If you’ve recently upgraded to Ubuntu 24.04 and found yourself staring at the frustrating “Dummy Output” in your sound settings, you’re not alone. (more…)
As someone who’s managed Linux servers for years, I’ve come to appreciate the elegant simplicity of the Network File System (NFS). (more…)
Are you encountering the frustrating “Unable to locate package” error when trying to install software on Ubuntu or another Debian-based system? (more…)
If you’re running an Ubuntu server, you know that security is job one. Password-based logins for SSH are convenient, but they’re a major vulnerability. A much more secure approach is to use SSH key-based authentication. (more…)
If you’ve ever tried compiling a Linux kernel from source—whether to add custom system calls, test new features, or optimize for specific hardware—you might have encountered the frustrating “No rule to make target ‘debian/canonical-certs.pem'” error. (more…)
Security is paramount, and one of the first lines of defense for any system, whether it’s a desktop or a server, is a properly configured firewall. (more…)
If you’ve recently upgraded to Ubuntu 22.10 from version 22.04, you might have encountered an unfamiliar sequence of warning messages during the boot process. (more…)
When developing software, particularly in languages like C and C++, crashes are inevitable. The dreaded “Segmentation fault (core dumped)” message can be frustrating, but the core dump it generates is a valuable debugging tool. (more…)
Have you ever been working in your Ubuntu terminal when suddenly that jarring error sound interrupts your flow? Those system alert sounds might be useful sometimes, (more…)
If you’ve recently upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 or newer with MySQL 5.7+, you might have encountered an unexpected authentication error when trying to access phpMyAdmin with your root credentials. (more…)
