The WireGuard Struggle: A Linux User's Journey from OpenVPN

The WireGuard Struggle: A Linux User's Journey from OpenVPN

As a frequent traveller, I’ve connected to more hotel Wi-Fi networks than I can count. While these networks claim to be “guest-only”, they’re essentially public battlegrounds for security. After years of relying on OpenVPN to keep my data safe, I decided to try the much-hyped WireGuard. What should have been a simple upgrade turned into hours of frustration. Here’s what I learned.

Fixing 1Password GPG Key Expiry Issues on Linux
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Fixing 1Password GPG Key Expiry Issues on Linux

I recently hit an issue when trying to upgrade 1Password on my Linux system (I’m running Fedora 41, but this affects all Linux distributions). Despite being on 1Password version 8.10.75, which should have automatically updated the GPG key according to 1Password’s own guidance, I couldn’t upgrade to version 8.10.78.

Here’s how I fixed it.

Join Me at PSConfEU 2024

Join Me at PSConfEU 2024

I’ll be attending PSConfEU this year in Antwerp, Belgium, between 24 and 27 June 2024. I won’t be speaking this year but will be at the Chocolatey booth with my colleague James Ruskin.

Office Setup 2024

Office Setup 2024

To keep a record of changes in my office, I wrote the first post about it in January 2022 and carried on with an update in 2023. Let’s continue the tradition for 2024.