Geeker's Digest

Still running Virtual Machines in #VMware Workstation on your #Linux? Time to switch to the #opensource Virt-Manager. In our #tutorial we show how, and how to solve some hidden gotchas. geekersdigest.com/how-to-migrate…

Are you using #OpenClaw? Did you recently upgrade the #AI bot? You might have noticed that @openclaw is no longer able to execute commands. Our latest #tutorial shows how to configure OpenClaw to execute commands (again). geekersdigest.com/how-to-fix-ope…

Trying to digitize an optical disc, such as a CD or #dvd ? In our latest #tutorial we show how to use ddrescue on #Linux - which, in many cases, is able to recover even from I/O errors! geekersdigest.com/how-to-handle-…

The open source project @mautic - a free marketing automation software - requires urgent help from the community. A fundraiser was created, to help the project survive. geekersdigest.com/mautic-open-so…

When you upgrade #Nginx to version 1.25 or newer you might run into deprecation warnings: "listen ... http2" directive is deprecated, use the "http2" directive instead In our latest #tutorial we show how to fix the Nginx configs. geekersdigest.com/how-to-fix-lis…

There’s growing buzz around #OpenClaw, an #AI bot that claims it actually does things and becomes your personal assistant. In our latest #tutorial, we walk through the initial setup on @debian, highlight common pitfalls, and explain how to resolve them. geekersdigest.com/how-to-install…

If you get a "NO PUBKEY" error from your APT package manager on your @debian @ubuntu machine, this most likely means there have been some changes on the repository (server) side. In our latest #tutorial we show how to fix the error. geekersdigest.com/how-to-fix-apt…

You run APT update on your @debian or @ubuntu machine and run into an expired GPG key (EXPKEYSIG). In our latest #tutorial we show how to renew the local key, with a practical example of the @grafana APT repositories. geekersdigest.com/how-to-renew-g…

Here we go again. Half the Internet just suffered another outage as @Cloudflare ran into internal server errors. #clouflaredown geekersdigest.com/cloudflare-is-…

Ever ran into a problem with a sticky surface on a computer chassis? Our author ran into this problem with a specific "soft touch" surface - which became an un-cleanable dust magnet. Only solution: Clean off this sticky surface. geekersdigest.com/how-to-clean-u…

The #opensource video editor @kdenlive has a nice feature: Speech to Text. This automatically recognizes speech from the audio track and adds sub-titles. In our #tutorial we show how to install the requirements. geekersdigest.com/how-to-install…

What does the ominous #SSH error "Too many authentication failures" mean? In our latest #tutorial we show the (likely) cause and how to quickly fix such a situation. Hint: 🔑🔑🔑🔑🔑🔑 geekersdigest.com/how-to-fix-ssh…

The Internet is currently having a major hiccup as @Cloudflare experiences a global network issue. As #Clouflare is a major global CDN, lots of services and websites, including @X and our own site, are down. Sending #hugops to Cloudflare engineers.

@Cloudflare @X We wrote a post about the current #Cloudflare incident - but needed to disable Cloudflare Proxy Mode to get the article online. 🤪 geekersdigest.com/half-of-the-in…

Forgot the model and revision of your @Raspberry_Pi ? In our latest #tutorial we show you how to find out which model of the #RaspberryPi you are running. Either visually - or remotely connected on the command line. geekersdigest.com/how-to-find-ou…

The latest version 145.0 of the widely used @firefox browser added a neat new feature: #Firefox profiles. geekersdigest.com/firefox-145-ad…

If you want to use @NordVPN on @KodiTV devices, such as @try_osmc or @LibreELEC, there is no official support. However thanks to the #opensource add-on "VPN Manager", NordVPN and other providers can be configured. In our latest #tutorial we show how. geekersdigest.com/how-to-use-nor…

If you are using the #opensource analytics tool @matomo_org there was no quick way to distinguish the bot traffic the site received. Until recently. With the latest #Matomo release (5.5.x), the analytics show a new channel type: #AI Assistant. geekersdigest.com/matomo-5-5-add…

Major #outage today on multiple widely used Internet services, including @Fortnite @signalapp @duolingo and others, caused by an issue in @awscloud . geekersdigest.com/internet-outag…