Roine Bertelson-Author

Roine Bertelson

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November, 2025
Certified prompt engineer, selftaught Linux user
Linux, Cybersecurity, A.I. Artificial Intelligence 
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About Roine Bertelson

Roine Bertelson is a Stockholm-based tech writer, translator, and digital strategist with more than twenty years of hands-on experience in AI tools, Linux, consumer tech, cybersecurity, and SEO-driven content. He's known for turning complex topics into clear and practical guidance that helps readers solve real problems. People trust his work because he actually uses and tests the tools he writes about, breaks things on purpose, and translates the chaos of modern technology into advice that feels human, honest, and useful.

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Linux mascot Tux holding the purple Rust logo against a teal background.
Linux keeps getting faster and more stable, and this programming language is why

Let your machine Rust a bit.

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Ulauncher settings window.
This Linux launcher replaced four habits I didn't question before

Keyboard shortcuts are my jam. And biscuits!

Image of a Niri desktop.
Every Linux user told me to try Niri, so I finally did and it wasn't for me

While I appreciate it, I'll politely decline.

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Logged in to Portainer.
Portainer turned my chaotic Docker setup into something I could actually see

The visual really adds another layer to homelabbing.

A hand holding an HDMI cable showing the pins
Your Linux PC can handle HDMI 2.1 — the law is what's holding it back

When proprietary is practical.

Budgie desktop
Budgie Desktop does one thing that GNOME refuses to: get out of your way

GNOME had to budge.

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Side view of Navidrome running on Termux on Pixel 9a.
5 genuinely useful self-hosted services that actually earned a place in my setup

Spinning up some Docker containers makes your digital home-life a bit easier.

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Multiple folders in home catalogue.
I deleted all my Linux folders and found files faster without them

Well, almost all.

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Vivaldi acting in Chromebook style.
Browser-first on Linux beats Chromebook because you can actually fix what breaks

It started as a fun experiment. It continues as a new workflow.

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GNOMEOS
GNOME OS revealed what Linux is actually becoming

It will be more than a Desktop Environment soon.

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Tailscale dashboard.
I access my home server from anywhere in the world without port forwarding

Homelabbing made real easy.

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Flatpak website displayed on a laptop.
I tried Flatpak, AppImage, and Snap — this one made Linux easier

It's almost as there is a front runner, already.

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A monitor showing Windows DNS settings
I changed my DNS and that annoying pause before pages load finally disappeared

Default is rarely the best, these days.

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Docker desktop logo on the app.
Docker isn't just for developers — I'm a regular user and it changed how I run apps

You asked for it in many a comment and here it is: Docker 101 (A).

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Ubuntu Laptop on mesh chair
I disabled background startup apps on Linux, and everything felt lighter within a day

Don't let things you don't need slow you down! Disable the apps holding you back.

Vivaldi webbrowser displaying the MUO website.
I disabled five browser settings and my entire system felt faster

Unloading the browser makes sense. Especially for anyone with a limited system.

Hyperland runs best on Wayland.
I switched to Hyprland and now I get why Linux users are obsessed with it

While I'll keep it on my Waylands, I'll refrain on my Minty daily driver. For now.

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Update manager on Mint.
Linux updates were painfully slow until I switched one setting

Mirrors are for more than just checking your face before leaving home.

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The GNOME website
I disabled this hidden setting and got a faster GNOME desktop

Those pesky background tasks are really annoying, from time to time.

BeOS displayed on a laptop screen.
The forgotten OS that was more advanced than Windows in 1995 — and died before anyone noticed

I was playing with Windows NT at the time.

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