Category: Linux
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Quick Check: UEFI vs Legacy BIOS + Secure Boot (Windows & Linux)
Doing some remote maintenance of several systems that are still running Windows 10, I realized, I had a bit of a problem doing updates to Windows 11. Many of these machines were not set up using UEFI and Secure Boot. The issue is, you can do the updates but the system will not boot if…
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Deskflow | Seamless Multi-Computer Control
The content describes the author’s experience using Synergy for productivity by seamlessly sharing a keyboard and mouse across multiple computers. It highlights the benefits of the software, including clipboard sharing and ease of setup, while noting some limitations, particularly with complex layouts and clipboard functionality. Overall, it’s a promising tool for multi-computer setups.
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Duolingo Application on Linux
Typically I like to avoid the cloud based applications as I find them to be far, far to dependant on the Internet and all the annoyances that go along with that. I do make exceptions and I am making yet another exception, good, bad or otherwise. Duolingo is touted as the world’s most-used education webapp…
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Media / Fn Keys Not Registering on Framework 13 | Linux
After a kernel upgrade on my Framework 13, I encountered recurring issues with non-responsive media keys. Initially resolved by rebooting, the problem persisted despite multiple attempts. I discovered a potential fix involving a config file and restarting the embedded controller. Framework’s extensive support helped me troubleshoot this frustrating issue.
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20 Years of Linux | Blathering
The author reflects on two decades of using Linux, starting with Mandrake Linux in 2003 and evolving through various machines, including laptops from Dell and HP. The journey highlights personal growth, nostalgia, and ongoing challenges in the Linux ecosystem, particularly regarding software support, user accessibility, and community dynamics.
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Dolphin-Plugins | Must have for KDE Plasma
Dolphin is the default file manager in the KDE Plasma desktop environment and although it is the most feature-rich file manager available on any computer in any time in history, it can always use a few more functions. Thankfully, there are a fantastic set of plugins that just may improve your quality if file-manager life…
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Crontab | Automatic purging of Logs
One of the neat things that you can do in Linux or Unix for that matter is the ability to schedule events with Cron. This isn’t exactly the easiest system to understand but when you study it a bit, it is pretty simple. My favorite reference for this is on the openSUSE wiki. https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Cron This…
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Cleaning up Ghosted Entries in the KDE Plasma Application Menu
This is a quick fix, should you find you have a ghosted entry in your application menu on KDE Plasma. This may work for other desktop environments but I have not tested against anything else. If you run into this and you are running GNOME, Cinnamon, XFCE or anything else, please let me know. Sometimes…
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Qoppa PDF Studio 2024 on Linux
The user has been a dedicated user of PDF Studio since 2008. The application’s standout features include non-subscription model, Linux compatibility, and useful tools for PDF management. The user appreciates its dark mode, multi-page PDF splitting/merging, scanning and cropping, OCR, digital signatures, and MS Office files conversion. PDF Studio’s installation and upgrade process is hassle-free,…
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Dell Chromebook 11 3120 (Candy) with openSUSE Tumbleweed
Some years back, I bought this Dell Chromebook 11 (Candy) on eBay for no more than $80 in 2017, I think, to test out using a smart card on ChromeOS with sites that require such things. After that, I experimented using Crouton on it to run Ubuntu in a CHROOT sort of wrapper but it…