My previous post described how I migrated my girlfriend’s father from Windows 10 to Linux Mint. While doing so, I used the default Ext4 filesystem, as opposed to Btrfs, for the root partition. No big deal, but Btrfs makes it a whole lot easier snapshotting the filesystem and rolling back if needed. Timeshift can automatically take care of all that, and it allows for some more peace of mind while configuring automatic OS updates. ...
The other day my girlfriend’s father briefly mentioned he was considering buying a new computer, because of Windows 10 being end-of-life soon, and his current computer’s specifications would be too low to upgrade to Windows 11 (I suspect the lack of TPM 2.0, but I’m not sure). The man is in his mid 70s and regularly uses his computer to browse the Internet, communicate using social media, reply on emails, play solitaire, et cetera. I therefore suspected he wouldn’t really need to buy a brand-new computer for his use cases, only to satisfy the income of a Big Tech company. ...
This post briefly describes how to configure an OpenWrt router to function as a WireGuard VPN server. This enables me to have my phone always be securely connected to my home router, from wherever I am. First, install the necessary WireGuard kernel module: root # opkg update root # opkg install kmod-wiregard Generate a new private and public key pair for the server, and your first peer (e.g. your phone), and a pre-shared key for added post-quantum secrecy: ...