today's howtos

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 05, 2025

• Leon Mika ☛ Moving TIL Computer To Quartz

  Oh, and one last thing: it’s been almost a year that that site has been up, and good news: I don’t hate the name. That was the issue I had with it’s spiritual predecessor, and it got to a point where I wasn’t motivated to write on it anymore. I don’t have any of these feelings with this name. Nor do I hate the idea of writing technical stuff there and everything else here. I know this is not a concern for anyone else, but for a few years I struggled with the idea of keeping two separate sites and where things should go. With having a place to keep my technical knowledge separate and in a format that’s easier to navigate, I think those feelings are at rest.

• Best GNU/Linux Remote Administration Tools 2025 – Complete Guide

  🐳 🏢 🎭 Best GNU/Linux remote administration tools in 2025, covering configuration management, container orchestration, monitoring, and web-based administration for all organisation sizes.

• Expanding battery charge control support in Linux

  Since GNOME 48, users can now preserve their battery health directly from

  GNOME

  Settings.

  Currently, this feature only works on laptops that support both start and end

  charge thresholds, such as ThinkPads.

• James G ☛ Three quick CSS tips

• Jim Nielsen ☛ A Few Things About the Anchor Element’s href You Might Not Have Known

  But I also found some things I didn’t know about (or only vaguely knew about) so I wrote them down in an attempt to remember them.

• James G ☛ What I made for HTML Day

  There were two online HTML Day events yesterday, one for the Oceania timezone – which was in the morning for me here in the UK – and one in the evening for European timezones. I was determined to attend both, excited about the idea of spending my weekend making two new HTML pages!

• ArchLinux ☛ zabbix >= 7.4.1-2 may require manual intervention

  Starting with 7.4.1-2, the following Zabbix system user accounts (previously shipped by their related packages) will no longer be used. Instead, all Zabbix components will now rely on a shared zabbix user account (as originally intended by upstream and done by other distributions):

• Parabola GNU/Linux-libre: 'zabbix' users: manual intervention may be required

  From Arch:

  Starting with 7.4.1-2, the following Zabbix system user accounts (previously shipped by their related packages) will no longer be used.

• idroot

  • ID Root ☛ How To Install Zenmap on Linux Mint 22

    Network security assessment has become increasingly crucial in today’s interconnected digital landscape. Zenmap, the official graphical user interface for the powerful Nmap network scanner, provides Linux Mint 22 users with an intuitive platform for conducting comprehensive network analysis and vulnerability assessments.

  • ID Root ☛ How To Install UNetbootin on Rocky GNU/Linux 10

    Creating bootable USB drives has become an essential task for system administrators and GNU/Linux enthusiasts. UNetbootin stands out as a reliable, cross-platform tool that simplifies the process of creating bootable USB installations for various GNU/Linux distributions.

  • ID Root ☛ How To Install Opera Browser on Linux Mint 22

    Opera Browser stands as one of the most feature-rich web browsers available for GNU/Linux users today. With its built-in VPN, ad blocker, workspaces, and innovative sidebar messengers, Opera delivers a premium browsing experience that many users prefer over traditional alternatives.

  • ID Root ☛ How To Install FreeRADIUS on AlmaLinux 10

    FreeRADIUS stands as the world’s most widely deployed RADIUS server, providing robust Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) services for enterprise networks worldwide. This powerful open-source solution handles millions of authentication requests daily across diverse network infrastructures, from small business WiFi deployments to large-scale enterprise environments.