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After you merge a GitLab or GitHub pull request, you usually delete the topic branch in the remote repository to maintain repository hygiene. However, this action deletes the topic branch only in the remote repository. Your local Git repository also benefits from routine cleanup. To synchronize the information in your local repository with the remote repository, you can execute the git prune command to delete the local reference to a remote branch in your local repository.

I have bigger problems than where you put our code. On Call Be careful where you install stuff, and who is doing the installing. Welcome to an On Call in which normal service is interrupted by a military intervention.…

Two lightweight distros get updated after extended pauses. Slax, one of the lightest-weight Linux distros around, and Peppermint OS, a web-centric Debian remix, both put out new versions this week.…

The N10 is the latest Mini PC Nano from Weibu. The N10 accommodates the Coffee Lake-U or the Comet Lake-U processor from Intel. The company also plans to release a model with Intel’s 12th Gen processors by late September. The motherboard comes in a Nano ITX (123 x 134mm) form factor and integrates the following […]

When writing about open source software, I prefer to show a few screenshots to help demonstrate what I'm talking about. As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. If you can show a thing, that's often better than merely trying to describe it. There are a few ways you can take screenshots in Linux. Here are three methods I use to capture screenshots on Linux.

Sustainability is an increasingly important problem when it comes to computing. Reduce, reuse, recycle is a popular motto for environmentally responsible consumption, but applying that to your computer hardware can be challenging.

After a long and surprisingly varied dynasty, it's possible they're all FOSS now. Its new licence says that "CP/M and its derivatives" are free for anyone to modify and redistribute. But which derivatives?…

Want to easily give your old PC a new life? Here's how to do it with Google's ChromeOS Flex.

The first day of school is right around the corner. Whether that brings some relief, gives you jitters or both, we’re here to support families with one major thing: internet safety.   For parents, thinking about the dangers of the web can be scary. But it doesn’t have to be. While the internet isn’t perfect, it’s […]

If you're on the HWE stack, you'll get the Jammy kernel. Ubuntu 20.04 is nowhere near end of life, but 22.04 is starting to hit its stride.…

The use of Web Applications is growing amongst businesses, however, that also makes these businesses a target for Cyber Criminals to attack. If there are vulnerabilities within your Web Application, then that means there is a flaw that attackers may exploit to really wreak some havoc to an individual, small business, or even large corporations alike.

One of my favorite utilities on the Linux command-line, and block storage is one of my favorite features on Linode's platform, so in this article I get to combine both of these together - because what I'm going to be doing is show you how to use rsync to copy data from one server to another, in the form of a backup. What's really cool about this, is that this example will utilize block storage.

Want to easily give your old PC a new life? Here's how to do it with Google's Chrome OS Flex.

When I use the Linux command line, whether I'm writing a new program on my desktop computer or managing a website on my web server, I often need to process text files. Linux provides powerful tools that I leverage to get my work done. I frequently use sed, an editor that can modify text according to a pattern. sed stands for stream editor, and it edits text in a file and prints the results.

Not for the Linux illuminati, but a great starter Linux for non-Linux-heads. Linux Mint 21 is here, with a tweaked Ubuntu 22.04 base, natively packaged Firefox, Flatpak instead of Snap, and strategically pruned systemd.…

Mint, the best Linux desktop, gets a major update with Ubuntu 22.04 as its base and the Linux kernel 5.15.

Techbase is a Polish-based company tackling global chip shortage and supply chain issues with a remote platform to speed up development. As of now, the devices offered for remote access are the ModBerry 500 CM4 and the ClusBerry-2M. The ModBerry 500 CM4 is an industrial computer based on the Raspberry Pi CM4 powered by the […]

In my previous article about rustup, I showed you how to install the Rust toolchain. Well, what good is the toolchain if you won’t be using it to get more hands-on with Rust? Learning any language involves reading existing code and writing a lot of sample programs. That's a good way to become proficient in a language. However, there's a third way: debugging code.

No one wants to write bad code, but inevitably bugs will be created. Most modern languages like Java, JavaScript, Python, etc., automatically print a stack trace when they encounter an unhandled exception, but not shell scripts. It would make it much easier to find and fix bugs in shell scripts if you could print a stack trace, and, with a little work, you can.

Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we are also quick to point out that the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for people to connect with others, and lets everyone find where they belong — their corners of the internet. […]