Every so often, I run into one of those problems that reminds me why I like to keep my systems boring. This week’s adventure? Docker installed via Snap on an Ubuntu host that happened to require a fairly sophisticated ZFS setup and multiple mounts. I should also...
As we warp 9 our way toward The Year of the Linux Desktop, an exciting new desktop environment has dropped. System76's COSMIC beta. Under the hood COSMIC (at least by default) is built upon System76's Pop!_OS (though there are versions with other distributions...
Since before Jar Jar entered our hearts one klutzy move at a time, the phrase "This will be the Year of the Linux Desktop" has been a running gag among tech enthusiasts—a doomed prediction that denotes either the zealotry or madness of the predictor. That's all...
For years, getting a solid Linux development environment meant engaging in the “configuration treadmill”—a never-ending process of tuning, installing, and debugging. Omakub provides a pre-configured solution for the most common developer stacks (Ruby, Python, Docker, C++) managed seamlessly by mise.
Created by David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), the visionary behind Ruby on Rails, Omakub isn't just another script; it's an "omakase" experience for your Ubuntu 24.04+ development setup; it's important to note that this works fine on most Ubuntu derivative distros (such...
Coder Radio listeners will know that I love to do little techie weekend projects with my son and this past weekend we hit the jackpot with the Framework 13. We had a wonderful experience of building the Framework from its component parts and setting up desktop Linux...
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