Have you ever wanted to save bandwidth when updating your Ubuntu computers? It’s very possible by creating a local APT repository server for your local LAN using Apache and some standard tools. This method allows for the ability to host any Debian package file you desire locally to make it easier to distribute. There are … Read more
While almost any laptop will run one Linux or another, there are laptop models that are better than the rest for a particular Linux distro or for Linux in general. If you are about to choose a laptop for Linux, here are some tips to consider. Also read: 4 Ways to Increase the Battery Life … Read more
Have you ever wanted to run a script at startup with root privileges? If you have a home server, or maybe even just a Linux desktop, this might have crossed your mind. This sounds iffy, but if you understand the risks, the reward for doing this can be quite good. The main reasons are that … Read more
Many Linux users are aware of or have heard the phrase “root” before. Essentially “root” is a user that has complete and total control of the entire Linux system, and there’s literally nothing it can’t change. This makes root dangerous and something that only advanced users who understand the implications of root should be using. … Read more
With over 100 million monthly active users, Telegram is undoubtedly one of the most popular messaging apps today. The application’s unique selling point is that it’s cloud-based and offers strong encryption as well as the ability for messages to self-destruct. Telegram’s official app is available on all popular platforms, be it mobile (Android, iOS, and … Read more
There’s certainly no shortage of desktop environments on Linux. We’ve got Mate, LXDE, LXqt, XFCE4, Gnome Shell, Unity, Pantheon, KDE Plasma, and the list could probably keep going. The reason? Everyone has their own unique and interesting case to use their Linux machine a certain way. Introducing Lumina: a Qt framework 5 desktop built specifically … Read more
Browser bookmarks, though not discussed as often as they should be, are an integral part of browsing the Internet. Without good bookmark functionality, a website might be lost in time, and the ability to revisit it gone. That’s why it’s really important to have a good bookmark manager. All modern web browsers offer up some … Read more
A new software is bound to have some bugs – bugs that go undetected during the entire pre-release phase. Post-release, when users encounter these bugs, they are officially logged and are then fixed after sometime. While this procedure just works in most cases, in case of a major bug that affects some core functionality used … Read more
If you are a Linux system admin or a pro user whose daily work involves playing with large files, it would be reasonable to assume that you’d have to constantly keep track of the filesystem usage as well. There are several ways in which you can monitor the file system usage on your Linux machine, … Read more
The command line is seriously powerful. With it users can execute powerful actions on computers and even servers in quick succession without the need to fuss with heavy GUI tools, and even invoke automated scripts that can do massive amounts of actions at once. This is especially useful when it comes to doing serious system … Read more