TL, DR If you’ve ever tried running an AppImage on Ubuntu only to be greeted with a frustrating error message, you’re not alone. The error about the “SUID sandbox helper binary” has become increasingly common, especially with newer Ubuntu versions like 24.04. Today, I’ll walk you through the best solution to fix this issue while… Continue reading Fixing AppImage Sandbox Errors on Ubuntu: A Complete System-Wide Solution
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Reverse fn key on a Dell laptop keyboard
TL, DR Laptop keyboards have dual-function keys. For instance, on my Dell G15 laptop, which I use with Ubuntu, the F1 key doubles down as mute for audio output. In some cases you may want to reverse the working of the fn key. The simple and easy way to do it is to press fn… Continue reading Reverse fn key on a Dell laptop keyboard
Fix GSConnect not mounting Android phone in the file system
TL, DR GSConnect is a great open source app to connect your phone to your Linux PC. At the time of writing, when you try to mount the phone file system on your PC, you are most likely to get an error. Here a few steps to fix this issue. Mounting your phone from GSConnect… Continue reading Fix GSConnect not mounting Android phone in the file system
Fix Flatpak browser not opening links in Ubuntu
TL, DR Sometimes Ubuntu stages a coup, setting the Snap internet browser as default. This may break your setup if you actually installed your browser using Flatpak. Here a few steps to fix this issue. Flatpak vs. Snap Ubuntu has a strong preference for Snaps…but maybe you don’t necessarily agree with this and you prefer… Continue reading Fix Flatpak browser not opening links in Ubuntu
Deploy Minio with Docker on a Synology NAS with a custom domain name
TL, DR Minio is a powerful open source self-hosted object storage, similar to S3, that you can deploy on your own hardware or cloud instance. This guide provide you the right settings to deploy Minio with Dover on a Synology NAS and use your domain name with SSL Minio object storage We already covered Minio… Continue reading Deploy Minio with Docker on a Synology NAS with a custom domain name
Copy files with specific naming patterns from Linux shell
TL, DR Sometimes you may need to copy a large number of files, and your file explorer/file search will be painfully slow. If you use Linux, you can easily copy files with a specific naming pattern using only the shell, saving time and effort. Need to copy many files? Sometimes we need to copy a… Continue reading Copy files with specific naming patterns from Linux shell
Keep your Ubuntu software updated
TL, DR In many cases you will use an Ubuntu machine, either as a server or Personal Computer. It’s very important you keep your Ubuntu software updated, both for the packages you installed via apt and your snaps or flatpaks. Below you can find a few commands to do this. Software is everywhere You have… Continue reading Keep your Ubuntu software updated
Access host resources from a Docker container
TL, DR Docker is a great platform for development and deployment of modern applications. Sometimes you need your Docker container to access some resource published on the host. This guide explains how to access host resources from a Docker container in Linux, Windows, and MacOS. Docker containers In today’s cloud environment Docker is one of… Continue reading Access host resources from a Docker container
How to check the health of your SSD or HDD?
TL, DR Sometimes you need to check the health status of a SSD or HDD. For instance, when you buy a second hand one. Or when you are preparing a RAID array and you want to make sure there is no disk close to its end-of-life. In Linux you can do so with a few… Continue reading How to check the health of your SSD or HDD?
Fix WSL2 issues to access folders
TL, DR Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 (WSL2 for its friends) is a great tool developed by Microsoft that let you use a full Linux system fro within your windows machine. However, sometimes WSL2 may have issues to access some Windows folders. Rebooting WSL2 is often the quickest fix. Windows Subsystem for Linux In… Continue reading Fix WSL2 issues to access folders
