today's howtos

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 22, 2023

• Cascade Layers are useless*

  *if you don‘t understand the problems they solve and use them in combination with other solutions that tackle the same challenges albeit less elegantly and with the downside of limiting you in taking full advantage of selectors, one of the coolest features in CSS, and if you ignore the fact that they can help you organise and manage your own and third-party code.

  I've heard several people say they've tried Cascade Layers but didn't see any changes, so they dropped them again. That can also easily happen to you when you structure your CSS in layers for the first time. I can explain why.

• CSS Boost

  The blog you are now looking at is looking a little different (better I think), especially on mobile devices, because the CSS has been improved. I have a report on the details, and unexpected lessons.

  What launched me into action was the acquisition of a Pixel 7, on which this blog’s text was unreadably tiny. I’m not sure what changed, but I got complaints from a couple of other people at the same time that I noticed it myself, so maybe it’s Android’s fault? Anyhow, couldn’t ignore that problem. On top of which, I had a list of minor gripes that had been on the to-do list for way too long.

• Creating Bootable USBs on Linux? Easy with Impression

  Impression has a simple, straight-forward UI that couldn’t be easier to use: you open the app, select an image, insert a drive, and flash a-haaaa – you’re away.

  You can see the steps in flow in these screenshots: [...]

• How To: Install 9front

  (a Plan 9 fork)

• How to Install Gnome on Debian 12 "Bookworm"

  In this tutorial, you will learn how to install gnome desktop environment on Debian 12 "Bookworm".There are multiple ways to install gnome on Debian 12. In this tutorial, we are going to install gnome via tasksel and via apt package manager.

  tasksel is a tool that

• How to view hidden files and folders on Linux

  In the Linux file system, some files and directories are hidden for various reasons, often to prevent accidental modification or deletion. These items usually start with a period ('.'). However, there are times when you might need to view or access these hidden files and folders. In this guide, we will explain how to do this, using both command line and graphical methods.

• How to move files and directories in Linux

  Managing files effectively is a crucial part of any Linux user's skill set. The ability to move files and directories around the system not only helps in organizing your data but is also a key part of tasks like system configuration and scripting. In this guide, we will look at the various commands and techniques you can use to move files and directories in a Linux environment.

• How to Search For a File in Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 Terminal

  Find the various ways with command examples to search and find files directly from the Ubuntu command terminal.