This is a two-part post. First, I will go over the trick to get the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 laptop to dual-boot with Linux and then I will describe adding a second hard drive, both PCIE and SSD. NOTE: The BIOS key is F2 and the Boot Order Key is F12. Special BIOS V2.06 settings…
This article shows how to install the Linux printer drivers for Brother printers. In my experience, the software that installed from the manufacturer works much better and consistently than the choices made by my Ubuntu Linux distribution. After showing the method for printer driver installation, Linux printer system settings are discussed. Initial Linux Printer Experience…
You should always be able to do a fresh installation of Windows 11 if you are a licensed user. This post goes over several Windows 11 install problems I encountered on a dual-boot system with Linux. The specific hardware is a Cybergeek mini PC with an Intel 12th gen Alder Lake N100 processor and a…
You may receive an alert at times if there is too much data being listed in your wp_options table. I had one concerning a bug that is fixed now, but found other resources on how to manage the growth of the options table. wp_options Table Background The wp_options table is a list of information that…
Update: 2025-02. I have listed an alternate method for the “Open Source” step. All other steps have stayed the same. Rip DVDs for personal use using Linux knowing a few simple tricks. There is some extra software you need to add and then only a few steps using the Handbrake program to rip multiple files…
Linux Software Install Easier than Snaps or Flatpacks I have been using various forms of Linux as my main desktop for about twenty years, mostly Ubuntu. This has given me the benefit of knowing which programs I am most likely going to use. There is significant amount of discussion about how software installation should be…
Changed domain name in WordPress with plugin ***READ THE TERMS OF USE PAGE. You can really mess up your website doing this! There are not many times when you should be altering the domain name in your website installation but it can still be required. Maybe you have simply found a much better domain name…
NOTE: These notes were written in 2005. Use at your own risk. I’m leaving them up because things like NFS are still the same. I have not changed how I set it up in over 10 years. rsync basics rsync is a program which has the ability to synchronize directory tree parts while just updating the…