For the uninitiated, OpenVAS, short for Open Vulnerability Assessment System, is a full-featured vulnerability scanner. It provides unauthenticated, authenticated testing, performance tuning for large-scale scans, and tools to implement any type of vulnerability test. If you’re looking for an open-source alternative to Nessus and Qualys Guard, OpenVAS might be something you might want to consider. With its powerful and intuitive admin web portal, you’ll be able to perform scans easily....

This editor comes with cool features like context-aware auto-completion, code navigation features such as an in-line editor, live preview, document formatting, and file system browser, and works with Git and GitHub directly. Brackets support Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux systems, including Ubuntu Whether you are new to programming or a seasoned programmer, you will need a great code editor to do your job. and Brackets is a code editor that combines simplicity and speed for any developer....

Some of the features included with Canvas LMS are course management, user authentication and enrollment, viewing and editing posts from any device, and many more. Canvas LMS integrates seamlessly with hundreds of apps, empowering teachers and students with countless tools to make teaching and learning easier and more fun. Whether you are a learner or a trainer, you will be able to create innovative and meaningful content using Canvas LMS....

Docker Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-containers Docker applications. It uses YAML files to configure application services, then with a single command using the definitions in the file to start these services based on the configurations. If you want to build an environment on Ubuntu to build Docker containers, you’ll want to install Docker as well as Docker Compose to make your job easier. Add Docker Official Repository Docker has two editions: The Enterprise Edition (EE) and the Community Edition (CE)....

Dolphin (Boonex) is an open-source social networking engine that you can use to build world-class social networking websites. With Dolphin, you have full control over how your sites will look and how they function. Every link, image, block, feature, and module can be customized, modified, and re-arranged. This open-source social networking engine will help you build robust social networking websites for your school, company, or for any groups looking to collaborate around the same ideas or issues....

glFusion lets you manage content, granularly administer users and groups, and comes with built-in Spam protection, forum files, media management, and more. For more about glFusion, please check their Homepage This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install fusion on Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.10 and 18.04 LTS. To get started with installing glFusion, follow the steps below: Install Apache2 HTTP Server glFusion requires a web server and the Apache2 HTTP server is the most popular open-source web server available today....

This Platform is built on the LAMP or LEMP stack. It lets you focus on building content by leveraging its easy management portal designs and technical quality without the bloats. Whether you’re creating a personal or business website, the Hubzilla platform can help you create and manage your content on every device with its modern user and admin interface. For more about Hubzilla, visit its homepage. When you’re ready to get Hubzilla working on Ubuntu, please continue with the steps below:...

For one, it doesn’t need a database server, all its data is simply stored in the file system (file-based, flat file CMS). It also provides native markdown WYSIWYG support, SEO friendly, flexible CSS framework with no installation required. For more about Kirby, please check its homepage. This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install Kirby on Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.10 / 18.04 LTS with Apache2 and PHP 7....

The official Microsoft Teams app is now available for Linux systems, including Ubuntu. This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to download and install it. Microsoft Teams is a communication platform similar to Slack. While Slack has had a Linux client for a while, Teams on the other hand didn’t provide a native Linux client until now. The Microsoft Teams client will be the first Microsoft 365 app that is coming to Linux desktops and will support all of Teams’ core capabilities, including chat, video meetings, file storage, and other features....

Using FTP protocol is probably the easiest way to transfer files between a server and client computers. Anyone can simply download an FTP client and begin transferring files; however, it is inherently insecure in its standard form. A more secure way to use FTP is via FTP over SSH or SFTP. If you are unable to configure SFTP, then the closest thing will be to enable SSL/TLS certificates with your setup or FTPS The reason you may want SSL/TLS enabled on FTP is that FTP communicates over an insecure channel, and someone with the right tool could intercept data between the server and the client reading it....

It creates a special folder on your computer that you can use to host remote projects. These projects will be automatically kept in sync with both the host and all of your peers when someone adds, removes, or edits a file. Like other open-source cloud services, SparkleShare provides similar functions, but lets you choose where your data is stored and how it is being accessed. For more about SparkleShare, please visit its homepage....

If you’re running VirtualBox virtualization software with Ubuntu as a guest machine, the first thing they’ll want to do after installing Ubuntu guest operating system (OS) is to install VirtualBox guest addition software. VirtualBox Guest Addition Software enhances the virtual guest machine and improves the management of the machine. When you install a new operating system on a VirtualBox virtual machine, your first task should be to install the Guest Addition Software....

If you find yourself needing a robust media player when using Windows 11, then VLC should be your first app to try. It practically plays almost any media format, including DVDs, Audio CDs, multimedia files as well as VCDs, and various streaming protocols. VLC is also the most popular media player and works across multiple platforms including, Windows, Linux, macOS, and others. On the Windows system, VLC has fully transitioned to the new Windows 11 design with a more fluent look and rounded corners, support for snaps, and more....

Printers you purchase may need the latest drivers from the manufacturer so that they work well. Driver updates can be used to provide enhancements and fix bugs in the printer software. Also, if you recently upgraded from an earlier version of Windows, your printer driver might work with the previous version but might not work well or at all with Windows 10. This post shows you how to upgrade the drivers if there are any available for Windows 10....

To use Find my device in Windows 11, you must sign in with your Microsoft account as administrator, and the location services enabled and turned on. Once your Windows device is set up for Find my device, anytime you attempt to find your device, users using the device will see a notification in the notification area. Find my device works for any Windows device, such as a PC, laptop, Surface, etc....

Recording gameplay from Android devices is a must for avid gamers. But the fact that recording internal audio on Android is extremely difficult, chances are your record becomes less engaging. Thankfully, now you can learn how to record internal audio on Android. Previously, only tech-nerds can record internal audio as this process requires complex rooting. This method, however, may affect internal devices and cause warranty void. Good news, there are some other ways to record internal audio without rooting....

CS-Cart is a powerful eCommerce platform for online sellers to sell and manage their product inventories. It has all you need to create and manage an online store, with its powerful product management modules. If you’re looking for a high-performance, SEO-friendly eCommerce CMS platform, you’ll find CS-Cart to be useful. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install CS-Cart on Ubuntu 16.04 / 17....

The new Microsoft Edge browser has adopted the Chromium open-source project code base and offers better web compatibility and performance over the legacy edge. Microsoft Edge browser is cross-platform and supports all Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. If you’re currently using Edge and want to learn how to configure Password monitoring, and help alert you when you use compromised passwords, the steps below should show you how to do it....

When you tell Windows to remember your backed-up apps, it will remember the apps you have installed from the Microsoft Store, and help you restore them on the new devices that you signed in with your Microsoft account. This setting is not available for work or school accounts, and Windows does not remember your apps for work or school accounts. The steps below will show you how to turn on the Windows backup feature to remember your installed apps from the Microsoft Store so that they can be reinstalled on all your other devices when you sign in with your Microsoft account....

The OneDrive app lets you sync files and folders on your computer with Microsoft cloud, allowing you to access them anywhere on your mobile devices and other computers using the service. The OneDrive app is installed on Windows computers by default. When you get a new computer, and OneDrive services are not forcibly disabled, the app is accessible by default. Also, the OneDrive app will notify you by default when syncing is paused, or running a Windows device in battery saver mode, and running on a metered connection....