Les Pounder

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Freelance Author, Journalist, Trainer and Maker at Freelance

Associate Editor @tomshardware Writer for @linuxformat Formerly @TheMagPi, @ElectromakerIO,Linux User & Developer,@KidsCodeCS,@micro_mag All views are my own.

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10 must-have tools to keep your 3D printer in tip-top shape

1 week ago | tomshardware.com | Les Pounder

(Image credit: Pexels, Amazon)You’ve got your new 3D printer, and whether it's one of the best budget 3D printers, or something a little more spendy (like the Prusa CORE One), you need tools to keep it running smoothly. Sure you get some tools in the box, but getting a dedicated 3D printer toolkit will make short work of caring for your 3D printer.
How To Manage User Passwords in Linux

2 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Les Pounder

Passwords are one of the most important aspects of computing. They keep our bank accounts, user profiles and computers safe (as long as we don’t reuse passwords). Just to log into our computers, most of us need a password and, for Linux, this is even more important. Managing passwords via the terminal is relatively simple. Users can change their own passwords and users belonging to the sudo (super user) account can administrate the passwords of other users.
Run Linux scripts unattended with Nohup

2 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Les Pounder

If you are building a robot, sensor platform, weather station then you don’t want the code to stop running when you disconnect from the terminal, and nohup is just the thing for you.In this how-to, we will learn how to use nohup via a series of examplesThere are times when you want to run a command, and leave it running even after you close a terminal window / SSH session.
Microsoft makes the Windows Subsystem for Linux open source after almost a decade of development

2 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Les Pounder

(Image credit: OpenClipArt / Pexels)Microsoft, at its recent BUILD event, has announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source after almost a decade of development. The Microsoft team has closed issue #1 in its GitHub issue tracker. What was the issue? "Will this (WSL) be Open Source?" – an issue that has been open since April 6, 2016.
Damn Small Linux revived my aging Eee PC. Here’s how to use it to resurrect any old computer.

2 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Les Pounder

Damn Small Linux is a lightweight Linux distro aimed at older and lower spec PCs just like the Asus Eee PC that we have from 2007. The last release was way back in 2012, and since then the project has been on permanent hiatus. Originally weighing in at 50MB back in 2012, Damn Small Linux 2024 Alpha release is a bulkier 700MB, and this hard limit means that it can be written to a blank CDR. Based on Debian and antiX, Damn Small Linux 2024 uses Fluxbox and JWM window managers.
How To Add, Remove and Update Software in Debian and Ubuntu Using Apt

2 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Les Pounder

Linux has a multitude of ways to install software. We can build our own executables or use AppImage to run containerized applications. But at the heart of many Linux distros is a package management system, which for Debian based systems, such as the Raspberry Pi and Ubuntu, is Apt. Apt, the Advanced Packaging Tool is a command line application which handles the installation, categorization and removal of applications and their dependencies from the software repositories.
How To Hibernate your Linux computer: Unlike sleep, it uses no battery

2 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Les Pounder

Hibernation is a power-saving measure where a laptop or desktop has the current state is saved to a hard drive (or more likely one of the best SSDs). Powering on the computer will trigger it to load the state and get us back to work. That would’ve been the case for Editor-in-Chief Avram Piltch, who has undertaken a week with Linux and hit an issue. The Issue? It seems that hibernation is not enabled by default.
How SSH into Remote Computers Using Windows, Linux or macOS

3 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Les Pounder

If you ever need to securely connect to a remote machine and reach a command-line interface, SSH is the tool for the job. The Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) has been used for decades as a means to remotely interface with Unix / Linux / BSD machines over insecure connections. SSH operates on a traditional client - server principle where a remote user (client) can connect to a server and run commands as if they were sitting at the machine.
How SSH into Remote Computers Using Windows, Linux or macOS

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Les Pounder

11 hours agoReview: SwitchBot Wallet Finder is an incredibly useful accessory to track your wallet with iPhone Find MyUpdate: The SwitchBot Wallet Finder is currently on sale, at one of the lowest prices we’ve seen. I have an AirTag on my keychain to keep track of my keys, but obviously an AirTag is too big and bulky to fit inside a wallet. That’s what the SwitchBot Wallet Finder is for.
How to manage your Linux resources with Mission Center

3 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Les Pounder

(Image credit: Pexels / Future) Ubuntu has a great System Monitor tool already built into the OS. And, there are also a plethora of terminal based alternatives such as htop, bashtop, or just plain ol’ top. These all work great but what if you want to try something different? Mission Center, created by Romeo Calota, is a more user-friendly system monitoring tool that covers CPU, GPU, RAM, disks (including SMART functionality), network and fan speeds for Linux machines.