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Mayank Sharma

New Delhi
As seen in: TechRadar, TechRadar Pro, Lifewire, Linux.com, Tech Times, E&T Magazine (Engineering and Technology), Linux Magazine, Linux Voice, Economy Middle East, The Baltimore Post and
Covers:  Linux, Open Source, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Containers, Coding
Tech reporter and author, and an all round DIY guy (vimeo.com/49256882). Bylines @Cybernews @TechTimes_News @Economy_ME @LifewireTech @LinuxFormat & more

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I’m a technology writer with two decades of experience in breaking down complex technology, and getting behind the news to help my readers get to grips with the latest buzzwords and industry milestones. I focus on helping readers use Open Source software in all sorts of environments, from the desktop to the data center and everything in between.

In addition to my behind-the-desk writing, I’ve also done a fair bit of on-ground reporting. I’ve interviewed people from across a project’s assembly l…

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File Sharing Toolkit

File Sharing Toolkit

Use qrcp and Warp to move files effortlessly between your Linux computer, your phone, and even remote systems…

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Keep Files in Sync

Keep Files in Sync

FreeFileSync and Syncthing let you keep your files in sync between two computers on your local network or acr…

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Sysadmin Survival Guide

Sysadmin Survival Guide

Mayank Sharma shows you how to master the art of system administration

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Busting spectral kernel bugs

Busting spectral kernel bugs

Isolating the world's largest collaborative software project from vulnerabilities is no small task, asa Spect…

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Keep All Your Linux Servers in Check with Cockpit

Keep All Your Linux Servers in Check with Cockpit

Managing a herd of computers is no small feat, which is why a system administrator is only as good as his or …

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Build your own distro

Build your own distro

Tired of the run-of-the-mill stuff on Distrowatch? Why not heed Mayank Sharma and create the perfect operatin…

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Breaking the Mold » Linux Magazine

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By Mayank Sharma
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Flatpak packages have fixed a major deployment friction for Linux users, but they have also introduced an interesting security challenge. In the traditional Linux packaging ecosystem, an app runs with the full user privileges of the account that launched it. Thanks to this arrangement, any app can easily view your entire home directory, read your private cryptographic keys, listen to your microphone, and even track your physical location.
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Tutorial - Meld " Linux Magazine

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By Mayank Sharma
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Anyone who has spent more than five minutes staring at the output of the diff command knows the struggle. Whether you're hunting for a logic bug or proofing an article, you're met with a wall of plus and minus signs, fragmented blocks, and cryptic markers. It's technically precise, but hardly the fastest way to see how your code or text documents have actually changed. Meld [1] was built to solve this problem.
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Bottle Service " Linux Magazine

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By Mayank Sharma
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Linux has thousands of native apps, but occasionally you may still need to run a Windows program. Perhaps it's a proprietary tool from work, a niche utility, or a legacy application that has no Linux equivalent. Traditionally, Linux users have relied on Wine, a compatibility layer that allows Windows applications to run on Linux without a full virtual machine. Wine is powerful, but it can also be intimidating for beginners because it often requires manual configuration.
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