]

Blog Linux Rocky Linux
15. February 2022

How to configure a static IP address on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Linux

There are many cases in which we may want to set a static IP for a network interface. In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, network interfaces are managed by the NetworkManager daemon, so to change a network interface settings we must somehow interact with it. In this tutorial we will see how can we set a static IP address, gateway and dns server for a NIC. […]

Advanced Tutorials Blog Rocky Linux
28. January 2022

How to install and configure Pritunl VPN server on CentOS Stream 8

Pritunl VPN is one of the most secure open source VPN tools that are currently available for multi-cloud VPN peering. Pritunl VPN server uses MongoDB and can be deployed on any cloud infrastructure. Pritunl VPN Server supports OpenVPN and Wireguard. The VPN operates in a server-client architecture in such a way that the clients connect to the remote VPN server and routing is handled by […]