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Talha writes technology tutorials for Liberian Geek, covering practical how-to topics across web tools, software, devices, and productivity workflows.

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How to Set the Time Zone and Time Sync on Debian 13

How to Set the Time Zone and Time Sync on Debian 13

A wrong time zone on Debian 13 makes log timestamps confusing, shifts cron jobs by hours, and can break TLS certificates and two-factor codes when the clock itself drifts. This guide shows how to check and set the time zone, how network time sync works on Debian 13...
How to Install MariaDB on Debian 13 (Trixie)

How to Install MariaDB on Debian 13 (Trixie)

MariaDB is the default MySQL-compatible database server in Debian, and it is what most WordPress, PHP and web app setups on Debian use. Debian 13 (Trixie) ships MariaDB 11.8 in its main archive. This guide shows how to install it, how root login works on Debian, how...
How to Update All Apps with winget on Windows 10 and 11

How to Update All Apps with winget on Windows 10 and 11

winget, the Windows Package Manager, can update most of the desktop apps on your PC with one command. This guide shows how to list available updates, upgrade everything with winget upgrade –all, include apps with unknown versions, run upgrades silently, keep a...
How to Create a Swap File on Debian 13 (Trixie)

How to Create a Swap File on Debian 13 (Trixie)

A swap file gives Debian 13 extra room when RAM runs out. Without swap, the kernel’s out-of-memory killer can end a busy process, such as a database or a PHP worker, with no warning. This guide is for anyone running Debian 13 “trixie” on a small VPS,...
Free Let’s Encrypt SSL with Certbot on Debian 13 and nginx

Free Let’s Encrypt SSL with Certbot on Debian 13 and nginx

Let’s Encrypt issues free TLS certificates, and Certbot is the client that requests them and installs them into your web server. On Debian 13 (Trixie) both Certbot and its nginx plugin are in the main archive, so you can set up HTTPS with APT alone. This guide...