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Linux on Lenovo ThinkPad T14: great except the webcam/mic

Lenovo continues its tradition of excellent Linux hardware support on the ThinkPad T14. Except minor issues with the built-in webcams and microphone.

How to install Corel AfterShot Pro 3 on Fedora 32

Corel hasn’t maintained the RPM dependencies for AfterShot Pro 3; making it difficult to install its RAW photo editor on recent versions of Fedora Linux.

How to enable hibernation on Fedora

Configure Fedora Workstation’s boot environment to support system hibernation/suspend-to-disk. Lets you power-off your computer and resume your work later.

How to switch firewalls from FirewallD to UFW

A quick tutorial for migrating from FirewallD and getting started with the Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW).

I archived 26 500 old Ask Fedora community Q&As

Ask Fedora removed tens of thousands of questions-and-answers, but you can now access all of them through the Internet Archive.

Remote desktop capabilities still missing in Fedora 29 Workstation

Fedora removed VNC support when it moved to Wayland by default. A remote desktop replacement is still in the works but nothing useable was included in Fedora 29.

I’d welcome usage reporting in Fedora Linux

Debian and Ubuntu have benefitted from good package reporting and analytics. It’s time Fedora Linux started collecting some more usage metrics.

Fedora Server vs. Workstation Edition

What are the installation and package differences between Fedora Server and Fedora Workstation editions?

Fedora specific tweaks for Raspberry Pi

Optimize your Fedora installation to run on the Raspberry Pi.

Should I trust Fedora to apply automated updates?

Fedora can be configured to take care of its own updates automatically. However, should I trust it to apply updates unattended on Fedora servers and workstations?

How to get Fedora to take care of its own updates

Set up unattended auto-updates on Fedora Server or Workstation using dnf-automattic.

Reduce the bandwidth requirements for keeping Fedora up to date

Tips on how to tweak Fedora to reduce the bandwidth it needs to keep the system stay up-to-date.

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.

Change the default SSH port in Fedora

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.

Migrated from Debian to Fedora

I left Deb-packages and all of Debian Linux behind in favor of Fedora and RPMs. Here is why I made that decision.