A blog about Linux, programming, and other ideas
📅 August 11, 2026 Do you like the terminal? Do you find it to be too much trouble to lift your grubby little fingers away from the keyboard and use a mouse to navigate a fancy GUI weather app just to check a three-day weather forecast for a given area? Well, wttr.in has you covered! [ ]
📅 July 30, 2026 I had the opportunity to try this popular 100% keyboard with Linux to find out what the typing experience is like, and I am pleased! Wireless, wired, RGB, 108-keys, hot-swappable mechanical switches, solid construction it even has an animated dot matrix display for those who like that kind of gimmick [ ]
📅 July 15, 2026 Given how the latest Ubuntu mainline kernels now seem to need the added step of manually running update-initramfs, here is a Bash script to simplify the process. The idea is to download the four amd64 kernel .deb files and place them in a dedicated directory where the script will run. This [ ]
📅 June 22, 2026 Kernel 7.1.1 is available from the Ubuntu mainline kernel repository, but I have encountered the same missing initramfs issue when attempting to install it as when installing kernel 7.1.0. Occasionally, this would happen in the past with a random kernel release, but not consistently like this. It could be something has [ ]
📅 June 15, 2025 Kernel 7.1.0 was released today (as of the time of this writing) in the Ubuntu mainline repository, and that means I had to try it out for the sake of trying it out! On the downside, v7.1.0 caused a kernel panic upon boot due to a missing initramfs, so be aware. [ ]
📅 June 11, 2026 While perusing the groups and passwd files in Ubuntu Cinnamon 26.04, I encountered a user and group named whoopsie. What is this? This is curious since I had not really paid attention to this before. What is whoopsie, what does it do, and should it be disabled? Do I Have a [ ]
📅 June 6, 2026 My system keeps booting into 1920 1080 and will not show the correct resolution until a second reboot. This happened to me continually on one Linux system running Xubuntu 26.04 with kernel 7.0.11. The system would always boot into 1024 768 or 1920 1080 at 60Hz even though the monitor was capable of 2560 1440 [ ]
📅 May 27, 2026 Because you can never have enough terminals. Rio, Ghostty, Terminator, gnome-terminal, and more there are practically endless options for terminals in Linux, each with its own design features to provide a custom-tailored experience for keyboard/command-line enthusiasts. Meet kitty a GPU-accelerated terminal with a slew of features and fast response [ ]
📅 May 26, 2026 It works flawlessly in Linux with superb sound! Seeking to reduce cable clutter involving a web of XLR cables and multiple audio devices, I tried out the DX5 II DAC. I am impressed. Not only does this audio device look good on the desk, it also frees up desk space for [ ]
📅 May 6, 2026 Will Linux Mint 22.3 work with the Ubuntu 26.04 repository? Linux Mint 22.3 is based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, which is over two years old now, and I have been encountering issues when attempting to use new software, such as 7.0+ kernels. Out of curiosity, I tried swapping the repository in [ ]