today's howtos
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Pragmatic Linux ☛ Tmux getting started tutorial
Looking for a way to display multiple terminals all in the same application window? Then the tmux terminal multiplexer might be right up your alley.
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LinuxConfig ☛ Quick Guide to Enabling SSH on Ubuntu 24.04
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Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Enable Fingerprint Reader in Ubuntu 22.04 for ThinkPad T480s
This is a step by step guide shows how to enable fingerprint reader support for Lenovo ThinkPad T480/T480s, X1 Carbon 6th gen, X1 Yoga 3rd gen, X280, etc with 06cb:009a device in Ubuntu 22.04. Ubuntu has fingerprint reader support out-of-the-box using libfprint, and provides option to enable fingerprint login in Users settings page.
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Ubuntu Handbook ☛ How to Set Battery Charge Limit in Ubuntu 22.04 & 24.04
This is a step by step beginner’s guide shows how to configure your Ubuntu laptop to limit the maximum battery charge level. For those who keep laptop plugged in for long term, it’s better to set battery charge limit to reduce the battery wear by constantly trickle charging.
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The New Stack ☛ Convert a Surveillance Giant Google Spreadsheet to JSON-Formatted Text
JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation and is an incredibly important open standard file/data interchange format that is lightweight...
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Own HowTo ☛ How to install Steam on Arch Linux
Want to play Steam games on Arch Linux? You can..all you need is steam installed on your machine.
Steam is supported on many GNU/Linux distros, including Arch Linux.
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Net2 ☛ How to Install MySQL 8.0 on RHEL & CentOS Stream 9
MySQL is a free software that helps you store and manage data in tables. Many people use RHEL and CentOS Stream 9, which are types of GNU/Linux systems, to run their computers and servers. This article will show you how to install MySQL 8.0 on RHEL and CentOS Stream 9.
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MWL ☛ Mail Software Projects for You [Ed: "...or anything that resembling greylisting," MWL ☛ he says]
Working through the tail of Run Your Own Mail Server has led me to a couple things I’d like to see. Maybe some reader would like to hack on one of them.
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Network World ☛ Doing math on the Linux command line | Network World
The Linux command line offers some very useful tools to enable you to perform mathematical calculations. This post runs through a series of commands you can use and demonstrates some techniques for doing your calculations with surprisingly little trouble.