Instructions for installing nix on the Steam Deck

Introduction to systemd.

Basic overview of fast userspace mutex (aka futex), how they work and how they’re used to implement the more familiar synchronization primitives in higher-level APIs and languages.

This 3-part article series, explain how to use io_uring — a new high performance interface for high performance I/O for Linux — to get the most common programming tasks done under Linux.

Explanation of everything you can see in htop/top on Linux

Official urxvt Perl extension reference

Damn Vulnerable Linux (DVL) is everything a good Linux distribution isn’t. Its developers have spent hours stuffing it with broken, ill-configured, outdated, and exploitable software that makes it vulnerable to attacks. DVL isn’t built to run on your desktop - it’s a learning tool for security students.

xdotool lets you programatically (or manually) simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using X11’s XTEST extension and other Xlib functions.

“We can argue about whether there are any motivations to write free software, but we can’t argue that it’s already out there — so there must be some!”

The latest version of the Linux kernel includes an experimental driver module that tears apart the fabric of space-time. Keir Thomas tested this module, and in doing so managed to retrieve the following article, posted on PC World supersite in the year 2025.

Beginner’s refcard for Linux