I had a Logitech wireless mouse and a USB receiver. I expected them to work together, but nothing happened when I plugged in the receiver. Both the mouse and the receiver had a small orange star symbol. After a bit of research, I learned this symbol means they are part of Logitech’s Unifying system, which […]
Fixing Tiny Text on High-Resolution Screens with Raspberry Pi
If you’re using a Raspberry Pi with a high-resolution monitor or TV, you may have run into the frustrating issue of tiny, unreadable text. Here’s a quick fix to make your desktop environment usable again: 1. Set Defaults for Large Screens 2. Adjust the Screen Resolution These two tweaks should make your Raspberry Pi setup […]
How to Hide YouTube Shorts with uBlock Origin
If you’re not a fan of YouTube Shorts cluttering your feed, here’s a quick fix using the free uBlock Origin browser extension. Just add this filter rule: www.youtube.com##ytd-reel-shelf-renderer This hides the Shorts shelf from the homepage and subscriptions tab. How to add it: Done. Clean feed, no Shorts. ErtuğrulSoftware developer. Defender of Kaer Morhen. Based […]
How I Fixed the Black Screen on Launch in Dredge (Epic Games)
Recently, I ran into a frustrating issue with Dredge on PC. After playing for hours with no problems, the game suddenly started launching to a black screen—no error message, just nothingness. Here’s how I eventually solved it, in case you’re in the same boat. What Didn’t Work (But Might Be Worth Trying) Before finding a […]
How to install Python to Debian/Ubuntu
Installing the Python version supported by your Debian or Ubuntu operating system is fairly straightforward. Use the following commands: Note: The above commands will install the default Python3 version that comes with your specific Debian or Ubuntu version. To install a more recent Python version on your Debian or Ubuntu system, you can use the […]
How to install Fedora alongside Windows (dual boot) with full disk encryption
You can basically follow my instructions in the guide about dual-booting Windows and Debian with full disk encryption only with some minor differences. Here are my notes for you and for my future-self. I used Blivet GUI Partitioning and created an encrypted LVM volume group like I do in my guide. The steps are similar: […]
How to review or cancel subscriptions in iOS
Open Settings Tap on the top row which shows your name in its title and “Apple ID, iCloud, iTunes & App Store” in its subtitle. Tap on “iTunes & App Stores” Tap on your “Apple ID: your@email.com” row (pretty obvious, right?) Tap on the “View Apple ID” option in the alert style popup (seriously…) Enter […]
Connection error (Xiaomi Mi Phone to PC via USB) (Solution)
If you have issues (empty folder, cannot connect, etc.) when connecting your Xiaomi phone to your PC via USB cable, you should try the following before you try anything else. This is how I solved it after I installed Mi Suite and enabled developer options and USB debugging; these were not necessary. Connect your device […]
How to change wallpaper settings in Gnome 3
There is surprisingly not any GUI option in Gnome 3 by default to change wallpaper settings. I use “dconf-editor” for this purpose. It is possible to center, scale, tile or stretch a wallpaper by using it. “dconf-editor” can be found in the main repositories of Debian. Once you installed it, open dconf-editor, and navigate to: […]
How to install debian alongside Windows (dual boot) with full disk encryption
In this post, I will shortly list the steps to install debian using LVM and LUKS alongside a working Windows installation, as a dual boot system. When you follow the following steps, you will have separate /home, root and swap partitions and all of them will be fully encrypted. This is tested with debian 9 […]