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How Small Can A Linux Executable Be?

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How Small Can A Linux Executable Be? https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/how-small-can-a-linux-executable-be/
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How Small Can A Linux Executable Be?

With ever increasing sizes of various programs (video games being notorious for this), the question of size optimization comes up more and more often. [Nathan Otterness] shows us how it’s don…

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13 Mar 28

Using FireWire on a Raspberry Pi Before Linux Drops Support https://hackaday.com/2026/03/27/using-firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi-before-linux-drops-support/
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Using FireWire On A Raspberry Pi Before Linux Drops Support

Once the premium option for data transfers and remote control for high-end audiovisual and other devices, FireWire (IEEE 1394) has been dying a slow death ever since Apple and Sony switched over to…

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Hackaday Mar 28

Using FireWire on a Raspberry Pi Before Linux Drops Support

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Using FireWire On A Raspberry Pi Before Linux Drops Support

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13 Mar 25

The Most Secure, Modern Computer Might Be A Mac https://hackaday.com/2026/03/25/the-most-secure-modern-computer-might-be-a-mac/
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The Most Secure, Modern Computer Might Be A Mac

The Linux world is currently seeing an explosion in new users, thanks in large part to Microsoft turning its Windows operating system into the most intrusive piece of spyware in modern computing. F…

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Hackaday Mar 23

Linux Fu: UPNP A Port Mapping Odyssey

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13 Mar 23

Linux Fu: UPNP A Port Mapping Odyssey https://hackaday.com/2026/03/23/linux-fu-upnp-a-port-mapping-odyssey/
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Linux Fu: UPNP A Port Mapping Odyssey

If you’ve ever run a game server or used BitTorrent, you probably know that life is easier if your router supports UPnP (Universal Plug and Play). This is a fairly old tech — created by…

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Hackaday Mar 7

Remotely Unlocking an Encrypted Hard Disk

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13 Mar 7

Remotely Unlocking an Encrypted Hard Disk https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/remotely-unlocking-an-encrypted-hard-disk/
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Remotely Unlocking An Encrypted Hard Disk

Can you remotely unlock an encrypted hard disk? [Jyn] needed to unlock their home server after it rebooted even if they weren’t home. Normally, they used Tailscale to remote in, but you can&#…

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13 Mar 6

Linux Hotplug Events Explained https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/linux-hotplug-events-explained/
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Linux Hotplug Events Explained

There was a time when Linux was much simpler. You’d load a driver, it would find your device at boot up, or it wouldn’t. That was it. Now, though, people plug and unplug USB devices all…

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