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Continuing with the theme from the last couple of weeks, we’re going to talk about an issue that cropped up when upgrading my Arch Linux system. After resolving a couple of other issues with specific packages, I attempted to upgrade…
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Replace dbus-python with extra/python-dbus when upgrading Arch Linux
As mentioned last week, I waited a bit too long to upgrade my Arch Linux install recently. While overall the upgrade went smooth, I did run into a handful of issues, this one being the second of three. After resolving…
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rpm-tools and rpmextract are in conflict on Arch Linux
I’ve been in the middle of a big project, and reluctant to update my Arch Linux rig, even though I usually keep my system updated very regularly. Nearing 400 packages to be updated, and the project in question finished and…
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Quick Guide to Mythic Uniques in Diablo 4
We play a lot of Diablo in our house. Across the franchise, we’ve played thousands of hours. Having jumped on Diablo 4 last year, we’ve logged at least a thousand hours collectively since launch. Neither of us have beat Uber…
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VPS Showdown – June 2024 – DigitalOcean vs. Linode vs. Vultr
School’s out and summer is in full swing. As mentioned last month, I’m trying something a bit different. In a vain attempt to get a more “apples to apples” comparison, I went with AMD processors for my instances. This ended…
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How to install Node.js 22 on Ubuntu
The latest release of Node.js, which will be LTS later this year, is out. Even if you’re running the shiny new Ubuntu LTS release, you’re already behind. Never fear, it’s very easy to install Node.js 22 via the APT package…
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How to clear Spotify cache
Been noticing recently that the fan’s been kicking up on one of my laptops recently. Upon investigation, using top, I noticed that Spotify was eating up a ton of CPU. While my system wasn’t showing any signs of a struggle,…
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Fix broken Docker networking in GitLab Runner pipeline
Out of the blue this past week, networking between my Docker containers running in my GitLab CI/CD pipeline stopped working. I bet you’re thinking that I pushed some new code and it broke, and I decided to take the low…
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VPS Showdown – May 2024 – DigitalOcean vs. Linode vs. Vultr
I wasn’t sure how this month was going to go in terms of the availability of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with each provider. Fortunately, everybody is already supporting this fresh off the presses release. Even more fortunately, is that there was…
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Numeronym in JavaScript
Numeronyms are a form of abbreviation. The middle of the word or phrase is swapped out for a number that represents the number of letters that are being replaced. The first and last letters are retained. Some examples are: I’m…