UPDATE!I’ve written this post as a result of my research towards buying a System 76 laptop. If I had purchased one then I would have wanted to run Pop!_OS on as many of the computers here as possible. Last night…
SK 61 60% TKL Quick info for Linux users Can I boot into the BIOS with the SK 61 TKL mechanical keyboard?Yes. On a Dell computer, the function key to boot into Bios-mode is F12. To do so on a…
I reinstall Linux frequently but in order to keep a new install longer, I deploy a simple method to hang on to that perfect install. Linux security is a huge topic and if you are an insider then you already…
This post documents how to fix YAST not showing icons. A wile ago, I’ve tried Gnome and liked what I saw. OpenSUSE Tumbleweed is my daily driver and to make Gnome look good, I install a custom icon theme. As…
Sometimes we need to use software that we have written ourselves or downloaded from someone else’s GitHub. Since I use the Gnome desktop, I will explain the steps by launching Blender via a custom shortcut. If you download Blender from…
Right after I install Endeavour OS, I setup and configure the firewall. To install UFW (uncomplicated firewall), I issue: sudo pacman -S ufw Once installed, I start the firewall by opening the terminal and issuing:sudo systemctl start ufwsudo systemctl enable…
You just got a good deal on a second-hand Dell 3060 SFF computer and the first thing you do is upgrade it. Amazon has great prices on SSDs and the only thing that’s missing is the standoff screw. Good news.…
This articles documents how I us SSH with RSA key-based authentication instead of using a password. A few weeks ago, I switched from Ubuntu to EndeavourOS because I want a leaner setup with only the packages I need for work.…
Right now, the Dash to Panel Gnome extension is not available in the repositories unless it is installed directly from Github. Here is how I installed Dash to Panel on Fedora 35 (beta) Workstation. Download the extension from Github Extract…