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Introduction> Introduction # Virtual Network Computing, or VNC, is a connection system that allows you to use your keyboard and mouse to interact with a graphical desktop environment on a remote server.

Status: Deprecated> Status: Deprecated # This article covers a version of Ubuntu that is no longer supported. If you are currently operate a server running Ubuntu 12.04, we highly recommend upgrading or migrating to a supported version of Ubuntu:

Introduction> Introduction # The Ubuntu operating system’s most recent Long Term Support version, version 16.04 (Xenial Xerus), was released on April 21, 2016. This guide is intended as a brief overview of new features and significant changes to the system as a whole, since 14.

The author selected the COVID-19 Relief Fund to receive a donation as part of the Write for DOnations program. Introduction> Introduction # Elasticsearch is a platform for the distributed search and analysis of data in real time.

Introduction> Introduction # Merging code. Coordinating releases. Determining build status. Maintaining updates. If you know the frustration of these processes well enough that the words themselves threaten a headache, you might want to look into Jenkins CI.

Introduction> Introduction # Ranger is a terminal file manager with vim-like keybindings that uses the ncurses library to provide a powerful interface for your filesystem. Ranger uses conventions common to both text-based file managers, such as Midnight Commander, and graphical file managers, such as Mac OS X’s Finder.

Introduction> Introduction # SFTP stands for SSH File Transfer Protocol. As its name suggests, it’s a secure way of transferring files to a server using an encrypted SSH connection. Despite the name, it’s a completely different protocol than FTP (File Transfer Protocol), though it’s widely supported by modern FTP clients.

Introduction> Introduction # When interacting with your server through a shell session, there are many pieces of information that your shell compiles to determine its behavior and access to resources. Some of these settings are contained within configuration settings and others are determined by user input.