A Podman Pod as a systemd Service
Ever wanted to run a container, or pod, as a systemd service on Linux? This allows the container to be started automatically and even restarted on failure. ...
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Linux
Automatically Update Podman Containers
Podman can automatically update your containers and hopefully make you’re life easier at the same time. Setting this up for Podman is actually pretty ...
Unattended Upgrades
Suffering from obsessive updating syndrome? Are you making frequent trips to the App Center or terminal to apply updates? Do update notifications haunt you ...
Automate Flatpak Updates With systemd
elementary OS 5.1 doesn’t automatically update Flatpak applications. Given the arbitrary appearance of updates, it’s a bit bothersome to be nagg...
Translate Docker Compose to Kubernetes With Podman
Podman ships with built-in support for Kubernetes configuration files but not for Docker Compose. As described in Podman Compose, the Podman Compose utility...
Podman Compose
Podman supports the Kubernetes YAML format for configuring pods. Unfortunately, I’m coming to the Podman scene from Docker where the Docker Compose fo...
Btrfs Scrub
You probably want to take advantage of the data integrity checking offered by Btrfs. Btrfs calculates checksums for all data written to disk. These checksum...
GNOME Boxes on Btrfs
So, you’ve got libvirt installed on your Linux box and your looking for a simple application for running virtual machines. Look no further than Boxes,...
Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1
If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...
Podman With Btrfs and ZFS
I now use the default overlay driver on Btrfs and ZFS filesystems as I’ve found it to just work. Unless you have specific reasons for using the...
Install Podman on Ubuntu
Podman is a daemonless container runtime for Linux compatible with Docker. It offers several advantages over using Docker to manage and run containers. Firs...
Backup Snapper Snapshots With snap-sync
In Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper, the process is described for automating Btrfs snapshots with Snapper. Why stop there when you can use these snaps...
Automount an Encrypted System Volume
If you run an encrypted Linux system, it’s helpful to understand how the system handles mounting and decrypting filesystems. A Linux desktop user and ...
Install udisks2 From Source
I recently posted Adjust Mount Options which explains in detail how to configure mount options for udisks2. Unfortunately, the reference operating system, U...
Encrypt an External Disk on Linux
Encrypting your data is pretty much a must anyone who is privacy or security conscious. I find it quite handy for not only protecting my data in use, but al...
Adjust Mount Options
Mounting filesystems on Linux is simple, right? Just use mount(8), specify the recurring stuff in fstab(5), and everything’s peachy. For both better a...
Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper
Manually taking snapshots with Btrfs is easy. Managing said snapshots is not. This is why several tools exist for the task. The most prominent are Btrbk, Sn...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Power Management on Linux With TLP
TLP is a powerful power management utility for Linux. It helps conserve battery life on mobile Linux devices by taking advantage of various kernel features....
Why Choose Btrfs
There are many compelling reasons to use a modern Copy-on-Write, CoW for short, filesystem. These include low-cost snapshots and incremental backups. If tha...
Btrfs Swapfile
Swap space is a standard component of most operating systems. It’s effectively reserved disk space for accommodating a system when it needs more RAM t...
Btrfs Mount Options
So, let’s say you’ve installed a fresh system on Btrfs. Now what? Well, Btrfs doesn’t ship with optimal default settings. Many popular Lin...
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
Backup Git Repositories
If you have any source code repositories hosted online, you probably don’t want to lose those. Just yesterday I converted my professional resume from ...
Snapping on the Pinebook Pro
Snaps are an incredible new packaging format for Linux from Canonical.[1] They offer application confinement and increased portability while also simplifyin...
Manage Python Dependencies
Making Python dependency management reproducible is complicated. Bringing Python dependency management to mere mortals who can’t remember where they p...
Install Git From Source on CentOS 7
To get the latest version of Git on CentOS 7, it is possible to compile it directly from source.
Fresh fish on CentOS 7
Are you desperate for the freshest fish? Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Build GCC From Source on CentOS 7
CentOS has a pretty old compiler. While the Software Collections repository contains newer versions, it still has a considerable lag-time. So, why not build...
Grow Disk Space on a CentOS 7 VM Using QEMU, LVM, and XFS
Sometimes you just need some more disk space. Expanding the size of a virtual disk, though, is not necessarily as easy as you’d hope. Having just done...
Generate an SSH Key
Entering passwords is a pain. I know you agree. Why not enter passwords less by using SSH? You’ll just need a key and a little know-how to get started.
Manage Runtimes With asdf
asdf is a language-agnostic tool for managing multiple runtimes of a specific tool for a particular user. While it is able to manage runtime versions for a ...
Git Syntax Highlighting
If you like to use git from the command-line and enjoy syntax highlighting, you might be interested in delta, which adds this functionality and more to git.
Pagers and Syntax Highlighting
bat is a helpful alternative to cat when you want peruse files on the command-line with the improved readability that syntax highlighting has to offer. The ...
Solarized Vim
I enjoy the Solarized color scheme, so I figured out how to set it up in Vim. The Solarized color scheme provides a plugin for Vim, which makes this pretty ...
Switch to fish
I’ve finally made the switch from ZSH to the fish shell. Unlike ZSH, I don’t need to install and manage a whole host of plugins. Everything I wa...
Change your Shell
Sometimes, you just want to switch to a better shell for your terminal - like fish.
My SSH Configuration
The OpenSSH client and server applications are ubiquitous. Like many a software dev, I’m `ssh’ing all over the place. And you know what? I’...
Automatically Update Antigen
There’s a catch when it comes to managing plugins with Antigen as done in Configure ZSH.
Configure ZSH
I’ve been using ZSH for years now as my shell. In that time, I’ve learned a few niceties to make the experience better. Namely, I’ve found...
Password-Less Sudo
Typing a password to login is repetitive enough, isn’t it? Entering the password for Sudo on the command-line can be downright irritating. If you don&...
One-Liner to Fetch the Latest Github Release
Sometimes, it would be awfully convenient to grab the installer for the latest release of your favorite Github project directly from the command-line. And i...
Easily Virtualize Ubuntu MATE on macOS With Multipass
It’s Always Greener on the MATE Side
Virtualize Ubuntu Desktop on macOS with QEMU
The Focal Fossa nestles in on Santa Catalina Island
Update U-Boot on the PinePhone
As I big fan of GNOME, I really wanted a similar experience on the PinePhone. That’s why I opted for running Manjaro ARM's alpha for the PinePhone, wh...
Update U-Boot on the Pinebook Pro
The other day, Elementary announced elementaryOS 6 preview builds for the Pinebook Pro. I went ahead and flashed an SD card with a build image to try it out...
External Storage on the Pinebook Pro With ZFS
This tutorial is out-of-date and will be updated when I get ZFS working again on the Pinebook Pro.
Backup Docker Data
Backups are super helpful, especially when you like to blow everything away fairly often. Backing up the data from a Docker container can help you quickly g...
Install ZFS on the Pinebook Pro
Recently, I obtained a 64-bit ARM, budget Linux laptop, the Pinebook Pro. It’s a wonderful, sleek little notebook, boasting great convenience and powe...
UniFi Controller
For wi-fi, I use use a UniFi AP. One slightly annoying aspect of this is the UniFi Controller. If you don’t have a smartphone or need to manage more t...
Automatically Detect and Report Hard Drive Failure
I recently fixed my mother-in-law’s laptop. Long story short, the hard disk was toast. When I repaired the computer, I decided it would be best to avo...
OpenSMTPD Relay on Ubuntu
It can be handy to have your system email you if it detects an issue or potential security risk. Unfortunately, this isn’t always straightforward, esp...
Ubuntu
A Podman Pod as a systemd Service
Ever wanted to run a container, or pod, as a systemd service on Linux? This allows the container to be started automatically and even restarted on failure. ...
Automatically Update Podman Containers
Podman can automatically update your containers and hopefully make you’re life easier at the same time. Setting this up for Podman is actually pretty ...
Unattended Upgrades
Suffering from obsessive updating syndrome? Are you making frequent trips to the App Center or terminal to apply updates? Do update notifications haunt you ...
Automate Flatpak Updates With systemd
elementary OS 5.1 doesn’t automatically update Flatpak applications. Given the arbitrary appearance of updates, it’s a bit bothersome to be nagg...
Translate Docker Compose to Kubernetes With Podman
Podman ships with built-in support for Kubernetes configuration files but not for Docker Compose. As described in Podman Compose, the Podman Compose utility...
Podman Compose
Podman supports the Kubernetes YAML format for configuring pods. Unfortunately, I’m coming to the Podman scene from Docker where the Docker Compose fo...
GNOME Boxes on Btrfs
So, you’ve got libvirt installed on your Linux box and your looking for a simple application for running virtual machines. Look no further than Boxes,...
Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1
If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...
Install Podman on Ubuntu
Podman is a daemonless container runtime for Linux compatible with Docker. It offers several advantages over using Docker to manage and run containers. Firs...
Backup Snapper Snapshots With snap-sync
In Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper, the process is described for automating Btrfs snapshots with Snapper. Why stop there when you can use these snaps...
Automount an Encrypted System Volume
If you run an encrypted Linux system, it’s helpful to understand how the system handles mounting and decrypting filesystems. A Linux desktop user and ...
Install udisks2 From Source
I recently posted Adjust Mount Options which explains in detail how to configure mount options for udisks2. Unfortunately, the reference operating system, U...
Encrypt an External Disk on Linux
Encrypting your data is pretty much a must anyone who is privacy or security conscious. I find it quite handy for not only protecting my data in use, but al...
Adjust Mount Options
Mounting filesystems on Linux is simple, right? Just use mount(8), specify the recurring stuff in fstab(5), and everything’s peachy. For both better a...
Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper
Manually taking snapshots with Btrfs is easy. Managing said snapshots is not. This is why several tools exist for the task. The most prominent are Btrbk, Sn...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Power Management on Linux With TLP
TLP is a powerful power management utility for Linux. It helps conserve battery life on mobile Linux devices by taking advantage of various kernel features....
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
Backup Git Repositories
If you have any source code repositories hosted online, you probably don’t want to lose those. Just yesterday I converted my professional resume from ...
Snapping on the Pinebook Pro
Snaps are an incredible new packaging format for Linux from Canonical.[1] They offer application confinement and increased portability while also simplifyin...
Git and GPG
GPG keys can be used to cryptographically sign your work when using Git for version control. This ties your identity to your work, whether that’s a co...
Generate a GPG Key
GPG keys can be used to cryptographically sign Git commits, pushes, and tags. This associates your work with a particular identity. GPG is also used for enc...
Backup and Restore a GPG Key
Gnu Privacy Guard, also known as GnuPG and GPG, is a handy tool for managing OpenPGP keys. While don’t use PGP keys for email encryption as many peopl...
Manage Python Dependencies
Making Python dependency management reproducible is complicated. Bringing Python dependency management to mere mortals who can’t remember where they p...
Manage Runtimes With asdf
asdf is a language-agnostic tool for managing multiple runtimes of a specific tool for a particular user. While it is able to manage runtime versions for a ...
Git Syntax Highlighting
If you like to use git from the command-line and enjoy syntax highlighting, you might be interested in delta, which adds this functionality and more to git.
Pagers and Syntax Highlighting
bat is a helpful alternative to cat when you want peruse files on the command-line with the improved readability that syntax highlighting has to offer. The ...
Solarized Vim
I enjoy the Solarized color scheme, so I figured out how to set it up in Vim. The Solarized color scheme provides a plugin for Vim, which makes this pretty ...
Switch to fish
I’ve finally made the switch from ZSH to the fish shell. Unlike ZSH, I don’t need to install and manage a whole host of plugins. Everything I wa...
Change your Shell
Sometimes, you just want to switch to a better shell for your terminal - like fish.
Automatically Update Antigen
There’s a catch when it comes to managing plugins with Antigen as done in Configure ZSH.
Configure ZSH
I’ve been using ZSH for years now as my shell. In that time, I’ve learned a few niceties to make the experience better. Namely, I’ve found...
Easily Virtualize Ubuntu MATE on macOS With Multipass
It’s Always Greener on the MATE Side
Virtualize Ubuntu Desktop on macOS with QEMU
The Focal Fossa nestles in on Santa Catalina Island
Backup Docker Data
Backups are super helpful, especially when you like to blow everything away fairly often. Backing up the data from a Docker container can help you quickly g...
UniFi Controller
For wi-fi, I use use a UniFi AP. One slightly annoying aspect of this is the UniFi Controller. If you don’t have a smartphone or need to manage more t...
Automatically Detect and Report Hard Drive Failure
I recently fixed my mother-in-law’s laptop. Long story short, the hard disk was toast. When I repaired the computer, I decided it would be best to avo...
OpenSMTPD Relay on Ubuntu
It can be handy to have your system email you if it detects an issue or potential security risk. Unfortunately, this isn’t always straightforward, esp...
Btrfs
Btrfs Scrub
You probably want to take advantage of the data integrity checking offered by Btrfs. Btrfs calculates checksums for all data written to disk. These checksum...
GNOME Boxes on Btrfs
So, you’ve got libvirt installed on your Linux box and your looking for a simple application for running virtual machines. Look no further than Boxes,...
Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1
If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...
Podman With Btrfs and ZFS
I now use the default overlay driver on Btrfs and ZFS filesystems as I’ve found it to just work. Unless you have specific reasons for using the...
Install Podman on Ubuntu
Podman is a daemonless container runtime for Linux compatible with Docker. It offers several advantages over using Docker to manage and run containers. Firs...
Backup Snapper Snapshots With snap-sync
In Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper, the process is described for automating Btrfs snapshots with Snapper. Why stop there when you can use these snaps...
Automount an Encrypted System Volume
If you run an encrypted Linux system, it’s helpful to understand how the system handles mounting and decrypting filesystems. A Linux desktop user and ...
Install udisks2 From Source
I recently posted Adjust Mount Options which explains in detail how to configure mount options for udisks2. Unfortunately, the reference operating system, U...
Encrypt an External Disk on Linux
Encrypting your data is pretty much a must anyone who is privacy or security conscious. I find it quite handy for not only protecting my data in use, but al...
Adjust Mount Options
Mounting filesystems on Linux is simple, right? Just use mount(8), specify the recurring stuff in fstab(5), and everything’s peachy. For both better a...
Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper
Manually taking snapshots with Btrfs is easy. Managing said snapshots is not. This is why several tools exist for the task. The most prominent are Btrbk, Sn...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Why Choose Btrfs
There are many compelling reasons to use a modern Copy-on-Write, CoW for short, filesystem. These include low-cost snapshots and incremental backups. If tha...
Btrfs Swapfile
Swap space is a standard component of most operating systems. It’s effectively reserved disk space for accommodating a system when it needs more RAM t...
Btrfs Mount Options
So, let’s say you’ve installed a fresh system on Btrfs. Now what? Well, Btrfs doesn’t ship with optimal default settings. Many popular Lin...
elementary
A Podman Pod as a systemd Service
Ever wanted to run a container, or pod, as a systemd service on Linux? This allows the container to be started automatically and even restarted on failure. ...
Automatically Update Podman Containers
Podman can automatically update your containers and hopefully make you’re life easier at the same time. Setting this up for Podman is actually pretty ...
Unattended Upgrades
Suffering from obsessive updating syndrome? Are you making frequent trips to the App Center or terminal to apply updates? Do update notifications haunt you ...
Automate Flatpak Updates With systemd
elementary OS 5.1 doesn’t automatically update Flatpak applications. Given the arbitrary appearance of updates, it’s a bit bothersome to be nagg...
GNOME Boxes on Btrfs
So, you’ve got libvirt installed on your Linux box and your looking for a simple application for running virtual machines. Look no further than Boxes,...
Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1
If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...
Install Podman on Ubuntu
Podman is a daemonless container runtime for Linux compatible with Docker. It offers several advantages over using Docker to manage and run containers. Firs...
Backup Snapper Snapshots With snap-sync
In Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper, the process is described for automating Btrfs snapshots with Snapper. Why stop there when you can use these snaps...
Automount an Encrypted System Volume
If you run an encrypted Linux system, it’s helpful to understand how the system handles mounting and decrypting filesystems. A Linux desktop user and ...
Install udisks2 From Source
I recently posted Adjust Mount Options which explains in detail how to configure mount options for udisks2. Unfortunately, the reference operating system, U...
Encrypt an External Disk on Linux
Encrypting your data is pretty much a must anyone who is privacy or security conscious. I find it quite handy for not only protecting my data in use, but al...
Adjust Mount Options
Mounting filesystems on Linux is simple, right? Just use mount(8), specify the recurring stuff in fstab(5), and everything’s peachy. For both better a...
Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper
Manually taking snapshots with Btrfs is easy. Managing said snapshots is not. This is why several tools exist for the task. The most prominent are Btrbk, Sn...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Power Management on Linux With TLP
TLP is a powerful power management utility for Linux. It helps conserve battery life on mobile Linux devices by taking advantage of various kernel features....
systemd
A Podman Pod as a systemd Service
Ever wanted to run a container, or pod, as a systemd service on Linux? This allows the container to be started automatically and even restarted on failure. ...
Unattended Upgrades
Suffering from obsessive updating syndrome? Are you making frequent trips to the App Center or terminal to apply updates? Do update notifications haunt you ...
Automate Flatpak Updates With systemd
elementary OS 5.1 doesn’t automatically update Flatpak applications. Given the arbitrary appearance of updates, it’s a bit bothersome to be nagg...
Btrfs Scrub
You probably want to take advantage of the data integrity checking offered by Btrfs. Btrfs calculates checksums for all data written to disk. These checksum...
Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1
If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...
Install Podman on Ubuntu
Podman is a daemonless container runtime for Linux compatible with Docker. It offers several advantages over using Docker to manage and run containers. Firs...
Backup Snapper Snapshots With snap-sync
In Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper, the process is described for automating Btrfs snapshots with Snapper. Why stop there when you can use these snaps...
Automount an Encrypted System Volume
If you run an encrypted Linux system, it’s helpful to understand how the system handles mounting and decrypting filesystems. A Linux desktop user and ...
Encrypt an External Disk on Linux
Encrypting your data is pretty much a must anyone who is privacy or security conscious. I find it quite handy for not only protecting my data in use, but al...
Adjust Mount Options
Mounting filesystems on Linux is simple, right? Just use mount(8), specify the recurring stuff in fstab(5), and everything’s peachy. For both better a...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Backup Git Repositories
If you have any source code repositories hosted online, you probably don’t want to lose those. Just yesterday I converted my professional resume from ...
Automatically Update Antigen
There’s a catch when it comes to managing plugins with Antigen as done in Configure ZSH.
BSD
Generate an SSH Key
Entering passwords is a pain. I know you agree. Why not enter passwords less by using SSH? You’ll just need a key and a little know-how to get started.
Solarized Vim
I enjoy the Solarized color scheme, so I figured out how to set it up in Vim. The Solarized color scheme provides a plugin for Vim, which makes this pretty ...
Change your Shell
Sometimes, you just want to switch to a better shell for your terminal - like fish.
My SSH Configuration
The OpenSSH client and server applications are ubiquitous. Like many a software dev, I’m `ssh’ing all over the place. And you know what? I’...
DNS Over TLS With Unbound
Recently, Firefox announced it’s roll-out of DNS over HTTPS (DoH). That made me think, "Encrypting DNS… Why don’t I do that for my ...
IPv6 on OpenBSD
Configuring IPv6 on my OpenBSD home router was a much more difficult task than I’d expected. While this was mostly due to the steep learning curve of ...
PF Badhost
Blocking connections to nefarious IP addresses in your firewall is usually a good idea. On OpenBSD, the pf-badhost script updates PF to block traffic to and...
Unbound Adblock
Ever want to get rid of all those annoying internet ads? Me too. I’d been planning on using something like Pi-hole, but recently stumbled upon unbound...
DNSSEC With Unbound
Ever want to enable DNSSEC on your Unbound OpenBSD 6.6 server? Me too! Using this article as a guide, I document the process.
PPPoE on OpenBSD
Some ISP’s establish connections with their customers' networks through PPPoE. I recently setup an OpenBSD 6.6 router which required PPPoE. This is my...
macOS
Generate an SSH Key
Entering passwords is a pain. I know you agree. Why not enter passwords less by using SSH? You’ll just need a key and a little know-how to get started.
Solarized Vim
I enjoy the Solarized color scheme, so I figured out how to set it up in Vim. The Solarized color scheme provides a plugin for Vim, which makes this pretty ...
“Too many open files” When Compiling on macOS
Occasionally things just go wrong during large builds. One such occurrence is on macOS when compiling a large C++ project.
Change your Shell
Sometimes, you just want to switch to a better shell for your terminal - like fish.
My SSH Configuration
The OpenSSH client and server applications are ubiquitous. Like many a software dev, I’m `ssh’ing all over the place. And you know what? I’...
Password-Less Sudo
Typing a password to login is repetitive enough, isn’t it? Entering the password for Sudo on the command-line can be downright irritating. If you don&...
One-Liner to Fetch the Latest Github Release
Sometimes, it would be awfully convenient to grab the installer for the latest release of your favorite Github project directly from the command-line. And i...
Easily Virtualize Ubuntu MATE on macOS With Multipass
It’s Always Greener on the MATE Side
Virtualize Ubuntu Desktop on macOS with QEMU
The Focal Fossa nestles in on Santa Catalina Island
Ubuntu2004
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
Easily Virtualize Ubuntu MATE on macOS With Multipass
It’s Always Greener on the MATE Side
Virtualize Ubuntu Desktop on macOS with QEMU
The Focal Fossa nestles in on Santa Catalina Island
Backup Docker Data
Backups are super helpful, especially when you like to blow everything away fairly often. Backing up the data from a Docker container can help you quickly g...
UniFi Controller
For wi-fi, I use use a UniFi AP. One slightly annoying aspect of this is the UniFi Controller. If you don’t have a smartphone or need to manage more t...
Automatically Detect and Report Hard Drive Failure
I recently fixed my mother-in-law’s laptop. Long story short, the hard disk was toast. When I repaired the computer, I decided it would be best to avo...
OpenSMTPD Relay on Ubuntu
It can be handy to have your system email you if it detects an issue or potential security risk. Unfortunately, this isn’t always straightforward, esp...
Docker
A Podman Pod as a systemd Service
Ever wanted to run a container, or pod, as a systemd service on Linux? This allows the container to be started automatically and even restarted on failure. ...
Automatically Update Podman Containers
Podman can automatically update your containers and hopefully make you’re life easier at the same time. Setting this up for Podman is actually pretty ...
Translate Docker Compose to Kubernetes With Podman
Podman ships with built-in support for Kubernetes configuration files but not for Docker Compose. As described in Podman Compose, the Podman Compose utility...
Podman Compose
Podman supports the Kubernetes YAML format for configuring pods. Unfortunately, I’m coming to the Podman scene from Docker where the Docker Compose fo...
Install Podman on Ubuntu
Podman is a daemonless container runtime for Linux compatible with Docker. It offers several advantages over using Docker to manage and run containers. Firs...
Backup Docker Data
Backups are super helpful, especially when you like to blow everything away fairly often. Backing up the data from a Docker container can help you quickly g...
UniFi Controller
For wi-fi, I use use a UniFi AP. One slightly annoying aspect of this is the UniFi Controller. If you don’t have a smartphone or need to manage more t...
Podman
A Podman Pod as a systemd Service
Ever wanted to run a container, or pod, as a systemd service on Linux? This allows the container to be started automatically and even restarted on failure. ...
Automatically Update Podman Containers
Podman can automatically update your containers and hopefully make you’re life easier at the same time. Setting this up for Podman is actually pretty ...
Translate Docker Compose to Kubernetes With Podman
Podman ships with built-in support for Kubernetes configuration files but not for Docker Compose. As described in Podman Compose, the Podman Compose utility...
Podman Compose
Podman supports the Kubernetes YAML format for configuring pods. Unfortunately, I’m coming to the Podman scene from Docker where the Docker Compose fo...
Podman With Btrfs and ZFS
I now use the default overlay driver on Btrfs and ZFS filesystems as I’ve found it to just work. Unless you have specific reasons for using the...
Install Podman on Ubuntu
Podman is a daemonless container runtime for Linux compatible with Docker. It offers several advantages over using Docker to manage and run containers. Firs...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
OpenBSD
DNS Over TLS With Unbound
Recently, Firefox announced it’s roll-out of DNS over HTTPS (DoH). That made me think, "Encrypting DNS… Why don’t I do that for my ...
IPv6 on OpenBSD
Configuring IPv6 on my OpenBSD home router was a much more difficult task than I’d expected. While this was mostly due to the steep learning curve of ...
PF Badhost
Blocking connections to nefarious IP addresses in your firewall is usually a good idea. On OpenBSD, the pf-badhost script updates PF to block traffic to and...
Unbound Adblock
Ever want to get rid of all those annoying internet ads? Me too. I’d been planning on using something like Pi-hole, but recently stumbled upon unbound...
DNSSEC With Unbound
Ever want to enable DNSSEC on your Unbound OpenBSD 6.6 server? Me too! Using this article as a guide, I document the process.
PPPoE on OpenBSD
Some ISP’s establish connections with their customers' networks through PPPoE. I recently setup an OpenBSD 6.6 router which required PPPoE. This is my...
OpenBSD6
DNS Over TLS With Unbound
Recently, Firefox announced it’s roll-out of DNS over HTTPS (DoH). That made me think, "Encrypting DNS… Why don’t I do that for my ...
IPv6 on OpenBSD
Configuring IPv6 on my OpenBSD home router was a much more difficult task than I’d expected. While this was mostly due to the steep learning curve of ...
PF Badhost
Blocking connections to nefarious IP addresses in your firewall is usually a good idea. On OpenBSD, the pf-badhost script updates PF to block traffic to and...
Unbound Adblock
Ever want to get rid of all those annoying internet ads? Me too. I’d been planning on using something like Pi-hole, but recently stumbled upon unbound...
DNSSEC With Unbound
Ever want to enable DNSSEC on your Unbound OpenBSD 6.6 server? Me too! Using this article as a guide, I document the process.
PPPoE on OpenBSD
Some ISP’s establish connections with their customers' networks through PPPoE. I recently setup an OpenBSD 6.6 router which required PPPoE. This is my...
ZFS
Btrfs Scrub
You probably want to take advantage of the data integrity checking offered by Btrfs. Btrfs calculates checksums for all data written to disk. These checksum...
Podman With Btrfs and ZFS
I now use the default overlay driver on Btrfs and ZFS filesystems as I’ve found it to just work. Unless you have specific reasons for using the...
Install Podman on Ubuntu
Podman is a daemonless container runtime for Linux compatible with Docker. It offers several advantages over using Docker to manage and run containers. Firs...
Why Choose Btrfs
There are many compelling reasons to use a modern Copy-on-Write, CoW for short, filesystem. These include low-cost snapshots and incremental backups. If tha...
External Storage on the Pinebook Pro With ZFS
This tutorial is out-of-date and will be updated when I get ZFS working again on the Pinebook Pro.
Install ZFS on the Pinebook Pro
Recently, I obtained a 64-bit ARM, budget Linux laptop, the Pinebook Pro. It’s a wonderful, sleek little notebook, boasting great convenience and powe...
containers
A Podman Pod as a systemd Service
Ever wanted to run a container, or pod, as a systemd service on Linux? This allows the container to be started automatically and even restarted on failure. ...
Automatically Update Podman Containers
Podman can automatically update your containers and hopefully make you’re life easier at the same time. Setting this up for Podman is actually pretty ...
Translate Docker Compose to Kubernetes With Podman
Podman ships with built-in support for Kubernetes configuration files but not for Docker Compose. As described in Podman Compose, the Podman Compose utility...
Podman Compose
Podman supports the Kubernetes YAML format for configuring pods. Unfortunately, I’m coming to the Podman scene from Docker where the Docker Compose fo...
Podman With Btrfs and ZFS
I now use the default overlay driver on Btrfs and ZFS filesystems as I’ve found it to just work. Unless you have specific reasons for using the...
Install Podman on Ubuntu
Podman is a daemonless container runtime for Linux compatible with Docker. It offers several advantages over using Docker to manage and run containers. Firs...
Manjaro
GNOME Keyring in KDE Plasma
I love GNOME, but on my Pinebook Pro, I use the extremely well-supported Manjaro Pinebook Pro KDE Plasma edition. One of the biggest gripes I have with KDE ...
Update U-Boot on the PinePhone
As I big fan of GNOME, I really wanted a similar experience on the PinePhone. That’s why I opted for running Manjaro ARM's alpha for the PinePhone, wh...
Update U-Boot on the Pinebook Pro
The other day, Elementary announced elementaryOS 6 preview builds for the Pinebook Pro. I went ahead and flashed an SD card with a build image to try it out...
External Storage on the Pinebook Pro With ZFS
This tutorial is out-of-date and will be updated when I get ZFS working again on the Pinebook Pro.
Install ZFS on the Pinebook Pro
Recently, I obtained a 64-bit ARM, budget Linux laptop, the Pinebook Pro. It’s a wonderful, sleek little notebook, boasting great convenience and powe...
PinebookPro
GNOME Keyring in KDE Plasma
I love GNOME, but on my Pinebook Pro, I use the extremely well-supported Manjaro Pinebook Pro KDE Plasma edition. One of the biggest gripes I have with KDE ...
Snapping on the Pinebook Pro
Snaps are an incredible new packaging format for Linux from Canonical.[1] They offer application confinement and increased portability while also simplifyin...
Update U-Boot on the Pinebook Pro
The other day, Elementary announced elementaryOS 6 preview builds for the Pinebook Pro. I went ahead and flashed an SD card with a build image to try it out...
External Storage on the Pinebook Pro With ZFS
This tutorial is out-of-date and will be updated when I get ZFS working again on the Pinebook Pro.
Install ZFS on the Pinebook Pro
Recently, I obtained a 64-bit ARM, budget Linux laptop, the Pinebook Pro. It’s a wonderful, sleek little notebook, boasting great convenience and powe...
CentOS
Install Git From Source on CentOS 7
To get the latest version of Git on CentOS 7, it is possible to compile it directly from source.
Fresh fish on CentOS 7
Are you desperate for the freshest fish? Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Build GCC From Source on CentOS 7
CentOS has a pretty old compiler. While the Software Collections repository contains newer versions, it still has a considerable lag-time. So, why not build...
Grow Disk Space on a CentOS 7 VM Using QEMU, LVM, and XFS
Sometimes you just need some more disk space. Expanding the size of a virtual disk, though, is not necessarily as easy as you’d hope. Having just done...
Automatically Update Antigen
There’s a catch when it comes to managing plugins with Antigen as done in Configure ZSH.
fish
Backup Git Repositories
If you have any source code repositories hosted online, you probably don’t want to lose those. Just yesterday I converted my professional resume from ...
Fresh fish on CentOS 7
Are you desperate for the freshest fish? Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Switch to fish
I’ve finally made the switch from ZSH to the fish shell. Unlike ZSH, I don’t need to install and manage a whole host of plugins. Everything I wa...
“Too many open files” When Compiling on macOS
Occasionally things just go wrong during large builds. One such occurrence is on macOS when compiling a large C++ project.
Change your Shell
Sometimes, you just want to switch to a better shell for your terminal - like fish.
Unix
Manage Python Dependencies
Making Python dependency management reproducible is complicated. Bringing Python dependency management to mere mortals who can’t remember where they p...
Manage Runtimes With asdf
asdf is a language-agnostic tool for managing multiple runtimes of a specific tool for a particular user. While it is able to manage runtime versions for a ...
Git Syntax Highlighting
If you like to use git from the command-line and enjoy syntax highlighting, you might be interested in delta, which adds this functionality and more to git.
Pagers and Syntax Highlighting
bat is a helpful alternative to cat when you want peruse files on the command-line with the improved readability that syntax highlighting has to offer. The ...
Solarized Vim
I enjoy the Solarized color scheme, so I figured out how to set it up in Vim. The Solarized color scheme provides a plugin for Vim, which makes this pretty ...
fstab
Automount an Encrypted System Volume
If you run an encrypted Linux system, it’s helpful to understand how the system handles mounting and decrypting filesystems. A Linux desktop user and ...
Encrypt an External Disk on Linux
Encrypting your data is pretty much a must anyone who is privacy or security conscious. I find it quite handy for not only protecting my data in use, but al...
Adjust Mount Options
Mounting filesystems on Linux is simple, right? Just use mount(8), specify the recurring stuff in fstab(5), and everything’s peachy. For both better a...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Btrfs Mount Options
So, let’s say you’ve installed a fresh system on Btrfs. Now what? Well, Btrfs doesn’t ship with optimal default settings. Many popular Lin...
Kubernetes
A Podman Pod as a systemd Service
Ever wanted to run a container, or pod, as a systemd service on Linux? This allows the container to be started automatically and even restarted on failure. ...
Automatically Update Podman Containers
Podman can automatically update your containers and hopefully make you’re life easier at the same time. Setting this up for Podman is actually pretty ...
Translate Docker Compose to Kubernetes With Podman
Podman ships with built-in support for Kubernetes configuration files but not for Docker Compose. As described in Podman Compose, the Podman Compose utility...
Podman Compose
Podman supports the Kubernetes YAML format for configuring pods. Unfortunately, I’m coming to the Podman scene from Docker where the Docker Compose fo...
Install Podman on Ubuntu
Podman is a daemonless container runtime for Linux compatible with Docker. It offers several advantages over using Docker to manage and run containers. Firs...
OpenBSD67
DNS Over TLS With Unbound
Recently, Firefox announced it’s roll-out of DNS over HTTPS (DoH). That made me think, "Encrypting DNS… Why don’t I do that for my ...
IPv6 on OpenBSD
Configuring IPv6 on my OpenBSD home router was a much more difficult task than I’d expected. While this was mostly due to the steep learning curve of ...
PF Badhost
Blocking connections to nefarious IP addresses in your firewall is usually a good idea. On OpenBSD, the pf-badhost script updates PF to block traffic to and...
Unbound Adblock
Ever want to get rid of all those annoying internet ads? Me too. I’d been planning on using something like Pi-hole, but recently stumbled upon unbound...
ArchLinux
Update U-Boot on the PinePhone
As I big fan of GNOME, I really wanted a similar experience on the PinePhone. That’s why I opted for running Manjaro ARM's alpha for the PinePhone, wh...
Update U-Boot on the Pinebook Pro
The other day, Elementary announced elementaryOS 6 preview builds for the Pinebook Pro. I went ahead and flashed an SD card with a build image to try it out...
External Storage on the Pinebook Pro With ZFS
This tutorial is out-of-date and will be updated when I get ZFS working again on the Pinebook Pro.
Install ZFS on the Pinebook Pro
Recently, I obtained a 64-bit ARM, budget Linux laptop, the Pinebook Pro. It’s a wonderful, sleek little notebook, boasting great convenience and powe...
Boot
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
Update U-Boot on the PinePhone
As I big fan of GNOME, I really wanted a similar experience on the PinePhone. That’s why I opted for running Manjaro ARM's alpha for the PinePhone, wh...
Update U-Boot on the Pinebook Pro
The other day, Elementary announced elementaryOS 6 preview builds for the Pinebook Pro. I went ahead and flashed an SD card with a build image to try it out...
QEMU
GNOME Boxes on Btrfs
So, you’ve got libvirt installed on your Linux box and your looking for a simple application for running virtual machines. Look no further than Boxes,...
Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1
If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...
Grow Disk Space on a CentOS 7 VM Using QEMU, LVM, and XFS
Sometimes you just need some more disk space. Expanding the size of a virtual disk, though, is not necessarily as easy as you’d hope. Having just done...
Virtualize Ubuntu Desktop on macOS with QEMU
The Focal Fossa nestles in on Santa Catalina Island
shell
Fresh fish on CentOS 7
Are you desperate for the freshest fish? Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Switch to fish
I’ve finally made the switch from ZSH to the fish shell. Unlike ZSH, I don’t need to install and manage a whole host of plugins. Everything I wa...
“Too many open files” When Compiling on macOS
Occasionally things just go wrong during large builds. One such occurrence is on macOS when compiling a large C++ project.
Change your Shell
Sometimes, you just want to switch to a better shell for your terminal - like fish.
SSH
GNOME Keyring in KDE Plasma
I love GNOME, but on my Pinebook Pro, I use the extremely well-supported Manjaro Pinebook Pro KDE Plasma edition. One of the biggest gripes I have with KDE ...
Backup Git Repositories
If you have any source code repositories hosted online, you probably don’t want to lose those. Just yesterday I converted my professional resume from ...
Generate an SSH Key
Entering passwords is a pain. I know you agree. Why not enter passwords less by using SSH? You’ll just need a key and a little know-how to get started.
X11 Forwarding
A Remote Instance of GNOME Terminal Viewed on macOS Catalina
filesystem
Podman With Btrfs and ZFS
I now use the default overlay driver on Btrfs and ZFS filesystems as I’ve found it to just work. Unless you have specific reasons for using the...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Why Choose Btrfs
There are many compelling reasons to use a modern Copy-on-Write, CoW for short, filesystem. These include low-cost snapshots and incremental backups. If tha...
Grow Disk Space on a CentOS 7 VM Using QEMU, LVM, and XFS
Sometimes you just need some more disk space. Expanding the size of a virtual disk, though, is not necessarily as easy as you’d hope. Having just done...
GPG
GNOME Keyring in KDE Plasma
I love GNOME, but on my Pinebook Pro, I use the extremely well-supported Manjaro Pinebook Pro KDE Plasma edition. One of the biggest gripes I have with KDE ...
Git and GPG
GPG keys can be used to cryptographically sign your work when using Git for version control. This ties your identity to your work, whether that’s a co...
Generate a GPG Key
GPG keys can be used to cryptographically sign Git commits, pushes, and tags. This associates your work with a particular identity. GPG is also used for enc...
Backup and Restore a GPG Key
Gnu Privacy Guard, also known as GnuPG and GPG, is a handy tool for managing OpenPGP keys. While don’t use PGP keys for email encryption as many peopl...
GNOME
GNOME Boxes on Btrfs
So, you’ve got libvirt installed on your Linux box and your looking for a simple application for running virtual machines. Look no further than Boxes,...
GNOME Keyring in KDE Plasma
I love GNOME, but on my Pinebook Pro, I use the extremely well-supported Manjaro Pinebook Pro KDE Plasma edition. One of the biggest gripes I have with KDE ...
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
mount
Automount an Encrypted System Volume
If you run an encrypted Linux system, it’s helpful to understand how the system handles mounting and decrypting filesystems. A Linux desktop user and ...
Install udisks2 From Source
I recently posted Adjust Mount Options which explains in detail how to configure mount options for udisks2. Unfortunately, the reference operating system, U...
Adjust Mount Options
Mounting filesystems on Linux is simple, right? Just use mount(8), specify the recurring stuff in fstab(5), and everything’s peachy. For both better a...
Btrfs Mount Options
So, let’s say you’ve installed a fresh system on Btrfs. Now what? Well, Btrfs doesn’t ship with optimal default settings. Many popular Lin...
snapshots
Backup Snapper Snapshots With snap-sync
In Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper, the process is described for automating Btrfs snapshots with Snapper. Why stop there when you can use these snaps...
Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper
Manually taking snapshots with Btrfs is easy. Managing said snapshots is not. This is why several tools exist for the task. The most prominent are Btrbk, Sn...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Why Choose Btrfs
There are many compelling reasons to use a modern Copy-on-Write, CoW for short, filesystem. These include low-cost snapshots and incremental backups. If tha...
DNS
DNS Over TLS With Unbound
Recently, Firefox announced it’s roll-out of DNS over HTTPS (DoH). That made me think, "Encrypting DNS… Why don’t I do that for my ...
Unbound Adblock
Ever want to get rid of all those annoying internet ads? Me too. I’d been planning on using something like Pi-hole, but recently stumbled upon unbound...
DNSSEC With Unbound
Ever want to enable DNSSEC on your Unbound OpenBSD 6.6 server? Me too! Using this article as a guide, I document the process.
Unbound
DNS Over TLS With Unbound
Recently, Firefox announced it’s roll-out of DNS over HTTPS (DoH). That made me think, "Encrypting DNS… Why don’t I do that for my ...
Unbound Adblock
Ever want to get rid of all those annoying internet ads? Me too. I’d been planning on using something like Pi-hole, but recently stumbled upon unbound...
DNSSEC With Unbound
Ever want to enable DNSSEC on your Unbound OpenBSD 6.6 server? Me too! Using this article as a guide, I document the process.
Debian
Unattended Upgrades
Suffering from obsessive updating syndrome? Are you making frequent trips to the App Center or terminal to apply updates? Do update notifications haunt you ...
Switch to fish
I’ve finally made the switch from ZSH to the fish shell. Unlike ZSH, I don’t need to install and manage a whole host of plugins. Everything I wa...
Configure ZSH
I’ve been using ZSH for years now as my shell. In that time, I’ve learned a few niceties to make the experience better. Namely, I’ve found...
OpenSSH
Generate an SSH Key
Entering passwords is a pain. I know you agree. Why not enter passwords less by using SSH? You’ll just need a key and a little know-how to get started.
X11 Forwarding
A Remote Instance of GNOME Terminal Viewed on macOS Catalina
My SSH Configuration
The OpenSSH client and server applications are ubiquitous. Like many a software dev, I’m `ssh’ing all over the place. And you know what? I’...
Solarized
Git Syntax Highlighting
If you like to use git from the command-line and enjoy syntax highlighting, you might be interested in delta, which adds this functionality and more to git.
Pagers and Syntax Highlighting
bat is a helpful alternative to cat when you want peruse files on the command-line with the improved readability that syntax highlighting has to offer. The ...
Solarized Vim
I enjoy the Solarized color scheme, so I figured out how to set it up in Vim. The Solarized color scheme provides a plugin for Vim, which makes this pretty ...
Rust
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Git Syntax Highlighting
If you like to use git from the command-line and enjoy syntax highlighting, you might be interested in delta, which adds this functionality and more to git.
Pagers and Syntax Highlighting
bat is a helpful alternative to cat when you want peruse files on the command-line with the improved readability that syntax highlighting has to offer. The ...
asdf
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Manage Python Dependencies
Making Python dependency management reproducible is complicated. Bringing Python dependency management to mere mortals who can’t remember where they p...
Manage Runtimes With asdf
asdf is a language-agnostic tool for managing multiple runtimes of a specific tool for a particular user. While it is able to manage runtime versions for a ...
Git
Backup Git Repositories
If you have any source code repositories hosted online, you probably don’t want to lose those. Just yesterday I converted my professional resume from ...
Git and GPG
GPG keys can be used to cryptographically sign your work when using Git for version control. This ties your identity to your work, whether that’s a co...
Install Git From Source on CentOS 7
To get the latest version of Git on CentOS 7, it is possible to compile it directly from source.
GnuPG
Git and GPG
GPG keys can be used to cryptographically sign your work when using Git for version control. This ties your identity to your work, whether that’s a co...
Generate a GPG Key
GPG keys can be used to cryptographically sign Git commits, pushes, and tags. This associates your work with a particular identity. GPG is also used for enc...
Backup and Restore a GPG Key
Gnu Privacy Guard, also known as GnuPG and GPG, is a handy tool for managing OpenPGP keys. While don’t use PGP keys for email encryption as many peopl...
OpenPGP
Git and GPG
GPG keys can be used to cryptographically sign your work when using Git for version control. This ties your identity to your work, whether that’s a co...
Generate a GPG Key
GPG keys can be used to cryptographically sign Git commits, pushes, and tags. This associates your work with a particular identity. GPG is also used for enc...
Backup and Restore a GPG Key
Gnu Privacy Guard, also known as GnuPG and GPG, is a handy tool for managing OpenPGP keys. While don’t use PGP keys for email encryption as many peopl...
CoW
Podman With Btrfs and ZFS
I now use the default overlay driver on Btrfs and ZFS filesystems as I’ve found it to just work. Unless you have specific reasons for using the...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Why Choose Btrfs
There are many compelling reasons to use a modern Copy-on-Write, CoW for short, filesystem. These include low-cost snapshots and incremental backups. If tha...
libvirt
GNOME Boxes on Btrfs
So, you’ve got libvirt installed on your Linux box and your looking for a simple application for running virtual machines. Look no further than Boxes,...
Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1
If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Snapper
Backup Snapper Snapshots With snap-sync
In Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper, the process is described for automating Btrfs snapshots with Snapper. Why stop there when you can use these snaps...
Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper
Manually taking snapshots with Btrfs is easy. Managing said snapshots is not. This is why several tools exist for the task. The most prominent are Btrbk, Sn...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
udisks2
Install udisks2 From Source
I recently posted Adjust Mount Options which explains in detail how to configure mount options for udisks2. Unfortunately, the reference operating system, U...
Encrypt an External Disk on Linux
Encrypting your data is pretty much a must anyone who is privacy or security conscious. I find it quite handy for not only protecting my data in use, but al...
Adjust Mount Options
Mounting filesystems on Linux is simple, right? Just use mount(8), specify the recurring stuff in fstab(5), and everything’s peachy. For both better a...
encryption
Backup Snapper Snapshots With snap-sync
In Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper, the process is described for automating Btrfs snapshots with Snapper. Why stop there when you can use these snaps...
Automount an Encrypted System Volume
If you run an encrypted Linux system, it’s helpful to understand how the system handles mounting and decrypting filesystems. A Linux desktop user and ...
Encrypt an External Disk on Linux
Encrypting your data is pretty much a must anyone who is privacy or security conscious. I find it quite handy for not only protecting my data in use, but al...
OpenBSD66
DNSSEC With Unbound
Ever want to enable DNSSEC on your Unbound OpenBSD 6.6 server? Me too! Using this article as a guide, I document the process.
PPPoE on OpenBSD
Some ISP’s establish connections with their customers' networks through PPPoE. I recently setup an OpenBSD 6.6 router which required PPPoE. This is my...
Firewall
IPv6 on OpenBSD
Configuring IPv6 on my OpenBSD home router was a much more difficult task than I’d expected. While this was mostly due to the steep learning curve of ...
PF Badhost
Blocking connections to nefarious IP addresses in your firewall is usually a good idea. On OpenBSD, the pf-badhost script updates PF to block traffic to and...
PF
IPv6 on OpenBSD
Configuring IPv6 on my OpenBSD home router was a much more difficult task than I’d expected. While this was mostly due to the steep learning curve of ...
PF Badhost
Blocking connections to nefarious IP addresses in your firewall is usually a good idea. On OpenBSD, the pf-badhost script updates PF to block traffic to and...
Automatically Detect and Report Hard Drive Failure
I recently fixed my mother-in-law’s laptop. Long story short, the hard disk was toast. When I repaired the computer, I decided it would be best to avo...
OpenSMTPD Relay on Ubuntu
It can be handy to have your system email you if it detects an issue or potential security risk. Unfortunately, this isn’t always straightforward, esp...
OpenSMTPD
Automatically Detect and Report Hard Drive Failure
I recently fixed my mother-in-law’s laptop. Long story short, the hard disk was toast. When I repaired the computer, I decided it would be best to avo...
OpenSMTPD Relay on Ubuntu
It can be handy to have your system email you if it detects an issue or potential security risk. Unfortunately, this isn’t always straightforward, esp...
SMTP
Automatically Detect and Report Hard Drive Failure
I recently fixed my mother-in-law’s laptop. Long story short, the hard disk was toast. When I repaired the computer, I decided it would be best to avo...
OpenSMTPD Relay on Ubuntu
It can be handy to have your system email you if it detects an issue or potential security risk. Unfortunately, this isn’t always straightforward, esp...
Containers
Backup Docker Data
Backups are super helpful, especially when you like to blow everything away fairly often. Backing up the data from a Docker container can help you quickly g...
UniFi Controller
For wi-fi, I use use a UniFi AP. One slightly annoying aspect of this is the UniFi Controller. If you don’t have a smartphone or need to manage more t...
DockerCompose
Podman Compose
Podman supports the Kubernetes YAML format for configuring pods. Unfortunately, I’m coming to the Podman scene from Docker where the Docker Compose fo...
UniFi Controller
For wi-fi, I use use a UniFi AP. One slightly annoying aspect of this is the UniFi Controller. If you don’t have a smartphone or need to manage more t...
UBoot
Update U-Boot on the PinePhone
As I big fan of GNOME, I really wanted a similar experience on the PinePhone. That’s why I opted for running Manjaro ARM's alpha for the PinePhone, wh...
Update U-Boot on the Pinebook Pro
The other day, Elementary announced elementaryOS 6 preview builds for the Pinebook Pro. I went ahead and flashed an SD card with a build image to try it out...
Homebrew
Easily Virtualize Ubuntu MATE on macOS With Multipass
It’s Always Greener on the MATE Side
Virtualize Ubuntu Desktop on macOS with QEMU
The Focal Fossa nestles in on Santa Catalina Island
MacPorts
Easily Virtualize Ubuntu MATE on macOS With Multipass
It’s Always Greener on the MATE Side
Virtualize Ubuntu Desktop on macOS with QEMU
The Focal Fossa nestles in on Santa Catalina Island
Virtualization
Easily Virtualize Ubuntu MATE on macOS With Multipass
It’s Always Greener on the MATE Side
Virtualize Ubuntu Desktop on macOS with QEMU
The Focal Fossa nestles in on Santa Catalina Island
git
Git Syntax Highlighting
If you like to use git from the command-line and enjoy syntax highlighting, you might be interested in delta, which adds this functionality and more to git.
One-Liner to Fetch the Latest Github Release
Sometimes, it would be awfully convenient to grab the installer for the latest release of your favorite Github project directly from the command-line. And i...
Antigen
Automatically Update Antigen
There’s a catch when it comes to managing plugins with Antigen as done in Configure ZSH.
Configure ZSH
I’ve been using ZSH for years now as my shell. In that time, I’ve learned a few niceties to make the experience better. Namely, I’ve found...
oh-my-zsh
Automatically Update Antigen
There’s a catch when it comes to managing plugins with Antigen as done in Configure ZSH.
Configure ZSH
I’ve been using ZSH for years now as my shell. In that time, I’ve learned a few niceties to make the experience better. Namely, I’ve found...
ZSH
Automatically Update Antigen
There’s a catch when it comes to managing plugins with Antigen as done in Configure ZSH.
Configure ZSH
I’ve been using ZSH for years now as my shell. In that time, I’ve learned a few niceties to make the experience better. Namely, I’ve found...
Backups
Generate a GPG Key
GPG keys can be used to cryptographically sign Git commits, pushes, and tags. This associates your work with a particular identity. GPG is also used for enc...
Backup and Restore a GPG Key
Gnu Privacy Guard, also known as GnuPG and GPG, is a handy tool for managing OpenPGP keys. While don’t use PGP keys for email encryption as many peopl...
Installer
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
ISO
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
udisks
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
USB
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
Windows
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
Windows10
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
Fedora
Why Choose Btrfs
There are many compelling reasons to use a modern Copy-on-Write, CoW for short, filesystem. These include low-cost snapshots and incremental backups. If tha...
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
openSUSE
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Why Choose Btrfs
There are many compelling reasons to use a modern Copy-on-Write, CoW for short, filesystem. These include low-cost snapshots and incremental backups. If tha...
Flatpak
Automate Flatpak Updates With systemd
elementary OS 5.1 doesn’t automatically update Flatpak applications. Given the arbitrary appearance of updates, it’s a bit bothersome to be nagg...
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Btrbk
Backup Snapper Snapshots With snap-sync
In Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper, the process is described for automating Btrfs snapshots with Snapper. Why stop there when you can use these snaps...
Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper
Manually taking snapshots with Btrfs is easy. Managing said snapshots is not. This is why several tools exist for the task. The most prominent are Btrbk, Sn...
GIO
Encrypt an External Disk on Linux
Encrypting your data is pretty much a must anyone who is privacy or security conscious. I find it quite handy for not only protecting my data in use, but al...
Adjust Mount Options
Mounting filesystems on Linux is simple, right? Just use mount(8), specify the recurring stuff in fstab(5), and everything’s peachy. For both better a...
backups
Backup Snapper Snapshots With snap-sync
In Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper, the process is described for automating Btrfs snapshots with Snapper. Why stop there when you can use these snaps...
Encrypt an External Disk on Linux
Encrypting your data is pretty much a must anyone who is privacy or security conscious. I find it quite handy for not only protecting my data in use, but al...
Cryptsetup
Automount an Encrypted System Volume
If you run an encrypted Linux system, it’s helpful to understand how the system handles mounting and decrypting filesystems. A Linux desktop user and ...
Encrypt an External Disk on Linux
Encrypting your data is pretty much a must anyone who is privacy or security conscious. I find it quite handy for not only protecting my data in use, but al...
Boxes
GNOME Boxes on Btrfs
So, you’ve got libvirt installed on your Linux box and your looking for a simple application for running virtual machines. Look no further than Boxes,...
Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1
If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...
KVM
GNOME Boxes on Btrfs
So, you’ve got libvirt installed on your Linux box and your looking for a simple application for running virtual machines. Look no further than Boxes,...
Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1
If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...
virt-manager
GNOME Boxes on Btrfs
So, you’ve got libvirt installed on your Linux box and your looking for a simple application for running virtual machines. Look no further than Boxes,...
Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1
If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...
VM
GNOME Boxes on Btrfs
So, you’ve got libvirt installed on your Linux box and your looking for a simple application for running virtual machines. Look no further than Boxes,...
Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1
If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...
PPPoE
PPPoE on OpenBSD
Some ISP’s establish connections with their customers' networks through PPPoE. I recently setup an OpenBSD 6.6 router which required PPPoE. This is my...
DNSSEC
DNSSEC With Unbound
Ever want to enable DNSSEC on your Unbound OpenBSD 6.6 server? Me too! Using this article as a guide, I document the process.
Adblock
Unbound Adblock
Ever want to get rid of all those annoying internet ads? Me too. I’d been planning on using something like Pi-hole, but recently stumbled upon unbound...
Pihole
Unbound Adblock
Ever want to get rid of all those annoying internet ads? Me too. I’d been planning on using something like Pi-hole, but recently stumbled upon unbound...
unbound-adblock
Unbound Adblock
Ever want to get rid of all those annoying internet ads? Me too. I’d been planning on using something like Pi-hole, but recently stumbled upon unbound...
pf-badhost
PF Badhost
Blocking connections to nefarious IP addresses in your firewall is usually a good idea. On OpenBSD, the pf-badhost script updates PF to block traffic to and...
DHCPCD
IPv6 on OpenBSD
Configuring IPv6 on my OpenBSD home router was a much more difficult task than I’d expected. While this was mostly due to the steep learning curve of ...
DHCPv6
IPv6 on OpenBSD
Configuring IPv6 on my OpenBSD home router was a much more difficult task than I’d expected. While this was mostly due to the steep learning curve of ...
IPv6
IPv6 on OpenBSD
Configuring IPv6 on my OpenBSD home router was a much more difficult task than I’d expected. While this was mostly due to the steep learning curve of ...
2FA
OpenSMTPD Relay on Ubuntu
It can be handy to have your system email you if it detects an issue or potential security risk. Unfortunately, this isn’t always straightforward, esp...
GMail
OpenSMTPD Relay on Ubuntu
It can be handy to have your system email you if it detects an issue or potential security risk. Unfortunately, this isn’t always straightforward, esp...
OpenSMTPD6
OpenSMTPD Relay on Ubuntu
It can be handy to have your system email you if it detects an issue or potential security risk. Unfortunately, this isn’t always straightforward, esp...
SMART
Automatically Detect and Report Hard Drive Failure
I recently fixed my mother-in-law’s laptop. Long story short, the hard disk was toast. When I repaired the computer, I decided it would be best to avo...
smartd
Automatically Detect and Report Hard Drive Failure
I recently fixed my mother-in-law’s laptop. Long story short, the hard disk was toast. When I repaired the computer, I decided it would be best to avo...
SmartMonTools
Automatically Detect and Report Hard Drive Failure
I recently fixed my mother-in-law’s laptop. Long story short, the hard disk was toast. When I repaired the computer, I decided it would be best to avo...
DoT
DNS Over TLS With Unbound
Recently, Firefox announced it’s roll-out of DNS over HTTPS (DoH). That made me think, "Encrypting DNS… Why don’t I do that for my ...
TLS
DNS Over TLS With Unbound
Recently, Firefox announced it’s roll-out of DNS over HTTPS (DoH). That made me think, "Encrypting DNS… Why don’t I do that for my ...
UniFi
UniFi Controller
For wi-fi, I use use a UniFi AP. One slightly annoying aspect of this is the UniFi Controller. If you don’t have a smartphone or need to manage more t...
UniFiController
UniFi Controller
For wi-fi, I use use a UniFi AP. One slightly annoying aspect of this is the UniFi Controller. If you don’t have a smartphone or need to manage more t...
PinePhone
Update U-Boot on the PinePhone
As I big fan of GNOME, I really wanted a similar experience on the PinePhone. That’s why I opted for running Manjaro ARM's alpha for the PinePhone, wh...
virtio
Virtualize Ubuntu Desktop on macOS with QEMU
The Focal Fossa nestles in on Santa Catalina Island
MATE
Easily Virtualize Ubuntu MATE on macOS With Multipass
It’s Always Greener on the MATE Side
Multipass
Easily Virtualize Ubuntu MATE on macOS With Multipass
It’s Always Greener on the MATE Side
awk
One-Liner to Fetch the Latest Github Release
Sometimes, it would be awfully convenient to grab the installer for the latest release of your favorite Github project directly from the command-line. And i...
cURL
One-Liner to Fetch the Latest Github Release
Sometimes, it would be awfully convenient to grab the installer for the latest release of your favorite Github project directly from the command-line. And i...
Github
One-Liner to Fetch the Latest Github Release
Sometimes, it would be awfully convenient to grab the installer for the latest release of your favorite Github project directly from the command-line. And i...
Wget
One-Liner to Fetch the Latest Github Release
Sometimes, it would be awfully convenient to grab the installer for the latest release of your favorite Github project directly from the command-line. And i...
Sudo
Password-Less Sudo
Typing a password to login is repetitive enough, isn’t it? Entering the password for Sudo on the command-line can be downright irritating. If you don&...
RedHat
Automatically Update Antigen
There’s a catch when it comes to managing plugins with Antigen as done in Configure ZSH.
KeePassXC
My SSH Configuration
The OpenSSH client and server applications are ubiquitous. Like many a software dev, I’m `ssh’ing all over the place. And you know what? I’...
ssh
My SSH Configuration
The OpenSSH client and server applications are ubiquitous. Like many a software dev, I’m `ssh’ing all over the place. And you know what? I’...
Catalina
“Too many open files” When Compiling on macOS
Occasionally things just go wrong during large builds. One such occurrence is on macOS when compiling a large C++ project.
launchd
“Too many open files” When Compiling on macOS
Occasionally things just go wrong during large builds. One such occurrence is on macOS when compiling a large C++ project.
ulimit
“Too many open files” When Compiling on macOS
Occasionally things just go wrong during large builds. One such occurrence is on macOS when compiling a large C++ project.
Editor
Solarized Vim
I enjoy the Solarized color scheme, so I figured out how to set it up in Vim. The Solarized color scheme provides a plugin for Vim, which makes this pretty ...
Vim
Solarized Vim
I enjoy the Solarized color scheme, so I figured out how to set it up in Vim. The Solarized color scheme provides a plugin for Vim, which makes this pretty ...
bat
Pagers and Syntax Highlighting
bat is a helpful alternative to cat when you want peruse files on the command-line with the improved readability that syntax highlighting has to offer. The ...
less
Pagers and Syntax Highlighting
bat is a helpful alternative to cat when you want peruse files on the command-line with the improved readability that syntax highlighting has to offer. The ...
delta
Git Syntax Highlighting
If you like to use git from the command-line and enjoy syntax highlighting, you might be interested in delta, which adds this functionality and more to git.
X11
X11 Forwarding
A Remote Instance of GNOME Terminal Viewed on macOS Catalina
disk
Grow Disk Space on a CentOS 7 VM Using QEMU, LVM, and XFS
Sometimes you just need some more disk space. Expanding the size of a virtual disk, though, is not necessarily as easy as you’d hope. Having just done...
LVM
Grow Disk Space on a CentOS 7 VM Using QEMU, LVM, and XFS
Sometimes you just need some more disk space. Expanding the size of a virtual disk, though, is not necessarily as easy as you’d hope. Having just done...
XFS
Grow Disk Space on a CentOS 7 VM Using QEMU, LVM, and XFS
Sometimes you just need some more disk space. Expanding the size of a virtual disk, though, is not necessarily as easy as you’d hope. Having just done...
C
Build GCC From Source on CentOS 7
CentOS has a pretty old compiler. While the Software Collections repository contains newer versions, it still has a considerable lag-time. So, why not build...
C++
Build GCC From Source on CentOS 7
CentOS has a pretty old compiler. While the Software Collections repository contains newer versions, it still has a considerable lag-time. So, why not build...
Fortran
Build GCC From Source on CentOS 7
CentOS has a pretty old compiler. While the Software Collections repository contains newer versions, it still has a considerable lag-time. So, why not build...
Compiler
Build GCC From Source on CentOS 7
CentOS has a pretty old compiler. While the Software Collections repository contains newer versions, it still has a considerable lag-time. So, why not build...
GCC
Build GCC From Source on CentOS 7
CentOS has a pretty old compiler. While the Software Collections repository contains newer versions, it still has a considerable lag-time. So, why not build...
direnv
Manage Python Dependencies
Making Python dependency management reproducible is complicated. Bringing Python dependency management to mere mortals who can’t remember where they p...
Pipenv
Manage Python Dependencies
Making Python dependency management reproducible is complicated. Bringing Python dependency management to mere mortals who can’t remember where they p...
Python
Manage Python Dependencies
Making Python dependency management reproducible is complicated. Bringing Python dependency management to mere mortals who can’t remember where they p...
Cryptography
Git and GPG
GPG keys can be used to cryptographically sign your work when using Git for version control. This ties your identity to your work, whether that’s a co...
arm64
Snapping on the Pinebook Pro
Snaps are an incredible new packaging format for Linux from Canonical.[1] They offer application confinement and increased portability while also simplifyin...
Armbian
Snapping on the Pinebook Pro
Snaps are an incredible new packaging format for Linux from Canonical.[1] They offer application confinement and increased portability while also simplifyin...
LXC
Snapping on the Pinebook Pro
Snaps are an incredible new packaging format for Linux from Canonical.[1] They offer application confinement and increased portability while also simplifyin...
Snapcraft
Snapping on the Pinebook Pro
Snaps are an incredible new packaging format for Linux from Canonical.[1] They offer application confinement and increased portability while also simplifyin...
Backup
Backup Git Repositories
If you have any source code repositories hosted online, you probably don’t want to lose those. Just yesterday I converted my professional resume from ...
Disk
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
Ventoy
A Multi-Boot USB With Ventoy
My daily driver predates Dell’s support for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, usually abbreviated LVFS. The only way to update my motherboard’s...
Disks
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
gdisk
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
gnome-disk-image-mounter
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
sgdisk
Create a Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu
I needed a to install Windows 10 from a USB recently. I’ve described my preferred method of accomplishing this in my recent post A Multi-Boot USB With...
KDE
GNOME Keyring in KDE Plasma
I love GNOME, but on my Pinebook Pro, I use the extremely well-supported Manjaro Pinebook Pro KDE Plasma edition. One of the biggest gripes I have with KDE ...
Keyring
GNOME Keyring in KDE Plasma
I love GNOME, but on my Pinebook Pro, I use the extremely well-supported Manjaro Pinebook Pro KDE Plasma edition. One of the biggest gripes I have with KDE ...
Plasma
GNOME Keyring in KDE Plasma
I love GNOME, but on my Pinebook Pro, I use the extremely well-supported Manjaro Pinebook Pro KDE Plasma edition. One of the biggest gripes I have with KDE ...
swap
Btrfs Swapfile
Swap space is a standard component of most operating systems. It’s effectively reserved disk space for accommodating a system when it needs more RAM t...
swapfile
Btrfs Swapfile
Swap space is a standard component of most operating systems. It’s effectively reserved disk space for accommodating a system when it needs more RAM t...
bcachefs
Why Choose Btrfs
There are many compelling reasons to use a modern Copy-on-Write, CoW for short, filesystem. These include low-cost snapshots and incremental backups. If tha...
FreeBSD
Why Choose Btrfs
There are many compelling reasons to use a modern Copy-on-Write, CoW for short, filesystem. These include low-cost snapshots and incremental backups. If tha...
OpenZFS
Why Choose Btrfs
There are many compelling reasons to use a modern Copy-on-Write, CoW for short, filesystem. These include low-cost snapshots and incremental backups. If tha...
NetBSD
Why Choose Btrfs
There are many compelling reasons to use a modern Copy-on-Write, CoW for short, filesystem. These include low-cost snapshots and incremental backups. If tha...
TLP
Power Management on Linux With TLP
TLP is a powerful power management utility for Linux. It helps conserve battery life on mobile Linux devices by taking advantage of various kernel features....
AppImage
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
AppImageLauncher
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Cargo
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Conan
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
FHS
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Gnome-Boxes
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
xdg-base
Btrfs Layout
One of the best features of Btrfs is the ability to produce snapshots of data instantaneously. Rollbacks take advantage of Btrfs to revert the system, or an...
Timeshift
Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper
Manually taking snapshots with Btrfs is easy. Managing said snapshots is not. This is why several tools exist for the task. The most prominent are Btrbk, Sn...
udev
Adjust Mount Options
Mounting filesystems on Linux is simple, right? Just use mount(8), specify the recurring stuff in fstab(5), and everything’s peachy. For both better a...
automount
Automount an Encrypted System Volume
If you run an encrypted Linux system, it’s helpful to understand how the system handles mounting and decrypting filesystems. A Linux desktop user and ...
crypttab
Automount an Encrypted System Volume
If you run an encrypted Linux system, it’s helpful to understand how the system handles mounting and decrypting filesystems. A Linux desktop user and ...
snap-sync
Backup Snapper Snapshots With snap-sync
In Btrfs Snapshot Management With Snapper, the process is described for automating Btrfs snapshots with Snapper. Why stop there when you can use these snaps...
virsh
Install libvirt on elementary OS 5.1
If you want to run virtual machines on Linux, chances are you’re going to use libvirt. I make use of it all the time, especially for testing these blo...
Arch
Btrfs Scrub
You probably want to take advantage of the data integrity checking offered by Btrfs. Btrfs calculates checksums for all data written to disk. These checksum...
scrub
Btrfs Scrub
You probably want to take advantage of the data integrity checking offered by Btrfs. Btrfs calculates checksums for all data written to disk. These checksum...
PodmanCompose
Podman Compose
Podman supports the Kubernetes YAML format for configuring pods. Unfortunately, I’m coming to the Podman scene from Docker where the Docker Compose fo...
Docker-Compose
Translate Docker Compose to Kubernetes With Podman
Podman ships with built-in support for Kubernetes configuration files but not for Docker Compose. As described in Podman Compose, the Podman Compose utility...
podman-compose
Translate Docker Compose to Kubernetes With Podman
Podman ships with built-in support for Kubernetes configuration files but not for Docker Compose. As described in Podman Compose, the Podman Compose utility...
Aptitude
Unattended Upgrades
Suffering from obsessive updating syndrome? Are you making frequent trips to the App Center or terminal to apply updates? Do update notifications haunt you ...
unattended-upgrades
Unattended Upgrades
Suffering from obsessive updating syndrome? Are you making frequent trips to the App Center or terminal to apply updates? Do update notifications haunt you ...
auto-update
Automatically Update Podman Containers
Podman can automatically update your containers and hopefully make you’re life easier at the same time. Setting this up for Podman is actually pretty ...