Manually install a DEB package on Debian or Ubuntu
by Sometimes you want to install software that is not readily available in the Debian or Ubuntu online software repository. Luckily, a lot of third party …
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How to clone your Raspberry PI SD card in Linux
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Install the XFCE desktop on your Raspberry PI
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Create and extract a TAR GZ archive in Linux
When working with Linux, sooner or later you encounter TAR GZ archives. This is a file with the tar.gz extension. A TAR GZ archive packs …
Install a minimal KDE on Debian 10 “buster”
If you select the KDE desktop environment, while installing Debian, the installer installs several extra desktop applications. Kmail, Knotes, Korganizer, Kaddressbook, to name just a …
Start a VirtualBox VM on boot with Systemd
Curious about how you can automatically start your VirtualBox VM server on PC or server boot? Then you came to the right place. Grab a …
How to increase the disk size in a VirtualBox virtual machine
Is your VirtualBox virtual machine starting to run out of disk space? No worries, because VirtualBox allows you to easily increase the disk size of …
Raspberry PI startup script using Systemd
Developing your own program for a Raspberry PI, which you want to automatically start each time your Raspberry PI boots? Not sure how to do …
