Topic: Linux – Ctrl blog

Stop using DICT dictionary apps (such as GNOME/MATE Dictionary)

2022-08-12T16:16:00Z

The MATE Desktop for Linux installs a Dictionary app by default (a fork of the retired GNOME Dictionary app). The apps don’t protect your privacy, and you might want to stop using them.

The auto-save feature in GEdit vs the new GNOME Text Editor

2022-05-04T16:24:00Z

I recently compared GEedit’s auto-save to Kate’s swap-save feature. Both features try to achieve the same goal — to protect your unsaved work from power failures and crashes — but through different means.

SELinux is unmanageable; just turn it off if it gets in your way

2022-04-27T04:01:00Z

Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a type of Mandatory Access Control (MAC) in the Linux kernel. It can prevent software from performing unexpected — such as abusive or malicious actions — on your Linux systems. However, … it’s also an unmanageable mess, and I have a much greater understanding of why people recommend that people disable it.

How to install additional spell check dictionaries for Flatpak apps

2022-03-31T02:00:00Z

Flatpak apps run inside a separate and isolated environment from your main system. This environment separation is what helps make apps portable between different Linux distributions. However, it also changes the approach required to complete tasks like installing multiple spell checker dictionaries for bilingual users.

How to run Windows 11 in GNOME Boxes (with UEFI and TPM2 emulation)

2022-03-24T01:42:00Z

My old tutorial for installing Windows 10 in GNOME Boxes doesn’t work with Windows 11. Here’s how to install Windows 11 as a virtual machine (VM) inside GNOME Boxes. (Some configuration file changes required.)