| by Scott Kilroy

Welcome to Linux Consultant

This site is a collection of tips, examples and small chunks of code I’ve used over the years as I’ve worked with Linux. Mostly the items found here are for my own use but I’ve made the site public in the chance that it will help other people. If you find something useful please let me know. Also if you think something I’ve mentioned could be done better I would welcome the feedback.

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Roku lets anyone watch local news for free: How to find your NBC, ABC, and CBS stations

The Roku Channel has hundreds of free live channels, including your local news affiliates.

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What is Alexa+? Everything Amazon’s generative AI can do – and how to get it today

Alexa+ is smarter, more natural-sounding, and more capable than the old Alexa. Here’s how to upgrade ASAP.

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Get a free iPhone 17, Galaxy S25, or Pixel 10 during Verizon’s Small Business Days sale – here’s how

Right now at Verizon, small business owners can take advantage of great deals like free iPhone 17s, Ring camera bundles, and discounts on phone and internet plans.

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Eero’s new backup device keeps you online when your ISP fails – here’s how it works

If you struggle with internet outages, this new Eero device automatically switches your home network to 4G.

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Linux Mint may make fewer releases a year

Linux Mint developers are considering ending the distro’s six‑month release cycle, a change that could mean fewer updates and a slower release pace.
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Stop using ChatGPT on factory settings: 7 tweaks I use to make it a pro tool

I’m a ChatGPT power user, and these are the top settings tweaks I rely on to help me get more out of my AI sessions.

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The best Android tablets of 2026: Lab tested, expert recommended

There’s more to tablets than iPads. These are our favorite Android tablets from Samsung, TCL, and others.

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VibeOps Folks Rejoice! Warp Launches Oz for Managing AI Coding Agents in the Cloud

Can run many agents simultaneously, targets developer teams.

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Microsoft’s latest update patches six zero-days and two critical flaws – but is it another buggy mess?

This month’s update not only squashes several bugs but continues to refresh Secure Boot certificates to protect you against bootkit malware.

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Amazon’s Big Spring Sale: Dates and everything we know so far

Amazon’s annual spring sale is expected to return soon. Here’s everything we know so far.

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Grab this 75-inch Insignia QLED TV for less than $500 at Best Buy

Looking to upgrade your home theater on a tight budget? Right now during Best Buy’s Presidents’ Day sale, you can save $250 on the 75-inch Insignia QF Series QLED TV which brings the price to just $400.

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Is spyware hiding on your phone? How to find out and remove it – fast

Think your phone is acting strange? It may be infected with spyware. Here are the warning signs and and how you can stop it.

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Distribution Release: Parrot 7.1

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Parrot team have announced the release of Parrot 7.1, an update to the project’s 7.x series. The new version includes additional desktop editions along with updated tools: “As we men…

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Google Chrome 145 Released with JPEG-XL Decoding Support

Google Chrome web browser released new 145 version yesterday for Linux, Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, and Android users. The new version added support decoding JPEG-XL (.jxl) image format by using jxl-rs, a memory-safe pure Rust written decoder, instead of libjxl. The JPEG-XL decoding is disabled by default. User can go to chrome://flags page then search and […]

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Distribution Release: Tiny Core Linux 17.0

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Tiny Core Linux project develops one of the world’s most minimalist Linux distributions, with the smallest edition requiring less than 30MB of space. The latest release of Tiny Core …

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Stop Living in the Browser: Run Your Favorite LLMs on Linux with Cherry Studio

Cherry Studio wraps Ollama and other backends in a polished desktop client, so your AI tools feel like part of Linux instead of an afterthought.
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Adios! Says Ubuntu to The Software and Updates Tool

Removed because it was deemed too complex and dangerous for normies.

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How this $25 kevlar cord effectively made phone cases unnecessary for me

Rugged phone cases may protect your phone from falls, but this device keeps it tethered to prevent drops in the first place.

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I took apart a 9,000,000mAh power bank from eBay to learn the truth – here’s what’s inside

I often get asked about cheap power banks with hard-to-believe claims. Well, I bought one and tested it. Here’s my buying advice.

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Can you trust LastPass in 2026? Inside the multimillion-dollar quest to rebuild its security culture

After a string of high-profile breaches, the password manager’s new CEO says security is now at the ‘very heart’ of what it does.

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