Intro As Linux system administrators, we continuously delve into the boundless ocean of Linux commands to manage and control systems with precision. Some commands are pretty standard and widely known.…
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How to install Linux on a Macintosh and dual boot with macOS
Got one of those shiny Mac laptops, but Linux has you realising computer freedom is best? This is the definitive guide! UPDATED FEBRUARY 2019 Using a Macintosh is (mainly) a delight.…
Skype Comes to Linux in a Snap
Like some other Windows apps, their Linux equivalent say are either non existent, or run poorly due to lack of love from their authors. But that’s all slowly beginning to…
Your next Linux computer? A Samsung mobile phone
Yep, you can soon use a Samsung Mobile phone as a fully fledged Linux PC running Ubuntu. Sit it on the Samsung Dock, which is attached to a monitor, keyboard…
Use your Chromecast from Linux and MacOS with mkchromecast
Stream audio and video from the Linux desktop to your Google Chromecast? No problem! MkChromeCast is a free, open source app to cast audio and video from your macOS, or Linux desktop to your…
Linux Lab: SysAdmin 101
So you wanna be a Linux Systems Administrator? Every now and again, I am asked to provide a bit of training for budding systems admins or people on the career…
Debian 9 ( Stretch ) is here. Finally!
Debian Stable is Stretching out Debian was my gamechanger for Linux. It is and always has been the motherload of Linux (in my humble opinion). Everything good in the world…
Ubuntu, SuSE and Fedora now in the Windows store!
Did you say Linux? In the Windows Store? Like, OMG! Did we just enter some weird hallucination, or parallel universe? Nope! Microsoft have announced that they continue their partnership with Ubuntu/Canonical.…
Hello nftables, Goodbye iptables
Firewalling under Linux gets revamped. Yep, you read it right. The firewalling tool that has been either hated or loved, ever since Kernel 2.4 is being phased out from kernel…
Six of the best free, open source and enterprise email clients for Linux
Here’s a quick round-up of some of the best free and open-source email clients available for Linux at the moment. It’s by no means a full list, but it does…