The “kill” command on Linux is a powerful tool that terminates processes running on your system. You’ll generally use it to stop a misbehaving application or to manage system resources efficiently. I’ve summarized the main options in this article. The “kill” command allows users to terminate, interrupt, pause, or resume processes by specifying the process…
Zoom is a video conferencing software that literally exploded during the lockdown in 2020. It’s almost the default software now for any company to keep in touch with its employees, but also often used in other areas like education and marketing. The goal today is to find the best way to access Zoom conferences from…
OpenSUSE is a Linux distribution that has been part of Linux history since 2005 and now has an official release for Raspberry Pi. It’s different from everything else, so you might need help getting started. Let’s do that. Two official images of openSUSE are available for the Raspberry Pi: “Leap” and “Tumbleweed”. The former is…
Getting started with Raspberry Pi isn’t exactly intuitive if this is your first experience with Linux. The first challenge you’ll face is choosing the best operating system for your needs. Most distributions are available for Raspberry Pi, but not all are good for beginners. This article is here to help you choose. The best choice…
The Raspberry Pi team regularly releases firmware updates. These updates include the latest features, security upgrades, and other improvements. In this guide, I will show you how to update your Raspberry Pi firmware to the latest version. The Raspberry Pi firmware is usually updated automatically by running the packages update (with APT), but it’s also…
Raspberry Pi is getting attention in the media, and you may be thinking about buying one. It’s cheap, tiny, and powerful enough for most tasks. But they work differently than other computers, so how hard will it be to use one? Can you do it? Well, I wrote this article to answer your questions. Overall,…
You bought a Raspberry Pi a few months or years ago and have no idea what model it is.This is annoying because you often need this information to order accessories or install a new system. No worries, I’ll give you tips on how to find it easily. The easiest way to know which Raspberry Pi…
Linux Mint is currently one of the most popular Linux distributions (in the top 3 according to Distrowatch). Based on Ubuntu, and using Cinnamon for the desktop environment, Mint is a great solution for Linux beginners on PC (but not only). Unfortunately, Linux Mint doesn’t have a version available for the Raspberry Pi, but there…
Chrome OS is the operating system created by Google that is used on their Chromebook devices. You can’t install it directly on other devices, but an open-source version is available: Chromium OS. As for the browser of the same name, Chromium OS can be installed on Raspberry Pi, and I will show you how in…
Now that GitHub is part of the Microsoft ecosystem, more and more developers are looking for alternatives, if possible self-hosted on their own servers. GitLab is one of them, and it can be installed on most distributions, including Ubuntu servers. Here is how to do it on this operating system. GitLab offers a repository for…