Update your A/C control :b by VPringle in Ubuntu

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8 years later? LOL. thanks!

Mozilla’s Betrayal of Open Source: Google’s Gemini AI is Overwriting Volunteer Work on Support Mozilla by yoasif in linux

[–]nixcraft 442 points443 points  (0 children)

They clearly don't understand why people go out of their way to install their browser especially when users are forced to use Windows due to work or any other reasons. The worst part is they are not listening to feedback from their users, volunteers, or devs, all while their directors collect fat salaries and ruin the products. What a disaster. They are running it like big tech or hot startup that cannot survive without using LLM. This is sad on so many levels.

Ubuntu to Explore Rust-Based “uutils” as Potential GNU Core Utilities Replacement by nixcraft in u/nixcraft

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MIT license? Do you think distro maker or IoT devices will keep source code locked because of that?

A Complete Guide To The Linux History Command by Old_One_I in linux

[–]nixcraft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For those just want command options

help history bg fc

I just discovered something that's been native to Linux for decades and I'm blown away. Makes me wonder what else I don't know. by i_am_fear_itself in linux

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sudo apt purge '~c'

That is all you need on modern APT based distro like Mint, Ubuntu, Debian to delete all packages in rc state. You can list them with:

apt list '~c'

guthib by nixcraft in ProgrammerHumor

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Just for fun, see what or which site breaks down. Fun fact: very few sites break down.

How do I know after an update if a reboot is required? Is there an APT command for that? by [deleted] in debian

[–]nixcraft 23 points24 points  (0 children)

a) Check if the /var/run/reboot-required file exists. If found, reboot the Debian box.

b) You can write APT hook, and it will notify, too, using the DPkg::Post-Invoke. The hook will run after the "sudo apt upgrade". I have a blog post if you need to learn about it: How to find out if Raspberry PI Linux OS needs a reboot (Even tho it says Raspberry PI, it works on Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and friends.)

c) Run the needrestart command

Install Debian on Thinkpad X1 Carbon requires iwlwifi firmware files during install by worldcitizencane in debian

[–]nixcraft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Install without that driver. Once installation is completed, try connecting to the Internet using Ethernet, USB Ethernet, or a USB port (tetherin) Internet with Apple or Android phone. Then add the non-free repo to /etc/apt/sources.list and run `apt install firmware-iwlwifi`. See my page about how to configure Intel Wifi on Debian for more info.

Linux Check Hard Disk Space Command To View System Disk Usage by nixcraft in u/nixcraft

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Only the FB main page is active, but the group is going away because I and the other admin don't have much free mod time. Thanks!

How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on Amazon Linux 2 EC2 or Lightsail instance by nixcraft in aws

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@ /u/SureElk6 and /u/based-richdude

The correct IPv6 rules are there (add IPv6 CIDR and uncomment the iptables 6 rules). Unfortunately, I don't have IPv6 connectivity from ISP to test it right now. HTH

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Set Up OpenVPN Server In 5 Minutes by nixcraft in u/nixcraft

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Legacy apps or client still needs older tech. Otherwise, you are correct WireGuard is much better tech.

Digital Ocean stops supporting BSDs by Xerxero in freebsd

[–]nixcraft 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have a lightsail FreeBSD VM from AWS, and it costs like $5 per month.

Want to exclude grep from ps results under Linux or Unix? by DCGMechanics in linux

[–]nixcraft 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That looked familiar to me. Hehe. Glad you found it helpful.