How to backup and restore a distro in WSL?

Backing up and restoring WSL distros is easier than we think! It is simply an export of the (stopped) distro that can be moved on an external disk as an archive. Restoring a backup is importing the generated tar file. Moreover we can add multiple instances of the same distro with exporting and then importing…

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Password Manager 101

In 2022 there is no excuse to do not use a reliable password manager. Period! In the age of passwordless authentication, IoT, smart devices and high speed internet connection data breaches are more common than usual, mostly because of the insecure password usage. Remembering long and difficult passwords is really counter productive but luckily there…

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How to use Python virtual environments in Visual Studio Code?

I need both Linux and Windows environments at the same computer. I have been a Linux desktop user for almost 20 years, but some of the tools I use recently require Windows 10. Dual boot was a great solution, but it required double hard disk space and maintenance. One of my daily driver tools is…

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