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What major apps do I use daily? Well, this is the list of apps that I currently use daily:
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- [bash](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/) - my shell of choice
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- [screen](http://www.gnu.org/software/screen) - a shell multiplexer and more
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- [screen](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen) - a shell multiplexer and more
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- mutt-ng - a mua on steroids
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- centericq - IM. How do you stay in touch?
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- snownews - an RSS feed reader
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So, what is a CLI user to do? Why, get a Window Manager (wm) that is meant for us!
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The features I look for include small footprint and full keyboard integration. The current one I use is wmi-10, but it is no longer under active development. The group working on it has moved to on to [wmii](http://www.wmi.de/wmii), but I do not like the changes, so I am off looking for a new one to use.
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The features I look for include small footprint and full keyboard integration. The current one I use is wmi-10, but it is no longer under active development. The group working on it has moved to on to [wmii](https://www.wmi.de/wmii), but I do not like the changes, so I am off looking for a new one to use.
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From time to time, I will post how my search is going so you can see what is out there.
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@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Another RSS reader?
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Well, it seems that someone is reading this after all.
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So, tonight I have been given a pointer to raggle ([http://www.raggle.org). I guess I need to install ruby to try it out...](http://www.raggle.org)
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So, tonight I have been given a pointer to raggle. I guess I need to install ruby to try it out...
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Thanks to Philip McClure for the pointer.
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Disconnected IMAP
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So, in an effort to get to the office earlier, I decided to try to figure out how to do disconnected IMAP. Well, the route I took was to use a tool called [mailsync](http://mailsync.sourceforge.net/) which is a cool tool to allow you to sync IAMP mailboxes.
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So, in an effort to get to the office earlier, I decided to try to figure out how to do disconnected IMAP. Well, the route I took was to use a tool called mailsync (was at mailsync.sourceforge.net) which is a cool tool to allow you to sync IAMP mailboxes.
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So, my tack is to sync it down to my laptop, and read the email on the bus. I sync email down in the morning, and then in the evening, sync again. So far, so good.
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Well, after getting some time over the US holiday to try to get raggle built, I gave up. I am guessing that Fedora Core 5/6 are not very ruby friendly yet, as I could not find everything I needed very easily. I was able to get it almost all the way there, but I could not get the ruby-Ncurses rpm to build, and I am very strict about using the native package management system (ie RPM on a RPM based system, portage on Gentoo, apt on a Debian deviant), so I will not be trying this until I can get the RPMS.
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In other news, I have found some more PIM type things to play with. Does anyone know of a good CLI Palm Pilot sync package? [Cold Sync seems to be dead, and I am not sure if it will talk to modern Pilots.](http://www.coldsync.org/)
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In other news, I have found some more PIM type things to play with. Does anyone know of a good CLI Palm Pilot sync package? [Cold Sync seems to be dead, and I am not sure if it will talk to modern Pilots.](https://www.coldsync.org/)
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Window Manager for tty?
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=======================
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The package [screen](http://www.gnu.org/software/screen) is something that has been around for a long time.
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The package [screen](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen) is something that has been around for a long time.
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With screen, you can have many session running on on tty, and you can switch to another session with out touching a mouse. With the proper configuration, you can get notified if there is some change (like if you have a IM client up) or if there is no output (say, if you are watching a compile session).
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### Screen References
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- [BigAdmin Feature Article: Installing and Using GNU
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Screen](http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/gnu_screen.html)
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Screen](https://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/gnu_screen.html)
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- [Google Search: gnu screen
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howto](http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&q=gnu+screen+howto&spell=1)
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howto](https://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&q=gnu+screen+howto&spell=1)
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- [BigAdmin Feature Article: Installing and Using GNU
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Screen](http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/gnu_screen.html)
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- [GNU screen: start](http://aperiodic.net/screen/start)
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- [GNU screen: tutorial](http://aperiodic.net/screen/tutorial)
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Screen](https://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/gnu_screen.html)
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Fresh from freshmeat:
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http://www.ditrack.org/
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https://www.ditrack.org/
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What is DITrack?
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DITrack is a free, open source, lightweight, distributed issue (bug,
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defect, ticket) tracking system using a [Subversion](http://subversion.tigris.org/) repository instead
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of a backend database. It is written in Python and runs in UNIX
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environment (*BSD, Linux, MacOS X).
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DITrack is a free, open source, lightweight, distributed issue (bug, defect, ticket) tracking system using a [Subversion](https://subversion.tigris.org/) repository instead of a backend database. It is written in Python and runs in UNIX environment (*BSD, Linux, MacOS X).
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The project is inspired by the idea of [Subissue](http://subissue.tigris.org/) issue tracking system.
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The project is inspired by the idea of [Subissue](https://subissue.tigris.org/) issue tracking system.
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However, while Subissue aims in merely replacing the traditional
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database storage with Subversion repository, DITrack is a major
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rethought of the issue tracking system paradigm. The main difference
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is that instead of sticking to the centralized model (one database,
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one web interface, one mail integration machinery), DITrack treats
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underlying Subversion storage as a versioned distributed file system
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which enables benefits of truly distributed operation mode.
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However, while Subissue aims in merely replacing the traditional database storage with Subversion repository, DITrack is a major rethought of the issue tracking system paradigm. The main difference is that instead of sticking to the centralized model (one database, one web interface, one mail integration machinery), DITrack treats underlying Subversion storage as a versioned distributed file system which enables benefits of truly distributed operation mode.
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In two ways...first, I have not updated the site in a while, and I need to get back to updating it.
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Second, because I have not been true to my cli roots. I have moved from my default MUA of the last, oh, 8 years, and flirted with a GUI MUA, [thunderbird](http://www.mozillia.org). It was pretty. It was sexy. It let me see everything then and now. It tried to seduce me into using a GUI for more...
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Second, because I have not been true to my cli roots. I have moved from my default MUA of the last, oh, 8 years, and flirted with a GUI MUA, [thunderbird](https://www.mozilla.org). It was pretty. It was sexy. It let me see everything then and now. It tried to seduce me into using a GUI for more...
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But, then I got behind in my email, and it was taking longer and longer to catch up. *sigh* Two days ago, I switched back, and now, I am fully caught up on my inbox, and making headway on my actionable items.
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iKog - the simple todo list
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===========================
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[iKog - the simple todo list](http://www.henspace.co.uk/ikog/index.html)
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[iKog - the simple todo list](https://www.henspace.co.uk/ikog/index.html)
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So I am looking for a good to-to list manager, and I stumbled across
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ikog. ikog stands for "It Keeps On Growing", and it is a pretty nice
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Pacman for Console
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==================
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You are tired of hearing your GUI friends talking about their games?
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Tired of playing simple
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[Adventure](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Cave_Adventure)? Why
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not try [Pacman for
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Console](http://doctormike.googlepages.com/pacman.html)?
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You are tired of hearing your GUI friends talking about their games? Tired of playing simple [Adventure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Cave_Adventure)? Why not try Pacman for Console (was at doctormike.googlepages.com/pacman.html)?
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The game play is just like the old quarter game you played long ago, and
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the best part, you can develop your own maps! Check out the screen
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shot:\
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The game play is just like the old quarter game you played long ago, and the best part, you can develop your own maps!
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Screen - terminal multiplexer
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I usually have one screen running at all time, and in that screen
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session, I ssh to various hosts that I am working, and have screen
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I usually have one screen running at all time, and in that screen session, I ssh to various hosts that I am working, and have screen running on those hosts.
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### Additional Links
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* [gnu screen - Google Search](http://www.google.com/search?q=gnu+screen&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)
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* [GNU Screen - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)](http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/)
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* [GNU Screen - Summary \[Savannah\]](http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen/)
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* [GNU Screen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Screen)
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* [GNU Screen - Jonathan McPherson](http://jmcpherson.org/screen.html)
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* [Screen User's Manual](http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/screen/screen_toc.html)
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* [start \[GNU screen\]](http://aperiodic.net/screen/)
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* [Deadman.org: SSH-Agent Forwarding and GNU Screen](http://www.deadman.org/sshscreen.html)
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* [Remote terminal session management using screen](http://www.pixelbeat.org/docs/screen/) How to use screen to detach from and share terminal sessions
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* [gnu screen - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=gnu+screen&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)
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* [GNU Screen - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/)
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* [GNU Screen - Summary \[Savannah\]](https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen/)
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* [GNU Screen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Screen)
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* [GNU Screen - Jonathan McPherson](https://jmcpherson.org/screen.html)
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* [Remote terminal session management using screen](https://www.pixelbeat.org/docs/screen/) How to use screen to detach from and share terminal sessions
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* [An Introduction to Screen](https://nathan.chantrell.net/linux/an-introduction-to-screen/)
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* [screen - The Terminal Multiplexer](http://www.bangmoney.org/presentations/screen.html) Power Sessions with Screen
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* [screen - The Terminal Multiplexer](https://www.bangmoney.org/presentations/screen.html) Power Sessions with Screen
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Command-Line blog posts
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So, it only seems fitting that I should talk about a command-line
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[links](http://links.twibright.com) or the like, but a way to post from
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So, it only seems fitting that I should talk about a command-line interface to posting on this blog. No, I do not mean using links (was at links.twibright.com) or the like, but a way to post from the command line.
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So, this post is being typed up in [vim](http://www.vim.org) on my
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[Fedora 8](http://www.fedoraproject.org) laptop. I will use this great
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[perl](http://www.perl.org) module
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[WordPress::Post](http://search.cpan.org/~leocharre/WordPress-Post-1.04).
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So, this post is being typed up in [vim](https://www.vim.org) on my [Fedora 8](https://www.fedoraproject.org) laptop. I will use this great little tool I found called *wppost* to post. *wwpost* is part of the [perl](https://www.perl.org) module [WordPress::Post](https://search.cpan.org/~leocharre/WordPress-Post-1.04).
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A brief summary of its commands are bellow:
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=================================================
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Want a pizza, and do not want to fire up that pesky GUI? We have the
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Want a pizza, and do not want to fire up that pesky GUI? We have the solution for you: Pizza Party - Command Line Pizza ordering program (was at beigerecords.com/cory/pizza_party/)
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So, one of the things we have been using computers for is to keep track of our lives. And this means a scheduling or calendaring tool. Some tools out there do this fine, and some do it very well.
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I have to keep track of a lot of appointments. From conference calls for work, to each member of the family's schedules, to random, but highly important reminders. Most calendaring programs out there will let you set up a reoccurring event by day of the month, or the date. But, what if you need to do something two days before the end of the month, every month? Or, you need to do something every full moon, but not on [the blue moon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon)? Or, you have a standing meeting with your boss every other Monday morning, execpt when Monday is a holiday, then the meeting shifts to Tuesday? Oh, and you want something that you can run over an ssh session, while on your smart phone, or you friend's smart phone?
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I have to keep track of a lot of appointments. From conference calls for work, to each member of the family's schedules, to random, but highly important reminders. Most calendaring programs out there will let you set up a reoccurring event by day of the month, or the date. But, what if you need to do something two days before the end of the month, every month? Or, you need to do something every full moon, but not on [the blue moon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon)? Or, you have a standing meeting with your boss every other Monday morning, execpt when Monday is a holiday, then the meeting shifts to Tuesday? Oh, and you want something that you can run over an ssh session, while on your smart phone, or you friend's smart phone?
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The answer is simple: [remind](http://www.roaringpenguin.com/products/remind/). remind can do this, and more. Need to set something up by the Hebrew Calendar? Check. Want your calendar to run a shell command for you on a holiday, specific day of the month, or phase of the moon? Check. Most modern Linux distrobutions include remind nowdays, as it is so darn usefull. In addition, it runs just fine under Solaris, and the BSDs, including MacOS X. If fact, over at [43Folders](http://www.43Folders.com), they had a whole section their wiki for remind. The wiki has many tips and tricks on how to use remind to its fullest.
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The answer is simple: [remind](https://www.roaringpenguin.com/products/remind/). remind can do this, and more. Need to set something up by the Hebrew Calendar? Check. Want your calendar to run a shell command for you on a holiday, specific day of the month, or phase of the moon? Check. Most modern Linux distrobutions include remind nowdays, as it is so darn usefull. In addition, it runs just fine under Solaris, and the BSDs, including MacOS X. If fact, over at [43Folders](https://www.43Folders.com), they had a whole section their wiki for remind. The wiki has many tips and tricks on how to use remind to its fullest.
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I just found the answer: [gcalcli](http://code.google.com/p/gcalcli/).
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I just found the answer: [gcalcli](https://code.google.com/p/gcalcli/).
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This little tool will let you list your appointments, get an list your
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[C\*mus](http://cmus.sf.net/) is an advanced music juke-box for \*inx
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The second way is using the helper program cmus-remote to be able to queue up tracks from a different terminal, or from a script. My podcatcher program (bashpodder) will queue up the podcasts it just downloaded for me, so I can listen to them first thing in the morning.
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One of the very powerful features is simple filters. You can set a filter for your 80's Metal Bands or your Classical music. Many of the common tags can be used for filter on. Things like filename, artist, album, title, genre, discnumber, tracknumber, date (year), duration (seconds), and tag.
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@ -8,60 +8,16 @@ tags = ["cli","network","wireless"]
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wifiroamd, Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG, and Fedora
|
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=================================================
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One of the things that has annoyed me about Fedora has been the decision
|
||||
to switch over to using
|
||||
[NetworkManager](http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/) to
|
||||
manage all network connections.
|
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One of the things that has annoyed me about Fedora has been the decision to switch over to using [NetworkManager](https://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/) to manage all network connections.
|
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|
||||
Now, on the service this has a lot of advantages. A lot of work has gone
|
||||
into it, and it just works for a vast majority of the installations out
|
||||
there. They have made it so the move from wired to wireless and back can
|
||||
be done without the user doing anything. They have also seamlessly tied
|
||||
in Dial-Up Networking if you still need a modem or use a wireless modem.
|
||||
They even have two-click access to your VPN which is pretty cool.
|
||||
Now, on the service this has a lot of advantages. A lot of work has gone into it, and it just works for a vast majority of the installations out there. They have made it so the move from wired to wireless and back can be done without the user doing anything. They have also seamlessly tied in Dial-Up Networking if you still need a modem or use a wireless modem. They even have two-click access to your VPN which is pretty cool.
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||||
|
||||
All these are things which are very good for Linux users. The biggest
|
||||
drawback to all this? The need for a user-space program to manage the
|
||||
non-hardwired connections. Which means that in order to be able to have
|
||||
any network running besides the good old twisted-pair copper, you have
|
||||
to have a little applet running as you, and it has to have a systray
|
||||
somewhere to display. Which means you have to be a) logged into the
|
||||
system and b) you have to be running a window manager which supports
|
||||
having a system tray. Now, Fedora gives you lots of choices for the
|
||||
second part now days. You have [Gnome](http://www.gnome.org),
|
||||
[KDE](http://www.kde.org), [XFCE](http://www.xfce.org), and
|
||||
[LXDE](http://lxde.sf.net). All are perfectly usable window managers.
|
||||
But, they still require you to be logged in to X. And, [I do not use any
|
||||
of them](links://slug/window-managers/).
|
||||
All these are things which are very good for Linux users. The biggest drawback to all this? The need for a user-space program to manage the non-hardwired connections. Which means that in order to be able to have any network running besides the good old twisted-pair copper, you have to have a little applet running as you, and it has to have a systray somewhere to display. Which means you have to be a) logged into the system and b) you have to be running a window manager which supports having a system tray. Now, Fedora gives you lots of choices for the second part now days. You have [Gnome](https://www.gnome.org), [KDE](https://www.kde.org), [XFCE](https://www.xfce.org), and LXDE (was at lxde.sf.net). All are perfectly usable window managers. But, they still require you to be logged in to X. And, [I do not use any of them](links://slug/window-managers/).
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||||
|
||||
So, what is a cli-loving Fedora user to do? Well, there is this great
|
||||
program called
|
||||
[wifiroamd](http://www.tummy.com/Community/software/wifiroamd/). It will
|
||||
handle the same basic tasks that NetworkManager handles. It will
|
||||
automatically configure your wifi interface and connect to the wifi
|
||||
networks or the locate hardwired NIC if it cannot. You can configure it
|
||||
to run scripts per connection, so for example, you can change your
|
||||
firewall rules for different networks (shields down at home or the
|
||||
office, but up full at the coffee house), or you could bring up your VPN
|
||||
connection when you start using a given wireless network.
|
||||
|
||||
One tip I picked up from the author was that if you have multiple AP's
|
||||
in range, an you want to select once AP over the other, is under the
|
||||
*/etc/wifiroamd/connections* directory, simply link the AP info you do
|
||||
not want to the one you want:
|
||||
So, what is a cli-loving Fedora user to do? Well, there is this great program called [wifiroamd](https://www.tummy.com/Community/software/wifiroamd/). It will handle the same basic tasks that NetworkManager handles. It will automatically configure your wifi interface and connect to the wifi networks or the locate hardwired NIC if it cannot. You can configure it to run scripts per connection, so for example, you can change your firewall rules for different networks (shields down at home or the office, but up full at the coffee house), or you could bring up your VPN connection when you start using a given wireless network. One tip I picked up from the author was that if you have multiple AP's in range, an you want to select once AP over the other, is under the */etc/wifiroamd/connections* directory, simply link the AP info you do not want to the one you want:
|
||||
|
||||
ln essid:my_home_ap essid:bad_ap
|
||||
|
||||
where **essid:my\_home\_ap** is your AP with the keys and other
|
||||
information you want, and **essid:bad\_ap** is the one you do not want
|
||||
to connect to. My neighbors have some very powerful AP's which have a
|
||||
habit of showing up high than mine, but I have no problem with them now.
|
||||
where **essid:my\_home\_ap** is your AP with the keys and other information you want, and **essid:bad\_ap** is the one you do not want to connect to. My neighbors have some very powerful AP's which have a habit of showing up high than mine, but I have no problem with them now.
|
||||
|
||||
I have been using this set up under Fedora since FC6 days, but when I
|
||||
upgraded to F10, this stopped working. wifiroamd would try to scan for
|
||||
an AP, and not find anything. The change, it turns out, is that when I
|
||||
switched from using the iw3945 driver to the native iwl3945, wifiroamd
|
||||
could no longer see the wireless NIC due to the wpa\_supplicant process,
|
||||
but NetworkManager could. Simply stopping and disabling wp\_supplicant
|
||||
and NetworkManager, and wifiroamd started working again! I am a happy
|
||||
camper again.
|
||||
I have been using this set up under Fedora since FC6 days, but when I upgraded to F10, this stopped working. wifiroamd would try to scan for an AP, and not find anything. The change, it turns out, is that when I switched from using the iw3945 driver to the native iwl3945, wifiroamd could no longer see the wireless NIC due to the wpa\_supplicant process, but NetworkManager could. Simply stopping and disabling wp\_supplicant and NetworkManager, and wifiroamd started working again! I am a happy camper again.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -8,25 +8,11 @@ tags = ["cli","email","search"]
|
|||
Search your email!
|
||||
==================
|
||||
|
||||
One of the features that most of the pretty GUI mailers offer you is the
|
||||
ability to search your email. While this is not a feature I use
|
||||
regularly, it is one which when you need it, you really need it. I have
|
||||
used [grepmail](http://grepmail.sf.net) in the past, but it slow for me
|
||||
(it scans the mail files every time) and the big thing for me is that is
|
||||
only supports [mbox](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbox) files, and I use
|
||||
[maildir](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir) since I use
|
||||
[offlineimap](http://software.complete.org/software/projects/show/offlineimap).
|
||||
One of the features that most of the pretty GUI mailers offer you is the ability to search your email. While this is not a feature I use regularly, it is one which when you need it, you really need it. I have used grepmail (was at grepmail.sf.net) in the past, but it slow for me (it scans the mail files every time) and the big thing for me is that is only supports [mbox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbox) files, and I use [maildir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir) since I use [offlineimap](https://software.complete.org/software/projects/show/offlineimap).
|
||||
|
||||
I recently found [mairix](http://www.rpcurnow.force9.co.uk/mairix/).
|
||||
While I have not been using it long, so far I am very impressed with it.
|
||||
It uses an index to speed up the search process, and it smartly adds
|
||||
only new or changed files to the index. The first indexing run was only
|
||||
a few seconds on my archive of almost 15,000 mail messages. I have it
|
||||
scheduled to update the index every 15 minutes, and I never notice the
|
||||
load this will put on the system.
|
||||
I recently found [mairix](https://www.rpcurnow.force9.co.uk/mairix/). While I have not been using it long, so far I am very impressed with it. It uses an index to speed up the search process, and it smartly adds only new or changed files to the index. The first indexing run was only a few seconds on my archive of almost 15,000 mail messages. I have it scheduled to update the index every 15 minutes, and I never notice the load this will put on the system.
|
||||
|
||||
To integrated mairix with mutt, I wrote a quick little script to search
|
||||
from within (or without) mutt:
|
||||
To integrated mairix with mutt, I wrote a quick little script to search from within (or without) mutt:
|
||||
|
||||
#!/bin/bash
|
||||
#===============================================================================
|
||||
|
|
@ -111,5 +97,4 @@ Then, I bound this to "S\'' from within mutt:
|
|||
|
||||
macro index,pager S "!mailsearch\n"
|
||||
|
||||
This will give me a reminder of the search command, run the search, and
|
||||
then give me the search results in a new mutt session.
|
||||
This will give me a reminder of the search command, run the search, and then give me the search results in a new mutt session.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ then ssh into the hosts I need to work on, and fire up screen on those
|
|||
hosts.
|
||||
|
||||
Now, this is nice, but it can get a bit tiring to do it all over again.
|
||||
So, I found a tool called [autossh](http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/)
|
||||
So, I found a tool called [autossh](https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/)
|
||||
which will automatically restart your ssh session if it drops for any
|
||||
reason but a graceful disconnect. (Well, there are others, but this is
|
||||
basically it). Combine this with your ssh-agent, and you can re-attach
|
||||
with easy. I also use [keychain](http://www.funtoo.org/Keychain) to help
|
||||
with easy. I also use [keychain](https://www.funtoo.org/Keychain) to help
|
||||
manage my ssh-agent when I log in.
|
||||
|
||||
Now that the connection will come back, I need a way to re-attach to my
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ integration with things like PulseAudio.
|
|||
|
||||
Good news!
|
||||
|
||||
Go check out <http://cmus.sourceforge.net/> for more details.
|
||||
Go check out <https://cmus.github.io/> for more details.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags = ["cli","windowmanager"]
|
|||
|
||||
Way back, I wrote a quick blurb on [Window Managers](links://slug/window-managers) for running under X.
|
||||
|
||||
Well, a while back I switched to [Ubuntu](http://www.ubuntu.com) for my OS of choice. As you may know, the fine folks at Ubuntu switched to default window manager to something called **Unity**, which caused a stir. I tried it for a while, but decided that it was too heavy, and too mouse-centric.
|
||||
Well, a while back I switched to [Ubuntu](https://www.ubuntu.com) for my OS of choice. As you may know, the fine folks at Ubuntu switched to default window manager to something called **Unity**, which caused a stir. I tried it for a while, but decided that it was too heavy, and too mouse-centric.
|
||||
|
||||
So, what to do? Well, I went back to my old standby **wmfs**, Window Manager From Scratch. This is a modern WM with systray support, full Ximirama and Xrandr support, tiles, and is mainly driven from the keyboard. Life is good.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ slug = "201311rebooting-ducklandorg"
|
|||
+++
|
||||
|
||||
Today is [All Saints
|
||||
Day](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints%27_Day), so it seems
|
||||
Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints%27_Day), so it seems
|
||||
natural to let duckland.org start new again.
|
||||
|
||||
As is popular in Hollywood, I have decided to reboot this web site after
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1,23 +1,15 @@
|
|||
+++
|
||||
date = "2013-11-03T17:11:00-07:00"
|
||||
title = "Clickable URL links in rxvt"
|
||||
slug = "201311clickable-urls-links-in-rxvt"
|
||||
slug = "clickable-urls-links-in-rxvt"
|
||||
+++
|
||||
|
||||
So, I use [rxvt](http://rxvt.sf.net) as my daily interface to my
|
||||
computers. I also use [mutt](http://www.mutt.org) for my email reading
|
||||
pleasure. Sometimes, I get URLs in email and I want to read them in a
|
||||
browser. If I was using a GUI based mail reader, I would just click the
|
||||
URL to open it. Well, there is an easy way to set up rxvt to do that!
|
||||
So, I use rxvt as my daily interface to my computers. I also use [mutt](https://www.mutt.org) for my email reading pleasure. Sometimes, I get URLs in email and I want to read them in a browser. If I was using a GUI based mail reader, I would just click the URL to open it. Well, there is an easy way to set up rxvt to do that!
|
||||
|
||||
Using the fine [Arch Linux wiki](http://wiki.archlinux.org) entry for
|
||||
[rxvt
|
||||
unicode](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/rxvt-unicode#Clickable_URLs),
|
||||
the solution is quite easy. In the file **\~/.Xdefaults**, add:
|
||||
Using the fine [Arch Linux wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org) entry for [rxvt unicode](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/rxvt-unicode#Clickable_URLs), the solution is quite easy. In the file **\~/.Xdefaults**, add:
|
||||
|
||||
URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,matcher
|
||||
URxvt.url-launcher: /usr/bin/firefox
|
||||
URxvt.matcher.button: 1
|
||||
|
||||
And either do a **xrdb \--merge \~/.Xdefaults** or log out/log in. And
|
||||
start a new rxvt, and you are good to go.
|
||||
And either do a **xrdb \--merge \~/.Xdefaults** or log out/log in. And start a new rxvt, and you are good to go.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ tags = ["OpenBSD","FreeBSD"]
|
|||
+++
|
||||
So, I am starting a new personal project at the house, and I need a new
|
||||
server. As I was wanting to learn more about the **BSD**, I started
|
||||
looking around at things like [FreeBSD](http://www.freebsd.org),
|
||||
[NetBSD](http://www.netBSD.org), or [OpenBSD](http://www.openbsd.org).
|
||||
looking around at things like [FreeBSD](https://www.freebsd.org),
|
||||
[NetBSD](https://www.netBSD.org), or [OpenBSD](https://www.openbsd.org).
|
||||
|
||||
Since there was a security part, I started with **OpenBSD**. One of the
|
||||
things I noticed quickly while doing my research is that while there is
|
||||
a lot of documentation, they do not really seem to care about making it
|
||||
easy for new folks to join the project, nor are the trying to support
|
||||
new-fangled hardware, like [bootable USB
|
||||
drives](http://openbsd.7691.n7.nabble.com/bootable-OpenBSD-USB-stick-from-windows-td223393.html).
|
||||
drives](https://openbsd.7691.n7.nabble.com/bootable-OpenBSD-USB-stick-from-windows-td223393.html).
|
||||
This strikes me odd, as FreeBSD has [instructions (see
|
||||
2.3.5)](http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall-pre.html).
|
||||
2.3.5)](https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall-pre.html).
|
||||
|
||||
Since I want to use pf, I am going to stay with OpenBSD for now.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ date = "2014-01-25T17:01:00-07:00"
|
|||
title = "cli add"
|
||||
categories = ["sitenews"]
|
||||
+++
|
||||
I have not updated [cli.donharper.org - forget the
|
||||
GUI](http://www.duckland.org) in a very long time, and I did have some
|
||||
nice tricks and tips there, so I decided to bring it over here.
|
||||
I have not updated [cli.donharper.org - forget the GUI](https://www.duckland.org/) in a very long time, and I did have some nice tricks and tips there, so I decided to bring it over here.
|
||||
|
||||
***Edit 2020-04-07**: I merged the content of cli.donharper.org into www.duckland.org a long time ago.*
|
||||
***Edit 2020-04-07**: I merged the content of cli.donharper.org into my main site a long time ago.*
|
||||
|
||||
Enjoy.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tags = ["OpenBSD","FreeBSD"]
|
|||
Well, as I [mentioned before \<tale-of-install\>]{role="doc"}, I was
|
||||
trying to install OpenBSD. Well, my main workstation died, so I have to
|
||||
re-purposed the OpenBSD box as my workstation running
|
||||
[ArchLinux](http://www.archlinux.org). I am hunting for a suitable
|
||||
[ArchLinux](https://www.archlinux.org). I am hunting for a suitable
|
||||
replacement.
|
||||
|
||||
Oh, and Happy New Year!
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ So, a long time ago, I had a box which was running FreeBSD 4, running on a Penti
|
|||
|
||||
14 years later, I have decided to get back into FreeBSD, now at FreeBSD 10. I have it running headless on two boxes, and I have decided to take the '30 Day Challenge'. You know, all the bloggers tell you to try something for 30 days before you give up on it.
|
||||
|
||||
I am going to try to give FreeBSD a go as my daily driver for 30 (or so) days. I cannot do this full time, as I so Linux support in my day job, so I cannot change over the work laptop (yet). I have installed [PCBSD-10](http://www.pcbsd.org) on one of my spare laptops. Why PCBSD and not pure FreeBSD? Well, I do not know enough yet to get past UEFI boot and the NVidia/Intel dual graphics, so I cheated. I imagine that I before the end, I will either reload this laptop or start from scratch on my current daily personal driver.
|
||||
I am going to try to give FreeBSD a go as my daily driver for 30 (or so) days. I cannot do this full time, as I so Linux support in my day job, so I cannot change over the work laptop (yet). I have installed [PCBSD-10](https://www.pcbsd.org) on one of my spare laptops. Why PCBSD and not pure FreeBSD? Well, I do not know enough yet to get past UEFI boot and the NVidia/Intel dual graphics, so I cheated. I imagine that I before the end, I will either reload this laptop or start from scratch on my current daily personal driver.
|
||||
|
||||
So, most of my cli tools came over very cleanly, with the exception of abook. On Linux, I track the git repo, and the version in the ports tree is a bit older, so I will need to either compile it from git, or change my config to use the older version. But the rest, mutt, tmux, newsbeauter, irssi, and such, all work out of the box.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ title = "FreeBSD Challenge, Day 16"
|
|||
categories = ["unix","sa"]
|
||||
tags = ["FreeBSD"]
|
||||
+++
|
||||
Busy day with other things than play computers, but I found a little time. I have FreeBSD 10-STABLE loaded with the custom WiFi hack on my [Elitebook Revolve 810](http://notebookplanet.blogspot.com/2013/04/hp-elitebook-revolve-810-g1-tablet.html) . I would have to let it try to boot off the USB stick. After multiple tries, it would finally run the installer. I tried ZFS a few times, but if I did not select MBR format for the partition table, then it would not boot (no OS error). With MBR and ZFS, it would fail to mount the ZFS filesystem with \<strong\>error 2\</strong\>. After trying the various fixes listed on-line, I gave up and went with MBR and UFS.
|
||||
Busy day with other things than play computers, but I found a little time. I have FreeBSD 10-STABLE loaded with the custom WiFi hack on my [Elitebook Revolve 810](https://notebookplanet.blogspot.com/2013/04/hp-elitebook-revolve-810-g1-tablet.html) . I would have to let it try to boot off the USB stick. After multiple tries, it would finally run the installer. I tried ZFS a few times, but if I did not select MBR format for the partition table, then it would not boot (no OS error). With MBR and ZFS, it would fail to mount the ZFS filesystem with \<strong\>error 2\</strong\>. After trying the various fixes listed on-line, I gave up and went with MBR and UFS.
|
||||
|
||||
Once installed, it was fairly easy to get going. I have not configured it to take on the role of daily driver yet. If I have time tomorrow, then I will do it then, otherwise, it will have to wait a bit as I am getting on a plane this weekend, and I will not have room for the second computer. I will try to get it as far as I can with ssh.
|
||||
|
||||
The neat thing I found based on [this email post from 2005](http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2005-April/083317.html) and [this blog post](http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/view/829/524/) is that I can have a fancy screensaver at the console! Pretty rad. :) Next steps will be improving the screen resolution in text-mode.\</body\>\</html\>
|
||||
The neat thing I found based on [this email post from 2005](https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2005-April/083317.html) and this blog post (was at freebsdonline.com/content/view/829/524/) is that I can have a fancy screensaver at the console! Pretty rad. :) Next steps will be improving the screen resolution in text-mode.\</body\>\</html\>
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags = ["FreeBSD"]
|
|||
+++
|
||||
Just a quick update. Yesterday, I got abook working. Kind of a hack, though. I used gcc to compile it, vs. clang. I will have to revisit this and offer up some patches to the abook project.
|
||||
|
||||
I have also been playing with **x11/xpra** which bills itself as \'screen for X11\'. That, combined with [sshuttle](https://github.com/apenwarr/sshuttle) , lets me get in from work and do some work during lunch. It may also give me a tempory way to use [AfterShotPro](http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4670071&cid=catalog20038&segid=6000006) until I get the whole Linux compatability layer thing figured out.
|
||||
I have also been playing with **x11/xpra** which bills itself as \'screen for X11\'. That, combined with [sshuttle](https://github.com/apenwarr/sshuttle) , lets me get in from work and do some work during lunch. It may also give me a tempory way to use [AfterShotPro](https://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4670071&cid=catalog20038&segid=6000006) until I get the whole Linux compatability layer thing figured out.
|
||||
|
||||
Next up is learing how to use *ports(7)* working to be able to install **10-STABLE** while the host is **10-RELEASE**.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ Sorry...busy time at work and with the family.
|
|||
|
||||
Small updates: I have the external VGA dongle working. No config needed, just plug it in and it works. I really need to fix the WiFi so I can stop using the USB dongle on it. Also, I have updated mutt to 1.5.23, and that upgrade went smoothly. Since I am not using the default build, it was a matter of *portsnap fetch && portsnap update && cd /usr/ports/mail/mutt && pkg remove mutt && make install clean* and all is good!
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|
||||
My biggest update is that I got AfterShotPro working! It as a simple as reading the pages in the [manual](http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu-lbc-install.html), and changing the path to bash in the launcher script, and all is good! I should really look into what it takes to make a port so when I set up the next few computers, I will not have to do this by hand again.
|
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My biggest update is that I got AfterShotPro working! It as a simple as reading the pages in the [manual](https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu-lbc-install.html), and changing the path to bash in the launcher script, and all is good! I should really look into what it takes to make a port so when I set up the next few computers, I will not have to do this by hand again.
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Next thing to figure out is how to get the sound to come out of my headphones instead of the speakers. Since I did not have to do anything to get sound, I figure this is just a bit of RTFM\'ing on my part.
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@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ Next up: system debugging. The system will slow down at random points, so I need
|
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The other is the custom boot stick I made does not work. The initial loader will start, but then it stops. So, I need to find the docs on the boot process there.
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|
||||
Oh, and welcome to all the folks from [BSDNow](http://bsdnow.tv), which is an awesome video/audio podcast on all things BSD.
|
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Oh, and welcome to all the folks from [BSDNow](https://bsdnow.tv), which is an awesome video/audio podcast on all things BSD.
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@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ categories = ["sitenews"]
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|||
Still not going with a database on the back-end, but this one has a cool
|
||||
real-time visualization editor.
|
||||
|
||||
It is called [HTMLy](http://www.htmly.com/). This should let me update
|
||||
It is called [HTMLy](https://www.htmly.com/). This should let me update
|
||||
this a bit more. But, I have said that before.
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||||
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|
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|
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags = ["FreeBSD"]
|
|||
+++
|
||||
Today, I got my new laptop **dragon** up on wireless with a little
|
||||
[Edimax EW-7811Un 150 Mbps Wireless 11n Nano Size USB
|
||||
Adapter](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003MTTJOY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2N1S6D8VVCNZ3).
|
||||
Adapter](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003MTTJOY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2N1S6D8VVCNZ3).
|
||||
Now, setup begins in ernest. I have disabled the on-board wireless NIC
|
||||
in the BIOS, and started to set up shop on it.
|
||||
|
||||
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|
|
|||
|
|
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ tags = ["FreeBSD","R810"]
|
|||
|
||||
So, I had a bit of time over the weekend, and spent it doing a bit of hacking around.
|
||||
|
||||
I had re-installed [PC-BSD](http://www.pcbsd.org) on my HP EliteBook R810. I used 10.0.2, and everything but the wireless looked good. I decided to try to get the wireless working with the internal WNIC. [Previously](link://slug/freebsd-challenge-day-17), I used an external dongle to get WiFi working, but it was a pain to remember to pull it out, so I decided to try again.
|
||||
I had re-installed [PC-BSD](https://www.pcbsd.org) on my HP EliteBook R810. I used 10.0.2, and everything but the wireless looked good. I decided to try to get the wireless working with the internal WNIC. [Previously](link://slug/freebsd-challenge-day-17), I used an external dongle to get WiFi working, but it was a pain to remember to pull it out, so I decided to try again.
|
||||
|
||||
I updated the base OS to 10-CURRENT, and then 'patched' the source tree using the info I found [in this forum post](https://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?t=35467). Once I rebooted, and used the PC-BSD tools to enable the device, things worked! Since this was only last night, I need to test it a bit to make sure it stands up to load.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ title = "Perl, Modules, and Package Management"
|
|||
categories = ["sa","unix"]
|
||||
tags = ["linux"]
|
||||
+++
|
||||
So, even though I have been starting to [work with \<back2freebsd-maybe\>]{role="doc"} [FreeBSD \<freebsd-switch\>]{role="doc"} [again \<one-step-closer\>]{role="doc"} , I am still running [ArchLinux](http://www.archlinux.org/) on my workstation.
|
||||
So, even though I have been starting to [work with \<back2freebsd-maybe\>]{role="doc"} [FreeBSD \<freebsd-switch\>]{role="doc"} [again \<one-step-closer\>]{role="doc"} , I am still running [ArchLinux](https://www.archlinux.org/) on my workstation.
|
||||
|
||||
And I wanted to run a script I wrote a long time ago to support a [website](http://www.donaldharper.com/) of mine, which I have not updated in a while. The way I would update the site is by doing some batch editing of photos, park them in a directory, and then run my script which pushes the photos to the web server, and then interfaces with the CMS software to schedule the posts and all is good.
|
||||
And I wanted to run a script I wrote a long time ago to support a [website](https://www.donaldharper.com/) of mine, which I have not updated in a while. The way I would update the site is by doing some batch editing of photos, park them in a directory, and then run my script which pushes the photos to the web server, and then interfaces with the CMS software to schedule the posts and all is good.
|
||||
|
||||
Except the script is in perl, and it uses some modules which are not main-stream. While perl has the awesome **cpan(1perl)** command to fetch and install perl modules, I wanted it to be tied into **pacman(8)** . A quick trip to the [AUR](http://aur.archlinux.org/) turned up the tools cpan2aur and [mkaurball](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pkgbuild-introspection-git/) which made it pretty easy to package up and post the the AUR the 9 perl modules I needed to get my script going and keep track of things with pacman.
|
||||
Except the script is in perl, and it uses some modules which are not main-stream. While perl has the awesome **cpan(1perl)** command to fetch and install perl modules, I wanted it to be tied into **pacman(8)** . A quick trip to the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/) turned up the tools cpan2aur and [mkaurball](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pkgbuild-introspection-git/) which made it pretty easy to package up and post the the AUR the 9 perl modules I needed to get my script going and keep track of things with pacman.
|
||||
|
||||
***EDIT 2020-04-07**: cpan2aur url not working.*
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ the quality back up to art level over the snapshots and historical
|
|||
documentation that I have been doing.
|
||||
|
||||
Also, I want to revisit the 30 Day FreeBSD challenge again in January. I
|
||||
have the old HP R810 running [PCBSD 10.1](http://www.pcbsd.org) already
|
||||
have the old HP R810 running [PCBSD 10.1](https://www.pcbsd.org) already
|
||||
set up that I have been using for a couple of days working the kinks out
|
||||
of it, so I think I can do it this time. Normal caveat applies\...I have
|
||||
a work laptop which dual boots Windows 8.1 and Fedora 21 for my work
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ the start of the holidays and all.
|
|||
|
||||
A bit of work in the background on some projects, but nothing to show
|
||||
for it. Still a new picture daily over at my [photo
|
||||
blog](http://www.donaldharper.com/), so go check it out.
|
||||
blog](https://www.donaldharper.com/), so go check it out.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags = ["FreeBSD"]
|
|||
+++
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Today is day 14 (pushing day 15 at this hour), and things are looking very good. Today, I got word from the [PCBSD Project](http://www.pcbsd.org) that a patch which I submitted to fix the [issue with the WiFi NIC](link://slug/freebsd-switch). Well, I got notice today that PCBSD Bug #7330 has been resolved, and I tested on the R810. It works!
|
||||
Today is day 14 (pushing day 15 at this hour), and things are looking very good. Today, I got word from the [PCBSD Project](https://www.pcbsd.org) that a patch which I submitted to fix the [issue with the WiFi NIC](link://slug/freebsd-switch). Well, I got notice today that PCBSD Bug #7330 has been resolved, and I tested on the R810. It works!
|
||||
|
||||
Now, I just need to get a few things configured here first, like snapshots, backups, and porting my SDCARD reading scripts over to FreeBSD, and I should be good.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ categories = ["unix","sa"]
|
|||
tags = ["FreeBSD"]
|
||||
+++
|
||||
As the month draws to a close, I am further into the switch. I have
|
||||
rebuilt my main laptop to [PCBSD](http://www.pcbsd.org). I am still
|
||||
rebuilt my main laptop to [PCBSD](https://www.pcbsd.org). I am still
|
||||
setting a few things up, but it seems to be going well.
|
||||
|
||||
Two things I need to fix:
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ FreeBSD as my daily non-work driver. How is it going?
|
|||
Well, for the most part, well. I can spend most of my personal work-flow
|
||||
on the FreeBSD laptop with no issues. There are a couple of things I
|
||||
have not moved over yet, and those relate to my photo work-flow. The
|
||||
main application, [AfterShotPro](http://aftershotpro.com) is installed
|
||||
main application, [AfterShotPro](https://aftershotpro.com) is installed
|
||||
and working (see
|
||||
[my previous desciption \<freebsd-challenge-day-4-6\>]{role="doc"} of
|
||||
installing in), however, I have not moved over the scripts I use in the
|
||||
flow. I believe they will just come over, but I have not had a chance to
|
||||
test them.
|
||||
|
||||
I was using [Chromium](http://chromium.org), but any Flash site did not
|
||||
I was using [Chromium](https://chromium.org), but any Flash site did not
|
||||
work. I need to revisit this at some point, but for now I went back to
|
||||
Firefox, and it is working create.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ of tools, and I will not have time for a while. Next week, I am in week
|
|||
long meetings which will run late every day, and then I have to finish
|
||||
writing and present a training class the last week of the month. The
|
||||
hour or two I can spare will be far better spent for me by backup,
|
||||
re-installing [ArchLinux](http://www.archlinux.org) than by starting to
|
||||
re-installing [ArchLinux](https://www.archlinux.org) than by starting to
|
||||
learn the tools. Yes, a bit of a cop-out, but I need the machines to do
|
||||
what I need to do. I will keep the servers FreeBSD, however, as it works
|
||||
great there.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ to post anything.
|
|||
I spent most of the month at work getting ready to and then delivering
|
||||
some training remotely in Nashville, TN, US. Now, I can say that I have
|
||||
stayed at the largest non-casino hotel in the world, [The Gaylord
|
||||
Opryland](http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bnago-gaylord-opryland-resort-and-convention-center/).
|
||||
Opryland](https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bnago-gaylord-opryland-resort-and-convention-center/).
|
||||
Now that that is over, I get to gear up to design a new training plan
|
||||
for internal product training. Such is the life of a Linux guy stuck
|
||||
working for a marketing group.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title = "Quick Ansible Tip"
|
|||
categories = ["sa"]
|
||||
+++
|
||||
This is a quick post to capture something seen.
|
||||
[Ansibel](http://www.ansible.com) is a configuration management tool
|
||||
[Ansibel](https://www.ansible.com) is a configuration management tool
|
||||
that I have been learning recently. More details in a future post. This
|
||||
is just to capture this idea:
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Growing up in Houston, I have followed our space program off and on. I
|
|||
am also a big reader of Sci-Fi. So, when I heard about the [Solar Sail
|
||||
Kickstarter
|
||||
Project](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theplanetarysociety/lightsail-a-revolutionary-solar-sailing-spacecraft/description)
|
||||
from [The Planetary Society](http://www.planetary.org/), I jumped on
|
||||
from [The Planetary Society](https://www.planetary.org/), I jumped on
|
||||
board. And, while they have raised almost 4 times their goal, I think
|
||||
that this is a project which will have more of an impact on humanity
|
||||
than some of the other projects.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ So, with the [migration of the AUR to version 4](https://wiki.archlinux.org/inde
|
|||
|
||||
The list started out with:
|
||||
|
||||
- [chronicle](http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/chronicle/) - A simple blog compiler written in Perl
|
||||
- [perl-leocharre-basename](http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-leocharre-basename/) - Very basic filename string and path operations such as ext and paths
|
||||
- [perl-leocharre-cli2](http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-leocharre-cli2/) - Some quick help for writing cli scripts
|
||||
- [perl-leocharre-debug](http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-leocharre-debug/) - Debug subroutines
|
||||
- [perl-leocharre-dir](http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-leocharre-dir/) - Subroutines for general directory needs
|
||||
- [perl-leocharre-strings](http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-leocharre-strings/) - Combines string procedures I frequently use
|
||||
- [perl-string-prettify](http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-string-prettify/) - Subroutines to cleanup a filename and or garble for human eyes
|
||||
- [chronicle](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/chronicle/) - A simple blog compiler written in Perl
|
||||
- [perl-leocharre-basename](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-leocharre-basename/) - Very basic filename string and path operations such as ext and paths
|
||||
- [perl-leocharre-cli2](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-leocharre-cli2/) - Some quick help for writing cli scripts
|
||||
- [perl-leocharre-debug](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-leocharre-debug/) - Debug subroutines
|
||||
- [perl-leocharre-dir](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-leocharre-dir/) - Subroutines for general directory needs
|
||||
- [perl-leocharre-strings](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-leocharre-strings/) - Combines string procedures I frequently use
|
||||
- [perl-string-prettify](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-string-prettify/) - Subroutines to cleanup a filename and or garble for human eyes
|
||||
- perl-wordpress-api - Management of Wordpress API objects. Inherits WordPress::XMLRPC and all its methods
|
||||
- [perl-wordpress-cli](http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-wordpress-cli/) - Command line access to Wordpress
|
||||
- [perl-wordpress-xmlrpc](http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-wordpress-xmlrpc/) - API to Wordpress XML RPC calls
|
||||
- [usbmount](http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/usbmount/) - Automatically mount and unmount USB mass storage devices
|
||||
- [xlhttp](http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xlhtml/) - An Excel spreadsheet (.xls) and PowerPoint (.ppt) to HTML converter
|
||||
- [perl-wordpress-cli](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-wordpress-cli/) - Command line access to Wordpress
|
||||
- [perl-wordpress-xmlrpc](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-wordpress-xmlrpc/) - API to Wordpress XML RPC calls
|
||||
- [usbmount](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/usbmount/) - Automatically mount and unmount USB mass storage devices
|
||||
- [xlhttp](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xlhtml/) - An Excel spreadsheet (.xls) and PowerPoint (.ppt) to HTML converter
|
||||
|
||||
In the end, I only kept *xlhttp* as I do not use the others anymore. Surprisingly enough, only one of the packages (*chronicle*) was out of date. I disowned all the others, so if you want, you can pick them up.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title = "Speed goes to 11 (113, that is)"
|
|||
slug = "speed-goes-to-11-111-that-is"
|
||||
+++
|
||||
|
||||
[](http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4586738731)\
|
||||
[](https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4586738731)\
|
||||
\
|
||||
So, that is what I can get at the house\...nothing major\...just showing
|
||||
off. ;)\
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ categories = ["sitenews"]
|
|||
|
||||
Wow...September already? Where does the time go?
|
||||
|
||||
With the time given to the commute and the lack of access at the office (since I do work for a firm which does have pretty tight internet access policies), I have decided that I cannot do the photo-a-day thing, so I am not going to be updating my [photo website](http://www.donaldharper.com) on a regular basis. Sorry about that, but then since I started back this summer, the traffic was not there.
|
||||
With the time given to the commute and the lack of access at the office (since I do work for a firm which does have pretty tight internet access policies), I have decided that I cannot do the photo-a-day thing, so I am not going to be updating my [photo website](https://www.donaldharper.com) on a regular basis. Sorry about that, but then since I started back this summer, the traffic was not there.
|
||||
|
||||
On the topic of my [last post](/post/2015/08/do-i-stay-or-do-i-go/), I have decided to keep most things in house for now. Calendaring is the biggest issue to crack.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ team is doing great. Going into last Friday\'s game, we are undefeated,
|
|||
and in second place out of 7 teams.
|
||||
|
||||
This weekend, the boy and I did the sleep-aboard program on [The USS
|
||||
Lexinton](http://www.usslexington.com), and he had a blast. I did not
|
||||
Lexinton](https://www.usslexington.com), and he had a blast. I did not
|
||||
get a chance to take too many photos, but I will see if I can get some
|
||||
up.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Happy Leap Day!
|
|||
|
||||
Another month has gone by, and things have been busy. In addition to all the normal crazy that is life with kids, I have been elected to the kids pre-school board of directors. Now, the oldest two no longer go there, but the youngest will be there another year, and my term is three years, so there will be a bit of time when I will not have a kid there. They did ask me before, but that was years ago, and I was not in a position to be able to do that back then.
|
||||
|
||||
In other, but more geeky, news, February saw me running [FreeBSD](http://www.freebsd.org) as my OS for the month. There was only one thing in which I needed Linux for, and it was [something I know I could do under FreeBSD](/post/2014/03/freebsd-challenge-day-4-6/), but I had not set up my machine to run that program yet. Will I keep it up? Probably, although the lack of supported sleep on the current laptop, an Acer C720 Chromebook, is a major downer. I may need to see if I can do something about it, as it appears to work fine under Linux.
|
||||
In other, but more geeky, news, February saw me running [FreeBSD](https://www.freebsd.org) as my OS for the month. There was only one thing in which I needed Linux for, and it was [something I know I could do under FreeBSD](/post/2014/03/freebsd-challenge-day-4-6/), but I had not set up my machine to run that program yet. Will I keep it up? Probably, although the lack of supported sleep on the current laptop, an Acer C720 Chromebook, is a major downer. I may need to see if I can do something about it, as it appears to work fine under Linux.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ categories = ["travel","personal"]
|
|||
|
||||
The month is almost over, and again, this site is quite. Sorry about that.
|
||||
|
||||
Last week, I was in Austin, TX for [OSCON 2016](http://www.oscon.com). The show was fun, and it was the first time in over 5 years that I was just an attendee instead of a presenter or booth worker. While OSCON seems to be targeted more for developers and the DevOps scene, there were a few things I could use in my current Ops role.
|
||||
Last week, I was in Austin, TX for [OSCON 2016](https://www.oscon.com). The show was fun, and it was the first time in over 5 years that I was just an attendee instead of a presenter or booth worker. While OSCON seems to be targeted more for developers and the DevOps scene, there were a few things I could use in my current Ops role.
|
||||
|
||||
Speaking of current Ops Role, I have transitioned to a new group at $EMPLOYER. I am now in the HPC (High Performance Computing) group, still as a Senior Linux Administrator. While most of the job is the same, the HPC group uses a global file system, and I have never played with one of those, it is learning time for me! The group has had some transitions in the last 12 months, so there is a lot of digging in to find out what is where, what is working, and what is not. The users are doing good work with the systems, so it is more of how can we manage the system better and faster, and react to changes better/faster.
|
||||
|
||||
On the photos side, I have not gotten back into the swing of things, and I need to set a goal, and go for it...and stop making excuses. :)
|
||||
|
||||
The motorcycle is down, and I guess I have not found the time to work on it. I think I know the issue, and it requires a little work. With [Ride To Work Day](http://www.ridetowork.org/) in less than a month, I should get busy and get the bike back up and working.
|
||||
The motorcycle is down, and I guess I have not found the time to work on it. I think I know the issue, and it requires a little work. With [Ride To Work Day](https://www.ridetowork.org/) in less than a month, I should get busy and get the bike back up and working.
|
||||
|
||||
And in the geeky side, I think I am going to switch over to using MarkDown like all the cool kids, as it does seem easier to use than RST...
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ tags = ["linux","FreeBSD","R810"]
|
|||
|
||||
So, in the last couple of weeks, I have had the following issues:
|
||||
|
||||
* The CMOS battery dies on my file-server (a [FreeNAS](http://freenas.org) box), taking it, and the zpools down with it. I fought over a long weekend to recover the data, and in the end, got it mounted read-only, and copied it off. New hardware, and new zpools, and we seem to be going again. Recovering services is taking a bit of time.
|
||||
* There is a bug with the ZFS on Root for [Antergos Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antergos). Seems that it does not put all the kernel drivers in the init image when you upgrade. Last time, I booted off the instal media to fix it. I lost that USB stick, so I downloaded a new one. Guess what? They have turned that feature off ZFS, so there is no way to recover. Since [FreeBSD](http://www.freebsd.org) still does not support suspend/resume on the Acer C720 that is my small travel laptop, I have to reinstall Antergos and reload my data. Which I had to do because
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* The CMOS battery dies on my file-server (a [FreeNAS](https://freenas.org) box), taking it, and the zpools down with it. I fought over a long weekend to recover the data, and in the end, got it mounted read-only, and copied it off. New hardware, and new zpools, and we seem to be going again. Recovering services is taking a bit of time.
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* There is a bug with the ZFS on Root for [Antergos Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antergos). Seems that it does not put all the kernel drivers in the init image when you upgrade. Last time, I booted off the instal media to fix it. I lost that USB stick, so I downloaded a new one. Guess what? They have turned that feature off ZFS, so there is no way to recover. Since [FreeBSD](https://www.freebsd.org) still does not support suspend/resume on the Acer C720 that is my small travel laptop, I have to reinstall Antergos and reload my data. Which I had to do because
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* My main laptop, the HP R810G1 seems to be having major battery issues. I bought a new battery in Novembers, and it died. I bought a new one a couple of weeks ago, and it at first did not seem to be holding a charge. Now, the OS does not see the battery. I think I might need a 'new' laptop.
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I am torn between getting something one or two reves old with a solid record in the size I want (sub 13", under 1" thin, and good 6+ hours of battery) or the [latest shiny](http://store.hp.com/us/en/ContentView?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&eSpotName=hpspectre&jumpid=cp_r163_us/en/pc_cons/nextgen/premiumlaptops/shopspectrelaptop).
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I am torn between getting something one or two reves old with a solid record in the size I want (sub 13", under 1" thin, and good 6+ hours of battery) or the [latest shiny](https://store.hp.com/us/en/ContentView?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&eSpotName=hpspectre&jumpid=cp_r163_us/en/pc_cons/nextgen/premiumlaptops/shopspectrelaptop).
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Other news, I have the ownCloud server upgraded to [nesxtcloud](http://nextcloud.com), and everything I have tried works out of the box, which is a lot more than I can say for ownCloud. Last major thing I need to recover it the [Plex Server](http://plex.tv)!
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Other news, I have the ownCloud server upgraded to [nesxtcloud](https://nextcloud.com), and everything I have tried works out of the box, which is a lot more than I can say for ownCloud. Last major thing I need to recover it the [Plex Server](https://plex.tv)!
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One of the projects I have been working on is taking over web hosting for an organization I volunteer with. The old hosting was with a former member at his hosting company, but he is retiring as of the end of July, so I stepped up to host it. Some of the code used has not been updated in a while, and one of my first projects on it will be to wrap it into a more modern frame-work so other people can help maintain the site.
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In other random news (hence the title), [FreeBSD](http://www.freebsd.org) has released on schedule **FreeBSD 11.0B3**. I heard in passing on [BSDNow](http://www.bsdnow.tv) that this release might work on the Thinkpad x260. If you remember from [my last post](link://slug/home_network_updates), that I was in the market for a repalcement machine. Well, I found a really good deal on an new-in-the-box x260, and picked it up for around 1/4 the retail. The only thing it is currently missing is a back-light on the keyboard, but I am okay with it for now. Battery life under Linux has been awesome without any tuning. I can easly get 10+ hours in my testing, and I have not run the batteries dead yet. The only two issues with FreeBSD on the x260 that I know about is the lack of suspend/resume (general issue with Skylake), and the fact the Intel 8260 wireless card is not yet supported, but it seems like someone is working on that!
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In other random news (hence the title), [FreeBSD](https://www.freebsd.org) has released on schedule **FreeBSD 11.0B3**. I heard in passing on [BSDNow](https://www.bsdnow.tv) that this release might work on the Thinkpad x260. If you remember from [my last post](link://slug/home_network_updates), that I was in the market for a repalcement machine. Well, I found a really good deal on an new-in-the-box x260, and picked it up for around 1/4 the retail. The only thing it is currently missing is a back-light on the keyboard, but I am okay with it for now. Battery life under Linux has been awesome without any tuning. I can easly get 10+ hours in my testing, and I have not run the batteries dead yet. The only two issues with FreeBSD on the x260 that I know about is the lack of suspend/resume (general issue with Skylake), and the fact the Intel 8260 wireless card is not yet supported, but it seems like someone is working on that!
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At some point in the near future, I will have to rethink the mail situation. Do I really need to roll my own, or can I use a third party?
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This weekend, we went to the [Houson's Amazing Comic Con](http://www.amazinghoustoncomiccon.com/). As normal, we had fun, and as normal, I brought a camera. This one was not the big rig, but a small, older point-n-shoot type, so I am not totally happy with all the pics, but I did get some [some good ones](/photos/Comic-Cons/Houston-Amazing-Comic-Con-2016/)
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This weekend, we went to the [Houson's Amazing Comic Con](https://www.amazinghoustoncomiccon.com/). As normal, we had fun, and as normal, I brought a camera. This one was not the big rig, but a small, older point-n-shoot type, so I am not totally happy with all the pics, but I did get some [some good ones](/photos/Comic-Cons/Houston-Amazing-Comic-Con-2016/)
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This last weekend was the last weekend for the [2016 Texas Renaissance Festival](https://www.texrenfest.com/). Since the fall has been a bit crazy with sports and the new [job](/post/2016/10/exit-stage-left) that we only got to go one time this year.
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This last weekend was the last weekend for the [2016 Texas Renaissance Festival](https://www.texrenfest.com/). Since the fall has been a bit crazy with sports and the new [job](/post/2016/10/exit-stage-left/) that we only got to go one time this year.
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Naturally, I took my camera, but as luck would have it, the battery which said it was full before I left was actually flat, and died on me. I ended up using my phone (Nexus 5x), which turned out took decent pictures within limits. Action shots were out. However, I did manage to get a [a few I liked](/photos/TRF/2016), so on the photographic front, it was not a total loss.
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Naturally, I took my camera, but as luck would have it, the battery which said it was full before I left was actually flat, and died on me. I ended up using my phone (Nexus 5x), which turned out took decent pictures within limits. Action shots were out. However, I did manage to get a [a few I liked](/photos/TRF/2016/), so on the photographic front, it was not a total loss.
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On the family and fun side, we all had a blast, as the weather was near perfect. We still did not manage to leave at the right time, and it did take us almost 45 minutes to leave the parking lot. Oh, well.
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As you may [remember](/post/2017/01/happy-new-year), I have been working on my Project 365 (take and post a picture for 365 days). Well, so far, I am 20 for 20!
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As you may [remember](/post/2017/01/happy-new-year/), I have been working on my Project 365 (take and post a picture for 365 days). Well, so far, I am 20 for 20!
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But, in getting one for [yesterday](https://p365.donaldharper.com/posts/020-blue-flower-macro/), I ended up taking a bunch of pictures. I decide to share the best, and you can find them [here](/photos/Flowers/). Enjoy.
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Since this is a new year, I have decided that I should try those silly resolution things again. My two big ones I am willing to go public with are to get into better shape and the other is to complete another Project 365. So far, I am 100% on the second goal!
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You should go look at[p365.donaldharper.com](http://p365.donaldharper.com) and keep me honest.
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You should go look at[p365.donaldharper.com](https://p365.donaldharper.com) and keep me honest.
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As for the getting fit thing, I cheated, and started a couple of weeks ago. My two short term goals are to get to the point where I can do 100 push-ups daily (I am already up to 55 from starting at 10), and to be up and moving for at least 60 minutes daily. I have been tracking the movement for a while, and I am hit an miss. It is always harder over the holidays, but I think I can easily get that one going well.
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So, with my little [project](http://p365.donaldharper.com), I have been playing around with some new techniques in my photo work-flow. This is an example of a before and after image on one of the new things I am playing with:
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So, with my little [project](https://p365.donaldharper.com), I have been playing around with some new techniques in my photo work-flow. This is an example of a before and after image on one of the new things I am playing with:
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First week of the new year is behind us, and how are things looking? Well, aside from the cold over the weekend, I think things are going okay.
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I have not done formal resolutions for a while, but I have tried to improve myself, and sometimes a new effort matches up with the calendar. Aside from my [New Year's Day Post](/post/2017/01/happy-new-year)
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I have not done formal resolutions for a while, but I have tried to improve myself, and sometimes a new effort matches up with the calendar. Aside from my [New Year's Day Post](/post/2017/01/happy-new-year/)
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Another quick update on how I am doing with my [Project 365](https://p365.donaldharper.com).
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Another quick update on how I am doing with my [Project 365](https://p365.donaldharper.com/).
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See my [previous update](/post/2017/01/p365-monthly-checkin-01) for how I did last month.
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See my [previous update](/post/2017/01/p365-monthly-checkin-01/) for how I did last month.
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This month, while I posted a pic every day, aside from some of the Lego macro shots, I am not as happy with the subject matter. I need to work on that.
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This is a quick post so I can remember these details.
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So, on the [R810](/tags/r810), I am currently running [ArchLinux](http://archlinux.org), which uses by default [NetworkManager](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NetworkManager), which I have a love/hate relationship with. At my last job, I recommended removing it from our servers, as under [RHEL6](http://www.redhat.com), it does very odd things to the network and is hard to manage. I have heard that it is better under RHEL7. But, it does let you do some really cool things. On the R810, there is a cellular modem, and on previous installes, I have had it configured and scripted using **nmcli** to easily bring up and down the cellular connections.
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So, on the [R810](/tags/r810/), I am currently running [ArchLinux](https://archlinux.org), which uses by default [NetworkManager](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NetworkManager), which I have a love/hate relationship with. At my last job, I recommended removing it from our servers, as under [RHEL6](https://www.redhat.com), it does very odd things to the network and is hard to manage. I have heard that it is better under RHEL7. But, it does let you do some really cool things. On the R810, there is a cellular modem, and on previous installes, I have had it configured and scripted using **nmcli** to easily bring up and down the cellular connections.
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The problem I am facing now is that my current DHCP server for the house does not let me provide two MAC Address for a single IP, so when I dock the R810, it gets a different IP address than when it is on WiFi. Very annoying. Also, for some reason, it would prefer to use WiFi when the ethernet connection was present, thus giving me a slower connection.
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Well, I had to [open my mouth](/post/2017/06/trip-to-bournemouth-uk) and say that I thought things were going to slow down. About that...
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Well, I had to [open my mouth](/post/2017/06/trip-to-bournemouth-uk/) and say that I thought things were going to slow down. About that...
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So, I get word late on a Friday I needed to get to New York for a meeting with a vendor. A frantic hour or so later, and I have things booked, and that Sunday, I have this view:
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In my rush to pack (I had lots of little things to get done before climbing on the plane, including a quick round of D&D with the kids: ), I totally forgot my camera. So, I spent some time playing phone-photographer. The [results are here](/photos/Travel/US/NYC-2017-06).
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In my rush to pack (I had lots of little things to get done before climbing on the plane, including a quick round of D&D with the kids: ), I totally forgot my camera. So, I spent some time playing phone-photographer. The [results are here](/photos/Travel/US/NYC-2017-06/).
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So, what is night-mode? It is a mode for changing the color temperature of computer screens to be ‘warmer’ (more red-tones, less blue tones). Why? The strong blue tones (and whites) from most computer screens help trick your mind into thinking it is still day, and therefor you need to be awake.
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I have been trying to enable night mode on all the things for a while now. For my android phone, I use <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.lux" target="_blank" rel="noopener">twilight for Android</a> (IOS has something built in now), <a href="https://getsol.us/home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Solus Linux</a> added it in the most recent release, <a href="https://www.gnome.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gnome</a> has it in the later releases, and under <a href="http://i3wm.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">i3</a>, I use <a href="https://justgetflux.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xflux</a>.
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I have been trying to enable night mode on all the things for a while now. For my android phone, I use <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.lux" target="_blank" rel="noopener">twilight for Android</a> (IOS has something built in now), <a href="https://getsol.us/home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Solus Linux</a> added it in the most recent release, <a href="https://www.gnome.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gnome</a> has it in the later releases, and under <a href="https://i3wm.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">i3</a>, I use <a href="https://justgetflux.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xflux</a>.
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However, I could not find anything for the Chromebooks….until now! 9to5Google.com has <a href="https://9to5google.com/2017/05/15/chrome-os-built-in-night-mode/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a story about the feature coming soon</a> to ChromeOS, but they claim that you need to be on the very latest development branch called ‘Canary’. I tend to run on the Developers branch, and did not want to switch. I did a bit of digging, and found <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeos/comments/6asjrc/builtin_night_mode_for_chrome_os_in_latest_canary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this reddit thread</a> which has the feature flag to set:
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I had some time over the weekend, so I went through and cleaned up the links from the older posts as <a href="https://www.duckland.org/2017/08/welcome-to-the-new-look/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">promised a while back</a>. Amazingly, only <a href="https://www.duckland.org/2008/08/pizza-party-command-line-pizza-ordering-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one</a> of the links is gone without a replacement.
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The good thing was most of the updates where to change the URL from http:// to https://, which I think is a good thing.
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The good thing was most of the updates where to change the URL from https:// to https://, which I think is a good thing.
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||||
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The numbers are unbelievable. As I write this, we are 12 weeks into 2018, and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/02/us/school-shootings-2018-list-trnd/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">there have been 17 school shootings in the US where someone was injured or killed</a>. 1.4 per week. And, if you look outside of schools, there have been to date <a href="http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/mass-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">50 mass shootings</a> where 4 or more people were injured or killed, not counting the shooter. 50 since January 1, 2018.
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The numbers are unbelievable. As I write this, we are 12 weeks into 2018, and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/02/us/school-shootings-2018-list-trnd/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">there have been 17 school shootings in the US where someone was injured or killed</a>. 1.4 per week. And, if you look outside of schools, there have been to date <a href="https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/mass-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">50 mass shootings</a> where 4 or more people were injured or killed, not counting the shooter. 50 since January 1, 2018.
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Never Again.
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|Past|Preset|Comments|
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|[bash](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/) - my shell of choice|Still Bash|Why change something that works|
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|[screen](http://www.gnu.org/software/screen) - a shell multiplexer and more|[tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki)|So much better|
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|[screen](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen) - a shell multiplexer and more|[tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki)|So much better|
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|mutt-ng - a mua on steroids|[mutt](https://mutt.org)|Mainstream finally caught up|
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|centericq - IM. How do you stay in touch?|nothing|CLI chat is mainly dead, sadly|
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|snownews - an RSS feed reader|[newsboat](https://www.newsboat.org)|Feed readers are still a thing|
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|
|||
Next steps here are to upgrade to NextCloud Hub 18, which is the latest release, and to get everybody else in the house storing their files on the NextCloud sever.
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## Media (Music and Videos)
|
||||
Back before there was stable and wide-spread music streaming services, I had managed to amass a large-ish music collection which I used various local clients to play. Once I decided to ditch Google Play Music, I needed a way to get play my music where ever. Enter [Airsonic](https://airsonic.github.io/), a music streaming server I can run under docker here at the house. For my phone, I am using an application called Dsub ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/github.daneren2005.dsub/), [Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=github.daneren2005.dsub)) which lets me cache the music on my phone so I can play it without using the phone's data connection.
|
||||
Back before there was stable and wide-spread music streaming services, I had managed to amass a large-ish music collection which I used various local clients to play. Once I decided to ditch Google Play Music, I needed a way to get play my music where ever. Enter [Airsonic](https://airsonic.github.io/), a music streaming server I can run under docker here at the house. For my phone, I am using an application called Dsub ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/github.daneren2005.dsub/)) which lets me cache the music on my phone so I can play it without using the phone's data connection.
|
||||
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||||
My next step here is to take the playlists I made in Play Music and port them over to AirSonic. I will also need to purchase some of the songs I am missing.
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As we wander into another week of restrictions, I am taking a quick look at what I have been doing with my time not spent commuting to the office, and having to stay up late with the kids whilst they do their homework.
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||||
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||||
So, I have gotten my home hosting sorted and tied up. I now have two systems up running [docker](https://www.docker.org). The first is running the services I would want on the outside. Things like my calendar, music, files, photos, and movies. The other is running internal monitoring services.
|
||||
So, I have gotten my home hosting sorted and tied up. I now have two systems up running [docker](https://www.docker.com). The first is running the services I would want on the outside. Things like my calendar, music, files, photos, and movies. The other is running internal monitoring services.
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||||
|
||||
My next project is to finish setting up a decent VPN solution (probably wireguard) and drop the external access. Since I am not going anywhere currently, I have already dropped inbound connections to the house. This web site is not served from the house.
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