fixing wifi bufferbloat: CAKE qdisc on fedora 44
CAKE is a linux traffic queue manager. fancy name for “traffic cop.”
without it: packets pile up in a giant queue. first come, first served…………….
Desktop Performance Tuning with sysctl – 2026 Edition
I’ve been running tweaked kernel settings on Solus, Arch, NixOs and Fedora for years now. Nothing crazy, just sensible changes that make the system more responsive….
LinuxTweaks IO-Scheduler Tweak: Why You Need to Optimize Your Storage
I created the LinuxTweaks IO-Scheduler Tweak because I kept seeing people running with default kernel schedulers that weren’t optimized for their hardware……
How to Create Systemd Timers for Automated Maintenance on Fedora
If you’ve ever wanted to run a cleanup task automatically on your Fedora system without having to remember to do it manually, systemd timers are your answer. They’re like cron jobs, but more powerful and easier to manage. I’ll walk you through what …..
NVIDIA Drivers on Fedora the negativo17 Way
Why negativo17 over RPM Fusion RPM Fusion’s NVIDIA packages work, but negativo17’s repo tends to track driver releases faster and packages them with fewer of the DKMS-related headaches that show up after a kernel update. For a desktop where I …
Mounting NFS and SMB Shares
Mounting NFS and SMB Shares So They Actually Show Up in Dolphin The full path from mkdir to fstab to actually seeing your shares as real folders … the real Fedora commands and the real NixOS config I use. July …
fedora grub entries disappearing
Every kernel update, your Fedora boot entry vanishes from UEFI. Duplicate bad entries confuse the system. Delete them, add a hook, problem solved.
basic systemd tut
Set once, forget about it. A basic systemd timer that runs flatpak, snap, and appimage updates on a schedule without you having to remember….