Tag: Linux
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Configuring Regolith to Send Windows to Workspaces (long)
This seemed simple enough, to set up the system to send windows to specific workspaces, and specific screens, but I ended up getting into C preprocessor headaches, and then…
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Recovering Data from an Netgear SC101 NAS
I haven’t been able to do it. The short version is, I had a good conversation with Thaura (aka Qwen) and it said the NAS uses a proprietary format,…
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The Best Way to Ease into Linux in 2026
Why: Linux is a good way to get more out of your hardware. It runs less “spyware” like monitoring. ItΚ»s a little less automated. You donΚ»t need to log…
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Fixing Broken Linux MINT Boot
Symptoms: rebooting immediately goes into the grub command line. The easiest way to fix this is to use a USB boot, and run tools to fix the boot. This…
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Getting Off of Big Tech
Messaging Signal and Signal Groups Signal – a messaging app similar to Messenger, WhatsApp, SMS, Telegram, Line, KakaoTalk. Nonprofit based in the US. Telegram – business based in Russia.…
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Configuring Regolith i3xrocks
I upgraded my MINT 20 install to MINT 22, and everything ended up a bit of a mess, because so many things were updated. Normally, it’s easy to figure…
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Cascading Failures Due to Failing RAID1 on Linux
I recently had a partial server outage due to a failing RAID, but the problems were due to a cascade of software-based dependencies failing.