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Installing vanilla Debian 11 on a Raspberry Pi 4

I'm documenting this for myself as much as anyone else, but if it helps, great. I wanted to run vanilla Debian 11 (i.e. not Raspbian) on a Raspberry Pi 4. This is because I want to have LUKS Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 29 June 2021 Category Software Tags debian linux LUKS Raspberry Pi RPi

Unlocking a LUKS-encrypted partition via ssh on Debian 10 and Debian 11

Update: since writing this, I've also tested it on Debian 11 RC2. I had a bit of a hiccup with it on a Raspberry Pi 4, but I've got it to work using these intructions on both the RPi and a VM (amd64) Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 28 June 2021 Category Networking Tags LUKS debian linux encryption

Fixing a font which shows in macOS Font Book but not in macOS LibreOffice

The problem As part of my project of using Linux on my GPD Pocket 2, I wanted to get LibreOffice set up in much the same way I have Pages and Keynote set up for macOS. I needed to get my templates Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 28 June 2021 Category Software Tags linux libreoffice fonts monorale debian gpdpocket2

Internet access via iPhone's personal hotspot on Lubuntu 21.04

Well, this was easier than I expected: enable "Personal Hotspot" on the iPhone's settings menu plug the iPhone into the GPD Pocket 2 and, well, that's it. It Just Worked. Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 24 June 2021 Category Software Tags gpd pocket 2 iPhone networking lubuntu linux

Lubuntu 21.04: forcing natural scrolling on a mouse

I like natural scrolling — the inverse of how most Linux systems configure a mouse. If I want to scroll upwards, I pull down on the mouse. And vice versa. There is a GUI for this in Lubuntu but, Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 23 June 2021 Category Software Tags lubuntu gpd pocket 2 linux

Gemini PDA running Debian: a properly portable computer

I have been hankering after a properly portable computer for a while. I honestly don't know why, as it is not as if I am travelling much at the moment, but there we go. As a bit of a project, Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 22 June 2021 Category Software Tags gemini gpd pocket2 debian linux

Debian 10 on a Samsung NC10

I've used iOS and macOS for many years now for my mobile and desktop computing needs and, while I've run Linux (mostly Debian) on servers, I have not used it for desktop computing for well over 10 Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 20 June 2021 Category Software Tags Debian NC10 linux

I bought a taxi online as a personal car

Yes! I bought a taxi online, as a personal car. Well, not strictly a taxi. A car which used to be a taxi. Now it's just a car. But it is the iconic London Taxis International TX4. For ease, I'm going Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 3 June 2021 Category Taxi Tags tx4

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