Mount a SanDisk Clip Sport Plus MP3 player in Linux

I purchased a SanDisk Clip Sport Plus MP3 player this week, but upon plugging it to my desktop, Pop!_OS did not immediately recognize and mount it for me. Some devices will automatically be detected and mounted, like this USB disk: The SanDisk MP3 player was not however, and this turned out to be a not-so-obvious … Continue reading Mount a SanDisk Clip Sport Plus MP3 player in Linux

Make Linux Mint’s Nemo the default file manager app on Pop!_OS and Ubuntu

I really like Nemo by the Linux Mint team - it's the default file manager app included with Linux Mint, but it works great elsewhere too! I had been a long time (10+ years) user of Linux Mint and I realized that I kinda took Nemo for granted after I switched to Pop!_OS. I used … Continue reading Make Linux Mint’s Nemo the default file manager app on Pop!_OS and Ubuntu

Enable pwfeedback and show asterisks for password input when using sudo

A particular preference I have in Linux is a small thing, but it is something I have kept consistent for many years: showing asterisks as password input feedback characters when typing in a user password in the terminal. For as long as I can remember, Ubuntu has disabled this behavior by default. When the password … Continue reading Enable pwfeedback and show asterisks for password input when using sudo