The Internet is filled with blog posts, articles on tech media, and videos on YouTube about why Linux is not the main operating system on the PC desktop. "5 reasons why", "10 reasons why", bla, bla, bla. But they are all wrong. https://unixdigest.com/articles/only-one-reason-why-windows-is-the-dominating-os-on-the-pc-desktop.html
FreeBSD provides optional binary compatibility with Linux, commonly referred to as Linuxulator, allowing users to install and run unmodified Linux binaries without the need for virtualization or emulation. In this tutorial I am going to show you how you can use it to install the Signal Desktop application for Linux. https://unixdigest.com/tutorials/how-to-install-signal-desktop-on-freebsd-using-the-linux-binary-compatibility.html
I truly and passionately hate hype. From the fakeness of it to the sheer stupidity it represents, but perhaps most of all, because of the devastating consequence it often results in. https://unixdigest.com/articles/i-passionately-hate-hype-especially-the-ai-hype.html
A mini tutorial in the usage of diff and patch. https://unixdigest.com/tutorials/diff-and-patch.html
This is a mini tutorial in how to figure out what applications are listening on your ports on GNU/Linux, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD. https://unixdigest.com/tutorials/who-is-listening-on-my-ports.html
This is a mini tutorial in solving problems with the Apache webserver encoding specifications. https://unixdigest.com/tutorials/wrong-default-encoding-on-the-apache-webserver.html
In connection with some corrupted files in CVS I decided that it was time to take a look at some other revision control systems. This article is a summary of my three day journey into the land of revision controlling. https://unixdigest.com/articles/revision-control.html
This is a small article on how to choose a good book on programming. The same method can be applied to other areas as well. It should be noted that the described method is my preferred method, it is not a universal method. https://unixdigest.com/articles/choosing-a-good-book-on-programming.html
This is tutorial on how pointers work in the C programming language. The tutorial is addressed at beginners. Rather than focusing a lot on the more technical aspects of pointers, and using complex examples, the tutorial focuses on a deeper understanding of the subject so that the issue is understood firmly. The tutorial assumes prior knowledge of C, such as assigning values to variables, compiling, printing to the screen and using comments, but it is not necessary. https://unixdigest.com/tutoria
Getting the CPU to slow down using a lower frequency when not used can save you power and noise. Note, this is automatically setup on laptops on Debian stable aka (currently) Lenny during installation. https://unixdigest.com/tutorials/speed-down-your-cpu.html
