A quick hack to digitise and virtualise data on old CDs and DVDs.
Tag Archives: Linux
Generate QR Codes on Linux – quickly and easily
Generate Quick Response (QR) codes using qrencode on Linux – all from the command line!
LVM: a quick overview
Read on for an overview of the basic components of Linux’s LVM.
From Opensource.com: 6 deprecated Linux commands and the tools you should be using instead
Read on to find out more.
Duplicity: a backup and restore tool
Here are a few tips on Duplicity, an open source backup tool.
libdvdcss: for playing those old DVDs
On the off-chance that you need to break out an old DRM-managed DVD, don’t forget that you need libdvdcss to play it on a Linux desktop.
Python Turtle Art
Art with Python? Yes, you read it right!
find: a cool command for sysadmins
One of my all-time favourite Linux commands as a UNIX and Linux sysadmin is ‘find’. It’s flexible, powerful and it’s got me out of trouble too many times to count.
TaskJuggler: an open source project management tool
I stumbled across an open source project management tool today: TaskJuggler. Here’s my first look at it.
Security Tip # 6 – Multi-Factor Authentication
Today I share my thoughts on the part that multi-factor authentication plays in securing Linux devices at home.
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