The Broke Tech

One thing that people know about me is that I rarely throw out anything that has anything to do with technology. Old hard drives, DDR2 RAM, an old computer tower from the Windows 98 era…I keep it all. Partially because I don't want to make the e-waste situation worse, but also because you never know what will come in handy in the future. Most of it doesn’t work, and keeping it doesn’t really do much other than take up space and cause dust, but I can never quite bring myself to throw out old tech. Call it a quirk of mine. A few days ago, I decided to go through my old USBs and see what I could find on them. I have a small container full of them; well over twenty. Some simply refused to respond after plugging them in and one’s casing came apart as I made to do so. I found plenty of old photos (some of which embarrassed me greatly!) and some early writing works which, honestly, made me cringe something horrid. And then I came across a folder full of ISOs I’d previously downloaded on a...

Often times, when I talk about Linux to people, I’ll often get asked what they can do with it, and whether they can use this piece of software or that. Often, most will ask whether they can use the same software that they use on their Microsoft or MacOS devices. To that end, I decided that one of the best ways to start off a blog that explores free tech about the different sources and ways that you can install software on your Linux device. So, let's dive into it, shall we? Direct from Website Not all developers have a dedicated website, and not all will have the packages downloaded that way. Some developers will only have packages available through GitHub , which is an excellent place to find software, themes, icon packs and much more. When you go to sites such as GitHub, or the developers own website, you can download and install the package directly for the specific distribution that you have.  Take note of the screenshot to the left. This is a list of possible packages for...