today's howtos

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 20, 2022

• How to Install and Use FileZilla in Ubuntu 22.04

  When transferring files in Ubuntu, there are various options at your disposal but having a means that supports FTP is an added advantage. That’s why FileZilla is your best option. FileZilla is a free FTP client that allows the users to transfer the files via a network from one PC to another.

  With FileZilla, you don’t have to archive the files as it supports sftp connections. That way, you easily transfer your files with minimal traffic. Let’s check the installation steps for Ubuntu 22.04 and how to use it to transfer the files.

• How to Install Musikcube in Ubuntu 22.04

  Musikcube is a terminal-based audio music player that is cross-platform and written in C++. You can use it on Linux, Windows, macOS, and Raspberry Pi. Musikcube comes with a WebSocket server, a streaming audio server, a library, and an audio engine.

  This guide focuses on the installation of Musikcube in Ubuntu 22.04. Take a look.

• How to Install Rhythmbox in Ubuntu 22.04

  Rhythmbox is the default music player in Ubuntu. The music player has a friendly interface and works with the GNOME desktop. You can still use it with other environments, and the installation is straightforward.

  Rhythmbox allows customization of its user interface and other preferences to achieve a better user experience. This guide covers the steps to install Rhythmbox in Ubuntu 22.04. Take a look!

• How to Update Raspberry Pi Kernel

  The Linux kernel is a bridge that allows users the freedom to communicate with the applications and underlying hardware. It handles all the operating system functionalities. Having the latest version of Kernel installed on your Raspberry Pi system may include support for the latest generation of processors and enhanced security updates to improve the device’s performance. It further adds new features to the system, improving the overall system’ performance.

  This article will present you with the method to update the Kernel on your Raspberry Pi system. Follow this guide for a detailed process.

• How to Manage Raspberry Pi Automatic Updates

  Updating your Raspberry Pi system is essential for installing the latest security patches. Further, the latest update includes enhanced system features that help optimize your system performance. However, regularly updating your Raspberry Pi system can be hectic for most users.

  In this article, we will show you how you can make your Raspberry Pi system perform automatic updates to secure your system from any threat.

• What Printers Are Compatible With Chromebooks?

  With more work getting done remotely these days, it seems that printers aren't as necessary as they used to be. Still, there are times when you need to print something, such as a government form or some other important document.

  If you use a Chromebook, you might wonder what printers will work with your device and how to set up a printer on your Chromebook. Here's everything you need to know about Chromebook-compatible printers and how to use them.

• How to Take Input From a User in Bash Script [Advanced Techniques]

  You can create interactive scripts by taking input from the user during execution. It also helps you to manipulate the output as per the requirements. There are some easy methods to take input from the user. That’s why it is best to use more advanced ways as an intermediate or expert. However, many bash users need to learn advanced techniques to take input from the users in a bash script. So in this tutorial, we will explain them all briefly.

• Baking Qemu KVM Snapshot to Base Image - Evaggelos Balaskas - System Engineer

  When creating a new Cloud Virtual Machine the cloud provider is copying a virtual disk as the base image (we called it mí̱tra or matrix) and starts your virtual machine from another virtual disk (or volume cloud disk) that in fact is a snapshot of the base image.

• How to install and use Foxit Reader in Linux

  All right, it is time for another tutorial in my Windows to Linux saga. Today, I will focus on Foxit Reader, a versatile PDF viewer (and to some extent, editing software), with lots of interesting and useful capabilities. If you're pondering a move from Windows to Linux, then you may be thinking, hey, will this run, too?

  For a change, unlike most of my previous tutorials of this nature, the answer here is a bit more convoluted. However, we shall explore and answer everything. Once again, I will call upon WINE to install Foxit Reader, but then, let's get to it. After me.

• Transfer Files and Receive SMS Using KDE Connect on Raspberry Pi

  Want to link your mobile phone with your Raspberry Pi device? Try installing KDE Connect. It’s an application that can easily be installed and set up on any platform, allowing you to share files across devices, read and send messages directly from your Raspberry Pi device and much more.

  This article will show you how to install and set up KDE Connect on your Raspberry Pi device and prepare it to transfer files and receive SMS from your mobile device to the Raspberry Pi system.

• How to Access Your Linux Devices From Anywhere With NordVPN Meshnet

  Ever wondered how to easily access your Local Area Network (LAN) devices from anywhere securely?

  Meshnet is a NordVPN service that allows you to connect to your devices from anywhere. It creates a secure private network so that your devices can communicate as long as you have an internet connection. All the devices in your private network get a unique IP address and hostname.

  Here's how to get started.

• ImageMagick - Reducing File Sizes

  A beautiful and large picture is just about great; it’s usually accompanied by tremendous quality. However, there are many, many times when you can’t afford to have pictures that are too big in size. At times, all you want is a decent-sized picture or even one that is less than a particular given size. In such cases, all the programmer wishes for is a way to find a middle ground between quality and size. Theoretically, if you give up quality altogether, then file size shouldn’t be a problem, but the real deal is to find a compromise between quality and file size. In this tutorial, we’ll be discussing ways to reduce the file size of pictures using ImageMagick (without compromising quality too much).

• Make Dynamic IP to Static IP using No-IP on Raspberry Pi

  Want to host a server on Raspberry Pi or need a static IP address to link any domain, there are several applications but not all of them are free to use. The No-IP application is specifically designed to work with Linux based systems including Raspberry Pi OS and is a dynamic DNS service provider that links the desired domain to your IP address and removes the hassle of creating a static IP address.

  In the free package one can only create a DNS server that includes only 1 hostname whereas in the paid package one can create more than 80 DDNS (Dynamic DNS), read this guide to download and install it on Raspberry Pi.

• Trying to use nix

  Now that my website is deployed as a container image, I wanted to give nix a try. I'm still doing it the old-fashioned way right now: with a Dockerfile, running cargo in a "builder" image, copying stuff out of there into a slimmer image (that still has an Ubuntu base, even though distroless images are a thing now).

• Exploring the CBSD virtual environment management framework - part 0: Virtualization overview - eerielinux

  One of the more revolutionary developments in computing history is virtualization. I’ve wanted to write a series of posts about CBSD for quite a while now. This post however is another one to which the same applies: An introduction into what virtualization actually is.

  A Monday morning after a night with several incidents during on-call duty, I drove my children to school. I don’t remember exactly why, but I obviously mumbled something about that one darn Virtual Machine that had ruined my night. Turns out that children can be pretty prick-eared and so I found myself in need of explaining what a VM is.