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Deepak Prasad

Deepak Prasad

R&D Engineer

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Founder of GoLinuxCloud with more than 15 years of expertise in Linux, Python, Go, Laravel, DevOps, Kubernetes, Git, Shell scripting, OpenShift, AWS, Networking, and Security. With extensive experience, he excels across development, DevOps, networking, and security, delivering robust and efficient solutions for diverse projects.

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Certifications & credentials

  • Red Hat Certified System Administrator in Red Hat OpenStackID: 180-246-001
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
  • Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation
  • Go: Data Structures, Algorithms and Design Patterns With Go
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Articles by Deepak Prasad

linux

How to Install Kali Linux Tools on Ubuntu

Install Kali Linux tools on Ubuntu with sudo apt install for nmap, sqlmap, nikto, and other hacking tools in Ubuntu repositories. Use Snap when apt has no package. Katoolin is legacy on modern Ubuntu—use a Kali VM when …

Deepak Prasad8 min read
linux

Repair Debian Installation After Power Outage

Repair Debian after a power outage using a symptom-first decision tree: fix emergency mode and fstab, run fsck on unmounted ext4, reinstall GRUB on BIOS or UEFI, rebuild initramfs, recover interrupted apt/dpkg, and know …

Deepak Prasad28 min read
linux

How to Install Grafana on Ubuntu

Install Grafana on Ubuntu 25.04 from the official apt.grafana.com repository or a .deb package: import the GPG key, enable grafana-server, open port 3000, log in as admin, and verify with curl and /api/health.

Deepak Prasad6 min read
linux

How to Install XCP-ng Guest Tools on Ubuntu

Install XCP-ng guest tools on Ubuntu with apt install xe-guest-utilities or the guest-tools ISO from Xen Orchestra; enable xe-daemon, verify management agent detection, and use the ISO when apt lags behind XCP-ng.

Deepak Prasad7 min read
linux

How to Install qBittorrent-nox on Ubuntu

Install qbittorrent-nox on Ubuntu from the official PPA or universe repo, accept the legal notice, log in to the Web UI, run it under a dedicated user with the bundled systemd template, open the firewall safely, and fix …

Deepak Prasad9 min read
linux

How to Install Telegram on Ubuntu

Install Telegram Desktop on Ubuntu with Snap, the official tsetup Linux tarball from desktop.telegram.org, or Flatpak: verify version 6.9.3, launch from the app menu, update with snap refresh, and uninstall cleanly.

Deepak Prasad6 min read
system-administration

OpenLDAP vs Active Directory: Complete Comparison Guide

OpenLDAP vs Active Directory in plain language: LDAP protocol vs directory services, OpenLDAP vs LDAPS, Samba AD vs Microsoft AD, cost, GPO, Kerberos, Linux integration, and when to choose each.

Deepak Prasad13 min read
interview-questions

C and C++ Interview Questions and Answers

C and C++ interview questions and answers for {year}: C pointers and memory, C++ OOP, RAII, smart pointers, STL, move semantics, coding problems, and systems prep.

Deepak Prasad19 min read
interview-questions

TypeScript Interview Questions and Answers

TypeScript and interview questions on TypeScript for {year}: types, generics, utility types, narrowing, satisfies, strict mode, React/Node prep with elaborate answers.

Deepak Prasad17 min read
interview-questions

Operating System Interview Questions and Answers

Operating system and Linux OS interview questions for {year}: processes, threads, scheduling, virtual memory, deadlocks, synchronization, and systems prep with answers.

Deepak Prasad19 min read
interview-questions

Interview Questions on React JS for Experienced Developers

Interview questions on React JS for {year}: basic React JS questions, experienced hooks and architecture, scenario-based senior prep, React 19, and live coding answers.

Deepak Prasad19 min read
interview-questions

DBMS Interview Questions and Answers

DBMS interview questions, basic dbms interview questions, and common dbms interview questions for {year}: ER model, normalization, ACID, transactions, indexing, SQL vs NoSQL, and scenarios with elaborate answers.

Deepak Prasad24 min read
interview-questions

React Interview Questions and Answers

React and React JS interview questions and answers for {year}: hooks, Virtual DOM, state, performance, React 19, Server Components, coding challenges, and senior frontend prep.

Deepak Prasad22 min read
interview-questions

Computer Networks Interview Questions and Answers

Computer networks interview questions and computer networks basic interview questions for {year}: OSI, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/TLS, routing, NAT, and troubleshooting with elaborate answers.

Deepak Prasad23 min read
linux

How to Install Steam on Ubuntu

Install Steam on Ubuntu with Valve official steam_latest.deb (recommended), sudo apt install steam-installer from multiverse, Snap, or Flatpak. Enable i386 multiarch, install GPU drivers, bootstrap the client on first …

Deepak Prasad7 min read
linux

How to Install gpart on Ubuntu

Install gpart on Ubuntu with sudo apt install gpart from universe, run a read-only scan when the MBR or partition table is damaged, use gpart on a live USB, and know how gpart differs from the GParted graphical editor.

Deepak Prasad6 min read
interview-questions

Kafka Interview Questions and Answers

Apache Kafka interview questions and answers for {year}: topics, partitions, consumer groups, acks, exactly-once, KRaft, and Java Spring Boot integration for experienced developers.

Deepak Prasad23 min read
interview-questions

OOP Interview Questions and Answers

OOP and OOPs interview questions for {year}: four pillars, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, SOLID, design patterns, Java OOPs specifics, and object-oriented design prep.

Deepak Prasad21 min read
linux

How to Install AWS CLI on Ubuntu

Install AWS CLI on Ubuntu with the official v2 Linux installer (recommended), sudo apt install awscli from universe, or the Amazon Snap. Configure with aws configure, verify with aws --version and aws sts …

Deepak Prasad7 min read
linux

How to Install Jellyfin on Ubuntu

Install Jellyfin on Ubuntu with the official apt repository on 22.04 and 24.04 LTS, or run jellyfin/jellyfin in Docker on Ubuntu 25.04 where noble-repo packages fail dependency checks. Enable systemd, open port 8096, and …

Deepak Prasad9 min read
linux

How to Install Fastfetch on Ubuntu

Install Fastfetch on Ubuntu with sudo apt install fastfetch from universe, or use the official GitHub .deb or tarball for the latest release. Configure presets, replace unmaintained Neofetch, and run fastfetch on login.

Deepak Prasad9 min read
linux

How to Use iTunes and Apple Music on Ubuntu

Apple does not ship iTunes for Linux. On Ubuntu use Apple Music in a browser, Rhythmbox or Amberol for local libraries, or experiment with legacy iTunes 12.x under Wine—expect instability, no iPhone sync, and …

Deepak Prasad6 min read
linux

How to Install Google Chrome Web Browser on Ubuntu

Install the Google Chrome web browser on Ubuntu by downloading the official amd64 .deb from Google, run sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb, set Chrome as default, update with apt, and compare …

Deepak Prasad6 min read
interview-questions

Django Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced Developers

Django interview questions for experienced professionals in {year}: MVT lifecycle, ORM, migrations, middleware, DRF, security, Celery, async Django, and senior production scenario answers.

Deepak Prasad31 min read
linux

How to Install Joplin on Ubuntu

Install Joplin on Ubuntu with the official GitHub install script, Snap joplin-desktop, or Flatpak net.cozic.joplin_desktop from Flathub—launch the app, create your first notebook, sync notes, and fix libfuse2 AppImage …

Deepak Prasad7 min read
linux

How to Install Google Drive on Ubuntu

Access Google Drive on Ubuntu through GNOME Online Accounts and the Files app, mount with rclone, use google-drive-ocamlfuse from a legacy PPA, or install the commercial Insync .deb—link your Google account and verify …

Deepak Prasad8 min read
linux

How to Install qBittorrent on Ubuntu

Install qBittorrent on Ubuntu with sudo apt install qbittorrent from universe, the official qbittorrent-stable PPA, or Flathub. Compare GUI vs qbittorrent-nox, avoid outdated Snap builds, accept the legal notice, and …

Deepak Prasad7 min read
linux

How to Install Picard on Ubuntu

Install MusicBrainz Picard on Ubuntu from universe apt, the official MetaBrainz Snap, or the MusicBrainz stable PPA: verify with picard -V, tag your first album, and uninstall cleanly.

Deepak Prasad4 min read
linux

How to Install Redis on Ubuntu

Install Redis on Ubuntu with sudo apt install redis-server from universe, or add the official packages.redis.io repo for Redis 8.x. Start redis-server with systemd, test with redis-cli ping, set a password, and harden …

Deepak Prasad8 min read
linux

How to Install OpenSSL on Ubuntu

Install OpenSSL on Ubuntu with apt (openssl and libssl-dev), verify with openssl version, understand when the distro package is enough versus building from source, and generate a test TLS key and certificate.

Deepak Prasad4 min read