Review Chuwi MiniBook X and Linux Never did I feel this reluctant to write up my impressions of a device. Chuwi is a China-based manufacturer of computers, primarily focused on smaller desktops (ie. the "NUC-like" category), along with laptops and tablets. Generally speaking they tend to focus more on affordable hardware rather than the highest-end or
Synology Synology DS920+ Final Impressions After almost two years of having used a Synology DS920+ as my NAS and light home server for a few services, I thought it would be good to take a look back at how it had treated me these past two years. Those who may have read my first impressions
Fedora Install RPM Fusion that automatically stays up-to-date alongside future Fedora Silverblue releases I'd like to show a slightly Inception looking way you can install RPM Fusion in a way that you don't have to worry about needing to remove-and-reinstall it with every Fedora update. The issue lies with the "normal" method of installing RPM Fusion being specific to the currently installed version
Fedora Hardware-accelerated video playback in Fedora Silverblue 38 More recently, Fedora removed support for hardware-accelerated playback of H.264 and H.265 content. This was done due to the need to avoid licensing complications (and costs) that surround these codecs. While understandable, this is less desirable to those using Fedora and wanting smooth video playback, especially on more
Docker Delayed starting of Docker service until expected mounts are available (Or for any other systemctl controlled service, for that matter) If you've ever run into the situation where you reboot your computer (or virtual machine) and the Docker service kicked in a bit too fast, even before some of your fstab defined mounts are fully available, you might've noticed that
TrueNAS TrueNAS Fix: Cannot mount 'directory': failed to create mountpoint I've you've at any point used TrueNAS' replication functionality to move or copy data from one dataset to another, you may have run into an issue later on where you're suddenly no longer able to create additional datasets in the root of the destination pool. This was a bit of
Visual Studio Code Using 1Password with Visual Studio Code Remote SSH and Dev Containers on Linux 1Password is a great and powerful tool that helps you use better, more secure passwords for all the accounts, services, and tools you may use. In October 2020, a beta version of 1Password for Linux was announced, which I was very excited about. 1Password was one of the few tools
GNOME Correctly set resolution, scale, orientation, and display placement at login with GNOME If you have a multi display setup, make use of scaling, or have a display that defaults to its non-native resolution, you might have run into the situation where your GNOME login screen is not showing up the way you want it to. While there is no GUI option to
Fedora Enable webp image support on Fedora I was surprised to find out just last week that webp images are basically universally supported by web browsers these days, which is something I somehow completely missed up until now. And so last week I went through my entire blog post history and manually replaced each photo and screenshot
Linux Disable Pipewire Suspend on Idle to avoid audio pops, delays, and white noise In case you're experiencing a sound pop whenever sound is played after a a certain amount of time – or a little while after sound has played. Or perhaps you have more sensitive hearing or headphones/speakers and can notice white noise coming from your computer after a little while. If
Linux Synology Surveillance Station Client on Linux If you're using Synology Surveillance Station with security cameras that use H.265 and/or AAC encoding and are running Linux, you might have run into the issue of not being able to actually view your camera feeds in the Surveillance Station web view. Even if you have configured your
Development Use git patch to update a deployed project or website Whether you're maintaining an older client website or you have a side project that you just can't afford to buy fancier services for, there will be times where you have to manually deploy an update. For those cases, git's built-in patch functionality might offer a fantastic benefit over manually replacing
Linux Featured Configure Fedora with full root level snapshot support A guide walking you through how to configure your Fedora installation to get full root snapshot and rollback support.
Linux Featured Asus Zenbook Duo 14 and Fedora Linux I spend most days sitting in front of my desk working, where I have a desktop computer with larger display. It's a great setup that helps me be productive. The past few months I have been thinking of finding a laptop to accompany my main setup, to allow me to
Tutorial Manage docker without needing sudo on your Synology NAS If you've installed and used docker before, you're probably familiar with adding your computer's user account to the docker user group to allow you to control docker (and docker-compose) without needing to use sudo. For production setups it might be beneficial to maintain that level of security, but for a
Tutorial Automatically schedule a photos re-index on your Synology NAS to add missing images If you've been having trouble getting Synology Photos to more consistently show newly added images and videos, this might be of use to you.
Linux Featured Add custom resolution and refresh rate when using Wayland Monitors and/or adapters don't always return all the supported resolutions and refresh rates to your computer. In those cases you may need to do some finagling to get the right configuration to work. On Windows you can usually rely on your graphics card's accompanying software to offer such functionality,
Linux Upgrading mesa-git when it complains about llvm dependency conflicts A quick article on how to solve the issue of not being able to upgrade mesa-git and lib32-mesa-git due to a llvm-libs dependency error thrown by the older version of mesa you're trying to upgrade away from.
Database Featured How to dump & restore a MongoDB database from a docker container MongoDB is an interesting tool. Dead simple to create and modify records (or, "documents") that are basically pure JSON goodness, juxtaposed with tools or commands that at times make you scratch your head in utter confusion and/or disbelief. 📣2023/03/14 Update: I have updated the guide below to
GPD Installing EndeavourOS on the GPD Win Max A detailed guide on how to install and set up EndeavourOS on your GPD Win Max.
Nature Video break: Trees, Wind, and Mountains The air quality has been great the last few days, and with the temperatures creeping closer towards summer it's possible to have the windows open without freezing up, which is really nice. While working today I noticed it got quite windy, and looking out the window the trees were just
Linux Quick: Remove temporary rsync files after a failed or cancelled sync Whether you've cancelled a sync or something else caused it to stop or fail, you might end up in a situation where you have your destination directories riddled with temporary rsync files. While you might be able to rely on rsync's own --delete-during or --delete-after options, there might be situations
Homelab Quick: Use badblocks to check larger hard drives (8TB+) Checking newly purchased hard drives can be a smart move, especially before adding them to a pool. While this does not guarantee there won't be any issues, it might help catch some before they could potentially cause for a headache day. I recently purchased two additional drives in preparation for
