Learning to use Linux is now much easier than it used to be. However, for someone new to the system, it can still be challenging to figure out where to start. Here are some tips and tricks that can help new users find a smoother entry point into Linux. The first step should be to … Read more
Earlier this week, I received a phone call from a gentleman whom I helped transition to Linux Mint last fall. He had a Dell laptop with an i5 processor, eight gigabytes of RAM, and a 900-gigabyte hard drive. Initially, it came with Windows 10, but he was no longer receiving updates because it had reached … Read more
I spent a fascinating weekend immersed in a conference focused on the vital theme of preserving our organization’s historical archives. One of the key discussions revolved around the importance of capturing significant memories and experiences related to the movement, as well as the methods we could employ to ensure these recollections are recorded and stored … Read more
I recently made an exciting purchase: a Roland FP-10 electric piano, a decision that has reignited my passion for music after several years away from playing. During my time in middle school and high school, I enjoyed exploring various musical instruments, but life took me in different directions, and I let that part of myself … Read more
My neighbor, who is a middle school student, recently sustained a compound fracture of his left arm, which left him unable to play baseball or do much of anything that a young person would enjoy doing in the summer months. I offered his mother the use of an old Xbox, but he already had one, … Read more
I’ve been enjoying the Brave browser lately. It’s refreshing not to be bothered by annoying pop-ups and to know that my browser is blocking trackers and ads. I’ve also appreciated using Brave’s Leo AI for research. However, when I opened a Brave session today, I encountered several persistent pop-up warnings indicating a profile error. After closing multiple … Read more
This afternoon, while reading about new developments in Linux Kernel 7.0, my browser session locked up, and I received a verbal warning that my system had been hacked, along with a number displayed for me to call Microsoft for help. I could not close the Chrome browser session, so I just shut down the system … Read more
In a previous article, I discussed the evolution of software installation on Linux, beginning with the early days of compiling software from compressed packages known as tarballs. Red Hat developed the package managers yum and later dnf, while Debian introduced apt. Other distributions, such as Arch, use pacman, and Suse employs Zypper and Yast. Although … Read more
I downloaded Ubuntu 26.04 today, which is the latest long-term release of one of my favorite Linux distributions. I started using Ubuntu twenty years ago. While listening to one of my favorite Linux podcasts, the hosts discussed the new features in this latest release, which piqued my curiosity and led me to download and install … Read more
In the early days of Linux, installing software applications was much more difficult. Most software was not distributed in easy-to-install packages. I frequently had to download source code, which usually came as a ‘tar’ file that had to be extracted and then compiled to run on the system. There was usually a four-step process which … Read more
