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HTTP Caching

Reduce the bandwidth requirements for keeping Fedora Linux up to date

Tips on how to tweak Fedora Linux to reduce the bandwidth it consumes every month to keep your system stay up-to-date.

A wooden fence with a worn-out sign saying “Private. No public right of way.”

Linux

Tutorial: Configuring zones bound by source IPs in FirewallD

How to set up source IP-specific or network-interface-bound firewall zone rulesets in FirewallD — the Linux firewall system.

A collage of the game covers of Cities Skylines: Snowfall, Project Highrise, and Transport Fever.

Gaming

Top 3 management games of 2016 for Linux

Three of my favorite new city-builders and management games in 2016 are all available for Linux through Steam.

Linux

Set up distributed compilation with Icecream in Fedora Linux

How to speed up compilation time with Icrecream/icecc by setting up distributed compilation using all PCs available to you.

Linux

How to set up ClamAV to periodically scan for badware on Fedora Linux

All the steps needed for running periodic malware scans on your Fedora Linux installation. Recommended for Fedora Server setups!

Linux

Manage Wi-Fi latency and dynamic power-savings on Linux

You can decide the balance between Wi-Fi network latency and power-savings on Linux using the new llwr utility.

Linux

GNOME web-API dependent apps fail as providers drop support

Some of the default GNOME apps depended too heavily on hardcoded online APIs. They didn’t have backup plans for when those APIs went away.

Android

KDE Connect: Making friends between Android and the Linux desktop

A smart app connects your Linux desktop and Android device. It lets them share files and clipboard contents with each other encrypted over your local network.

A stick-figure with a smartphone for its body strolling down a street. A geolocation icon is shown on its screen, and signals are emitting towards it from the surrounding buildings.

Linux

Help Mozilla build out its Location Service by taking a walk

Mozilla is building a free alternative to the big tech companies’ location services. But they need help gathering signaling data from your neighborhood.

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Hardware

Review of laptop stickers and Linux merchandise from Unixstickers

Review of Linux and other open-source project stickers, T-shirts, and merchandise from Unixstickers.

Linux

Why I choose the Linux desktop

The Linux desktop aligns more with my values; as Windows and MacOS seek to restrict ever-more user freedoms. Plus, I like bing able to debug problems.

Linux

Change the default SSH port in Fedora Linux

Reduce brute-force password guessing and scripted attacks on your SSH service running on a Fedora Server by changing away from the default SSH port number.