We are all pack rats. “Safety copies” is how we justify duplicate files. Duplicate files used to require we kept stacks of floppy disks, remember those? Sony used to sell shrink wrapped bricks of 100 that I used to go through every few weeks. They were much nicer than the bails of 5 1/4 disks. How many of you had one of those big wood 3-drawer floppy storage cabinets for 5 1/4 floppies? I did. … FDupesRead more
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Manjaro and ClamAV
Yes, it is true that the vast majority of Linux users don’t run ClamAV or any kind of virus protection. The list of known viruses for Linux is quite small so they feel no need. The reality is, they exist. With more and more companies using Linux for systems that matter, we all need to help them out by running ClamAV. No company wants to be the next T-Mobile with two massive data breaches inside … Manjaro and ClamAVRead more
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KDE Abandonware
It’s that time of the year again. The time when those of us who used to utilize KDE (an ever shrinking number given the fact most of us are dying off and most new Linux distros don’t include KDE as a “supported desktop”) get reminded of all the KDE Abandonware. How? you ask. Like this. If you want to know the hilarious part, that bug was reported in 2011. Then I had quite a few … KDE AbandonwareRead more
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Your Personal Bin Directory
My personal Linux pet peeve is the complete anarchy around a user’s personal bin directory. I have to use and test on many different Linux distros so this annoys me more than most. Some people start with one major Linux distro and they stick with it all their lives. They don’t even change desktops. When you are writing software you can tell people “well it works on my system!” Well, you can, but that is … Your Personal Bin DirectoryRead more
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Manjaro XFCE Desktop Goes Away
Don’t you just hate it when your desktop goes away? You are toggling between the three-twelve systems you have hooked up to your dual monitor KVM and the one system you really need to use decides to turn off the desktop and displays. I ran into this in issue with Manjaro XFCE. Really annoying. Did some digging. Found out this problem is really tied to Linux kernels 5.10 LTS and beyond. Lots of reports 5.13 … Manjaro XFCE Desktop Goes AwayRead more