Tag: server
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Booting With Ventoy
We have all been there. After discovering the variety of Linux Distributions that are out there, we want to try them all. We want to boot each one up individually and see what each desktop experience is like. Distro-hopping is a hell of a drug. Now this brings up quite the conundrum. Do you go…
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Uptime Monitoring with Uptime-Kuma
Do you have multiple hosts at home? Do you have any remote servers in the cloud that you want to monitor? Do you just want to check the status of your favorite website? Well this tool can do all of those things and more. This open-source project is called Uptime-Kuma and has been one of…
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Snaps, Flatpaks and AppImages Oh My!
With Linux having so many distributions with so many different requirements and distro-specific commands, compatibility has been a serious issue in the past. To be more specific, if someone wanted to install a program on Fedora not only would they need to download all of the dependencies for that specific program/operating system but additionally they…
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Virtualizing with Boxes
Do you love Linux? Are you enamored with all of the different distributions and want to try all of them out without committing to a single one? Or maybe you want to virtualize different operating systems for a short time? Virtual Machines allow for the quick deployment and usage of an operating system without destroying…
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Ripping CDs with Sound-Juicer
Do you have a collection of CDs that you want digitized? Do you have a curated music library that you want on your computer? Well if you are tired of looking at that stack of CDs and you want to take your music with you on the go, we will go over a solution that…
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Should I Dual-Boot with Linux?
Are you interested in using Linux as your main operating system on your main machine? Do you want to game on Linux but don’t want to get rid of Windows quite yet? There are solutions to test out Linux on your fancier hardware instead of ‘kicking the tires’ on an old PC. If you have…
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Virtual Private Servers and Their Uses
In previous posts, we covered the utility of running a Server Operating system over a Graphical Operating System in your home network. There are pros and cons of running this type of Operating System. In my opinion, if Server reliability is what you are looking for, running a Server OS is a must. (Ideally on…
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Digitizing Your Movies with VLC on Linux
Anyone who knows me, knows that I am huge on Self-hosting. Give me four minutes and I’ll probably mention my Plex server. Twice. Organizing and hosting my own data is something I’m proud of and something I really enjoy. All that being said, it doesn’t take years of experience to self-host your own media server.…
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What is Linux Server?
As you begin your Linux journey, after Installing your first Linux Distribution and navigating the new landscape, the graphic environment has so much to offer. Likely the GNOME Desktop environment (if you followed the tutorial from the previous post) since that is one of the more common Desktop Environments offered with the more popular Linux…
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