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Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Speed up Ubuntu PPA Apt Downloading in Ubuntu / GNU/Linux Mint
Use apt or apt-get to install/upgrade PPA packages but the download speed is slow? Here’s a workaround to speed it up in Ubuntu or GNU/Linux Mint. By choosing a download mirror that nears to me using “Software & Updates” usually can fix slow downloading issue when installing packages from official Ubuntu repositories.
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Linux.org ☛ Linux Bootloaders: Installing and Configuring rEFInd, Limine, and GRUB
In following the modularity of Linux, we will look at the Bootloader.
A Bootloader is software that the hardware loads the GNU/Linux kernel into memory.
The system Bootloader is the bridge between the hardware powering up and the Operating System (OS) taking over.
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Linux.org ☛ Screen video tutorial
Just recorded/released a new screen tutorial .. check it out, subscribe!
There's a lot of reasons to use screen. Mostly it's because you want to make sure you can re-connect to the session that you started on that other server. This video goes over how to use it so you can get your stuff done.
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Manuel Matuzović ☛ IDREFs: What they are and how to use them
Additionally, this association only works when the input is nested inside the label. If you wanted to have the label and input be siblings, for example for styling purposes, then that implicit association is lost.
To solve this, we can use the IDREF you probably already know, the for attribute on the
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Pavel Panchekha ☛ Should CSS be Constraints?
CSS is hard. The layout rules are quite complex and hard to pick up just from examples. Something like "centering a <div>" is, like, famously a problem. Or remember the 2000s when you'd read A List Apart for all sorts of crazy ways to achieve the "Holy Grail" layout, specifically a header, a main body and sidebar of equal heights, and a footer? Given that it's such a mess, should we maybe just throw it out and start over with a totally different system?
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Darren Goossens ☛ Audio on Linux really sucks, but got it working — use pipewire!
Summary: Install pipewire and some other software, remove PulseAudio and reboot. Has worked on several computers. Great to be free of PulseAudio.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install SoftEther VPN Server on Debian 13
Setting up a secure VPN server has become essential for organizations and individuals seeking to protect their network communications and enable remote access. SoftEther VPN Server stands out as a powerful, open-source solution that supports multiple VPN protocols including SSL-VPN, OpenVPN, L2TP/IPsec, and SSTP.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install CodeIgniter on Debian 13
CodeIgniter is a powerful, lightweight PHP framework designed for developers who need a simple yet elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications. This open-source framework follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern, making it an excellent choice for building dynamic websites with clean, maintainable code.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install Cacti on Debian 13
Network monitoring has become crucial for maintaining optimal system performance and identifying potential issues before they escalate. Cacti stands out as one of the most reliable open-source network monitoring solutions available today. This comprehensive guide will walk you through installing Cacti on Debian 13, providing detailed instructions for setting up a robust monitoring infrastructure.
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