Linux
Use DNF rather than PackageKit on Fedora Linux
Don’t trust your system packages to PackageKit. Stick with the — comparably — tried and tested DNF package manager instead.
Linux
Linux
Review of IPFire as a home router
So, is the Linux firewall distribution IPFire well suited as a home network router? It can do the job, but it’s far from intuitive.
KMail’s Send Later sent PGP encrypted emails in plain-text
I discovered a security vulnerability (CVE-2017-9604) in KMail while trying to delay sending of a PGP-encrypted private email.
Raspberry Pi
Fedora Linux specific tweaks for Raspberry Pi
Optimize your Fedora Linux installation to run on the Raspberry Pi. Reduce needless logging, processor cycles, and set up auto-updates.
Linux
Should you trust Fedora Linux to automate updates?
Fedora Linux can be set up to automatically handle all updates. However, should you trust it to apply updates unattended on Fedora Linux servers and workstations?
Security
How to get Fedora Linux to take care of its own updates
Set up unattended auto-updates on Fedora Server or Workstation using dnf-automattic. Keep your Fedora Linux systems secure!
Linux
Update an RPM from a newer upstream source release – for beginners
Tutorial for updating an RPM source package to the latest upstream software release. Build updated RPMs for your use or help your distribution update them!
Linux
Review: ASUSWRT router firmware
A deep look at the ASUSWRT router firmware including its usability, security, and privacy. It has some good and some bad parts.
Gaming
Workaround for black screen in Unity games under Linux with glibc 2.25
An ABI change in glibc caused games built on the Unity engine to freeze with a black screen. Here’s how to get your games running again.
Linux
How to protect SSH logins in Fedora Linux with SSHGuard and FirewallD
Protect your Fedora/CentOS Linux-system against SSH brute-force credential-guessing with SSHGuard security log parser and the FirewallD firewall.
Linux
Feed your log files to the systemd journal
How to forward logs to systemd journald from legacy programs that insist on writing to dedicated log files instead.
Linux
Why I Love Free Software
My contribution to the FSFE’s 2017 #ilovefs campaign.