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Ever wonder how to view the progress of cp, mv, dd, tar and other coreutils commands? 'progress' is there for you.

10 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments norep

What is 'progress'? Have you ever needed to move or copy a large file with the command line and had to sit there, staring at a blinking cursor while you have no idea how much longer it will take? Well 'progress' is the program you have been looking f...

How to setup a virtual machine using QEMU

23 Sep 2020 2 minute read 0 comments ssmao

Configuring a virtual machine using QEMU may seem complicated, mainly due to the command line being scary, but the program proves itself to be not only easy to use but also very powerful. Here is therefore a quick start guide. Creating the image file...

How to type accented letters in Linux using the compose key

15 Sep 2020 2 minute read 0 comments ssmao

With this article you'll learn how to setup the compose key in order to insert nearly every character you'll ever need without doing stressful copy-paste. This guide works for Linux running Xorg.  What is the compose key? The compose key is pressed t...

How i managed to install 64 bit Opensuse in a 32 bit UEI having intel Baytrail mini laptop .

26 Aug 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Randa

 Install 64 bit Opensuse in 32 bit UEFI device Opensuse is a wonderful OS for expert and mid tier linux users . But currently it doesn't support 32 bit Uefi booting out of the box . Unlike Ubuntu and debian based distros , we can't just copy a booti...

How to fix broken Presearch extention on Linux

10 Jul 2020 2 minute read 4 comments dragons

Presearch can be great if you want something similar to Brave, that is earning some free alt's while keeping your daily habits and routine.One can set up Presearch to search through Google which often gives results we actually want. This is a problem...

Cartesi SDK and Developer Portal Making DApp Development to Complement Linux

8 Jul 2020 2 minute read 0 comments XTRM™

DApp News | Linux - XTRM - Cartesi, an innovator founded in 2018, now well established in blockchain space, recently announced the publishing of the alpha version of its Descartes Software Development Kit (SDK) - and developer portal in line with its...

Build your own StorJ node (5/9) - Configure OS for your SBC

6 Jun 2020 8 minute read 2 comments DanBlock

Configure OS for your SBC Welcome back to this series of articles on how to build your own super efficient StorJ node, the summary of this series can be found here. This will be a longer article because there is much to cover, I apologise in advance....

GNOME has won against patent troll Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC

21 May 2020 1 minute read 1 comment favicon

Finally. I followed this one briefly, and I'm still confused how the legacy system even allows this shit. Source: https://twitter.com/gnome/status/1263375815422521344 It was a dumb time waster for the open source project, but well... there's only one...

Fedora Silverblue. The future of Linux distributions.

18 May 2020 5 minute read 22 comments ProngsDark

Fedora is a huge distribution and like any other huge distribution it has a bunchof spins or as they are known as to people that use Ubuntu, flavours. Now, flavours are just cosmetic changes put on top of the distribution base. For example, Ubuntu M...

Ubuntu Linux 20.04 Upgrade

11 May 2020 2 minute read 5 comments kimbriggsdotcom

As of April 2020, there is a new version of Ubuntu Linux out that will be a LTS, or Long Term Support, version.  I have been a full-time Linux user since at least 2004 and rarely find a time when I need to use proprietary software.  I will describe h...