My own intricate system of 4 git repos to manage dotfiles, bash initialization, cli tools/scripts, and system state.

The last one keeps track of installed packages and “dotfiles” out of the home directory (system config files like /etc/hosts).

if you need less than 4TB just get a solid state

Firefox with uBlock Origin makes mobile usable, but I don’t know how people use other browsers that don’t allow extensions.

I got the HL-L2325DW last year. Connecting it to the WiFi using WPS was really easy. Making the desktop see it was a bit of trial and error, but it was partially thanks to the PDF viewer I was using, so I’d recommend printing from a well established viewer like Okular or the web browser, at least for the first use.

I don’t remember having to download any drivers manually from their website btw, I just chose it from the list when setting up a new printer. This process might change with the distro and desktop environment though, I’m using Kubuntu.

In fact, if you’re a bit lucky, the printer might even show up as a “discovered device” after you connect it to your network, even with a suggested driver and connection so you just need to press next.

“Desktop OS” also counts laptops. Unless people are working from their smartphones, I don’t think desktop is collapsing at all.

it’s based on this gist - follow the instructions at the top: you’ll need to set the right Sidebery preface to make it work, it’ll let you toggle it on and off easily.

sidebery + custom userChrome.css to make it collapse when the mouse leaves the area.

function command_one() {
    # activate the environment
    source "$XDG_DATA_HOME/venvs/alpha.sh"
    # run the thing
    actual_command_one
}

function command_two() {
    # activate the environment
    source "$XDG_DATA_HOME/venvs/alpha.sh"
    source "$XDG_DATA_HOME/venvs/bravo.sh"
    # run the other thing
    actual_command_two
}

cool, I’ve been using curl -s ifconfig.me after dig +short myip.opendns.com stopped working

I’m not looking into logging http traffic, but that seems like a popular option

lol I literally did this yesterday for my job, using dashboard 1860 too. I used a docker compose stack following their guide here.

the other day I spent probably 30 minutes comparing solutions to share files between two machines over the network. I ended up just running this Python line…

python3 -m http.server 8080

there are dozens of us, dozens!

I’m also running Kubuntu, but I’ll switch to EndeavourOS. I wouldn’t pick Debian because I like having the latest versions of things as they’re released, some things even in beta, but other than that I think it’s a solid choice if it fits your needs.

the fact that it’ll have hundreds of copycats doesn’t make it less silly

have you tried other compatibility layers and launch options? See https://www.protondb.com/app/1659040