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[gnome] My daily driver. Simple, but I like the look
  • Aside form all the stuff you find in bash, it has some additional unique features mostly related to shell programming. A few example include

    • floating point arithmetic and math functions like sin, cos, exp etc
    • "compound" variables (kinda like an object in javascript)
    • An extended version of getopts which supports both long and short options, and it implicitly creates some additional options for you i.e. a usage page available at --help and a longer manpage style output available at --man
    • In addition to the usual shell builtins, it has a ton of optional ones you can enable at build time, which ranges from basic stuff like chown and chgrp (faster than invoking a new process) to an integrated tcp/udp server with an event loop (i.e. "mkservice" and "eloop" commands)
    • Command line and history editing with vi/emacs commands
    • coprocesses: you can start programs/subshells in the background but still communicate with the std input/output of them while the main script runs either by using the -p flag to read/print or by assigning file descriptors to them (so you support more than one background process this way)

    TBH, I don't even use some of these features, but it's still a very cool shell, and probably underrated. Not to mention I like being contrarian at times.

    Note; AFAIU these advanced features don't apply to ksh's clones like mksh or openbsd's ksh, they are unique to the original "ksh93".

    On the downside, it's command completion is pretty basic compared to bash. It completes paths and filenames, but you can't extend it to complete command line arguments to commands or anything

  • Unixporn @lemmy.ml Manbart @beehaw.org
    [gnome] My daily driver. Simple, but I like the look
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    PSA: Intel Graphics Drivers Now Collect Telemetry By Default
  • Crash reports are one thing, but web browsing data and enumerating devices on your local network go well beyond that objective

    From https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/topics/idsa-cip.html

    Other devices in your computing environment

    The categories of websites you visit, but not the URL itself, Includes universal plug and play devices and devices that broadcast

    information to your computer on a local area network: for example, smart TV model and vendor information, and video streaming devices.

    The categories of websites you visit, but not the URL itself, The information collected includes categorized web browsing history that shows how long and how often you visited specific categories of sites (i.e. social media, personal finance, or news). All site visits are classified into one of 30 categories. We do not collect URLs, web pages titles, or user-specific content without explicit permission from you.

  • “Absurd”: Google, Amazon rebuked over unsupported Chromebooks still for sale
  • I recently got a Chromebook from work (it's no longer supported by manufacturer, so it was bound for ewaste). A Toshiba Chromebook 2 (model CB35-B3440).

    Installing Linux was pretty uneventful after struggling a bit to get ChromeOS re-installed, which I had to do as the original image was 'enterprise managed' and thus had developer mode disabled. After reinstalling ChtomeOS and removing the hardware write lock (a foil sticker on the MoBo), I ran the install script from https://mrchromebox.tech/ which reflashed the firmware to Coreboot. Its pretty much a standard EFI laptop at that point.

    It has 4GB memory, an Intel Celeron N2840 CPU and 16GB eMMC. I put Fedora LXQT on it. Overall, it is very underpowered in the CPU department, noticeably more so even compared to other low end laptops of similar vintage I have. But, its good enough for web browsing and e-book reading. The HD screen looks pretty good and the best part is the batterey life is way better than any other laptop I've had. You can actually use it for a full day on a single charge. If you understand the limitations, its a worthwhile device considering the cost of these ranges from free in m case to about $40 used on Ebay

  • Linux Desktop share keeps increasing, 3.13% now.
  • I run Office 365 as a PWA at work, it works good enough. And I pretty much use it just for Outlook anyway (I never can get the shared calendars to work in the native Linux email clients), LibreOffice is good enough for my word docs, diagrams and spreadsheets. It helps that we use SharePoint, which doesn't support all of the formatting features of desktop Office anyway

  • On the future of free long term support for Linux distributions
  • Like everything, it's a trade off. Windows allows different versions of the same libraries, but at the cost of an ever growing WinSXS folder and slow updates

  • Are there any visual voicemail apps for Android that don't require Google Play Services? #LineageOS
  • Tried installing MicroG from the F-Droid repo, and 'My Visual Voicemail' app at least partially works now. See my other new post for details

  • Are there any visual voicemail apps for Android that don't require Google Play Services? #LineageOS
  • Just an update in case anyone is facing similar issues;

    I installed MicroG on my vanilla LineageOS ROM using the F-Droid repo on their web page. I tried downloading the 'My Visual Voicemail' app again, and it now partially works, but at least it's usable now. I still get a popup when I open the app that says Google Play Services is required, but I can now at least close the dialog to view, play and delete messages. Before it wouldn't let me close the dialog. Not sure if notifications are working as I havn't got a new voicemail yet, but it's at least usable for my purposes

  • Are there any visual voicemail apps for Android that don't require Google Play Services? #LineageOS
  • Yes. I can hold the 1 key down, and it will give me a voice menu to listen to my messages, but I get no notification when there is a new message. I previously had an iPhone, and in that dialer there was a voicemail tab that showed my inbox and you could listen to/delete the messages from there (and I got a notification when there was a new message).

    There are some Play Store apps that have this function, but I have yet to find one that works without Google Play Services installed

  • Are there any visual voicemail apps for Android that don't require Google Play Services? #LineageOS

    Those who are using Android ROMs without Google play services installed: Do you know any visual voicemail apps that work without Google Play Services? I tried the app 'My Visual Voicemail' but it wouldn't work. Though it seems to see all my voicemails when I open the app, a popup comes up saying the app requires Google Play Services and refuses to play the voicemails. I was also going to try 'Boost Visual Voicemail' (my carrier), but I wasn't able to find the .apk file through the usual channels (apkmirror.com, https://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/). I didn't see anything relevant in F-Droid either.

    TIA!

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    Samsung A5 - 2015 version only?

    I'm interested in getting an inexpensive device to install PostmarketOS on just to play around with mobile Linux and maybe do some testing (I'm not expecting this to be my daily driver phone).

    The Samsung A5 seems like a device that works reasonably well with PM and can be bought on Ebay fairly cheaply. However, it looks like most of the A5 I see on Ebay are 2016 and 2017 models. I notice the Wiki specifically mentions the 2015 model though.

    Are these devices compatible, or do I need specifically the 2015 model?

    Any other suggestions for inexpensive mobile devices that support PM that are widely available?

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    Suggestions for LineageOS device?
  • Went with the Pixel 5. It's working well so far. I got a used factory unlocked model in good condition for $175

  • Moving away from RHEL based distros, whats good ?
  • How has hardware compatibility been for you with Guix? It seems compelling g to me but my understanding is that it strictly avoids non-free blobs

  • My record store haul today.
  • Mine has this cover:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobahn_(album)#/media/File%3AAutobahn-kraftwerk-cover.jpg

    Though, I see from the search to pull that up that yours is the remastered version

  • Haiku Got Awesome. Really Awesome. - Action Retro
  • Looks pretty cool actually, now I just need some more hardware..

  • My record store haul today.
  • Hmm, your copy of Atobahn has a different cover than mine. Also, what the heck is Dr spaces alien planet trip? Lol, was this something you were looking for or just bought because it looked cool?

  • Majority of Americans Would Like to Return to Time Before Cell Phones, Internet, According to New Poll
  • Well, as we all know, 73% statistics are made up on the spot

  • Lemmy needs two things to be successful
  • Just to add a little more context, here’s the W3C recommendation for DID:

    https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/

  • Suggestions for LineageOS device?

    cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/509450

    > Due to some damaged hardware, it's about time for me to get a new phone. For my next device, I'm looking to use use LineageOS > > Does anyone have suggestions for a used device with good LineageOS support? I'm looking for something decent but not too expensive with good compatibility. Any other tips for a new user?

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    Suggestions for LineageOS device?

    Due to some damaged hardware, it's about time for me to get a new phone. For my next device, I'm looking to use use LineageOS

    Does anyone have suggestions for a used device with good LineageOS support? I'm looking for something decent but not too expensive with good compatibility. Any other tips for a new user?

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    What are some Gemini and Gopher sites that are good?

    Looking to find more indie/small-web content to replace big tech sites. I enjoy Lemmy and Mastodon, but does anyone know any good Gemini and Gopher protocol sites that actively post content?

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    Manbart Manbart @beehaw.org
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