If you’ve decided to use ZFS on your storage devices, congratulations! You’re using one of the most complex and feature-rich filesystems on the planet. And if you ever decide to store long-term data, such as family photos and videos, seriously consider ZFS. In a redundant setup, such as four mirrored hard drives, it absolutely guarantees … Read more
If you spend a lot of time in the terminal, you might as well spruce it up. Yes, there is the standard light gray on black option or even the green on black option. What if you’re looking for something more? There are numerous ways to spruce up the XFCE terminal. You can even choose … Read more
League of Legends is still one of the most popular MoBA games in the world, and it’s a major player in the eSports world. Even though it’s been around for a while and has a massive player base, it has never been ported to Linux. That doesn’t mean you can’t play League of Legends on … Read more
There are plenty of reasons you might need to record your screen. Maybe you’re a developer looking to demonstrate an app you built. Perhaps you’re looking to do an instructional screencast. You might just want to show a family member how to do something. You have plenty of choices when it comes to which screen … Read more
If you like shiny new software, you may already know that Canonical just launched a new version of Ubuntu. It may be exciting, but is it worth the upgrade? The same question applies if you’re one of those people that don’t care about new things. Your old(er) Ubuntu installation gets the job done. But does … Read more
If you have a digital audio device that can connect your guitar to your Linux computer, there’s a library of open-source software you can access for recording, editing, and processing the signal. These apps are especially well-suited to guitarists but can be useful for any musician. Digital Audio Workstation: Audacity The granddad of open-source audio-processing … Read more
Almost every tutorial on how to install the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) will recommend that you use the built-in Apache module for processing PHP scripts. For example, in Ubuntu you would enable this when you use a command such as sudo apt install libapache2-mod-phpto install a package. This would in turn force Apache … Read more
There are plenty of reasons why you’d want to find out when your Linux computer shut down, restarted, or how long it’s been running. Most of the time this information is invaluable in debugging a problem that may have happened when no one was looking. Thankfully, Linux meticulously logs system events automatically on most distributions. … Read more
When people think of typical Linux users, they probably think of programmers, system administrators, and other techies. While Linux operating systems can certainly be great for this type of user, that’s far from the only type of person they’re good for. Linux is just as good for creatives as it is technical types. If you’re … Read more
If you need a virtual private server, or a dedicated one, you have a lot of options. And because the market is flooded and constantly evolves, there is no “best one” for everyone – or, at least, no “best one” at everything. Some cloud providers might offer virtual private servers with the fastest storage, while … Read more