Explains how to use the Startup File configuration in Azure App Service for Linux to pass command-line arguments to a containerized ASP.NET Core application.
Explains how to check if .NET Core GC verbose events are enabled on a live Linux server without using a debugger, by reading process memory.
A technical guide on manually installing and building the Kafka debugging tool kafkacat (now kcat) on a Fedora system.
A practical guide and cheatsheet for using the grep command-line tool for text searching and regular expressions.
A guide to setting up a Chromebook for remote software development using SSH, VSCode Remote, and Linux tools.
A passionate critique of the modern laptop market, praising the durable and serviceable ThinkPad X200 while lamenting current flawed offerings.
A step-by-step guide to installing .NET Core 2.2 on a Raspberry Pi 4 running Raspbian, including downloading ARM binaries and setting up paths.
A technical overview and personal notes on enabling and using Linux application support (Crostini) within ChromeOS, including architecture and setup.
A technical guide on containerizing the Lucas Chess GUI application using Docker, including sharing the host's X11 socket for GUI display.
A detailed review of the PinePhone, a Linux-based smartphone, focusing on its hardware, current software limitations, and target developer audience.
Argues that software developers should rely on Linux distribution maintainers for packaging and distribution, rather than distributing binaries themselves.
A developer creates a nostalgic hack by connecting a line printer to a Linux shell using Go, emulating an old-school teletypewriter (TTY).
Explains Linux process termination handling using Rust code examples, covering child/grandchild processes and parent termination signals.
An analysis criticizing Collabora's addition of HDCP DRM to the Weston Wayland compositor, arguing it was driven by financial motives rather than technical merit.
A developer shares progress on free software projects including a Wayland book, sway 1.2, aerc email client, mrsh shell, and ctools utilities.
Explains the history and mechanics of Linux capabilities, a security model for granular process privileges, and their interaction with containers.
Developer shares updates on SourceHut, aerc email client, Sway/Wayland, and VR support for Linux, from Osaka.
Explains how Docker's attach and exec commands work using Linux pseudoterminals (PTYs) and includes a code implementation.
A concise technical guide for upgrading a Raspberry Pi's operating system from Raspbian Stretch to Raspbian Buster.
