Forcing 4K resolution in Steam games on KDE Wayland
A common frustration I have on Linux: have a 4K display, the desktop runs at 4K, but a Steam game refuses to list anything above 1920x1080 in its graphics …
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Using a YubiKey 5C for SSH and Git Authentication on Linux
Your SSH private key sits on your disk, protected by (hopefully) a passphrase. But passphrase or not, it’s still a file — and files can be stolen, copied, …
Setting Up YubiKey 5C for sudo on Fedora Linux
Want to ditch typing your password every time you run sudo? Here’s how to use your YubiKey 5C with Fedora’s PAM system for passwordless (or 2FA) …
Easy way of opening and closing ports on iptables
A very common struggle I have in Linux server environments is the usage of iptables. It is a very powerful and performance efficient tool to configure network …
Using Playwright MCP Server with Google Chrome Flatpak on Linux
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) has revolutionized how AI assistants interact with external tools and services. One particularly powerful integration is the …
Automating AppImage Updates with Gear Lever URL Configurations
Managing AppImage updates can be tedious when done manually. Gear Lever provides custom update URLs for GitHub releases, but finding the right URL pattern …
How to securely share secrets with podman containers
Podman is a daemon-less, open-source, Linux native tool designed to make it easy to find, run, build, share, and deploy applications. It offers many data …
Gimp - the power of the plugins
GIMP is a free, open-source image editing software that offers a wide range of features. Its plugins extend functionality for color correction, special effects, …
Steam Deck tricks
The Steam Deck is the portable device of my dreams. It’s an impressive Linux computer with great game inputs and impressive game compatibility. It allows …
DaVinci Resolve 19 on Fedora 41 (NVIDIA GPU)
(UPDATE for DaVinci Resolve 19 on Fedora 41) DaVinci Resolve is a powerful video editing and color grading software that is used by professionals in the film …
How to create a service for Fedora/RHEL (systemd)
A common task for Linux administrators is to create a background task that must be executed in the background. The most popular service manager in the Linux …
How to commit encrypted files to Git with Mozilla SOPS
It’s a common scenario where it’s needed to share some keys/secrets with other members of the project team and it’s also common that those …
How to create a k3s cluster with Nginx Ingress controller
One of the easiest ways to install a Kubernetes distro for personal projects is using k3s, but you may not want to use some features built-in, like traefik as …
Using rsync to backup Linux servers
Imagine that you have some servers running applications and you need to find a way to backup the files and preserve their properties, like the user, group, …
How to install CKAN 2.9.0 using Docker Compose
This guide will show you how to install CKAN platform using docker-compose . What reference should I choose? Does exist many different guides available on …
Create a Linux Server for VM and manage through the web with KVM + Kimchi + Wok
Kimchi is an HTML5 based management tool for KVM. It is designed to make it as easy as possible to get started with KVM and create your first guest. - Kimchi …
How to install MySQL and phpMyAdmin with Docker
Learn the simplest way to start your MySQL database with Docker with only two commands. Docker is a project that automates the deployment of applications inside …