I’ve always said this to people. I use Windows, Linux, and MacOS. I use whatever best suits what I’m doing and I like that idea. It may end up being 20/70/10, but so what. Why battle a shitty Linux app If you have a good MacOS app. Or maybe your liking that windows app for a certain task.
In reality this is really only something a dev or power user would really do though.
more out of the box than what Arch comes with.
Here are mine. Sorry for the mouth full, but I think people may benefit from some of these :)
alias ll="ls -alkhF"
alias l="ls -1"
# BE CAREFUL WITH THIS AND COULD RETURN COLOR KEYCODES INTO PIPES ETC...
alias grep='grep --color=always'
alias db='dotnet build'
alias gs='git status'
alias gf='git fetch'
alias gl='git pull'
alias gp='git push'
alias gpt='git push --tags'
alias gP='git push --force-with-lease'
alias ga='git add'
alias gd='git diff'
alias gw='git diff --word-diff'
setopt interactive_comments
preexec(){ _lc=$1; }
alias gcm='git commit -m "${_lc#gcm }" #'
# THE BELOW TO BE USED ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING GIT ALIASES:
#[alias]
# logo = log --pretty=tformat:'%C(auto,red)%m %C(auto,yellow)%h%C(auto,magenta) %G? %C(auto,blue)%>#(12,trunc)%ad %C(auto,green)%<(15,trunc)%aN%C(auto,reset)%s%C(auto,red) %gD %D' --date=short
# adog = log --all --decorate --oneline --graph
# dog = log --decorate --oneline --graph
alias glog='git logo'
alias gdog='git dog'
alias gadog='git adog'
alias gb='git branch'
alias gba='git branch --all'
alias gco='git checkout'
alias gm='git merge'
alias gt='git tag | sort -V | tail'
alias rl='source ~/.zshrc'
alias n='nvim'
# LIST PATHS OF OTHER ZSH SHELLS I HAVE OPEN
lssh() {
ps au \
| awk '$11 == "-zsh" || $11 == "/bin/zsh" { print $2 }' \
| xargs pwdx \
| awk '{ print $2 }' \
| sed -n "\|^${2}.*|p" \
| sort -u \
| nl
}
# CD TO SHELL NUMBER RETURNED BY LSSH
cdsh() {
cd $(lssh \
| sed "$1!d" \
| cut -f 2)
}
# CD TO PATH OF ANOTHER SHELL, USING FZF AS SELECTOR
cs() {
cmd1=$(lssh | fzf --select-1 --query "$1" --height=~50 | cut -f 2)
cmd="cd $cmd1"
print -S $cmd
eval $cmd
}
# RUN THE COMMAND FROM HISTORY, USING FZF AS SELECTOR, ALTERNATIVE TO <C-R>
hf() {
cmd=$(history 0 | sort -nr | cut -c 8- | fzf -e --select-1 --no-sort --query "$1" )
# push the command into the history
print -S $cmd
eval $cmd
}
# REMMINA USING THE CONNECTION FILE SELECTED USING FZF
rf() {
pushd ~/.local/share/remmina
cmd=$(remmina -c $(ls $PWD/* | fzf -e --select-1 --no-sort --query "$1"))
# push the command into the history
print -S $cmd
eval $cmd
popd
}
Rolling release model.
You should check out d2. It’s a code to diagram tool. You put some very simple coke and it draws your diagram. Quite quick and useful. Been using it for a while now.
Do it! I love i3. Always used windows, then KDE briefly on my laptop. Since moving to i3 I use it everywhere.
I had an issue where my docker networks started overlapping my network addresses and I had some issues to connect to the machine etc. so perhaps check to make sure your docker addresses don’t overlap your home network range somehow. Also keep the subnet mask in mind as the range might be bigger than what the first few numbers indicate.
I’m running Manjaro, and after installing blue man, and pairing I’ve not had any issues. Thankfully!
I do need to manually switch between a2dp and headset modes when I do video conference calls. I’m just used to doing it now. Heh made an easy keybind for my profiles so it’s not bad.
I’ve tried these on multiple Manjaro builds and have always worked. Maybe I was just lucky with Arch and Manjaro supporting this. Phew!
Other than the problem, how are you finding them? I’ve found them the best earphone investment I’ve ever made. They are awesome and so portable. Used them on the plane a bunch and they are great :)
Love the theme and also your wallpaper.
Love seeing the older machines! I’ve got a pile of old machines too and they rock. They are slow but you know what to expect and you tolerate it because the machine has earned it. Much like a grand parent 🫣
I love these!
Heh welcome!
If I was to give anyone advice it’d be to set up a way to make really solid notes/documentation. Be it a text/markdown file or a google doc. Put down the commands you run, put down the steps and then a link to where you found it. As you muck around and so on you’re going to remember that you wanted to get xyz going and you struggled and you can then refer back to those notes.
That has been the single most valuable thing I’ve learnt from this whole Linux endeavour I’ve been on.
When I reinstall I just follow my notes to get all the devices and so on going. Definitely worth the trouble!
Good luck and tell us how you go!
Wow that looks very cool! Thanks for sharing!
Exactly. It’s documented in the config files!
If you’re only using the external disk for days you could use ntfs with bitlocker and mount that in Linux. When your rest to fully migrate you could then do something Linux only if you wanted.
I’ve recently started using proxmox -backup-client. Works well. Goes to my backup server along with my vm image backups. Works nicely with full deducing and such. Quite good savings if you are backing up multiple machines.
I the. Rsync this up to cloud once a day.
I’m not sure of the floor plan or roof type. But what I do is run a cable up the corner and drill a tiny hole right in the corner through the ceiling. Then I use a PoE powered access point and leave it in the ceiling space centrally located. One tiny hole you can patch with just about anything when you move house. If you have a rj45 crimper then the hole can be the diameter of the cable.
I’ve also done something similar where I run Ethernet under the floor. I lift up the carpet slightly right in the corner and drill a hole through the floor and run the Ethernet under the house. You also then take it up into a closet etc.
If you’re more adventurous and confident with electrical work you can also TURN OFF MAINS, then open up a wall power socket, disconnect the wires, tie a pull wire and your Ethernet cable very securely, and go into the roof and pull the two through into the roof space. You then tie the end of the elec cable to your pull wire and pull it back down to the socket. You can then get a wall plate that is a power socket and Ethernet female combo and voila….
I have like 10 old laptops that I mess around with. Got various Linux distros on them.
I have patience as I know some of these machines are older.
I’m basically going to say for me. Specs doesn’t matter. What matter is a good quality display. I value that highly for web browsing. Yes, all the laptops I have here have shitty displays 😞
I have a couple of old tablet/convertable netbooks. They have quite nice displays, just small. 2GB RAM and Intel Atom CPUs. They are quite slow but the display more than makes up for it heh. (HP and an old MS Surface)
I have to say that I used to be a timeshift fan but I’ve started moving to snapper instead. Both are very similar but with snapper you can have multiple configs, one per sub vol. each with different settings. I like having a separate root and home schedules set up. Means I can restore one or the other independently. Works a treat.
Thanks for the info. I wasn’t quite aware of the 13” and it’s resolution. That is quite comparable I agree.
Which MacBook Pro do you have?
Ah nice! Tried Linux on the MBP? I just this week took the plunge with my 2016 MacBook 13,3. It was a MISSION to get everything working but I think later models have better support.
Care to share the wallpaper?
Thanks!!
I have no idea what types of files these are but it could turn out that you should rather use Git and push/pull from both sides which could works better.
Just a suggestion :)
I agree with this! I run i3 for all my builds and it’s great!
I still wouldn’t use Veracrypt on a Linux disk. What about LUKS instead?
I’d still use LUKS. Even on USB keys.
I’ve used GlazeWM a bit before switching fully https://github.com/glazerdesktop/GlazeWM
That counts imho.
The Whitestripes
I feel like these both lack really good high res displays. Why? It’s be awesome if it had something comparable to a MacBook Pro resolution.