Introduction to WSL 2

Heard of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Windows ???

It provides a seemless integration between Windows and Linux and allows a developer to have best of both the worlds under one roof.

This article documents the steps in the process to setup and use WSL 2 on a Windows machine.

Here is the link to the article:

Introduction to WSL 2

Enjoy 🙂 !!!

Pi-hole using Docker on ODroid-C2

Just recently experimented with the use of Pi-hole (running on an ARM based SBC) as the Network-wide Ads and Internet Tracking blocker.

This article provides the step-by-step instructions to get Pi-hole running on Docker.

Here is the link to the article:

Pi-hole using Docker on ODroid-C2

Enjoy 🙂 !!!

Citrix Workspace App for Linux Gotcha

For those wanting to use the native Linux (Ubuntu and flavors) Citrix Workspace App to connect to a remote desktop, first perform a check by running the following command:

  • /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/util/HdxRtcEngine

If you encounter the following error, it means you are missing a dependency:

error while loading shared libraries: libc++.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

To fix the issue, execute the following command in a Terminal:

  • sudo apt install libc++1