Debjeet Banerjee

A tester on another network needs to open a page served by your Linux machine. An ngrok HTTP tunnel connects a public endpoint to your local HTTP service. This article covers checking the local server before forwarding its port, then using the HTTPS URL and request inspector to verify traffic. TL;DR: Expose a Local HTTP

After setting up Linux, a quick terminal summary can show details about the system. Neofetch is a Bash command-line program that prints selected system details beside a logo made from text characters. I’ll show how to install Neofetch and customize its display. I’ll also explain what the archived upstream project means for maintenance. TL;DR Neofetch

Swap can be active now and return after a reboot if its boot configuration still enables it. The swapoff command turns off active swap areas, while changing the boot configuration prevents them from starting again. I’ll show you how to check active swap and keep it disabled after reboot. TL;DR Run sudo swapoff -a to

A backup file needs to stay readable to you while its contents remain protected from someone who finds the copy. GPG is a command-line program that creates a passphrase-protected file you can decrypt later. This article shows how to encrypt a file and restore it under a chosen name. It also explains what to check

Manjaro stages packages through its own repositories, while EndeavourOS describes a terminal-centric setup. I like that these differences make the desktop choice a question of maintenance as well as appearance. Your comparison gets clearer when you know which choices belong to the distro itself. Set those choices beside what Arch provides. What makes a distro

If Firefox’s package name is not obvious, pacman -Ss searches repository names and descriptions. I like that the operation flag makes the query’s scope visible. The next useful clue is the package data behind pacman’s query. You can use that context to understand the candidate before choosing an install action. Pacman separates repository packages from

Konsole’s split view puts two sessions side by side, making built-in panes the deciding point against GNOME Console. I’m glad this comparison treats a plain prompt and a split workspace as different needs. Let the split-view question lead into the broader choice of what you expect from a terminal app. As you compare them, separate

A USB drive the kernel has already detected can still have no path to its files. The server offers no file manager and no /media folder. Mounting is what joins a partition to a directory, and the kernel keeps that entry until you detach it. I attached a FAT32 volume as a loop device for