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Linux Mint is a popular Linux distribution tailored for beginners while providing a similar experience to former Windows users. In fact, it does a few things better than Ubuntu, which makes it a suitable choice for every type of user. It is completely community-powered, on top of Ubuntu as its base. On the other hand,…
A boomer rants from his couch about life without being connected to the Internet. I’m currently without a computer at home and this has me thinking. Is being connected by default a good thing or a bad thing? Is your life better or worse because of this constant Internet connection? WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?…
I’m really happy to announce that I’ve convinced Kevin Wallace to join me! His created a brand new CompTIA Network+ course on Udemy! Buy the CompTIA Network+ course for $9.99: http://davidbombal.wiki/networkplus999 Network+ Giveaway: http://davidbombal.wiki/networkgiveaway Free Aruba Networking course: http://davidbombal.wiki/freearubacourse Win a free Python course: See link in video Win a Free Linux course: See link…
Nyxt is a keyboard-oriented, infinitely extensible web browser designed for power users. Conceptually inspired by Emacs and Vim, it is fully configurable in Lisp. Nyxt allows you to customize all functionality. Every single class, method, and function is overwritable and reconfigurable. You’ll find that you are able to engineer Nyxt’s behavior to suit almost any…
There is no doubt that Microsoft’s VS Code is one of the best open source code editor out there. Unlike the legendary Vim, VS Code doesn’t need you to be a keyboard ninja and has tons of features that developers swear by. But this doesn’t mean you cannot, or you should not use keyboard shortcuts…
This is quick guide howto install install Google Chrome browser on Debian Sid / Bullseye 11 / Buster 10. Best way to install and keep up-to-date with Google Chrome browser is use Google’s own APT repository. All Google-Chrome-Stable, Google-Chrome-Beta and Google-Chrome-Unstable are available. Check video version of guide: Watch More Videos and Subscribe to if-not-true-then-false.com…
Styli.sh is a shell script that automates the tedious process of finding new wallpapers, downloading and setting them. Styli.sh searches for wallpapers from Unsplash and various sub-reddits and sets a random wallpaper or a wallpaper based on a search term. Perfect for window manager users! REFERENCED: ? https://github.com/thevinter/styli.sh WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? ? Patreon:…
I have been using the standard Unix password manager (pass) for a few years and I really love it. It’s simple to use and has a ton of extensions and third-party scripts that can be used with it. Pass can be used with dmenu, rofi, Xmonad prompts, Firefox, Chrome, Android and iOS devices. REFERENCED: ?…
ROS Kinetic has come to EOL. We have discussed the impact of EOL in the past, but with its final sync out on May 12th, ROS Kinetic is no longer supported. Together with Ubuntu Xenial, both distributions will no longer receive security updates or bug fixes. ROS second LTS release became the largest rosdistro with…
The Italian version of the blog post is also available Multi-cloud infrastructure At the beginning of May, the speakers & moderators of the event organized by Canonical went to the Italian virtual space and enjoyed the presence of experts from DXC, GARR, and Canonical, who shared with us their knowledge about multi-cloud infrastructure. During the…
This special live event will be the first live stream from the new office, assuming we don’t have any networking issues. I will talk about the move, the equipment, some of the challenges I’ve encountered so far. I will also share my thoughts on a number of Linux-related topics and interact with you guys hanging…
by Joao Correia We know that live patching has real benefits because it significantly reduces the downtime associated with frequent patching. But live patching is relatively difficult to achieve without causing other problems and for that reason live patching is not implemented as frequently as it could be. After all, the last thing sysadmins want…
So you think locking your laptop will keep you safe? Well, think again. Need help? Join my Discord here: https://discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Menu: Demo of auto login: 0:00 Password: 0:36 Grab credentials: 0:59 What are we doing? 2:08 What did we manage to capture: 2:32 Quickcreds: 3:18 Rubber Ducky vs Bash Bunny: 4:16 Switch positions: 4:40 Firmware…
Spent yesterday breaking down all of my equipment at home and moving it to the new office. I just got everything plugged in so I decided to do a quick test recording. Also, I will be live streaming tomorrow to test the Internet at this location. Hope to see you all there! 😀 WANT TO…
Want to do some fun stuff in the Linux terminal? How about converting a regular image into an ASCII art? You know what’s ASCII? It’s a standard that assigns letters, numbers and other characters in the 256 slots available in the 8-bit code. The ASCII art is a graphics composed of the printable ASCII characters….
You get plenty of open-source web browsers available for Linux. Not just limited to chrome-based options, but chrome alternatives as well. Most of the options available focus on a pretty user experience while offering privacy features. However, Nyxt browser may not be built for the best user experience in mind but something that power users…
Htop is an interactive system-monitor process-viewer and process-manager. It is designed as an alternative to the Unix program “top”. Even though Htop is a very popular program, many users are unaware of the customization options available for it. REFERENCED: ? https://htop.dev/ WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? ? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/distrotube ? Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=derek%40distrotube%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=DistroTube&no_note=0¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHostedGuest ?? Amazon: https://amzn.to/2RotFFi…
This Video Chat will be for my Patrons! Patrons can join the video call via Jitsi which is available on Linux, Mac and Windows. For those wishing to join the chat but are not a Patron, consider joining my Patreon ( https://www.patreon.com/distrotube ). I will post a link to the Jitsi chat on my Patreon…
What’s the maximum distance of Ethernet? 100 meters? Can you use an Ethernet cable that only has 1 pair left? Lots of questions to answer! Big thank you to NVT Phybridge for sponsoring this video. Menu: 100Mbps using dodgy cable? 0:00 True or false: max distance of Ethernet is 100m: 0:16 Can you use single…
SSH has become the default method of accessing a remote Linux server these days. SSH stands for Secure Shell and it’s a powerful, efficient, and popular network protocol used to establish communication between two computers in a remote fashion. And let’s not forget the secure part of its name; SSH encrypts all traffic to prevent…