today's howtos

• Template Method Design Pattern

• How to Fix – Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock Error in Ubuntu

• Minimal Dynamic DNS configuration for No-IP.com with ddclient

• Upgrading to OpenSuSE Leap 15.0

• How to zip a folder in Ubuntu Linux / Debian Linux

• How to check memory on Debian Linux

• BASH Shell Change The Color of Shell Prompt on Linux or UNIX

How to install Linux on your PC

If you are building a new system or upgrading an existing PC, installing Linux as the OS may not be the first option you considered. Linux is the underlying structure used to power operating system distributions which are similar to the software most users are familiar with – Windows. It is open source and prevalent in a number of software distributions, from smart IoT platforms and Android smartphones to server operating systems. Installing a Linux distribution instead of Microsoft Windows on a new or existing machine can be great for reducing overhead and saving costs. While certain video games and applications may not run correctly on Linux desktop distributions, most common tasks can be conducted with the same level of convenience as “standard operating” systems.

What Build System Should Qt 6 Use?

While developers have begun discussing plans for Qt 6.0 with plans to ship this upgraded tool-kit in 2020, one of the unanswered questions is over what build system should Qt 6 be using. Up to now there's been a lot of pointing at Qbs as the new build system for Qt6. Qbs dates back to the Nokia days but has been seeing a number of improvements in recent times under the assumption it could replace Qmake as the default build system of Qt6. Qbs is designed to be easier to use than Qmake, which goes back to the original Trolltech days, while having the potential to be more powerful and offer much more flexibility. Without voicing a preference as to the Qt 6 build system, Intel open-source developer Thiago Macieira and a longtime upstream Qt developer, has shared what he feels should be some requirements of whatever build system is selected. Also: I'm going to Akademy

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