Archives for February 2023

pacdiff is a maintenance utility for Arch Linux, a popular open-source Linux distribution. It is designed to handle the .pacorig, .pacnew, and .pacsave files that are created by the pacman package manager during system updates and package installations. Pacman is the default package manager for Arch Linux, and it updates packages by overwriting the existing […]

You can use the ip command to display the status of an interface, configure network properties, or for debugging or tuning the network. The ip command replaces the ifconfig command, which is deprecated. The syntax of the ip utility follows: # ip [OPTIONS] OBJECT {COMMAND | help} ip command provides a number of OBJECT arguments, […]

paccache is a utility for Arch Linux, a popular open-source Linux distribution, used to clean the pacman package cache. Pacman is the default package manager for Arch Linux, and it stores packages that have been downloaded and installed in a cache, to allow for easy updates and reinstalls. Over time, this cache can become cluttered […]

pacaur is a package management utility for Arch Linux, a popular open-source Linux distribution. It is designed to build and install packages from the Arch User Repository (AUR), which is a community-driven repository of Arch Linux packages that are not officially supported by the Arch Linux distribution. pacaur is a wrapper around the popular Arch […]

opkg is a lightweight package manager for OpenWrt, a popular open-source firmware for embedded devices such as routers, access points, and other network devices. opkg is used to install and manage software packages on OpenWrt systems. opkg is designed to be simple, fast, and lightweight, making it well-suited for use on embedded devices with limited […]

openvpn3 is a Linux VPN client for the OpenVPN 3 protocol. OpenVPN is an open-source VPN protocol that provides a secure, encrypted connection between a client and a server over the Internet. The purpose of a VPN is to allow users to securely access resources on a private network from a remote location, as if […]

openfortivpn is a Linux VPN client that provides a command-line interface for connecting to Fortinet’s proprietary PPP+SSL VPN solution. A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a secure network connection that is created over the public Internet. The purpose of a VPN is to allow users to securely access resources on a private network from […]

openfortivpn is a Linux VPN client that provides a command-line interface for connecting to Fortinet’s proprietary PPP+SSL VPN solution. A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a secure network connection that is created over the public Internet. The purpose of a VPN is to allow users to securely access resources on a private network from […]

numlockx is a Linux utility that provides control over the status of the number lock key in X11 (X Window System) sessions. The number lock key is used to switch between the numeric keypad and the function keys on some keyboards. In X11 sessions, the number lock key status is not always set to the […]

numlockx is a Linux utility that provides control over the status of the number lock key in X11 (X Window System) sessions. The number lock key is used to switch between the numeric keypad and the function keys on some keyboards. In X11 sessions, the number lock key status is not always set to the […]