Most file sharing today takes place through cloud services, but that’s not always necessary. Local file transfers are still relevant, letting people send files directly between devices on the same network without involving a nosy middleman (a server, in this case). Instead
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I was trying to update my CachyOS system with in the usual Arch way when I encountered this ‘failed to synchronize all databases’ error. sudo pacman -Syu [sudo] password for abhishek: :: Synchronizing package databases… error: failed to synchronize all databases (unable
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And we achieved the goal of 75 new lifetime members. Thank you for that 🙏🙏 I think I have activated it for everyone, even for members who didn’t explicitly notify me after the payment. But if anyone is still left out, just
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Retro techs are no longer stranger things. Just like vinyl records and vintage fashion, retro computing has captured our collective imagination, irrespective of the age group. I mean, there’s something deeply satisfying about amber-on-black terminals and chunky pixel fonts that modern UIs
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In an interesting turn of events, Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates meet each other for the first time at a dinner invite. What would have they talked about? Any guesses? This photo also made me realize how quickly Torvalds has aged in
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If you’re a Linux user, you might have found yourself tangled in boot issues while installing your favorite distro especially if “Secure Boot is” in the picture. Secure Boot is meant to add an extra layer of protection to our systems, preventing
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The omnipresent top command is often the first tool that comes to mind for system resource monitoring in the Linux command line. Btop++ is a similar Linux system monitoring tool that shows usage statistics for processor, memory, disk, network, and processes. It
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You probably have noticed a lack of new articles this week. And there is a ‘good’ reason for that. I have been busy with the arrival of my second child 🚼 That is also the reason why there was a slight delay
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It’s FOSS is turning 13 this week! It was created on 14th June, 2012 as a personal notebook where I shared my Linux discoveries. I didn’t know that it will become a force to reckon with, a place to look up to
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