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Still running Virtual Machines in #VMware Workstation on your #Linux?
Time to switch to the #opensource Virt-Manager. In our #tutorial we show how, and how to solve some hidden gotchas.
https://t.co/f7FkHpXvet

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Are you using #OpenClaw? Did you recently upgrade the #AI bot? You might have noticed that @openclaw is no longer able to execute commands.
Our latest #tutorial shows how to configure OpenClaw to execute commands (again).
https://t.co/vc7aG49BC1

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Trying to digitize an optical disc, such as a CD or #dvd ?
In our latest #tutorial we show how to use ddrescue on #Linux - which, in many cases, is able to recover even from I/O errors!
https://t.co/Sbqj5MsoOD

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The open source project @mautic - a free marketing automation software - requires urgent help from the community.
A fundraiser was created, to help the project survive.
https://t.co/1glZS2PLfo

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When you upgrade #Nginx to version 1.25 or newer you might run into deprecation warnings:
"listen ... http2" directive is deprecated, use the "http2" directive instead
In our latest #tutorial we show how to fix the Nginx configs.
https://t.co/6QURQw0vsA

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There’s growing buzz around #OpenClaw, an #AI bot that claims it actually does things and becomes your personal assistant.
In our latest #tutorial, we walk through the initial setup on @debian, highlight common pitfalls, and explain how to resolve them.
https://t.co/VVOukBwN7R

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If you get a "NO PUBKEY" error from your APT package manager on your @debian @ubuntu machine, this most likely means there have been some changes on the repository (server) side. In our latest #tutorial we show how to fix the error.
https://t.co/Z4nQWELWBN

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You run APT update on your @debian or @ubuntu machine and run into an expired GPG key (EXPKEYSIG).
In our latest #tutorial we show how to renew the local key, with a practical example of the @grafana APT repositories.
https://t.co/rFELEXWBf1

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Here we go again. Half the Internet just suffered another outage as @Cloudflare ran into internal server errors.
#clouflaredown
https://t.co/IwmHAEGP2l

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Ever ran into a problem with a sticky surface on a computer chassis?

Our author ran into this problem with a specific "soft touch" surface - which became an un-cleanable dust magnet.

Only solution: Clean off this sticky surface.

https://t.co/dAYpRgQTFw

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The #opensource video editor @kdenlive has a nice feature: Speech to Text. This automatically recognizes speech from the audio track and adds sub-titles.
In our #tutorial we show how to install the requirements.
https://t.co/7TN9pPxOkX

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What does the ominous #SSH error "Too many authentication failures" mean?

In our latest #tutorial we show the (likely) cause and how to quickly fix such a situation.

Hint: 🔑🔑🔑🔑🔑🔑

https://t.co/4Q4xcymwHZ

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The Internet is currently having a major hiccup as @Cloudflare experiences a global network issue.
As #Clouflare is a major global CDN, lots of services and websites, including @X and our own site, are down.
Sending #hugops to Cloudflare engineers.

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@Cloudflare @X We wrote a post about the current #Cloudflare incident - but needed to disable Cloudflare Proxy Mode to get the article online. 🤪
https://t.co/nzC8yKPn0v

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The Internet is currently having a major hiccup as @Cloudflare experiences a global network issue.
As #Clouflare is a major global CDN, lots of services and websites, including @X and our own site, are down.
Sending #hugops to Cloudflare engineers.

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Forgot the model and revision of your @Raspberry_Pi ?
In our latest #tutorial we show you how to find out which model of the #RaspberryPi you are running.
Either visually - or remotely connected on the command line.
https://t.co/5SEfSHXpm1

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The latest version 145.0 of the widely used @firefox browser added a neat new feature: #Firefox profiles.
https://t.co/Tsl85eyCrT

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If you want to use @NordVPN on @KodiTV devices, such as @try_osmc or @LibreELEC, there is no official support.
However thanks to the #opensource add-on "VPN Manager", NordVPN and other providers can be configured. In our latest #tutorial we show how.
https://t.co/0kXz5yfKaj

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If you are using the #opensource analytics tool @matomo_org there was no quick way to distinguish the bot traffic the site received.
Until recently.
With the latest #Matomo release (5.5.x), the analytics show a new channel type: #AI Assistant.
https://t.co/iv2C1fU7LA

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Major #outage today on multiple widely used Internet services, including @Fortnite @signalapp @duolingo and others, caused by an issue in @awscloud .
https://t.co/IVqIvsAvoc