Stop Telling Beginning Linux Users These Things
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Stop Telling Beginning Linux Users These Things

Linux is something that takes time to become accustomed to. Many advanced Linux users have strong opinions about certain things. There are certain things that we just should not be telling beginning Linux users. Most beginning Linux users don’t care about certain things, and they’re barely sold on ditching Windows. In this article, I will…

How to Speed up FreeBSD Ports with Synth
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How to Speed up FreeBSD Ports with Synth

So, you installed FreeBSD hoping to get a clean system with every package made specifically for it. You soon find out that the package manager doesn’t update regularly and you wind up getting security vulnerabilities unfixed for longer. You want to use ports and you probably tried portmaster but it is extremely slow and requires…

OpenTerrainGenerator: The Death of an 11-Year-Old Minecraft Mod
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OpenTerrainGenerator: The Death of an 11-Year-Old Minecraft Mod

One of the biggest cult classic Minecraft mods, OpenTerrainGenerator, an entire ecosystem enabling beautiful world generation in Minecraft, is currently on its deathbed. Odds are it won’t make it. The mod in question is one of the oldest and most complex Minecraft mods of all time, and I had a VIP seat to its demise….

How to Make a World Generation Algorithm in Bukkit/Spigot
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How to Make a World Generation Algorithm in Bukkit/Spigot

This article will be a bit different than most Info Toast articles, as it’s aimed more towards people who know how to code and are familiar with everything that comes with coding. That being said, you should probably have several years of Java coding before you attempt this. The Spigot API is not the best…

Homebrew is a Major Security Flaw — Install MacPorts Instead
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Homebrew is a Major Security Flaw — Install MacPorts Instead

I’ve talked before about the various problems with binary package management systems. I have praised BSD’s Ports, where a source code tree allows you to install packages from source with all their dependencies. However, I’ve never seen a binary package manager that creates more of a security problem having it than not having it. That…

The Windows EULA
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How to Debloat Windows 10 (Tutorial)

For many people switching from Windows 7, Windows 10 has shocking bloatware. This bloatware can often slow down their machine and sometimes even spy on them. This tutorial shows how to use a tool to debloat Windows 10. It’s a simple PowerShell script, and it’s important to do it with every new Windows 10 installation….

How to Optimize Minecraft: Simple Things Mojang Can Do
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How to Optimize Minecraft: Simple Things Mojang Can Do

After 1.13, optimizing Minecraft: Java Edition can seem daunting. However, Mojang can do some relatively simple things to optimize Minecraft. In this article, we will be taking a lesson from developing other games and seeing how we can make things a little easier for Mojang since multithreading the game can often be a daunting and…