Tired of NetworkManager or systemd overwriting your custom configuration files? Here is the single kernel-level command to lock a file down so hard that not even the root user can modify it.
2026
16
May
Linux Snippets #6: The Silent Network Sweep
Stop guessing which IP your new Raspberry Pi or IoT device grabbed from the router. Here is the scommand to instantly map your entire local network without triggering alarms
24
Apr
Linux Snippets #5: Recovering “Deleted” Files from the Void
Accidentally ran rm on a massive log file or a database while a process was still writing to it? Before you panic, learn how to use lsof to find the ‘ghost’ file in the /proc filesystem and snatch your data back.
23
Apr
Linux Snippets #4: The Zero-Storage Network Clone
Stop filling up your disk with temporary zip files. Here is how to stream a directory directly from one server to another using tar and SSH in a single pipeline.
05
Apr
Linux Snippets #2: Sanitizing Directory Metadata with ExifTool
Blindly uploading images to the web is a massive privacy leak. Here is how to use exiftool to recursively strip hidden GPS and hardware metadata from your staging directories before they ever leave your disk.
03
Apr
Linux Snippets #1: Auditing Network Visibility with ss
Your Linux system is constantly initiating connections in the background. Learn how to use the modern ss command to instantly audit active network sockets, expose chatty processes, and take back control of your data sovereignty.
2025
23
Apr
Making Citrix Workspace Work on Ubuntu 24.04
had to access citrix for work the other day. It usually works acceptable but not this time…nothing! after some debugging I finally found a fix.
2021
26
Jan
Bash faulty pasting tip
Have you ever pasted some random multi-line text to the bash shell ? If you have, then you will know how annoying this is. So here is the fix!