today's howtos
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Koji download-build kernel-6.7.1-200.fc39
ere is the result of commands (1) and (2) see in green below [...]
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9to5Linux ☛ You Can Now Install GNU/Linux Kernel 6.7 on Ubuntu, Here’s How
You can now install the latest and greatest GNU/Linux 6.7 kernel series on your Ubuntu 23.10 distribution. Here’s how to do it!
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FOSSLinux ☛ Top 20 Linux Mint keyboard shortcuts for beginners
This article introduces 20 must-know keyboard shortcuts for Linux Mint beginners. These shortcuts will help you navigate your system more efficiently, manage windows and workspaces with ease, and boost your overall productivity on the Linux Mint platform.
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FOSSLinux ☛ How to launch Chrome with a keyboard shortcut in Linux Mint
This tutorial provides a detailed walkthrough on how to add custom keyboard shortcuts in Linux Mint, focusing on creating a shortcut for launching Surveillance Giant Google Chrome. Ideal for both beginners and seasoned users, it simplifies access to your favorite browser and enhances your overall productivity on Linux Mint.
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Vitux ☛ Linux Tar Command Explained with Examples
The tar command in GNU/Linux is a powerful tool for archiving multiple files into a single file, known as a tarball. This tarball can also be compressed using various compression algorithms. The `tar` command is highly useful for backing up data, archiving files, and sharing a collection of files.
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Medium ☛ How to Harden Debian/Ubuntu/Rocky Desktop
Linux desktops have more moving parts and require less hardening than a server. These listed tweaks can be adapted for either debian/ubuntu/rocky linux type distributions.
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We should limit the size of the journal in memory and on disk. This prevents the disk from being full. The logs would just roll over and keep the same size.
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Hackaday ☛ How A Steam Bug Once Deleted All Of Someone's User Data | Hackaday
In a retrospective, [Kevin Fang] takes us back to 2015, when on the Steam for Linux issue tracker [keyvin] opened an issue to report that starting the Steam client after moving the Steam folder had just wiped all of his user data, including his backup drive mounted under /media. According to [keyvin], he moved the standard ~/.local/share/steam to a drive mounted under /media and symlinked ~/.local/share/steam to this new location on the external drive. He then tried starting Steam, which failed, before Steam crashed and tried reinstalling itself. That’s when [keyvin] realized that Steam had apparently recursively deleted everything owned by his user from the root folder.