There are several programs available that will help you to plan your railway model layout. One option is XTrackCAD, a layout builder licensed under the GNU GPLv2 that can be installed on Linux, Mac and Windows.

However, the Linux installation instruction from archive were not completely clear to me and it took me more than one attempt to finally install the program. Since I ...

If you’re looking for a USB 4.0 Class 1 Bluetooth dongle that has Linux compatibility without needing proprietary firmware, the BT0015 by LogiLink is one option that works. I personally tested it with Trisquel Linux and Gentoo Linux without additional firmware, and can confirm that I’m able ...

This week I learned the hard way that you should always create a backup of the LUKS header on your encrypted drive(s). It got corrupted while rebuilding my RAID and unfortunately some issues arose. I lost access to several TB of data. Ouch.

I think I have some more grey hair now, but at least my unix ...

Update: Unfortunately, eudev has been removed from Gentoo because it isn’t maintained anymore. Switching to eudev is not possible anymore.

While eudev has been abandoned by the Gentoo maintainers in 2021, it has been picked up again by Alpine, Devuan and Gentoo contributors as an independent project. You can rather easily switch back to eudev, if you wish ...

The Fractal Design Define 7 XL is a great case for your homelab with its ability to store up to 18×3,5″ HDDs plus 5×2,5″ SSDs/HDDs.

• Tempered Glass Side Panel Dark Tinted TG (FD-A-SIDE-002)
• Flex B-20 (FD-A-FLX1-001)
• Flex VRC-25 (FD-ACC-FLEX-VRC-25-BK)
• Hard Drive Cage Kit (FD-A-CAGE-001)
• Universal Multibracket (FD-A-BRKT-003)
• HDD Tray kit (FD-A-TRAY-001 / FD-A ...

If you’re looking for a film database that is free and open, the OFDb is something for you: a database of your favourite movies, published under the ODbL.

Chest: 40%

Legs: 25%

Arms: 15%

Head: 10%

Feet: 5%

Hands: 5%

— darkageofcamelot.com

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• Phoenix Forums: Shadowblade spec
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• reddit: Shadowblade spec (since debate about LA worth)
• The FreddyHouse Forums
  • Shadowzerker Specs and RA's.
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• Uthgard forums
  • Crit blade spec
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  • Uthgard 2.0 low RR ...

Now you can finally buy the Murena Fairphone 4—a de-googled phone with the most sustainable production line on the market.

If you’re looking for a printer that works with Linux, HP’s LaserJet Pro MFP M428fdn is a quite good option. Its driver is even open source as it doesn’t rely on the HPLIP Binary Plug-In, and available in many distro’s repositories—including Gentoo.

To install the printer under Gentoo, all I had to do was the following steps:

1. Make sure you have ...