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Running low on RAM but don't want to burn through disk-based swap? zram-tools sets up a compressed swap device that lives entirely in memory, giving you extra headroom without the latency hit of a tra
A step-by-step guide to running Ookla's official speed test from the terminal.
Collection of basic configurations.
FreeCAD is a free, open-source parametric 3D CAD modeler, popular for mechanical engineering, product design, and general-purpose 3D modeling. This tutorial walks through installing the latest version on Ubuntu using the official AppImage, which is the simplest way to get a self-contained, up-to-date build without relying on your distro's package repositories.
Use the Raspberry Pi Imager to flash — it lets you pre-configure SSH, Wi-Fi, hostname, and user credentials before first boot, which is very handy! On Ubuntu open the terminal and install: sudo apt in
Pronterface (part of the Printrun suite) serves as a lightweight graphical host program for controlling 3D printers like Printrbot Simple Metal directly via USB serial connection. Primary Functions Real-time G-code sending and monitoring (e.g., M115...
The Printrbot Simple Metal can run an automatic bed-leveling routine and stores the tilt (bed "plane") so that subsequent moves are corrected in Z during the print. G29 tells the printer to probe several points on the metal bed using the inductive s...
Download the software from https://www.astroprint.com/downloads. As of January 2026, the latest public release remains v0.21.3 from January 2021. cd ~/Downloads/ unzip AstroBox-rpi-0_21_3-20220112.zip Connect the SD card to your desktop and find th...
Download the image Download Raspberry Pi OS Lite from: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/ Burn the image Lately Raspberry images are shipped using the xz compression, you might ne