Mounting NTFS drive (windows) in Linux

Mounting Windows drive can be hassle in Linux as windows now defaults to Hibernation rather than shutting down which will create corrupted NTFS for other OSes to boot from. You might face errors such as:> Can't mount, windows is hibernatedOr simply not being able to paste...

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Virtual camera with v4l2loopback for meetings

 Setting up a virtual camera in Linux is fairly, virtual camera makes you play a video as a video input from a webcam, or screen share, most use cases are when you want to share multiple screens but your video chat client has limitations. To start: Get v4l2loopback...

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Using Tor system wide in Fedora

Tor Project  If you like to be anonymous and not be visible by hackers and much more, you will like Tor, the concept is that your data travels through nodes and encrypted layer by layer, this can be achieved by both Tor Browser and system wide Tor.  If you have...

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Analyzing and measuring Linux boot time in detail

The grub menu  My boot times were slow so I tried a quick method to measure the boot time and boot services through systemd, this method works on most distributions including Fedora and Ubuntu, you just need the Terminal to start the process.  Just type in the command: systemd-analyze...

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Best online teaching platforms for schools and Teachers

 Because of the recent Covid-19 outbreak many schools started to conduct their teaching online, and I've tested some of the popular platforms to see which one is better.  Video call platforms tested: Zoom Video calls Bluejeans Microsoft teams Skype Meet...

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Linux package managers, safe and secure

Package managers are built into all of Linux Distributions  In this widely accessible internet and the security breaches happening daily, not to mention Adware, Malware and Spyware apps which are found on most computers today.  Package managers help to minimize...

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Learning the Linux command line with OvertheWire

Linux terminal running   I can say that after switching to Linux, looking at the terminal was frustrating, I would avoid it at all costs, that's why I switched to "Celluloid" a gnome made FFmpeg video player. After dealing with a lot of problems and must usages of the...

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