by Alexander Sharp | Feb 28, 2023
SFTP is one of the worst named protocols in computing. Like many, I once thought it was an extension of File Transfer Protocol (FTP) that added encryption, but it is not. That’s FTPS. SFTP is an extension of Secure Shell (SSH) and stands for SSH File Transfer...
by Alexander Sharp | Oct 5, 2022
After tinkering in the terminal long enough, it’s inevitable that you will eventually look for a terminal emulator with more features. First step is to extend the functionality within the terminal with an improved shell and some eye candy. But now you want more...
by Alexander Sharp | Sep 22, 2022
Recently I decided to find the perfect terminal emulator for me and, while I did not actually find perfection I did decide to make wezterm (Wez’s Terminal Emulator) my daily driver. The only major downside is that configuring wezterm requires hacking a Lua file...
by Alexander Sharp | Jul 9, 2022
Several years ago I began using elementary OS as my primary desktop operating system. I thought it was exciting—a Linux for the everyman, a Linux desktop environment that copied Apple rather than Microsoft, a Linux distro that didn’t package a bunch of software...
by Alexander Sharp | Jul 9, 2022
In a previous post I explained how to set up an NFS server on a Raspberry Pi. Here I provide info on how to set up an NFS client on common devices. I can’t cover all devices, but fortunately if it’s *nix the FreeBSD/Linux examples should work fine for most...
