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A simple how-to for set up of the profile-sync-daemon package which I found is an easy way to achieve moving browser profiles to RAM, and how-to move...

I installed a TPlink PCI wireless card on a desktop running Debian 11 AMD64, post that the suspend to RAM feature stopped working and the OS used to...

General info

This how-to is written for those who would like to set up their first Debian server. It is written for Debian Bullseye, but the...

The power user

If you are reading this, you are most likely a person who helps others with technical problems. You probably have advanced knowledge...

I thought maybe some folks could use some help uncomplicating .desktop files so I'm gonna do a little tutorial. Here's what I think is the bare...

- Access CP/M Floppy's created with Teledisk using libdsk & cpmtools

This HOWTO: will explain how to Install libdsk Version 1.3.5 & cpmtools...

- Write TRS-80 Model 1 Boot Floppy's using Debian 11

Post by lkraemer » 2023-02-09 19:45

This HOWTO: explains how to use Debian 11 to write 5.25...

HOWTO: SDLTRS - TRS-80 Model 1, 3, & 4 Emulator - Debian 11 - 64 Bit

#1 Post by lkraemer » 2023-01-28 10:00
HOWTO: SDLTRS - TRS-80 Model 1, 3, & 4...

Create a small 32x32 image or find the one associated with the appropriate program to Export As in .xpm format from Gimp to where you want to save...

Who is this for?
This is a basic firewall for desktop computers and aimed at beginners.

What will it result in?
* An extra layer of security.
*...

Ongoing Collaborative thread, I'll add content here at least 1 to 2 times each week. If you have a different experience or knowledge please feel free...

Why bother with the command line interface (CLI)?

Using the CLI makes it easier to follow and give advice. While I am not advocating feeding your...

Remember the old saying that sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees? With what magic wand can one wave the trees away and make them...

I just tried several ways to run it and found the easiest way is to download the zip file from ... master.zip
then open a terminal in your downloads...

Debian Pastezone is a pastebin for storage or uploading files for forum purposes. You can upload manually to or use pastebinit.
pastebinit is a...

What is the Trinity Desktop Environment?

The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) is a desktop environment with a primary goal of retaining the...

Disclaimer: This procedure may brick your computer. Consider yourself warned.

Our dear oswaldkelso has reported that the T520 (and possibly other...

Inxi is a system information script that can display various things about your hardware and software to users in an IRC chatroom or support forum ....

Although bash is a fine shell with many useful features, it does have it's problems:
BUGS
It's too big and too slow.
OpenBSD uses their own...

A member was putting much more work into attempting to get Fluxbox set up than it takes so I thought this may be of help to others. This is to get...

As many are, I'm sure, aware, the Debian 8 live iso images (found here: ) do not come pre-configured with the ability to boot in UEFI mode....

I don't know if others are seeing the message, but on my Intel NUC, running Bullseye amd64, I have been seeing these messages at startup for quite...

I have a desktop with two (2) drives. Both drives have Bullseye installed. I use the second drive as a backup and for trying out new packages.

I...

Gaming is usually thought of as an activity from the GUI, but there are several nice CLI-based games that will run fine on just about any hardware....

Edit: Updated older post for Jessie. Older post for Wheezy can be found here:

What is Usenet anyway?

Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet...

With the discontinuance of several remastering packages for Debian, it is a relief to come
across an effective package still being developed and...

If you're like me (indirect object form of the subject nominative 'I'), you might need to switch keyboard layouts from one language to another when...

Table of contents

1. Why isn’t my WiFi card detected?
2. Installing Debian from unofficial medium with included firmware
3. Installing Debian from...

Caja, meaning “box” in Spanish, is the default file manager of the MATE desktop. It is a fork of the GNOME 2.32 file manager Nautilus, from 2010....

As described in the official wiki, “Ayatana is a collective effort to improve the user experience of software in and for Ubuntu.” Projects included...

For any US GOV-affiliated individuals teleworking with a requirement to access smart card-enabled websites, and not interested in using a...

I'm a fan of the MATE desktop and the classic Applications/Places/System menu, but I don't care for the Recent Documents item at the bottom of...

Just a few notes to simplify enabling the arkenfox user.js template directly by means of a few commands. It should be read, for a start, in...

Just a note which may help someone with a similar setup who wishes to boot freeBSD from their Debian grub menu.
With two SATA disks on a desktop...

I'm going to attempt to do a fresh install of Debian alongside a fresh install of Windows 11. I've read that there are some things to know that will...

What is VICE?

VICE is a program that runs on a Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, BeOS, QNX 4.x, QNX 6.x, Amiga, Syllable or Mac OS X machine and executes...

Warning: this method may break your system so please *do not* use this on any mission critical boxen.

For those who dislike bloat, OpenRC is an init...