Tom :debian:

:startrek: 🏳️‍🌈 Hey, I'm Tom. I love technology and all things opensource.

I have a bunch of :raspberrypi:'s running my homelab, keeping my personal life off the internet :nocloud:. Still a way to go before I'm completely offline, a major issue being Google Home 🔊.

I run :debian: with :xfce: and my gaming computer runs :popos:! I also have a Fairphone4 which runs :lineageos2: with MindTheGapps.

Mentally Ill 🧠. Lover of ☕ and 🛏️. I have two beautiful long haired 🐱.

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2024-09-04 08:05:04

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@npub1zpu…qh6x Why go through all that work only to make the name of the tool obscure. Looks like a great tool, but I'll never remember tbmk.

2024-08-30 16:19:13

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@npub1zpu…qh6x But it's still new, how could they run out already?

2024-08-27 14:00:24

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@npub1l3g…vu48 That there is the median.

2024-08-26 17:16:55

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@npub1zpu…qh6x Oh good, I'm sure this is something the users have been begging for.

2024-08-26 15:55:44

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@npub1sh4…32nx I just don't like, don't want to use, and can't get on with docker. I find it much simpler to just create an Apache config for each package.

2024-08-26 15:46:19

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@npub1sh4…32nx huh, is pinchflat container install only? Huge minus.

2024-08-26 15:44:25

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@npub1sh4…32nx Inline links please. I like being able to go straight to what's being talked about, rather than scanning the whole page to see where a site has hidden its links.

2024-08-26 15:14:37

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@npub1cm7…32y8 Love this! As long as details are also printed.

2024-08-20 00:34:29

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@npub1cm7…32y8 I've added the bug report to the original post.

2024-08-19 13:05:17

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@npub1cm7…32y8 Nope
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/988/829/371/944/168/original/379d2615d7576d05.jpg

2024-08-19 12:48:37

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@npub1cm7…32y8 I'm a bit scared of changing things as the system has no issue on the previous kernel.

2024-08-19 12:45:30

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@npub1cm7…32y8 Going to wait for 6.10.5 and see if that works. It's confused me, how would I change what's in /proc/cmdline? Could I point direct to /dev/nvme0n1p2 instead of the UUID and see if that sorts it?

2024-08-19 12:31:35

OK, Linux kernel 6.10.4 seems really buggy. My gaming computer fails to boot with it, and now my laptop does too. Lands on `initramfs` saying my boot drive isn't found (Using UUID in fstab). Looking in /dev/ it doesn't show up. Boots fine on 6.10.3 and booting a live USB stick also boot fine and shows the drive. Kernel driver issue?
Running Debian Sid.
#kernel #linux #debian #sid

2024-08-18 13:06:34

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@npub16l6…4zxy If they made a comment they'd only be condemning themselves.

2024-08-17 10:26:06

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@npub1sh4…32nx Teaching others is always the best way to lean.

2024-08-08 17:34:49

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@npub1l3g…vu48 Pretty sure android has had the toggle for USB use since it released.

2024-08-08 17:27:19

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@npub1l3g…vu48 I'm using Rofi with XFCE. Best launcher I've used so far. Love the single file customisation. Using it for window switching too.

2024-08-07 15:32:26

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@npub1zpu…qh6x Vertical tabs in v131 is interesting, definitely not my kind of thing, but I know people have been calling for it.

2024-08-07 14:41:42

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@npub1zpu…qh6x I feel this was more of an evolution than a wipe.

2024-08-06 22:15:16

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@npub1a74…u9xf 2

2024-07-30 12:02:10

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@npub1jc6…7v67 What is that mess on the left? This isn't the new norm is it?

2024-07-29 10:28:13

@npub1jc6…7v67 You think there needs to be something at the bottom of long posts like this to suggest there's more? The crop just looks like something broken.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/869/303/314/723/838/original/678009cfac5c7efc.png

2024-07-22 20:06:49

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@npub1zpu…qh6x That's nasty.

2024-07-20 18:39:39

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@npub1sua…szrk I'd love to play the new DOOM on DOS, the trippy ness would be crazy.

2024-07-20 15:32:41

I love Magpie's and Crows they are so curious, had a magpie the previous day bounce across the garden to inspect the camera. Seems to be a mother and her 3? Children. This little guy was very interested in the camera.
#wildlife #wildlifecam #raspberrypi #magpi #bird
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/819/539/496/787/168/original/0aafe4c331abdfd5.mp4

2024-07-20 14:27:56

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@npub1sh4…32nx Yes! Would need to add a crosshair on the female port too, you think manufacturers would be up to it?

2024-07-20 13:20:33

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@npub1sh4…32nx USB-C Is difficult to find the hole, a little beeping type radar would be wonderful.

2024-07-18 20:59:12

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@npub1sh4…32nx Highly dependent on watch face and data it collects. I ran my own custom face.

2024-07-18 18:43:05

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@npub1sh4…32nx The one thing I hate about smartwatches is that you have to constantly charge them. My watchy is best lasting about a week, but even that gets tiring.

2024-07-16 13:45:47

So much hate in #trending it's depressing.

2024-07-12 14:22:29

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@npub1sh4…32nx I follow a couple of news accounts that like to just spam 50ish stories now and again. Definitely not good for an infinite scroll feed.

2024-07-12 13:22:05

My big gripe with my #casio G-shock analogue watch is that the LCD's have very poor contrast and are impossible to read unless under bright light.

2024-07-11 18:59:04

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@npub1sh4…32nx Ooh sea pickles!

2024-07-08 18:05:26

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@npub1zpu…qh6x Inter is a great font, will be sad seeing Ubuntu lose its personality, though.

2024-07-07 12:45:17

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@npub1sh4…32nx I'm still waiting for my upgraded parts.

2024-07-05 14:41:55

FYI, DO NOT subscribe to #linuxformat the unsubscription process is horrific. You purchase through a different site that you receive the magazines from, you can't download the mags you buy.
Make sure you remember the site you subscribed to it from, for me, it was mymagazine.co.uk, and they don't even allow you to cancel! You have to fill out a form and request to be cancelled!
What a #Scam!
#linux #magazine

2024-07-03 11:50:38

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@npub1sua…szrk Time to sand down the whole case and repaint!

2024-06-29 08:40:23

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@npub1sh4…32nx It's a super simple setup, got some awesome footage of various animals in my garden. Once it has solar, I won't need to bring it in to charge.

2024-06-27 13:11:11

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@npub1sh4…32nx I do that!

2024-06-26 16:49:56

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@npub15cd…3mv2 Not too sure, but I don't think that's how cocoons works.

2024-06-23 18:39:51

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@npub1ptm…2xku Best feature yet!

2024-06-21 15:51:00

OK, apparently installing #UbuntuTouch is what killed my phone's sensors. Installing stock or another #android based OS doesn't bring them back. You have to run `restorecon -FR /mnt/vendor/persist`from a rooted terminal to bring them back up. Doing so now.

2024-06-20 17:43:40

OK, my house is now pretty much just using electricity, bar the boiler. How do I get my housing association to allow me to set up a full sized windmill in my garden?

2024-06-17 15:19:52

Huh, interesting. My NAS is running on a 64bit Raspberry Pi5, but because I simply switched in an SD card from a 32bit Pi 3 it's confused. Its system reports it's running 64 bit when actually the installed software is 32 bit. Need to keep this in mind when installing new software. Would be a HUGE pain to reinstall the OS, so I'll let it have bit dysphoria for now.
This is why #betula wasn't compiling properly with GCC.

2024-06-17 13:08:40

My finds from an antiques place today.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/632/117/218/618/970/original/f32fc030b2c41cc2.png

2024-06-17 12:04:40

Found a couple of Nat King Cole #vinyls to start my collection.

2024-06-14 10:20:32

@npub1jc6…7v67 Notification thread grouping? Would something like this be possible. So for example, if you receive numerous replies from a single thread, they don't fill up your notifications unless you expand them.

2024-06-13 19:31:01

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@npub1l3g…vu48 8GB, might struggle with 4.

2024-06-13 19:05:44

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@npub1l3g…vu48 Alacritty!

2024-06-13 13:55:56

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@npub1sua…szrk What does your caps lock key say?!

2024-06-11 17:43:59

Raspberry Pi is now on the stock exchange... Hope they target a lower price with their next Pi release, but I doubt it.

2024-06-11 17:21:46

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@npub1l3g…vu48 Unfortunately stuck with a phone for whatsapp and smart devices.

2024-06-11 17:21:08

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@npub1l3g…vu48 What I'd like is a pocket device that runs Linux that can make callls.

2024-06-11 17:17:09

I don't even want Android, moving to a larger walled garden is not in my slightest interest.

2024-06-11 15:01:03

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@npub1l3g…vu48 He does loads of these, lots of odd people on the internet.

2024-06-07 21:40:43

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@npub1l3g…vu48 You can click and drag from the rulers on the edge to create lines, align these to the centre of the image, then crop as needed.

2024-05-31 13:13:50

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@npub1p45…89jz Slipped in loads of subliminal messages I hope.

2024-05-31 12:10:43

@npub1jc6…7v67 When minimising the compose window, would it be possible to fade out the background first before the shrink animation? It's quite jarring on dark mode, with the entire background shrinking.

2024-05-30 16:06:57

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@npub1l3g…vu48 I buy second hand on wob

2024-05-29 18:28:16

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@npub1l3g…vu48 Now that's movie quality.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/525/789/890/062/918/original/58336633eaef9263.mp4

2024-05-29 17:17:59

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@npub1t9n…k9e7 What are these "Rounded active areas"? You have some photos?

2024-05-28 12:33:11

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@npub1l3g…vu48 I like LineageOS's options, just wish they had more.

2024-05-27 15:03:39

#XFiles Does Mulder ever wear suits that fit him?

2024-05-25 18:55:25

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@npub1zpu…qh6x is

2024-05-25 13:55:32

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@npub1sh4…32nx Would be nice to have a mass toggle. I've never wanted retoots.

2024-05-20 19:12:28

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@npub18ne…2mm9 Continually feeling the need to bolt on features.

2024-05-19 22:03:47

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@npub1sh4…32nx 4, found it for £30 on ebay! A 5 would have been overkill and they are pricey.

2024-05-19 16:02:09

Royal Mail delivered my new Pi on a Sunday!

2024-05-17 09:17:17

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@npub1q5l…ywp3 This is actually fantastic, I'm relatively new to git and have been just randomly opening files in .git till I found the origin URL. Also thank you for providing a fish function too!

2024-05-17 08:45:13

@npub1jc6…7v67 There's something with the current #xfce hashtag feed that crashes phanpy dev.
https://fosstodon.org/tags/xfce
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/455/549/644/419/739/original/1124bbd0f3a61b73.mp4

2024-05-10 16:08:55

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@npub1sua…szrk Depends on what you define as "Half of the internet" I'm guessing there are thousands if not millions of small servers down right now.

2024-05-10 15:59:21

Updated my `Wildlife Camera` project on GitLab.
- IR LED's now turn on and off during recordings
- Fixed IR LED GPIO pin being wrong
- Cleaned up the motion code
- Added an example script for transferring files off the pi
- Working on adding solar (help needed)
https://gitlab.com/tripplehelix/wildlifecam
#wildlife #camera #cameratrap

2024-05-05 21:28:00

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@npub1wst…ez75 I used autoFS for a while, had many issues with it and switched to systemd automount. I find automount cleaner and easier to manage.

2024-05-01 16:30:02

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@npub1rv5…z2l6 The crop on that OG image is quite unfortunate, might be worth updating the image. `twa-` only brings up one word, being English.

2024-04-30 15:09:14

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@npub1p45…89jz Wanna share the awards?

2024-04-27 14:05:39

On the #Linux #Terminal, is there a way to list all #systemctl issues? For example, show the number of and which #services have issues, the same way `cockpit` does in the web interface?

2024-04-26 17:40:54

Caught a squirrel on my garden camera!
#wildlife
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/338/747/525/366/243/original/4799c5a6d34724a5.mp4

2024-04-23 12:26:28

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@npub1j7j…tdlk I use `task-*-desktop` makes it much easier than remembering all the dependencies.

2024-04-18 16:29:33

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@npub1vcl…k6t3 Migrating from a password manager is much easier than getting someone to use one.

2024-04-18 08:48:35

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@npub1p45…89jz Could you provide an example using all 259 options?

2024-04-17 10:43:45

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@npub1l3g…vu48 So `bat` is batcatenate?

2024-04-17 10:23:18

I like to make my bash scripts as efficient as possible, but they just confuse me when I come back and look at them later.
Completely forgot you could cat multiple files and it auto merges them all:
cat -v file.a file.b file.c > merged.file
Also didn't even realise I used -v, spent a lot of time going through pages and converting non-printable characters.

2024-04-09 19:53:34

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@npub1l3g…vu48 It has a few advantages over bash.

2024-04-09 17:25:39

Got triple diamonds today in my silly little fish shell script. Going to go place some bets.
https://gitlab.com/tripplehelix/debianscripts/-/blob/main/slots?ref_type=heads

2024-04-08 14:32:47

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@npub18ne…2mm9 Building anything packaged product from cargo.io comes with a huge dependency list.

2024-04-08 11:23:58

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@npub15lr…p2vs https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30683657/use-windows-95-font-on-webpage - Found this, works great!

2024-04-07 16:57:10

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@npub1zpu…qh6x Annoyingly it doesn't pull from minigalaxy. Not sure why it doesn't just scan folder structures instead.

2024-04-07 14:49:55

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@npub1u0r…92zh I also made olive and black garlic focaccia this week!

2024-04-04 12:48:09

Anyone know what happened to the #LineageOS builds last week? Are new builds being produced now? I can't find the server that runs the official builds, on the old website they linked to the server so you could see the build queue.

2024-04-03 17:56:19

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@npub15lr…p2vs It's for lightdm-webkit. XFCE comes with lightdm-gtk and the only other version Debian packages is slick-greeter. Neither work.

2024-03-31 13:05:31

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@npub188q…3jlx It lacks Debian Unstable, which is different from testing.

2024-03-26 15:02:01

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@npub1xuw…xhq5 I think I'm going to setup zram again, didn't think I'd need it with 16GB.

2024-03-26 14:40:55

The issue I had with slow #cargo builds seems to have been because of a disk caching issue. I simply ran;
`sudo /sbin/sysctl -w vm.drop_caches=3`
and now everything's fine!
#rust

2024-03-22 14:14:09

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@npub1l3g…vu48 Just see it through, all medication takes time to settle in the system. I'd be easy on yourself over the next month. Make sure to take all meds at the same time each day. Good luck!
ADHD medication has always been fascinating to me, used to look after a child in school who had ADHD as one of their diagnoses and the medication completely calmed them. Another child was misdiagnosed and became incredibly hyper.

2024-03-21 14:13:36

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@npub129g…4kwg OK this seems to be a much more widespread issue, as even clamscan uses only 6% CPU.
Thanks for the help though!

2024-03-21 14:02:22

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@npub129g…4kwg My computer is running in 'Desktop' mode was in 'Balanced' via tuned. But then I used balanced mode on the intel machine.
I run XFCE. Think this is going to be one of those issues that just surprises me and suddenly works properly.

2024-03-21 13:37:25

@npub1jc6…7v67 Multi line code snippets when?
```
if [ $(type flatpak 2>/dev/null | grep -c "is /") -eq 1 ];
echo -e \n$TITLE"Cleaning and updating Flatpak..."\n$RESET
flatpak uninstall --unused
flatpak update
end
```

2024-03-21 13:28:06

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@npub129g…4kwg
```
~► ./rust 0.104s 13:27:40
Ok(16)
```

2024-03-21 13:24:55

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@npub129g…4kwg Sorry to be a noob, but how would I run this?

2024-03-21 13:21:29

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@npub129g…4kwg https://paste.debian.net/hidden/8e632f08