This video is not sponsored by anyone other than you. Members get behind the scenes info and a fun community. https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains https://ko-fi.com/VeronicaExplains I went to VCF Midwest 18! It was a ton of fun, I finally got to meet a ton of great friends in real life, and I saw some of my favorite computers up close and personal. I don't think these creators have Peertube accounts to link to (if they do I'll add where I find them). So, here's a bunch of YouTube tags and locations mentioned throughout (special thanks to these folks for being awesome!): - @Mac84 : vintage Mac videos and streams - @ActionRetro : totally normal computer shenanigans - https://adwaterandstir.com/: Altair clone kits! - @CanadianRetroThings : might have convinced me to buy a CoCo 3 - https://www.superphonerecordings.com/: best band website I've ever seen - @TaylorAmyShow : don't panic and go subscribe to them - @TiltFive : the good kind of AR that brings you and your friends together - @jeriellsworth : legend - @sloopymalibu : vintage repairs and commentary and fun - @adriansdigitalbasement : noted repair enthusiast and lab tech cosplayer - @RetroTechChris : retro know-how and friend to all - @NybblesandBytes : did not get a chance to interview her, but her channel is awesome! Chapters: 0:00 Why am I in my car? 1:15 The layout of VCF Midwest 2:34 Stuff to do! 3:11 YouTuber panel 4:48 The gear! 8:07 The hauls! 9:31 The people!
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
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
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
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
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
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
👕 Buy the shirt: https://vkc.sh/merch ❤️ Support the channel: https://support.linux.mom --- No video game is more iconic than Super Mario Bros. No text editor is more iconic than Vim. In today's platform-packed episode of Veronica Explains, I try my hand¹ at playing Super Mario Bros, but using Vim controls instead of a controller. I'll also talk briefly about the history of Vim and Vi, and show you how to configure FCEUX to use whatever keys you fancy. Oh, and before I forget! "Mario" and "Super Mario Bros" are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America. - ¹ pun intended 0:00 Dreaming and scheming about getting better at Vim 0:24 What is Vim, and why are the arrows like that? 2:15 Why would I want to get better at Vim navigation? 3:21 Setting up Mario on Vim mode 5:55 Actually playing Mario with Vim navigation 19:19 What do I think of Mario with Vim controls? 20:36 Ask Veronica- what's the difference between virtualization and emulation?
Support the channel: support.linux.mom Buy the shirt: vkc.sh/merch System76 has announced they're going to skip the 22.10 release of Pop!_OS. This is not the end of the world, and I'm planning on sticking with them on my main work machine. In to...
Support Veronica Explains: https://support.linux.mom Buy my t-shirt: https://vkc.sh/merch My new keyboard is nearly as old as I am! In this exciting episode of Veronica Explains, I share my most recent vintage computing find, an actual factual IBM Model M keyboard! This keyboard - an IBM Model M 1390131 to be precise - is a legend for excellent feel and longevity- this one is from 1986 and feels (and sounds) like a dream. It's not just show-and-tell in today's episode, though- I'll be going into how I got it set up with my modern USB-only computer using a Soarer's Computer- an excellent adapter which lets me remap keys, program macros, and other fun stuff. It's super neat and I hope you enjoy it! Links referenced in the video: eBay store where I bought the converter: https://www.ebay.com/str/barcodemaverick Very helpful website which explains how the Soarer's Converter works: https://sharktastica.co.uk/guides/soarers_1 Geekhack with Soarer: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=17458.0 GeekHack wiki bolt mod: https://wiki.geekhack.org/index.php?title=Modifications:IBM_Model_M:Nut_and_Bolt_Mod Sharktastica.co.uk, an awesome keyboard website PJRC's Teensy adapter: https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy.html PJRC's HID Listen: https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/hid_listen.html Adafruit pinout for AT connector: https://learn.adafruit.com/convert-your-model-m-keyboard-to-bluetooth-with-bluefruit-ez-key-hid/code Commands: Packages needed for Linux users: Fedora: `sudo dnf install libstdc++.i686 libusb-compat-0.1.i686` Ubuntu: `sudo apt install libusb-1.1-4:i386` Soarer's Converter tools format: First, create a binary with `./scas [layout file] [target binary]` Second, flash the binary with `./scwr [binary created with scas]` Chapters: 00:00 Introducing my Model M 00:46 History of the Model M 04:34 Price and comparison with Unicomp 05:54 How'd I get my Model M? 09:48 Cleanup Montage 11:12 Why use a Soarer's Converter? 14:41 Remapping keys with the Soarer's Converter 21:06 Is the Soarer's Converter worth it? 22:32 Ask Veronica #retro #retrocomputing #keyboard
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
The Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa) beta has just been announced! In today's (unscripted) episode of Veronica Explains, let's try out the beta on a 2012 MacBook Pro! We'll customize Cinnamon a bit, install OBS from a Flatpak, and walk through what makes Linux Mint an excellent distro for Linux users of all skill levels. And with only a minimal amount of overheating issues! All music recorded by me, on Linux, of course! And if you want to help me make more Linux content: 🪙 https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains 👕 https://vkc.sh/merch Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:26 Why use Linux Mint? 03:29 Booting from, and playing with, the live USB 06:51 Release notes and installing Linux Mint 09:50 First impressions of the new Linux Mint install 10:56 Walking through the "First Steps" guide 14:45 Updating for the first time and playing with the Panel 15:53 System settings in Linux Mint 16:32 Software Manager and installing OBS from Flatpak 18:21 Customizing the Panel (taskbar) 19:52 Trying OBS from the Flatpak, testing the camera 20:24 Other applications shipped with Linux Mint 22:56 Parting thoughts
YES. You should still learn the terminal! Whether you're just a casual Linux user or planning a career in tech, learning the terminal is a great way to improve efficiency, gain insight into your software and hardware, and focus less on the tools themselves. In this video, I casually explain why I think the terminal is still worth learning. Unlike most of my videos, this one was very free-wheeling- enjoy! 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, I have merch at https://vkc.sh/merch. Proceeds benefit the channel! 00:00 Intro 01:36 Terminal tools are more efficient 02:12 Terminal tools are standardized across systems 03:57 Config files are better than playing with menus 05:04 Terminal apps are faster! 06:25 The terminal feels great as a Linux user 07:20 Bash scripting will save your life 07:59 Focus on the tool, not the work 08:49 Outro #Linux #Terminal #100DaysOfHomelab
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
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