Category Archives: Tips and tricks

Comparing search engines

There are many search engines out there and sometimes it is hard to decide, which one to use. Here is a simple pros and cons listing about few of them. Continue reading →

Backup: create an iso image from folders/files

Backing up things is always important and while it can be done manually here is a neat way to organize folders/files and transform them to become iso images.

First you need to install a program called genisoimage. (Debian family: apt-get genisoimage / Arch: pacman -S genisoimage / Gentoo: emerge genisoimage) Continue reading →

Installing Arch Linux

Here is a short guide on how to install Arch Linux. You should use a live cd/dvd instead of the minimal ipxe image: I had some considerable problems downloading material with the minimal image – the problems were absent on the bigger image. Backup your important files before you continue. You can get Arch images from here: https://www.archlinux.org/download/ Continue reading →