Did you get a WD Red drive and you can’t get it to standby or spin down? You aren’t alone and your drive isn’t broken nor it ignores hdparm as some people may think. I’ll show you how to properly set APM (Advanced Power Management) on Western Digital disks and share a few extra tips.

I stumbled upon a game I used to play a long time ago and wanted to experience it again. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t run properly on Windows 10, nor in a Windows XP virtual machine – it would simply lag or crash. Let’s fix it with dgVoodoo2.

For those of us running servers with nftables it was great news to discover that pvxe/nftables-geoip now has the ability to generate IP lists by country. This feature can be used to, for instance, drop all traffic from specific countries or, the opposite – allow traffic only from your own country.

During my search for a small and cheap ESP32 board to use with ESPHome IoT projects, I stumbled upon the amazing ESP32-S2 Mini. This board is the compact and low budget option I was looking for, and while it is available on AliExpress from various sellers, there are a few details to consider.

@Haui@discuss.tchncs.de asked me an interesting question: how could he pull emails from multiple providers such as Gmail and Outlook into his home server? This article assumes you have working experience with Linux and can set up a local Dovecot and Postfix server to handle your e-mail.

Systemd is incredibly versatile and most people, including myself, are unaware of its full potential. Despite its usefulness, it is often overlooked due to controversy and the current state of things when it comes to software development. Begin today your journey thought Systemd’s capabilities and discover how to efficiently manage systems with fewer processes than traditionally required.

O Ungoogled Chromium é o browser que utilizo e recomendo para quem valoriza performance e privacidade acima de tudo. Depois de seguir este artigo a sua navegação na Internet ficará mais rápida, sem anúncios e com maior privacidade. Beneficie da qualidade do Google Chrome sem compromissos.

The previous article was about downloading Debian images and packing the entire repository into those. Now, I’ll show you how to configure apt to use ISO images as repositories.

A few notes about what ISO images Debian offers and how to download them. I’ll also provide some useful tips on how to use Jigdo to archive the complete Debian repository into ISO images.

Linux has made significant strides, and in 2023, it’s better than ever. However, there are still individuals perpetuating a delusion: that desktop Linux is as user-friendly and productive as its mainstream counterparts. After a few discussions on Lemmy, I believe it’s important to provide a clear review of where Linux falls short as a daily driver for average users.