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Some useful articles for configuring the #iptables #firewall on #linux — specifically #AlpineLinux using #awall:
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-set-up-a-firewall-with-awall-on-alpine-linux/
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Zero-To-Awall
https://www.zsiegel.com/2022/01/13/configuring-alpine-linux-firewall-with-docker
So, Vivaldi does have arm64 packages for Linux! Both RPM and Deb. Unfortunately the arm device I want to install it on is running Arch, and the Arch packages only know about x86_64.
But it looks like the Arch packages download the RPM and repackage it, which means I can probably download the PKG BUILD file, swap in the relevant architecture, and install however many prerequisites I need, and it should build an Arch package with the arm64 version of Vivaldi. (I did something similar with a Network Manager app, though that was building from source.)
It’s like the bad old days of Linux when even getting stuff to run on x86 hardware was kinda dicey.
I don’t miss it.
#linux #archlinux #vivaldi #arm64
Latest attempt to switch my desktop to Wayland with an NVidia GPU: So far, so good!
Gnome is just fine. Most of the desktop apps I’ve tried so far are fine. Minecraft runs well. I’ve spot-checked several Steam games and they’re working well.
The biggest issues I’ve found so far:
Notes to include in tech tips write-up:
– commenting the line in gdm.conf didn’t help
– Had to do this:
How to Enable Wayland for Hybrid NVIDIA Graphics on Fedora Linux 38 Workstation
“`
sudo cp -a /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/61-gdm.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/61-gdm.rules
“`
And comment out the TEST and IMPORT lines in the “Check if suspend/resume services necessary for working wayland support is available”
Because of this:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2128910
Apparently the tests are to work around a Wayland issue where manually-installed NVidia drivers need additional configuration for suspend/resume to work, but RPMFusion’s packages set up the needed config. Commenting them out should allow GDM to start a Wayland session.
Suspend and resume has worked at least once!
Also:
LXQt Wayland support project(for the pinetab): https://github.com/orgs/lxqt/projects/4/views/2
Anyone know how to change the scroll wheel speed on Gnome Web or other Chromium browsers?
I really like the way the Mastodon web UI works as a PWA installed to the desktop, but I’m really frustrated by the much slower scrolling compared to Firefox (which, annoyingly, won’t install a PWA)
I was looking at user reviews and ratings of software in the Gnome Software application on my Fedora system, and wondered where the user reviews came from. A bit of digging and I found the Open Desktop Ratings System, which apparently is also used by Ubuntu.
But the ratings don’t appear on the website views of Flathub or the Snap store, or any other website I can find, so if I’m researching software, I have to be on my Fedora system to see this set of ratings. (Yes, I can find other user reviews. I’m curious about this collection.)
Is there a website that shows the ODRS reviews/ratings somewhere?
Aaaargh! I was expecting trouble putting the AMD card in the dual boot system, but I figured it would install fine on Windows and I’d have trouble on Linux, not the other way around
It just worked in Linux. But while Windows was able to find a driver eventually, I’ve been unable to update the driver or install the AMD software without the machine freezing. Even in safe mode.
Well, games I’ve tried so far seem to work ok without the extra software, so I’ll just stick with that for now
GNOME Software updater requires a reboot for Firefox updates… – @brionv
@brionv Oh good grief. The solution to wider Linux adoption is not to replicate Windows’ *mistakes*
What is the GnuTLS Bug and How to Protect Your Linux System From It
Wow. One of several popular SSL libraries used in Linux and a lot of open-source software turns out to have had a similar cert validation bug to Apple's “goto fail” issue. OpenSSL and NSS were not affected, so Firefox was safe, but Chrome would have been vulnerable. Red Hat discovered the bug in an internal security review. Patches and updates are already available.
SCO vs. IBM Trial Back On Again
Oh, come on. How many times do we have to kill this lawsuit? SCO has had a DECADE to produce evidence of actual infringement, the Linux code base has been gone over with multiple fine-toothed combs, a court determined that SCO doesn’t even own the copyrights that they’re suing over, and the company basically ran themselves into the ground by focusing on the sue-your-own-customers business model.
Facebook Blocks KDE Photo App, Deletes Users’ Pics
WTF, Facebook? I can see blocking new uploads if you're not familiar with an app that (for instance) suddenly gets picked up by spammers, but even in that case, you should check and see if there are legit uploads from the same app before deleting everything every uploaded with the tool.
Gnome 3.0 is seriously going to take some getting used to.
I want my damn minimize button back. And I want to be able to switch to another app with one click, not two. Have I got a broken install?
Wow. Gnome 3.0 hides the “Power off” menu item. You can get at it by pressing Alt. Which I’m sure anyone would think of, right?