Docker containers are all the rage these days. However, if you’ve used Linux for a while you’ve come across LXC. For FreeBSD users, docker containers will remind you of jails. Docker is essentially the same, but with a better tool chain that makes it easy to build system images and move them around different environments. Docker […]
Toggle between two or more Digital TV channels that are simultaneously playing
With the advent of Over-the-Air (OTA) Digital TV in Uganda, I have found myself watching two or more TV channels simultaneously. This is true especially during the 9 O’clock hour when most local TV stations in Uganda broadcast the evening news (OK, now you know: I am a news junkie). While recording TV shows solves […]
Customize your Linux desktop using the command line
With most Linux distros now using GNOME 3.10+, here are a few commands on changing the look and feel of your desktop using gsettings. Other CLI methods exist such as the popular GNOME tweak tool and Dconf. Add apps to favorites bar $ gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps “[‘google-chrome.desktop’, ‘evolution.desktop’, ‘nautilus.desktop’, ‘libreoffice-writer.desktop’, ‘libreoffice-calc.desktop’, ‘firefox.desktop’, ‘gnome-terminal.desktop’, ‘vlc.desktop’, […]
Easily convert from VirtualBox to KVM in Linux
I have been converting some of my old VirtualBox images to KVM, which is the virtualization standard in Linux. Its really easy, although, if you run into booting issues of the converted image, the last tip here will save you some time. To convert from VirtualBox to KVM, look for your VDI images. qemu-img convert […]
WebRTC – Why Skype will become less dominant
If you know me, then you know that am not much of a Skype fan. If I have to make Internet based calls, my go to app is Jitsi, which uses my own managed Asterisk server as its proxy. Asterisk allows for all types of calls including SIP-to-SIP, and international calls terminated by regular phones. […]
Why SystemD will start your next Linux system
For a long time, the default boot and initialization mechanism in Linux was the System V (SysV) init daemon. Along the way, many Linux distributions have attempted to move away from this primitive form of booting. Why you ask? For one thing, it makes the boot process a lot slower, since processes have to be […]
Uganda’s Digital TV migration: Still a messy, on and off affair
With the June 2015 international deadline for TV migration only a year away, Uganda’s digital TV migration process is still very much a messy affair. Very few Ugandans know that in a few months, they could find themselves not able to watch their favorite TV programs. The pilot testing phase in the greater Kampala area […]
How to setup a 3G Wireless Hotspot using Linux
The prevalent and most used type of Internet in Uganda currently is 3G via a USB modem or dongle. Have you found yourself somewhere; may be on travel, or at home, and you need to share your Internet connection with a friend or family members via WiFi? Do you wish you could just plug in […]