🗃️ Terminal Stack
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📄️ Linux Overview
An overview of Linux, including personal history and favorite resources, with mentions of affiliate links for products and courses.
📄️ Understanding Daemonization in Unix-like Systems
A deep dive into what makes a true daemon process on Unix-like systems. This article explains the proper steps to daemonize a process—forking, detaching, session creation—and debunks common misconceptions around using subshells or `source`.
📄️ Force GPG to Prompt for a Password Every Time
How to disable GPG passphrase caching in Ubuntu so decryption always requires authentication.
📄️ Troubleshooting PulseAudio on Ubuntu: D-Bus and Device Enumeration Issues
A practical guide for diagnosing and fixing PulseAudio issues on Ubuntu, including D-Bus address conflicts and unreliable device enumeration. Covers key configuration files, common errors, and effective recovery steps.
📄️ TIL: The `>` Prompt Means the Shell Is Waiting
Understand the meaning of the '>' shell prompt in Unix-like systems, which indicates the shell is waiting for additional input due to an incomplete command.
🗃️ Silent Killers
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📄️ Efficiently Navigating and Using File Paths in Unix
This guide explores the challenge of acting upon file paths found deep within directory trees in Unix-like environments, focusing on how to properly use path-oriented programs such as editors to open files after locating them.
📄️ X11 vs Wayland: The Battle for Linux Display Servers
A deep dive into the architecture, tools, pros, and pitfalls of X11 and Wayland — the two major display server protocols on Linux. Learn when to use each and how they impact your development experience.