• FrOSCon 2022 - back to normal?

    calendar Aug 24, 2022 · 1 min read · conference  ·
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    Last weekend on 20/21.08.2022 it was finally time - the 17th FrOSCon conference in presence took place. After two years of pandemic online events, lectures and workshops took place again at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences in Sankt Augustin. Exhibitor booths and the obligatory social event on Saturday …
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  • Deploy Gitea Podman container unattended via Ansible

    calendar Mar 29, 2022 · 3 min read · docker gitea podman  ·
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    Gitea is a popular, lightweight Git frontend that can also be deployed quickly thanks to the Docker image . However, after the container is started, the initial configuration (network options, permissions, database) is done via web interface by default. This is unattractive if you want an unattended and automated …
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  • Node-RED Flow backups using Git

    calendar Feb 9, 2022 · 2 min read · node-red  ·
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    Node-RED is particularly popular in home automation. For example, the free framework can be used to playfully create processes ("turn on light") that react dynamically to events ("if it's evening") - and that with low-code. The logic clicked together via drag & drop can then be exported via …
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  • Short tip: Partial Commits with VSCode

    calendar Jan 25, 2022 · 1 min read · kurztipp  ·
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    One of the most important Git best practices is to write commits as atomic as possible - that is, to submit as few changes as possible, but as many as necessary. The advantage is obvious: commits can be reverted individually using git revert. If you mix bug fixes and new features wildly in one commit, you will undo …
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  • Short tip: Nextcloud + 2FA + CalDAV and CardDAV under iOS

    calendar Jan 22, 2022 · 1 min read · nextcloud kurztipp  ·
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    While setting up my Nextcloud calendar on an iOS device the other day, I encountered the following error:

    1CalDAV account verification failed

    The error also affected contacts via CardDav - the usual troubleshooting options failed:

    • Password reset
    • Using another device
    • Use different URL and port combinations

    Finally, I …


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  • Linux year in review 2021 - my highlights

    calendar Dec 22, 2021 · 9 min read  ·
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    As the year draws to a close, there has once again been a lot going on in the Linux world. In the recently published episode of the FOCUS ON:DevOps podcast, we spent two whole hours discussing all the news in detail.

    Time to take a slightly deeper look at my personal top 5.

    Probably the biggest highlight for most …


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  • AppImage, Flatpak und Snap in comparison

    calendar Dec 1, 2021 · 8 min read · appimage flatpak snap  ·
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    For installating software, Linux has always offered various possibilities. For example, there is always the possibility of manual compilation using the well-known rule of three (configure, make, make install) - including all the advantages and disadvantages. However, the most convenient solution is using the …
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  • 30 years Linux - my personal retrospect

    calendar Aug 25, 2021 · 10 min read  ·
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    30 years ago today, a Finnish student presented a project in the then still very prominent Usenet. It was Linus Torvalds and the talk was about a small UNIX-like operating system which ran mainly on cheap 386/486 AT clones. Linus was interested in UNIX, but like most students and hobbyists at the time, could not afford …
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  • Keychron K8 - cheap hotswap keyboard

    calendar May 11, 2021 · 6 min read · mechanical-keyboard  ·
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    After more than one year of collective home office I was looking for a keyboard that as silent as possible but still allows unresting typing. As a mechanical keyboard enthusiast, conventional rubberdome keyboards were not an option. Luckily, there are plenty of options available.

    The range of mechanical keyboards is …


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  • Oracle Linux Manager 2.10: First impressions

    calendar May 5, 2021 · 6 min read  ·
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    Nach der Einstellung des Spacewalk-Projekts durch Red Hat im Mai 2020 entschied sich neben SUSE auch Oracle für einen Fork der quelloffenen System Management-Software.

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