Linux

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/29756792

Yolk is a cross platform dotfile management tool with a unique spin on templating, sitting somewhere in between GNU Stow and chezmoi.

Have a look at our documentation for more information on how to get started!

The Concept

Yolk allows you to use simple templates in your configuration files without having to worry about keeping a separate template file and the generated config file in sync. This is achieved through a design that allows all templates to be included inside comments in your actual configuration file.

Just found out about this project, it should be very useful for users looking to keep dotfiles organized among different machines with ease.

Dipped my toes into Linux maybe 10 years ago. It was awful and turned me off of it. Also the fact that I occasionally have to deal with some bespoke bullshit distro at work that does nothing that literally any tutorial I google says it will.

But I finally gave it another shot. Girlfriend got a smart TV. I got sick of ads. I had an old Intel nuc laying around that I bought for a dedicated DDR machine but it didn't go great, so I stuck dietpi and pihole on it. Was still a mild clusterfuck and had dozens of open tabs trying to figure out what was breaking, but by 5am I had pihole configured and running, a plex server set up, and a desktop. Today I got the ftp server up so I can move stuff into plex without messing with flash drives. Still haven't figured out desktop through ssh but that's a later problem.

Bad news is youtube ads come from the same domain as the videos so pihole is useless there, but I'm still having fun and very excited about what I can do with a cheap piece of hardware I thought was useless. For the next project I'm thinking maybe trying to de-google my Google home minis and have a locally hosted assistant, but that would probably take a ton of research beforehand.

Suggestions, encouragement, and harassment welcome.

General

• Preferences for guide and baseline colors not read.
• Various GUI issues, including non-responsive fields in menus.
• Updated non-HTTPS URLs to current versions.
• Crash on opening PDF and selecting the option to import text as text.
• A case of corrupt PDF generation was fixed.

User Interface (UI) Improvements

• Resolved shortcut issues.
• Fixed increased width in Color Management menu after multiple uses.
• Addressed problems with item attributes and spin box functions.

Graphics/Image Frame Bugs

• File manager issues with external drive detection.
• “Update Image” functionality fixed.
• Improvements to CMYK image import

I'm wondering if that's possible with any desktop environment. Basically I want windows with translucent backgrounds with blurring like shown in this post; except that it always shows the wallpaper right behind the window, even if there are windows between it and the desktop. Normally with blurred background setups like that one, a window will blur the content of whatever windows are behind / beneath it.

I'd appreciate any thoughts anyone has on MySecureShell.

I used it about eight years ago, and it was exactly what I wanted. I know I can create a sftp chroot jail using OpenSSH, but MySecureShell has additional features I really like.

I like that the config is all in one place. I like that the user can only use sftp and only sees a specified directory and it's contents. I like that I can limit simultaneous connections and rate limit the bandwidth over all and per user. It's compatible with fail2ban and ssh keys (instead of username-password login).

Unfortunately, it looks like the last update was five years ago. I guess this could mean it's mature and secure, but I'm not sure.

The last reply in mysecureshell/Issues was this year, but it was not by the maintainer. The maintainer, deimosfr, is still active on github, having contributed last in December, 2024. User Teka101 has contributed to the project at least once and last replied to an issue a year ago.

The documentation says it's for 1.33, but the version in the Ubuntu repo is 2.0

I'm on a much faster connection now, so I guess I could live without the limiting functionality.

I guess I'm looking for any reasons I should or should not consider using MySecureShell again. It'll just be for half a dozen friends for when I want to give them larger files, or if I want them to send me full-resolution photos.

I'm on Xubuntu 24.04 and would open a port on my router to allow connections (some high number mapped to 22 on this machine), or possibly give my friends access to my LAN via WireGuard but limit it to this machine.

I’ve been using Linux in an academic setting for years, but only recently migrated fully to using it as my only operating system at home.

I use the terminal quite often, not as much as some users, but often enough that having to open Konsole all the time and manage it’s windows was a minor small annoyance.

But a floating terminal is such a simple solution and it’s so fun. Pictured here is Yakuake. Press F12 the little window shows up ready to use, no matter where I am, press F12 and it collapses again. I can leave a package compiling, updates running, I can use it with htop or whatever I need. F12, BOOP, terminal.

It’s like a fidget toy.

I’m sure this will not amuse most users, but it’s really fun.