Learn systemd timers from scratch: OnCalendar syntax, Persistent=, real unit file examples, and the … OSTechNix (Open Source, Technology, Nix*) regularly publishes the latest news, how-to articles, ...

More and more operating systems become bloated with lots of services that run in the background. While they may not use much CPU time, they increase boot time and RAM usage. Fortunately, open-source ...

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What comes to mind when you think of a slime tutorial? Hundreds of videos of children using glue and borax to make some horrifying concoction, perhaps? For the theater community, the phrase’s meaning ...

Last time, I gave a whirlwind introduction to a very small slice of systemd. If you aren’t comfortable with systemd services, timers, and mounts, you might want to read that now. Otherwise, press on ...

I will confess. I started writing this post about some stupid systemd tricks. However, I wanted to explain a little about systemd first, and that wound up being longer than the tricks. So this Linux ...

This step-by-step tutorial explains how to configure static IP and dynamic IP address in Arch Linux and its derivatives like EndeavourOS and Manjaro Linux. Netctl is a command-line utility that can be ...

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Do you have multiple kernels on your Linux server, but aren’t prompted to select which you want to run? The fix for that might lie in systemd-boot configuration. If you can only read one tech story a ...