Learning to love systemd
systemd—yes, all lower-case, even at the beginning of a sentence—is the modern replacement for init and SystemV init scripts. It is also much more. read...
How I've adjusted my work-from-home habits
I’ve been a remote worker during various chapters in my career, and have tried to carry those lessons into each new remote work experience. At the end of last year, I switched to a job that lets me work from home. Fast forward to the COVID-19 outbreak; even though I was no WFH novice, I found myself having to adapt just like the many other workers who’ve been suddenly thrust into remote work. In hopes of easing that...
How to package Python applications for Linux
One way to make Python applications installable on Debian-based operating systems (such as Debian or Elementary OS) is by using the dh_virtualenv tool. It builds a .deb package that wraps a Python virtual environment around an application and deploys it upon installing. read...
