today's howtos
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MJ Fransen ☛ Small Gopher HOW-TO
Gopher is a protocol that lets you pull up and view documents and media files stored on remote servers. You access those servers via the internet.
Gopher, just like the World Wide Web, works with servers and clients. Just as you browse the web with a web browser, you browse the Gopher space with a Gopher client.
Gopher servers provide a menu-style interface to one or more directories.
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IT Tavern ☛ Adding a trash can to Linux with trash-cli
There is no trash can for the Linux CLI. rm removes the data permanently, and there is practically no way of recovering deleted files reliably. trash-cli fills this role and lets you 'trash' files and directories and lets you recover 'trashed' items.
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Jeff Geerling ☛ Resolving 'Temporary failure in name resolution' on Pi OS 12 Bookworm
Raspberry Pi OS version 12 (based on Debian 12 Bookworm) uses NetworkManager instead of dhcpcd for managing network connections, DNS resolution settings, DHCP, etc.
I've already mentioned using nmcli and nmtui for managing WiFi settings, but I ran into a strange issue after installing Docker on a fresh Raspberry Pi OS installation today. Suddenly DNS stopped working.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install Nvtop on Fedora 39
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Nvtop on Fedora 39. NVTOP, short for NVIDIA Top, is a command-line based program that allows users to monitor their NVIDIA GPU usage and performance in real-time, similar to the top command in GNU/Linux or htop for CPUs.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install Monitorix on Fedora 39
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Monitorix on Fedora 39. Monitorix boasts a wide array of features that make it a versatile tool for any system administrator. It provides insights into system load average and usage, kernel usage, network activity, and more.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install Fail2Ban on Manjaro
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Fail2Ban on Manjaro. Fail2Ban is an intrusion prevention software that works by analyzing log files, detecting failed login attempts, and then taking action, such as banning the IP address from further login attempts for a specific period.
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Linuxiac ☛ How to Use Cron on Linux: Tips, Tricks, and Examples
Your ultimate guide to cron jobs and crontab on Linux. From basics to advanced tips, learn everything you need for scheduling success.
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Own HowTo ☛ How to install jekyll on Ubuntu 22.04
Jekyll is a free and open source static site generator, that allows you to create a static site or even a blog without having a database. Yes, in jekyll everything is powered by text, which means you can create a blog with no database at all.
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How to Check GNU/Linux CPU Usage?
Linux offers a wide range of command-line utilities to measure CPU performance including top, htop, mpstat, iostat, vmstat, nmon, sar, glances, dstat, and ps.
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OMG Ubuntu ☛ How to Enable Bluez Experimental Features in Ubuntu
Bugged by a Bluetooth device you use not showing battery levels in Ubuntu? There is a something you can try that may get it to appear. Ubuntu, like most desktop GNU/Linux distributions Ubuntu, use Bluez as its Bluetooth stack. This powerful, open-source tech works with a wide range of bluetooth devices including mice, keyboards, gamepads, bluetooth headphones, sound bars, speakers, and so on.
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Ubuntu Handbook ☛ How to Install and Use Incus Container in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
This simple tutorial shows how to install and use Incus container in Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Incus is a free open-source system container and virtual machine manager developed by GNU/Linux Containers community.
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Simos Xenitellis ☛ Simos Xenitellis: How to customize Incus containers with cloud-init
Incus is a manager for virtual machines and system containers. There is also an Incus support forum.
A virtual machine (VM) is an instance of an operating system that runs on a computer, along with the main operating system. A virtual machine uses hardware virtualization features for the separation from the main operating system. With virtual machines, the full operating system boots up in them. You can use
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Ubuntu Handbook ☛ New PPA to Install .NET 8 in old Ubuntu 18.04 & Ubuntu 16.04 [Ed: Outdated, risky Microsoft Trojan horses for outdated distros]
For .NET developers, the latest .NET 8 can be installed on old Ubuntu 18.04 and/or Ubuntu 16.04 LTS easily through PPA.