Category: Linux
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Why Linux Will Never Be Mainstream
Linux has come a long way, baby. It used to be a geek’s chore of installing a distro on a machine, then hunting down firmware and software that would work with the hardware. These days it can be as simple as downloading a popular distro and installing it as you would Windows. Okay, I say…
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Bash Script for Quick and Easy File Transfer via SSH
In my last post, I covered using the command line to transfer music files to my Raspberry Pi media server. This time I want to share some bash scripts I wrote to make it even easier. Automated login It gets old typing ssh dj@192.168.4.59 and then entering my password every time I want to log…
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Managing My Music Files with the Command Line
I recently wrote an article for opensource.com, “Why I switched from Apple Music to Jellyfin and Raspberry Pi.” I hope you’ll read that first — or at least skim it — because it’s really fun and you’ll have more context for this post. When managing my digital music collection during the move to Jellyfin, I…
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WordPress Post Created Using CLI on a Wyse Terminal
Okay, here’s the thing. I’m a geek about retro technology. Whether it’s old printing presses, cars (before computers), laptops, or dumb terminals, it doesn’t matter. I love finding old tech and giving it new life. I’m writing this post on a Wyse terminal. If you don’t know what that is, you can read about them…