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I recently managed to grab a free server on Oracle Cloud. The specs are modest: It’s a “weak” machine, but more than enough for some interesting projects and testing. Don’t you think so? In this post, I’ll share the initial configurations I made and highlight a few traps I fell into, so you don’t have … Read more
This post is a sequel to my previous article, “Optimizing Debian 12 for Work.” In that guide, we covered the “standard” Linux optimizations like Zram, Preload, and basic sysctl memory adjustments. In this article, I want to push those limits further by implementing specific tweaks used by CachyOS. I highly recommend checking out the distro … Read more
In this post, I will show you the configurations I use to optimize my work PC running Debian. After a minimal Gnome installation, it’s time for the fine-tuning. Post-Installation Setup Whether on Debian 12 (Bookworm) or 13 (Trixie), the first thing I do is install the Gnome desktop with the bare minimum of packages. Then, … Read more
In this post, I’ll share my experience attempting to install Debian 13 “Trixie” with a minimal Gnome setup. For years, I used Pop!_OS on my work PC. At home, I had already switched to BigLinux. The timing for this change was perfect, as my Pop!_OS installation didn’t handle an upgrade attempt (from version 20.04 to … Read more