The Wordpress.com gouging is over. Since I’ve moved to a new hose with business class internet and a new server rack with a High availability server/storage solution, I’m in the process of moving existing paid subscription services and other external hosted SaaS wallet drains over to self hosting.
Two years ago I began migrating away from the Appleverse to Linux and opensource. The biggest issue I faced was my calendars and contacts. I still use my iPhone and needed to have access and synchronisation between my phone and desktop. I overcame this issue and wrote a blog (https://webby.land/2017/08/11/using-your-icloud-address-book-in-linux/ ) Moving on and settling… Continue reading iCloud contacts on Linux. 2 years on
Lately I’ve been focusing on home automation using Home Assistant and I’ve created a GitHub repository for my configuration to help version control and roll backs (and another source for backups) My GitHub Repository
I have few lamps that had switches in hard to get spaces. Since these lamps also had usage patterns that were very algorithmic i.e Should only be on when people are home Turn on when the room is becoming dark (about an hour before the sun is setting) Some turn off at a certain time… Continue reading Toe dip into Home Automation
dd has being my go to tool for everything-imges-and-iso, especially ever since the usb stick became ubiquitous and norm for installing new a OS. For the past month I’ve been trying out a new way/tool on both linux and MacOS called etcher. It’s light weight and easy to use. Have a look on github https://github.com/resin-io/etcher… Continue reading Etcher does away with dd*
Synopsis: NetworkManager bad. Systemd good. Netplan a curve ball. Make a yaml. I just completed a fresh (minimal) install of Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop. I used the new LTS release as an excuse to redo my workstation to simplify and unify since my use case flipped from more KVM virtual machines to more LXD containers. In… Continue reading Netplan bridging under Ubuntu 18.04
Continuing on with my theme of compiling and patching linux kernels a la: Kernel patch and compile the Fedora way A more elegant: Quick and dirty kernel patch and build Here is how I patch and compile new kernels for Ubuntu/Debian distributions. More specifically, create .deb files to be used by the Advanced Packaging Tool… Continue reading Kernel patch and compile the Debian/Ubuntu way
Ok, I’ll keep this short, sweet and generic. I’ll endeaver to put up a instructions for creating custom kernel packages in .dep and rpm (done and see here “Kernel patch and compile the Fedora way“) format if I find the need to create them. As we have seen, the original/traditional/generic way to install new kernels… Continue reading A more elegant: Quick and dirty kernel patch and build
Compiling a custom kernel in the open source world of Linux is pretty much a given and an underrated privilege. This can be a simple or convoluted process depending on work flow and technique. Each distribution has a preferred way which tends to result in a nice reusable packaged compatible to specific package management… Continue reading Kernel patch and compile the Fedora way
OK! Just a quick one, more a note to myself as I brain spaced when trying to get GDM to display on my desired monitor when my system first starts up. History: I have a duel monitor setup and I’m running Gnome3 and the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) which handles graphical user login, as well… Continue reading GDM display on the monitor you want
