Getting ready to install Void Linux. The ISO download requires minisign to verify the digital signature.
I have been using it for a few months but @dalto post reminded me i haven’t shared it yet, so :
A nice little tool that allow you to set commands/scripts in advance for specific folders.
This has saved me so much time with repetitive commands.
Example
Here is a part of the justfile i use to make my life easier while creating hyprland themes :
cwd := `pwd`
theme := "Polar_Gleam"
init:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
mkdir -p "Configs/.config/themes/{{theme}}/wallpapers"
mkdir -p "Source/arcs"
mkdir -p "screenshots"
mkdir -p "refs"
gen-hypr:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
mkdir -p {{cwd}}/refs
cp $HOME/.config/hypr/themes/theme.conf {{cwd}}/refs/hypr.theme
echo '$HOME/.config/hypr/themes/theme.conf|> $HOME/.config/hypr/themes/colors.conf' | cat - {{cwd}}/refs/hypr.theme > temp && mv temp {{cwd}}/refs/hypr.theme
gen-waybar:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
mkdir -p {{cwd}}/refs
cp $HOME/.config/waybar/theme.css {{cwd}}/refs/waybar.theme
echo '$HOME/.config/waybar/theme.css|${scrDir}/wbarconfgen.sh' | cat - {{cwd}}/refs/waybar.theme > temp && mv temp {{cwd}}/refs/waybar.theme
gen-rofi:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
mkdir -p {{cwd}}/refs
cp $HOME/.config/rofi/theme.rasi {{cwd}}/refs/rofi.theme
echo '$HOME/.config/rofi/theme.rasi' | cat - {{cwd}}/refs/rofi.theme > temp && mv temp {{cwd}}/refs/rofi.theme
gen-kitty:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
mkdir -p {{cwd}}/refs
cp $HOME/.config/kitty/theme.conf {{cwd}}/refs/kitty.theme
echo '$HOME/.config/kitty/theme.conf|killall -SIGUSR1 kitty' | cat - {{cwd}}/refs/kitty.theme > temp && mv temp {{cwd}}/refs/kitty.theme
gen-all:
just gen-hypr
just gen-waybar
just gen-rofi
just gen-kvantum
just gen-kitty
I just have to place this file in any new theme folder i create and while i’m in this folder i can use any of the commands/scripts set above simply by calling it with just :
ex : just gen-waybar or just init
This is kinda in between making aliases and using make, simple yet really powerful.
It also allow you to have the same alias perform different action depending on where you are working. For me just convert will call ffmpeg and convert a video into audio if i am in my Youtube folder and the same command will convert a .pnj into a .jpeg if i am in my Pictures folder.
I’ve been avoiding JellyFin because there’s no native app for our Hisense (Vidaa) TV, but then I read this forum post on how to load it via web-app in the debug panel. https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-setting-up-jellyfin-on-a-hisense-vidaa-os-tv
Now I want to try it even though I paid for a Plex lifetime pass.
I use Jellyfin on my Nvidia Shield with AndroidTV, since my older LG has a webos version where the Jellyfin app doesn’t work. I use Jellyfin myself but I also have Plex running as I still find that easier for others and it still has more device support. I prefer Jellyfin because of the obvious reason.
Just found a little script that shows pi-hole statistics in terminal.
Dude, just wanted to chime in to say thank you and kudos for dropping this, love it!
Yeah, digiKam is nice!
Started using KPhotoAlbum (really nice devs), then discovered digiKam, which seemed a bit more advanced.
Am now in the process of tagging faces with names; faces are reasonably well found and recognized automatically after some learning. Just some 25.000 photo’s to go…. 
Blast from the past but new to me.
Originally mentioned by @pebcak back in 2022, the Universal Android Debloater has been so very, very welcome. I’ve used it on a Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ and a Pixel 10. I didn’t zap all the “Recommended” items, just ones I knew were bloat-tastic (Samsung Lifestyle Home Management Store Music Chamber and etc.). Make backups, go slow, give it a shot.
Not an application but a theme for Thunderbird that makes it look a lot more modern, the theme als works on Linux except for one part(Mica) which only works on Windows but it’s made me like using Thunderbird again.
This is my favorite.
This is such a great topic area. I’ve installed a lot of these apps discussed here. It’s nice to see what people are discovering and sharing with others here.
Rich ;
Had some pixel animating to do, krita wasn’t working out for me (blindspot for krita, working pixel for pixel), found this with yay, installed it, it was pretty decent, i think it might actually be really solid for people who want an MS Paint replacement without all the bells and whistles of stuff like krita. It’s real simple, the learning curve was barely there.
I actually recorded myself using it a lil bit
Making custom portraits for wizardry 8.
You may also be interested Pixelorama.
It’s also decent in that regard. Your workflow is what matters though.
grex is a handy cmd line utility to generate regex from examples.
Got a new phone, so had to find some new apps:
Simple Keyboard does what it says on the box
VLC plays my music (last person to the party, I know)
Files is a shortcut for AOSP Files (exactly what I need)
my favourite is MiXplorer