today's howtos
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Backing up to a Remote Server with SSH and rsync
While I pay for multiple video streaming services, I never got on board with streaming music services such as Amazon Prime Music or Spotify. I’ve curated quite the collection of MP3s in the past twenty years, with a fair number of tracks that aren’t available through streaming services. Since most phone manufactures have stolen our beloved SD card expansion slots, I’ve had to rely on various services the past few years to enjoy my music on the go.
This started with Amazon Music, when there was an option to pay for a given amount of storage that you could upload your music collection to and enjoy through the Amazon Music app on your mobile devices. Then came Google Play Music with a similar service, but then Google did what Google does and killed that product in favor of Youtube Music. Ugh.
I’ve since moved on to hosting a Plex server on a Raspberry Pi in my home’s network rack. Rather than loading my substantial music collection on the same SD card that the operating system runs on, I’ve opted to connect a 2.5” SSD with a bountiful amount of storage to the Raspberry Pi via USB. From here, I’m able to stream my music anywhere I have an internet connection through the surprisingly great Plexamp app.
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Check the Linux Uptime History Using the Uprecords
We wrote an article a few days ago about the tuptime command, which is used to view the historical and statistical records of the uptime command.
In this article, we will discuss another similar utility named uprecords, which is used to record and keep track of Linux system uptime during every session.
The output of this command gives a summary of historical uptime records, like how long the system has been up on each session, the highest uptime, when the system has been rebooted, etc.
Stick with this article to learn each and everything about this tool using its options (with practical examples).
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How to Install GIMP on Linux Mint 21 or 20 - LinuxCapable
GIMP, short for GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a free and open-source image editing software that can be used on Linux Mint and other operating systems. It is a powerful tool that can be used for a variety of tasks, such as photo editing, graphic design, and creating digital art. It offers many features that make it a suitable alternative to expensive professional software, such as Adobe Photoshop. Incorporating GIMP into your daily Linux Mint desktop can bring many benefits, including enhancing and manipulating images, creating custom graphics, and saving money on expensive software.
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How to Install Git on CentOS Stream EL9 or EL8 - LinuxCapable
Git is a widely-used version control system that tracks software development project changes. It allows multiple developers to work on a project simultaneously while keeping a record of all changes made to the code. Incorporating Git into your daily CentOS Stream desktop can bring many benefits, including collaborating with other developers, keeping track of changes made to your code, and quickly reverting to previous versions of your code.
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How to Join, Combine or Merge Text Files in Linux
The Linux cat command is one of the most versatile tools that can use to create files, view them, and even combine them in the Linux command line.
In this article, we take a detour and explore how you can join two text files in Linux using the cat command, (short for “concatenate”) is one of the most commonly used commands in Linux as well as other UNIX-like operating systems, used to concatenate files and print on the standard output.
It is not only used to view files but can also be used to create files together with the redirection character.
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