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Tool for interactive command line environments on Linux. Similar concept to distrobox, and somewhat of the predecessor I suppose (or at least it seems a more limited scope).
Maps a containerized environment to the host resources, allowing you to more seamlessly work on the guest environment.
Use any linux distribution inside your terminal. Enable both backward and forward compatibility with software and freedom to use whatever distribution you’re more comfortable with.
Essentially creates containers for the requested distro but also integrates the home directory, maps X11/Wayland sockets, devices, journals, ssh agent and so on - it basically maps your host resources automatically to the guest machine so you can work on it as if it was your actual machine.
A comment on pdf annotation on unix systems. Go to the link for follow-up links to spacemacs and the layer in question:
Zathura is amazing, but if you want to take notes in a more or less zathura style pdf-editor (more than just reader), then I would recommend you to check out Spacemacs with its pdf layer. It has all features that Zathura has, but it adds very strong annotation features, it is mind blowing. You have a pdf-editor right within your vim-like editor. With org-noter you can send annotations directly to your org files (the video uses Emacs bindings, but the Spacemacs project uses a perfect Vim rebuild within Emacs). Spacemacs additionally comes with the amazing org-mode for organizing your notes. Due to the Spacemacs layer system, it is very easily installed (I assume you are on a GNU/linux type of system, as you are already using Zathura). There even exists an option to highlight using the keyboard only, although in this case I find it easier to use the mouse.
Nice collection of wayland-enabled tools.
Supplementary lists:
- https://arewewaylandyet.com/
- and https://github.com/solarkraft/awesome-wlroots for more specifically wm-oriented things
The one remote control (mouse, keyboard, but also a lot more) application between ios and linux that works relatively painlessly. If using portable app - make sure to run it sudo to have the connections be able to authenticate.
Not open source unfortunately.
Good explanations of handling the laptop close event in Linux (Gnome) - with separations for docked/connected to hub or when just using the laptop.
rofi's drun
mode, or dmenu alternative for wayland - but fuzzy!
Sioyek is a PDF viewer designed for reading research papers and technical books.
Has basic scroll, mark, highlight functionality but an interesting 'portal' one. You link one location in the document to another (opened in another window) and the extra window always displays the closest linked location as you read along. Seems useful for consulting e.g. figures or tables while also reading along the main text at the same time.
Can also be extended for OCR, text-to-speech, auto-download and translation which seems good.
Cross-platform
Another explanation of installing arch with BTRFS and encryption - this time with encrypted boot partition and grub bootloader.
An exhaustive writeup of installing an encrypted BTRFS arch on SSD on the arch wiki.
Encrypted laptop with Btrfs and no LVM
ZFS Bootloader for root-on-ZFS systems with support for snapshots and native full disk encryption. Seems to provide some good explanation for setting it up - but still requires a bootloader such as refind, etc.
Protecting your SSH port is a critical part of any good Linux security policy, this document explains how to make it accessible only over through wireguard.
See also: https://davidshomelab.com/access-your-home-network-from-anywhere-with-wireguard-vpn/
An interesting attempt at setting up wezterm to mimic tmux with its sessions (that you attach to, detach from and can set up individual workspaces in). AFAIK written before wezterm got its workspaces features, so this might be written a little differently nowadays but may still provide good pointers.
A simple explanation of setting up a working chroot, with mapped devices and processes and so on (the little things)
The complete guide to using and setting up a LUKS encrypted partition on Linux utilizing the YubiKey as authentication
A relay: Use another mail server to send your mail with your own custom domain and tld
A commandline mindmapping tool. Seems sophisticated enough to jot your thoughts down and very well presented!
Amazing cross-platform filesharing app (for sharing over wifi/LAN).
Super simple to setup, there's applications on anything from linux/windows/mac to android and ios and it's made by the linuxmint team so it's all nicely open source and free and wonderful!