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How to Use Topgrade to Easily Upgrade Your Linux System

Upgrading Linux has gotten much easier than it used to be. In the old days, you might upgrade certain pieces of software, but mostly you would wait until you bought the next version of your distro of choice. Then you’d install it and marvel at the upgraded software. Package management systems have made this easy, but they can’t update every part of your system. What about Ruby Gems or packages you installed via a third-party package manager like Linuxbrew? How will you keep your your configuration files synced? What Is Topgrade? You can get… Read more

How to Build a DIY Wireless Printer with a Raspberry Pi

If you have an old-school printer or simply a printer without wireless connectivity, you don’t need to upgrade. You can create a DIY wireless printer if you have a spare Raspberry Pi. Here’s everything you need to do to set up a Raspberry Pi wireless print server. Preparing Your Raspberry Pi Setting up a DIY wireless printer requires a Raspberry Pi with a suitable Linux distro. One of the best Raspberry Pi Linux distros is Raspbian, the flavor of Linux officially supported by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The instructions for this guide will be suitable for… Read more

Th Most Handy du (Disk Usage) Commands in Linux

du is a command line tool shipped with Linux that reports the amount of disk space used by directories and files. Short for “disk usage,” du is the primary tool for analyzing disk space in the command line. Basic Usage du /path/to/directory Run the du command with a directory to see a complete analysis of the disk space taken up by each directory. Each directory will be listed in turn in standard output, so large directories or full system scans may produce tens of thousands of lines and take considerable time. As a result, the… Read more

How to Install Snap Applications in Arch Linux

If you’re a longtime Linux user, you likely recall how difficult installing new applications could be. Unless it was included with the installer, you usually needed to go through the configure, make, make install process, usually hunting down missing dependencies along the way. Package managers like apt and yum made this much more manageable, but dependencies could still bite you. You may have heard of Snap, which claims to fix many of these problems. You might have also heard that it’s an Ubuntu-only thing, but fortunately, that’s not true. Related: 5 of the Best Games on Ubuntu Snap Store… Read more

Google Adds to Its Malware Woes with Yet Another Found in Google Play Store

At one point certain operating systems had a more difficult time with malware, and certain OS were considered nearly safe, but that is no longer the case. Every OS can be victim to malware, whether mobile, Windows, Mac, etc. But what can make a difference is whether a tech company is willing to do more to help keep malware out and help keep its users safe. This seems to be a problem with the Google Play Store, with yet another “ordinary” app being labeled as malware being found. Malware App Found in Google Play Store … Read more