January 13, 2022

Using systemd as cron

Tradionally, *nix users are familiar (or maybe not so much) with cron syntax, whereas you define applications to be run at specific schedules. What most people don’t know is that...

January 13, 2022

Configuring systemd-networkd on Debian

By default, Debian uses /etc/network/interfaces file to manage your network interfaces by means of ifup and ifdown commands. If you’re not happy with it, you can choose to use NetworkManager...

February 15, 2021

Enabling C cedilla (ç) on GNOME - updated way

I use an english keyboard but also happen to type in Portuguese. To type in accents, a standard way is adding a new keyboard source (English alt. intl.) and use...

September 07, 2020

Synchronizing password changes on Gnome-Keyring

I have a good habit of changing my system password every 3 months. However, recently I noticed that when I changed it on GNOME interface, it didn’t reflect on Gnome...

May 24, 2020

TIL: How to install Debian on bhyve (or FreeNAS)

When installing Debian 10 on FreeNAS (which uses bhyve as the hypervisor) using UEFI, I faced some issues once I removed the installation media, I couldn’t boot anymore and I...