Re: [PLUG] Two monitors, two applications

[Timothy Scoppetta]

I'm a big fan of https://christian.amsuess.com/tools/arandr/, makes it a
very easy experience.

Cheers,
Tim

On Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 15:11 Rich Shepard  wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Oct 2021, Ken Stephens wrote:
>
> > You can configure your second monitor as an extension of your current
> > desktop. I have not tried using two desktops. I run three monitors with
> > lots of applications running in one desktop.
>
> Ken,
>
> That'll work, too. The OBS software needs a fairly large window, and
> additional windows (for scenes of .jpg images and a .pdf page) take up more
> space. If the flat LCD monitor is an extension of the same desktop and runs
> only the teleprompter application that is certainly sufficient.
>
> Now to find xrandr instructions to do more than set monitor resolutions.
> :-)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich
>

Re: [PLUG] Chromebooks and Linux

[Timothy Scoppetta]

I use a kindle for the original use case described but my Pixelbook Go is
the best linux netbook (does that term still exist?) I've ever owned. I run
a full debian install in a container and have yet to find any app or tool
(GUI or command line) that I can't get working locally. I haven't tried
heavyweights like gimp or bitwig and I definitely wouldn't suggest
compiling on it.

Happy to answer any questions about existing in the ecosystem, I use it
daily and for me it works great.

This is the one I've had for a little under a year:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YMGQYP6/

On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 7:05 PM Ben Koenig 
wrote:

>
>
> On Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 at 10:49 AM, John Jason Jordan <
> joh...@gmx.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 17 Jan 2022 22:54:15 -0800
> >
> > Russell Senior russ...@personaltelco.net dijo:
> >
> > > Not being able to print to a local USB connected printer in ChromeOS
> > >
> > > (you had to enroll your printer with google, and send your documents
> > >
> > > to google so they could send it back to your printer) used to be a big
> > >
> > > "NO THANK YOU" from me. I think someone told me that's no longer the
> > >
> > > case, but I'd already installed Gallium on my two Toshiba Chromebook
> > >
> > > 2's. I kind of like Gallium, although new Chromebooks with higher res
> > >
> > > displays are hard to come by and it seems like the development pace
> > >
> > > has slowed recently, 3.1 is still based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, which is
> > >
> > > still supported upstream, but is coming up on 4 years old.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 10:28 PM elcaseti elcas...@gmail.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > The Snapdragon 7 is an ARM CPU, so there might not be any distros
> > > >
> > > > that would support that Duet 5 13.3. If you do end up buying a
> > > >
> > > > Chromebook, I agree that you really don't want to use ChromeOS. I
> > > >
> > > > used a Chromebook at my library recently, & it was so limiting, that
> > > >
> > > > it was almost useless. I was unable to print a PDF from a USB jump
> > > >
> > > > drive, & it doesn't get more basic than that. I asked a librarian
> > > >
> > > > if he knew how to do this, & he said I don't think you can do that
> > > >
> > > > on our chromebooks!
> >
> > Thanks to all for the observations. I had already looked at Gallium, but
> >
> > you have to download an ISO according to what CPU your device has, and
> >
> > all the ISOs they offer are for Intel CPUs only, no ISOs for
> >
> > Snapdragons.
>
> FWIW You want the intel versions since those have better* mainline linux
> support. You still need to read the fine print though.
>
>
> >
> > My understanding is that you can run just about any distro if you
> >
> > install it as a virtual OS, and current versions of Chrome OS have that
> >
> > capability built in. The problem is finding a discussion somewhere
> >
> > posted by someone who has actually installed a distro virtually on a
> >
> > recent Chromebook, with information about what works and what doesn't.
> >
> > The Lenovo that I have my eyes on has only 8GB RAM and 64GB storage,
> >
> > and neither are upgradable. It's a $400 gamble, although I could
> >
> > probably return it. I could live with one or two little things not
> >
> > working, but what if the touchscreen or the wifi fail?
>
>
> Someone here mentioned running linux on a chromebook in this way and I'd
> be interested in knowing what doesn't work since the wider internet isn't
> really clear on that point..
>
> >
> > Maybe I need to put this project on the shelf and revisit it in a couple
> >
> > years.
>
> A few years (and a few well-worded letters to your political
> representative) might give us Right To Repair legislation that renders this
> entire discussion obsolete.
>
> -Ben
>


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Timothy Scoppetta

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Re: [PLUG] Using crosh shell on a Chromebook ( was: Chromebooks and Linux )

[Timothy Scoppetta]

My only experience with running linux (ubuntu) natively was with the
original CR-48 prototype devices. On those linux ran like a dream but the
touchpad was a nightmare with no drivers to tweak. The installation process
was a breeze even back when chromebooks were new . My plan has always been
to reinstall when I ran into something that needed "real" linux. I'm still
waiting for that something.

Anything I can't do locally I do in GCP where I keep a few systems powered
down. I mount my homedir from a synology NAS in the closet. It's a workflow
that works very well for me. There's even a globalprotect client for
ChromeOS for those stodgy work connections.

Tim

On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 7:35 AM Robert Citek  wrote:

> Thanks for your post, Timothy.
>
> I have almost the same environment here: read/listen to books on smartphone
> or tablet or Kindle, otherwise use a Chromebook ( rarely, I'll use my
> MacBookPro).  In fact, if I need a "real" linux ( or Windows ) environment,
> I just create one in the cloud and then ssh/RDP into it from the
> Chromebook. I can even do that from my tablets which have Bluetooth
> keyboards.
>
> Have you ( or anyone else ) tried the dev_install script in the crosh shell
> to then use emerge to install software in Chrome OS?  I've been able to
> install some things ( like tcpdump ), but not other things ( like gcc ).
>
> Have you ( or anyone else ) tried booting a different distro from either a
> USB or SD card?  If so, how did that go? I have not, yet, but that's in my
> queue.
>
> Regards,
> - Robert
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 12:40 PM Timothy Scoppetta 
> wrote:
>
> > I use a kindle for the original use case described but my Pixelbook Go is
> > the best linux netbook (does that term still exist?) I've ever owned. I
> run
> > a full debian install in a container and have yet to find any app or tool
> > (GUI or command line) that I can't get working locally. I haven't tried
> > heavyweights like gimp or bitwig and I definitely wouldn't suggest
> > compiling on it.
> >
> > Happy to answer any questions about existing in the ecosystem, I use it
> > daily and for me it works great.
> >
> > This is the one I've had for a little under a year:
> > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YMGQYP6/
> > --
> > Timothy Scoppetta
> >
>


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Timothy Scoppetta

P: 845-459-3002
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Re: [PLUG] Website Visitor/Download Counter

[Timothy Scoppetta]

I may be speaking from the bias of my comfort zone but hosting the pdf on
any modern cloud storage (gs, s3, etc) should give you this for "free."

On Thu, Feb 24, 2022, 08:19  wrote:

>
> It’s like it’s 1995 again :-). Here’s a resource for scripts but to use
> them your hosting server will need to have CGI
> capabilities:
>
>http://www.scriptarchive.com 
>
> For a lot of reasons I would recommend not adding counters to your page
> and instead glean stats from your access files.
>
> Kevin
>
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2022, Michael Barnes wrote:
>
> > It seems like I have forgotten more than I knew in the first place.
> >
> > Anyhow, I have a small website for a group that is just a simple
> hand-coded
> > page and a pdf file for download. I have been asked if it is possible to
> > add a visitor counter and a download counter (This page has been visited
> ##
> > times, This file has been downloaded ## times) to the page. I don't need
> > any kind of tracking or  anything, just a raw count of page accesses and
> > file downloads.
> >
> > My coding skills are passing fast, and I'm looking for something really
> > simple. I did a quick search and everything I see seems to involve
> > complicated databases and analytics. I want KISS.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Michael
> >

Re: [PLUG] No May PLUG Scheduled, ideas welcome

[Timothy Scoppetta]

I'd be interested in hearing more about that and having a general chat/open
forum. I'd venture to guess a number of us have small side projects that
aren't entirely presentation-worthy but would be fun to share and discuss.

It's also almost nice enough for BBQs if that falls within everyone's
comfort zone.

-Tim

On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 6:42 PM Ben Koenig  wrote:

> --- Original Message ---
> On Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 at 5:05 PM, Michael Dexter <
> dex...@pdxlinux.org> wrote:
>
>
> > All,
> >
> > This is a strange time in which "the pandemic is over" yet I know more
> > people with COVID-19 than at any point over the last two years.
> >
> > I have reached out to PSU and Free Geek about returning to on-site
> > meetings but so far they would only stand by "probably in the fall".
> >
> > Hopefully we can return to in-person Meetings and Clinics sooner than
> > that, but all we can do is wait and see.
> >
> > Here and now, I am happy to schedule meetings or others but personally
> > finding speakers has been disappointing given that the offer of "yet
> > another online meeting" is not a super-attractive proposition for people.
> >
> > I am open to ideas but here in now, am content with PLUG simply being
> > the mailing lists until the in-person meetings can return.
> >
> > It's your org. Let's discuss what you want from it. I for one want my
> > bento from Phat Cart down at PSU with a speaker giving a talk.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Michael Dexter
> > PLUG Volunteer
>
> I feel like we don't really need a formal Talk just to hop onto a
> chat/voice channel and have random conversations about Linux topics. Most
> PLUG talks typically end with random small-talk anyway.
>
> If anyone is interested, I've been working on a Linux-related statistics
> project that some people here might find interesting. No presentation, but
> it's something that benefits greatly from outside input, and has pictures :)
>
> Just a thought.
> -Ben
>
>

-- 
Timothy Scoppetta

P: 845-459-3002
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