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Ever want to eject a flash drive but you can't because the device claims that it's "busy"? In today's Lil' Linux Lesson, we dive into the fuser command! The fuser command is one of those Linux utilities that you don't realize you need, but once you learn it, you'll find you're using it all of the time. My channel's not sponsored by anyone other than you. To help me keep it that way, please support if you can. Thank you so much! 🖖 Support the channel: https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains ☕ ...or via Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/VeronicaExplains 👕 ...or buy a shirt from my website: https://vkc.sh/merch 📑 Common UNIX Specification: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009639599/toc.pdf 📺 The recent @LearnLinuxTV video on the lsof command: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9nZ1ellaV0 Chapters and such: 0:00 What is the fuser command? 1:07 Examples of the fuser command 1:46 Basic usage of fuser in Linux 2:58 Using the info from the fuser command 4:15 Working with mount points or block devices with fuser 4:51 Working with TCP ports with fuser 5:46 Learning more about fuser (and about Linux) 6:20 "What I'm Watching": LearnLinuxTV's lsof video
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You asked for it, you got it. Here's what I think of Red Hat. Sorry this video took a bit longer than I'd like, since I'm working on finishing my basement (future recording space) at the moment. Anyway, I'm not planning on dwelling much on Red Hat beyond this- my plan is to move forward with community-driven distros in mind, and recommend those to customers in the months and years ahead. I hope Red Hat gets to a good place again. We'll see. Supporters make this possible. Seriously, nobody's sponsoring this video except you! - Patreon: https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains - Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/VeronicaExplains - Buy my shirt: https://vkc.sh/merch Important Red Hat links referenced in today's video: - Their June 21, 2023 blog: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/furthering-evolution-centos-stream - Red Hat doubles down on June 26, 2023: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hats-commitment-open-source-response-gitcentosorg-changes - "Our origin story" page on their website: https://www.redhat.com/en/about/why-we-choose-open-source - The "Appendix 1" PDF containing license details: https://www.redhat.com/licenses/Appendix_1_Global_English_20230309.pdf - "Our Code is Open" marketing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj_tLugpz8g - Guide for CentOS project code: https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2021/02/03/a-guide-for-using-centos-project-code - Embracing CentOS: https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-and-centos-join-forces - Extending CentOS: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/transforming-development-experience-within-centos - Extinguishing CentOS: https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/ - CentOS Stream website: https://centos.org/centos-stream - Red Hat saying CentOS Stream is not for production: https://www.redhat.com/en/resources/centos-stream-checklist - IBM Q1 2023 results: https://newsroom.ibm.com/2023-04-19-IBM-RELEASES-FIRST-QUARTER-RESULTS Other important links referenced in the video: - Rocky's plan: https://rockylinux.org/news/keeping-open-source-open/ - Debian's "who we are" page: https://www.debian.org/intro/people - Debian's "who can contribute" page: https://www.debian.org/intro/help - LWN.net's Kernel 6.1 stats page: https://lwn.net/Articles/915435/ #linux #opensource #redhat Chapters: 0:00 Brought to you by corporate greed 1:02 #YARDE (Yet Another RHEL Drama Explanation) 3:08 Scars from CentOS 5:08 So what's next? 6:48 Why am I going all in on Debian? 8:11 The "culture" is the culprit 9:43 What about Pop!_OS? 11:13 Don't tell me what to do, Veronica
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My channel's not sponsored by anyone other than you. To help me keep it that way, please support if you can. Thank you so much! https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains https://ko-fi.com/VeronicaExplains --- In today's very fun and very improvised video, I'm going to install GrapheneOS on a brand new Pixel 7. I haven't changed an OS on an Android phone in years, so this will be exciting. And messy! Resources (these are not affiliate links): 📖 Companion blog post: https://vkc.sh/how-i-use-a-smartphone/ 📱 GrapheneOS website: https://grapheneOS.org 🤖 F-Droid project: https://f-droid.org/ 🌃 AuroraOSS website I visited briefly, I hope it's legit: https://auroraoss.com/ I also reference two videos from other YouTubers: I have not watched these in their entirety and am merely providing these as information which you may want to consider (I am not endorsing any views here): Louis Rossmann video referenced: • Why I deleted Gra... Techlore video referenced: • GrapheneOS: Docum... Chapters 'n' stuff: 0:00 This is not a GrapheneOS tutorial 0:51 What is GrapheneOS 2:47 Pixel 7 unboxing 3:51 Starting to install GrapheneOS but oops I need to update first 6:13 Actually installing GrapheneOS 11:46 Booting GrapheneOS for the first time 13:36 The great "app installation" saga of 2023 20:30 Should I use the Aurora Store, maybe? 23:30 Immediate conclusions about the initial install and configuration 25:03 Conclusions after a few weeks with GrapheneOS
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*some restrictions apply, because of course they do. :/ In today's episode of Veronica Explains, I talk about Minnesota's new right-to-repair law, the "Digital Fair Repair Act". Which is epic, yet sadly has some "interesting" carveouts. I also interview two awesome staff members at Free Geek Twin Cities, one of my favorite places in all of the land! Minnesotans will now get free manuals for most consumer electronics, thanks to this new law! And because most manufacturers will be expected to make the free manuals available online, that probably means everyone gets free manuals! Links for you: ⚖️ The law: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/Session+Law/Chapter/57/ (it's Sec. 11. [325E.72], search for "Digital Fair Repair") 🔧 iFixit's read on it: https://www.ifixit.com/News/75965/ 💾 Free Geek Twin Cities: https://freegeektwincities.org 👕 Buy my shirt on my website: https://vkc.sh/merch Chapters for you to peruse: 0:00 I'm no lawyer but I think it's an introduction 0:22 More repair manuals than ever before! 1:31 What exactly does the new Minnesota repair law say? 2:10 Of course there's carveouts 3:35 Interview with Free Geek Twin Cities about Right to Repair! 7:44 What's next for us in repairland? Lastly, my channel wouldn't be possible without support from viewers like you. If you'd like to help me make more Veronica Explains, I would welcome you to become a channel member at Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/VeronicaExplains) or Patreon (https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains). I appreciate you for thinking about supporting me in my endeavor to explain Linux, vintage tech, and more. #righttorepair #retrocomputing #minnesota
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This is an "update" video- letting folks know where I've been the last few weeks, what I'm busy with, and what's coming next for the channel. I included a silly description for YouTube, since I figured nobody reads them over there. Turns out I was a bit wrong, so I'll include it here for you all to enjoy. YouTube description below: To quote the wise old Bender B. Rodriguez- I'm back, baby! This is my first video back after a few weeks away. What have I been up to and what's next? Watch the video to find out? Or just skip around to the chapters... whatever. You know what you want, you're YouTube viewers. I appreciate each of you for watching my videos. Do any of you even read video descriptions? I bet most folks don't. I mean, honestly, I get it. So many YouTube video descriptions are basically nothing but affiliate links at this point. What's up with that, anyway? Maybe if YouTube funded us better we'd feel inclined to, you know, not do that? At the same time, what is this rampant consumerism doing to the "vibe" for YouTubers? Particularly with the coming rise of AI, how likely is it that in the next few years, most YouTubers will be reading AI-written scripts with AI-written ad-reads and AI-derived shopping lists for you all to follow. I have some serious concerns that the zeitgeist will be impacted. Shoot, the upload is almost done. Speaking of consumerism run amok, I suppose I have an obligation to share my support links. You can find the direct links at https://support.linux.mom, which contains an up-to-date list. At the moment, I've just launched a Ko-Fi as well: https://ko-fi.com/VeronicaExplains. There's other places too, but let's be honest, I'm just hoping someone actually read this far. Tell you what, if you read this far into this description, go ahead and leave me a comment with "I understand". That way I'll know this was worth it. Ack! I almost forgot the damn chapters and hashtags- do they even do anything anyway? 00:00 Should I even call it an introduction? Does it matter? 01:04 It's my basement! 02:45 Madness takes its toll... retro madness. 03:44 Supporter-only livestreams as a thank you for my supporters #linux #vintagecomputing #CeciNestPasUneHashtag
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The "cd" command, "change directory", is a critical part of navigating in a Linux or UNIX based system. In today's Lil' Linux Lesson, we'll dive into the cd command, some intermediate usage bits, and then speculate about some POSIX reasons why certain choices were made. We'll span the gamut from beginner to advanced in one video. I hope you enjoy! This video was not sponsored - if you want to help me do more videos like this one, please help support the channel! Buy my shirt directly from my merch store: https://vkc.sh/merch Become a member and support the channel: https://support.linux.mom Chapters and whatnot: 0:00 How well do YOU know the cd command? 0:14 What does the cd command actually do? 0:51 Basic usage of the cd command on Linux 2:01 Going up the directory tree with the cd command 2:34 Going to a previous directory with the cd command 2:51 Navigating back to the home directory using cd 3:05 Navigating to absolute paths with the cd command 3:31 Want to know more about the cd command? Use the man builtins page! 3:42 Why isn't there a manpage for cd?
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I found a Bondi Blue iMac G3 lying in the street! In today's Mac-tastic episode of Veronica Explains, I try and get this trashed roadside iMac G3 from 1998 working again. I'll go through all of the steps I took, and we'll see if we can get this classic 90s computer working again. Huge shout-out to Bryce from Midnight Notion (@MidnightNotion on YouTube) for helping me find this beast! Also, credit is owed to @ActionRetro and @MacintoshLibrarian from YouTube for having awesome 90s-friendly websites. Oh, and if you want to help support the channel, please check out https://patreon.com/veronicaexplains. I'm not sponsored, so every bit does help. Thank you! Chapters: 0:00 Let's go #MARCHintosh with this iMac G3 I found in the street! 0:34 Why does the iMac G3 matter? 1:50 How'd I find a Bondi Blue iMac lying in the street? 3:55 Getting the iMac cleaned up and checked 5:00 Inspecting and cleaning the iMac G3 logic board, removing the battery 7:10 Installing an SSD and reassembling the CD-ROM drive in the iMac G3 9:22 Final reassembly and initial testing of the iMac G3 10:25 Moment of truth- does the trashed iMac G3 actually boot up? 11:00 Partitioning and installing Mac OS 8.5.1 on the iMac G3 12:40 Getting the Bondi Blue iMac G3 on the modern internet! 15:02 Cleaning the crud out of the iMac I found in the street
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My Patreon: https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains Buy my Ethernet shirt: https://vkc.sh/merch All other support options: https://support.linux.mom So YouTube has a comment scamming problem. Lots of creators on this website have talked about it, yet YouTube hasn't fixed the problem. In today's episode, I'm going to talk about the comment scammers. They've shown up in my comments section, and it has to stop. I have a few ideas about that. I also wanted to show you all what I am currently doing to try and tackle this on my own feed. Big shoutout to LearnLinuxTV, Crosstalk Solutions , and The Linux Experiment for helping me confirm most YouTubers won't send you WhatsApp messages. :P 0:00 I say "greetings" and tell you about scammers 1:27 No reputable YouTuber will do this! 3:29 What can I, Veronica, do to stop scammers now? 5:19 What can YouTube do? Probably a lot? 7:46 My conclusion- YouTube can fix comment spam, and should. #YouTube #scammers #comments
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Mastodon is all the rage among the cool kids, and is growing in popularity among folks who've left Twitter. It's easily self-hostable, too, which is awesome! So, should you stand up your own server? I'm not recommending it to most folks, and this video explains why. TLDR- build communities and not silos. Links to support Veronica Explains: 🅿️ Patreon/memberships: https://support.linux.mom 👚 Get the shirt: https://vkc.sh/merch 0:00 I say "greetings" and tell you what Mastodon is 3:11 Should you spin up your own Mastodon server? 5:40 Why you might want to spin one up anyway 6:27 Mastodon is exciting, and we should use it responsibly #mastodon #twitter #selfhosted
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Ever want to know a little about sudo, the Linux/Unix command to elevate user privileges? Well, finally, here's a little video for you! This is the first installment in my new series, "Lil' Linux Lessons"! These bite-sized videos are designed to be short introductions to a complex topic for Linux beginners. And if you want to help me make more Linux content: 🪙 https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains 👕 https://vkc.sh/merch Chapters: 00:00 - What is "root" anyway? 01:34 - Introducing sudo! 02:23 - How to use sudo 03:28 - A bit of advanced sudo concepts 04:34 - Sudo Summary
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The modern web can be distracting, invasive, and slow. Luckily, there's another way! Using an RSS/Atom feed reader can really help cut out distractions. Doing so from the terminal can enhance the effect, keeping you informed without all of the adtech and algorithms. Enter Newsboat! Newsboat is an open source fork of Newsbeuter, and is a wonderful terminal-based feed reader. I even fire it up on my old Wyse terminal in the video! In this video, I explain how to install and configure Newsboat on Manjaro, Fedora, and Pop!_OS. It's packaged up for other distros too, and non-Linuxes like macOS (via Brew) and FreeBSD. Shout-out to Christian from @The Digital Life for helping out my pronunciation! This video also has some footage of @Techno Tim and @Learn Linux TV , both of whom are great. If you want to help support the channel, you can join the Patreon at https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains. For $10/mo, I'll print your name on my dot matrix printer and put it in the video. Super neat! There's also a $1 and $5 tier- any little bit helps me spend more time making videos! Lastly, the shirt is at https://vkc.sh/merch. I know you're wondering! :) Proceeds benefit the channel! 00:00 Intro 02:39 What is Newsboat, anyway? 04:38 Installing Newsboat 06:08 Configuring/adding feeds 10:27 Finding feeds with plugins 13:16 Outro #Linux #RSS #Terminal
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The reports of the death of the dot matrix are an exaggeration! In this episode, we explore the dot matrix printer, how impact printers work well with carbonless printing, and how you can connect to a dot matrix printer using Fedora Linux. You can even hook an old parallel, centronics, or serial printer up to a modern network using an HP JetDirect print server! You might find this interesting as well- I don't have a fast enough camera to capture this sort of thing, but this video shows exactly how the pins in a dot matrix printer work, and it is super neat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk3iJJ9PpDY Thank you so much for watching, and if you'd like to help support the channel, I've set up a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/veronicaexplains Thanks for helping me make fun Linux content! You're awesome! #Linux #Retro #Printers