My Three Favorite Text Editors, a Meaningless List

4 years ago

One of the things I hope to avoid on this site is lists and rankings. I hope to be creative…

Keyboard Shortcuts to Browser Bookmarks

4 years ago

I open a lot of URLs in the course of a day, especially during the pandemic when there's naught to…

Prevent Application Updates With ‘YUM-VERSIONLOCK’

4 years ago

I recently wrote a similar article, illustrating how you can use 'apt-mark' to prevent application updates. While that was handy,…

Prevent Application Updates With ‘APT-MARK’

4 years ago

While unwise, there are times when you need to prevent application updates. You can do this with 'apt-mark' and this…

When Did I Install Linux? (Expanded Edition!)

4 years ago

In the other site's version of this article, I only had information for Ubuntu. This time, I'll expand it to…

How Long is my Ubuntu Support Going to Last?

4 years ago

Ubuntu versions, and official flavors, have different lengths of time that they're supported. Today, we'll learn how to tell how…

How do I ‘Boot to USB’? (Or CD/DVD, if Such is Available)

4 years ago

In order to install Linux, you need to be able to boot to USB (or CD/DVD - with USB being…

Is My System Capable of 32 or 64 Bit Linux?

4 years ago

There are a number of situations where you may not be sure if your CPU supports 32 or 64 bit…

Disable Ubuntu Snaps

4 years ago

People have a variety of reasons why they want to disable and remove Snap apps from Ubuntu. It's relatively easy…

Use an RPM on a DEB-based System

4 years ago

Once in a while, you'll come across a piece software that's only in RPM format. It's possible to convert RPM…