Doas is a privilege escalation program similar to sudo. It is designed to be as lightweight and simple as possible. It is the default privilege escalation program for OpenBSD but also available for other UNIX-like operating systems through the OpenDoas program. Content The Problem with sudo Why Use doas? How to set up doas with … Read more
Rclone is a wonderful tool. It is a simple script that allows you to manage your files over a number of cloud storage providers seamlessly. It has an intuitive command line interface and a powerful set of features that, among other things, allow you to migrate data from one cloud remote to the other, combine … Read more
Arch Linux is probably one of the most “for geeks” Linux distributions, with a delightful experience for every aficionado seeking to push the bleeding edge of what Linux can do. Its nature and target user make it challenging to use and install, with a steep learning curve that can put off even seasoned Linux users. … Read more
Void Linux is a Linux distribution that aims to provide a powerful, yet easy-to-approach, operating system. It is designed to be both simple and stable and achieves that through the use of runit and its own lightweight package manager. Similar to Arch Linux, Void Linux follows a “rolling release” model and a “user-centric” approach to … Read more
Arch Linux is the kind of Linux distro that gives you a scalpel and says, “have at it” without much of the hand-holding that other distros like Debian/Fedora provide. Its initial toolset, including the core/extra/community repositories provided by its signature package manager, may be limited, but that is intentional. It’s up to you to add … Read more
Linux lives and dies by the kernel. If you’re familiar with how GNU/Linux works, Linux is the kernel. Everything else is just tools that interface with it. These tools let you get actual work done, but they couldn’t do a thing without the kernel. The kernel of an operating system is kind of like your … Read more
An issue often faced by Ubuntu users after installing Ubuntu or upgrading to a new version is the sound problem, or more specifically, the “no-sound” problem. This can happen for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it is related to a misconfiguration in the speaker settings, or maybe your hardware is not well-supported. For most people, … Read more
If you’ve used Linux for any amount of time, you’ve noticed that one of the most common methods to install third-party applications is via a .Deb package. Often times this is the only way to get this software, as the developers can’t be bothered to go through the process of packaging in the dozens of … Read more
“Can I install Zoom on Linux?” was the first question that came to mind when my bosses informed me that we would be working from home and using Zoom for remote meetings and one-on-one interactions with fellow employees and clients. The answer to that first question is yes, you can install Zoom on Linux. Let’s … Read more
If you’ve been following terminal-focused installation instructions for Linux applications for a while, you’ve probably come across the curl command at some point or another. cURL is a command-line tool for transferring data with URLs. One of the simplest uses is to download a file via the command line. This is deceptive, however, as cURL … Read more