Booting Ubuntu with systemd boot instead of GRUB2

After I’ve been playing around with Arch Linux for quite a while I’ve come to really like booting with systemd boot. It’s fast, very simple to maintain and not as finicky to play around with as GRUB2. So I set myself the challenge of changing my HTPC running Xubuntu from GRUB2 to systemd boot because […]

Removing the pointless Plank icon from Plank dock

I like docks in my operating systems. They are a fun and handy way of having easy access to your most used applications and they can actually look good. Back in 2011 I gave it my first go at writing something about docks in Ubuntu, but I only ever got to writing about AWN and […]

The Raspberry Pi Home Server – Part 1

As mentioned in my post from Wednesday, I’ve been working on setting up my Raspberry Pi as a small energy-efficient home server. I’ve been working freely from the brilliant guide written by Mel Grubb found on his website, doing it in the steps that I wanted on my server. As I currently lack an external […]