Neofetch Project was Abandoned by its Creator. What now?
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Neofetch Project was Abandoned by its Creator. What now?

ByFrank

Neofetch has sat abandoned for a while, with the last commit occurring on December 10th, 2021. On April 26th, 2024, the creator archived Neofetch on GitHub. This means the project is now read-only, and the creator can no longer update the original repository. Fastfetch is an available alternative that can be installed. Why was Neofetch…

How to Block Ads with Unbound DNS Server
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How to Block Ads with Unbound DNS Server

ByFrank

Unbound is a DNS server that’s normally used in more complex environments than PiHole. If you use Linux, you may see it’s even required by many packages. Many companies use it for their own DNS servers, and it makes up much of the internet’s actual DNS infrastructure. Unbound supports complex things like DNS over TLS,…

How to Back up ZFS and Restore Data on FreeBSD
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How to Back up ZFS and Restore Data on FreeBSD

ByFrank

ZFS is possibly one of the best filesystems out there. Yet still, Linux is only recently getting good support for it. The real ZFS is available on UNIX, like Solaris, and for this article, FreeBSD. Because Solaris has gone under recently, FreeBSD is undoubtedly the best OS for ZFS. However, if you’re new to FreeBSD…

What Open Source License Should You Use?
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What Open Source License Should You Use?

ByFrank

The world of open source licensing is tough, and it can make the difference between who can use your project as well as whether your code can be stolen. Some licenses embody the principles of Open Source, where people can use your code for whatever they see fit, even if their own code is not…

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

ByFrank

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

ByFrank

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…

First Things to Do to set up FreeBSD
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First Things to Do to set up FreeBSD

ByFrank

There are few Operating Systems on the level of FreeBSD. FreeBSD is more secure than even Linux. It is also much more reliable than Linux because it’s a holistic Operating System and not just a collection of packages. That being said, there is a steep learning curve, and the philosophy is different than Linux. FreeBSD…