Turning an Old Android Smartphone into a Fully Functional Home Server

Date: 11/08/2025

Imagine this scenario: you have an old Android smartphone. Its primary function has long been lost—perhaps the screen is cracked, the mobile communication module has died, or the phone has simply become obsolete. There’s not much point in selling it for next to nothing, but you could definitely put it on “permanent charge” and set it up as a server. You won’t even need to run Linux on the smartphone or compile anything. Everything you need is available on Google Play.
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Unlocking the Secret Features of DuckDuckGo: Unique Tools You Won’t Find on Google

Date: 09/08/2025

If anyone is familiar with the DuckDuckGo search engine, it’s primarily because of its enhanced privacy features. Unlike Google or Yandex, it doesn’t collect user data, although its search results might not be as comprehensive. However, digging a bit deeper reveals it to be a powerful tool that can significantly simplify and speed up information retrieval from the web.
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Geek’s Desktop: No Icons, Drag-and-Drop, or Floating Windows

Date: 07/08/2025

Have you ever wondered what type of desktop hardcore Linux enthusiasts use—those who spend most of their time in the terminal and have either forgotten about or never known such concepts as desktop icons and drag-and-drop? The very people who write a shell script for every little thing and look at KDE and GNOME with disdain. Well, today we’ll show you how to set up a true geek’s desktop with tiling, status bars, and terminals.
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10 Compelling Reasons to Choose Arch Linux: Embracing Minimalism with Maximum Power

Date: 06/08/2025

We felt that writing about the installation and setup of Arch Linux might be considered passé and repetitive. Therefore, we decided to approach it from a different angle and discuss why this system exists in the first place and why millions of users prefer it over the more familiar Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora. Spoiler alert: Arch Linux isn’t necessarily better than other systems—it’s ideologically different.
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Mastering the Terminal: Essential Tips to Become a Console Guru

Date: 21/07/2025

Anyone familiar with Unix systems who has spent a couple of hours learning basic commands and bash syntax knows that the command line is an incredibly convenient tool. However, not everyone realizes just how powerful and efficient the console can truly be. In this article, we’ll explore several intriguing tricks that will enhance your command line skills to the point where you won’t want to return to a graphical interface.
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Exploring Endless OS: A Package-Free Linux Distribution

Date: 18/07/2025

What does an average Linux distribution look like? Generally, it’s like a system assembled from thousands of packages, with additional desktop interface tweaks, possibly its own installer, and configuration system. In essence, most distributions are quite similar and are built on the same idea: package + package + package = OS. Endless is entirely different—it has no traditional packages. Instead, it features a concept of an atomically updatable core system and uses Flatpak sandboxes for applications.
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Understanding the Linux Boot Process: From Power-On to Desktop

Date: 17/07/2025

The best way to understand how an operating system works is to trace its boot process step by step. It is during booting that all the mechanisms that get the OS up and running are initiated. This process is complex, multi-layered, and sometimes confusing. Studying it can be fascinating, and the discoveries you make along the way might surprise you greatly.
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