Victor O. Alvarez Torres
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Victor's Software Notes

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Victor O. Alvarez Torres

Programming and Linux Notes. Jr. Software Developer & Computer Engineering graduate interested in web development, automation and open source.

Use Winget to Install Visual Studio Code on Windows 10 or 11

May 11, 20221 min read

An easier way to install VSCode on Windows

Use Winget to Install Visual Studio Code on Windows 10 or 11

Notes on Arch Linux after one month

Jun 11, 20211 min read

After one month of using Arch Linux instead of Debian or Fedora, I can say I like the fact that this distribution promotes DIY computing. I have written various aliases that help me manage and administer it more easily and do streamline the administr...

Moving to Arch Linux Desktop in 2021

Apr 22, 20211 min read

In April 2021 I decided to start using Arch Linux as a Desktop OS after testing it throughout 2020. I moved from Debian to Fedora at the start of 2021 and liked the experience but failed to grasp how to complete a Fedora minimal install and customize...

Install GCC Man Pages on Debian 10 Buster

Jan 5, 20212 min read

The Man Pages for GCC compiler are not included by default on Debian 10 Buster and must be added by installing the Backport package named gcc-doc. To complete this task, I recommend you should add the Backports sources with options main contrib to yo...

LightDM Configuration on Arch Linux

Dec 28, 20201 min read

After an Arch Linux minimal install and when installing LightDM, one should activate the logind-check-graphical=true line on file /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf as true before starting the LightDm service. This configures your system to check first if g...

Set Puerto Rico's Timezone on Debian 10

Dec 28, 20201 min read

To set the correct timezone for Puerto Rico, run: sudo timedatectl set-timezone America/Puerto_Rico To list all timezones run: timedatectl list-timezones