Something to do with Linux

How to gzip a directory using the command line
Sometimes you just want to gzip up a directory. Is that so much to ask? Unfortunately I don’t do it often enough to remember which […]
Something to do with Linux
Sometimes you just want to gzip up a directory. Is that so much to ask? Unfortunately I don’t do it often enough to remember which […]
One project that’s been on my to do list for quite some time now is replacing my home media server. Over the years, this machine […]
I recently picked up a Raspberry Pi 400 for my in-laws. Having gifted them many a hand-me-down laptop over the years, I was immediately struck […]
If you’ve ever wanted to access your Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop remotely (and securely!) you may have come to the conclusion that it isn’t as simple […]
This is a podcast presentation from the Kitchener-Waterloo Linux Users Group on the topic of Joplin, Curv on February 1st 2021. You can find the original […]
This is a podcast presentation from the Kitchener-Waterloo Linux Users Group on the topic of LibreOffice Updates, WireGuard on March 1st 2021. You can find the […]
I’m a big fan of Pi-hole, a network-level ad and tracker blocking application that makes browsing the web a pleasure. The ‘standard’ setup has Pi-hole […]
This is a podcast presentation from the Kitchener-Waterloo Linux Users Group on the topic of Digital Storytelling, PinePhone on February 1st 2021. You can find the […]
This is a podcast presentation from the Kitchener Waterloo Linux Users Group on the topic of Minimalist Desktop, 3NWeb on January 4th 2021. You can find […]
Check out what else Nick is doing over on his YouTube channel. These videos, re-posted here with permission, was originally published on Nick’s YouTube channel.
Back in May of 2017, in the wake of the WannaCry ransomware episode, I published an article outlining the major security advantages that Linux has […]
The Fedora operating system comes with an updated version of the famous yum package management utility, called “DNF“. DNF stands for “Dandified YUMâ€, and it […]
Like most of you I have a free Dropbox account that I use to shuffle some files back and forth between devices, as well as […]
Believe it or not this is actually a pretty common question. When comparing the Linux ecosystem to that of Windows or Mac it can be […]
Many new Linux users come from Windows and as a result have a desire to run their existing software, or at the very least the […]
If all you want to know is which version of the Linux kernel you’re currently running there is a very simple command line tool you […]
Occasionally you’ll need to figure out where a specific application is located on your system. To do this you can use the which command. For […]
Have you ever wanted to see who was all currently logged into your Linux system? Just run the who command: who It will print out […]
This is a common question that new Linux users ask and can be quite the rabbit hole to dive down in detail. It can be […]
After running Linux for quite a few years now it’s sometimes tough to remember all of the seemingly ‘simple’ questions that we all initially had […]