by Matt | May 5, 2020 | General Computing, Linux, Manjaro
How to fix Failed to Commit Transaction (Conflicting Files) Error in Manjaro Linux This error is usually thrown after an attempted package upgrade using either pacman, the GUI, or another package manager. Below is an example of the error: Failed to commit transaction...
by Matt | Apr 28, 2020 | General Computing, Linux, Manjaro
How to Fix Unable to Lock Database When I try to update my machine by running sudo pacman -Syyu I get an error saying it’s unable to lock the database. Below is an example: But as you may have noticed, by removing a special database lock file, I was able to...
by Matt | Mar 31, 2020 | General Computing, Lifestyle, Linux
How to Use Yubikey on Linux Initial Setup: Download the YubiKey Manager. This will allow you to modify specific properties of your key, and turn certain features on or off.Once you’ve installed the manager, you’ll need to make sure that you have U2F mode...
by Matt | Mar 24, 2020 | FFMPEG, Linux, Video Editing
How to Pause and Resume FFMPEG This is the story of how I learned how to pause and resume ffmpeg. I’m a pretty big multitasker when it comes to computing. I usually end up with a few hundred tabs open when I’m browsing and I always have a terminal open....
by Matt | Jan 8, 2020 | Blender, General Computing, Linux
How to Add Swap in Manjaro Hey guys! If you’re hear, you probably already know what RAM is and you’re excited to learn how to add swap in Manjaro. If not, this is sort of a follow-up post to how to download more RAM. Anyway, let’s get started! Using...
by Matt | Jan 5, 2020 | General Computing, Linux, Ubuntu
How to Remove a PPA via the Command Line If you’ve used Linux for any amount of time, you’ve probably come across a PPA. A PPA is short for Personal Page Archive. If you’re looking for a specific piece of software not available in the official...
