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There is a Gnome Extension for that

Posted on zo 25 juni 2023 in desktop

This weekend I managed to fix a bunch of small issues with Debian12 desktop on my Slimbook ProX.

  • No wireguard toggles? Gnome extension to fix it.
  • No systray icons for Synology drive client? Gnome extension to fix it.
  • Easy way to log into remote hosts over ssh? Gnome extension to …

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Not ready to give up desktop linux yet

Posted on za 11 maart 2023 in desktop

So another day, another way of looking at my setup. Eurolinux was on one of my other machines for some time, hoping to get a stable ground for vmware workstation. That exploded in my face, so it was a short lived thing.

But by now I've already gotten rid of …


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Linux on the desktop remains usable but with surprises

Posted on vr 10 maart 2023 in desktop

So lets get this straight, were the only option for me to use Linux, I could totally make it work proper enough. But comparing my general experience to my experience with Macos, it remains a more involved way to get work done.

So last week I had everything properly setup …


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Toolchain spring cleaning

Posted on za 30 april 2022 in desktop • Tagged with apple, linux

Development setups

Since I don't know when I've been using desktop virtualisation to perform all sorts of development and testing work. There was quite some toil, but utilities like virtualbox combined with vagrant made it pretty usable.

I clearly rember working for a client that wanted to do cross AD …


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Zorin16Pro best linux desktop I've ever touched!

Posted on za 05 februari 2022 in desktop • Tagged with zorin

It has been just a bit longer then three months ago that I installed Zorin 16 Pro on my Dell XPS. I must say that I am very impressed and pleased with this distro. It is by far the best Linux distribution for the desktop/laptop I have touched in …


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