today's howtos

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 01, 2023

• Adam Young: Building a Kernel RPM with the Built-in Makefile target

  Note that you need to have a .config file that will be included in the build. It will also use the Version as specified in your Makefile. Then run

  make rpm-pkg

  Which will use the RPM build infra set up for your user to put the rpm in $HOME/rpmbuild/

• linux on Commodore C64

• How to Install Jellyfin Media Server on Debian 12

  Jellyfin is free software for building a media server. It lets you collect, manage, and stream your media files from multiple devices or clients. Jellyfin is a free and self-hosted application that can be installed on your server, so you can create your own media server in your local environment, such as at home, and then allow multiple clients and devices to access all your media files.

• How to customise a USB numeric keypad under GNU/Linux?

  Something that relaxes me after hours of painting or drawing is doing DIY projects. It's always very rewarding for me to hack, repair or customise existing hardware.

  Today I'm going to show you how I turned a cheap USB numeric keypad (also known as a numeric keypad, number pad, numpad, 10-key...) into a pad that I use for my digital painting shortcuts when I'm using my display pen tablet or when I'm painting on the go with my laptop. I bought this from a local computer shop for just 5€, a very good deal as this type of device usually sells for between 13€ and 30€. The build quality is a little bulky, the cable is thin and of poor quality, but in the shop I noticed that the keys felt good to press and weren't too noisy (they weren't even in sealed boxes). At this price, it wasn't much of a risk to try it out on a DIY project.

  In this tutorial, I'll describe what commands and steps I used to create this project: remap the key on Linux, and paint the keys.

• How to List Users on Ubuntu

  Listing users on Ubuntu is useful for discovering who or what is currently running on your system.

  In Linux and Ubuntu, not every user is used by an actual person. Users are also used for applications to run under.

  Over the following sections, you will learn various ways to list users on the Ubuntu operating system. Each of these methods has its pros and cons, so use what you find easiest.

• Bringing Windows to Pop!_OS: A guide to using Wine

  There's a certain allure to Pop!_OS's robust nature, but what if you're missing some of your favorite Windows applications? Enter 'Wine' - a compatibility layer capable of running Windows apps seamlessly on Linux distributions, including Pop!_OS.

• Getting Started With GNU Debugger on Linux: A Crash Course

  Debugging is an indispensable skill for programmers and security researchers. Having a strong grasp of debugging allows you to understand an executable on a lower level and catch any lurking errors.

  The GNU debugger or, GDB, is a timeless debugging tool that has been relied upon by programmers for years now. Here's how to use GDB on Linux.