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The WireGuard Struggle: A Linux User's Journey from OpenVPN

The WireGuard Struggle: A Linux User's Journey from OpenVPN

As a frequent traveller, I’ve connected to more hotel Wi-Fi networks than I can count. While these networks claim to be “guest-only”, they’re essentially public battlegrounds for security. After years of relying on OpenVPN to keep my data safe, I decided to try the much-hyped WireGuard. What should have been a simple upgrade turned into hours of frustration. Here’s what I learned.

Fixing 1Password GPG Key Expiry Issues on Linux
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Fixing 1Password GPG Key Expiry Issues on Linux

I recently hit an issue when trying to upgrade 1Password on my Linux system (I’m running Fedora 41, but this affects all Linux distributions). Despite being on 1Password version 8.10.75, which should have automatically updated the GPG key according to 1Password’s own guidance, I couldn’t upgrade to version 8.10.78.

Here’s how I fixed it.

Can You Move From Windows to Linux And Still Be Productive?

Can You Move From Windows to Linux And Still Be Productive?

I started using PC’s with MS Dos 4 and then 5. I graduated to Windows 3.11 and I’ve used every single version of Windows released since then. I lasted two months on Vista which some have claimed I should get a medal for (Vista wasn’t all that bad…).

But I’ve also dabbled outside of the Windows world. I used OS/2 Warp for almost a year in 1995 (I still have the box!). I’ve used Linux server on and off for around 18 years, starting with Red Hat Linux. I’ve had forays into Linux desktop in the past and none of them have lasted beyond the initial couple of days trial.