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Gentoo: fix “no such command: `fmt`” error

If you installed Rust on Gentoo without any additional steps and run cargo fmt in your project folder, you propably encounter the following error:

error: no such command: `fmt`

help: a command with a similar name exists: `fix`

help: view all installed commands with `cargo --list`
help: find a package to install `fmt` with `cargo ...
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phpMyAdmin errors in combination with froxlor and php-fpm

I noticed that my phpMyAdmin installation displayed the following message every time I logged in:

The configuration file now needs a secret passphrase (blowfish_secret).
The $cfg['TempDir'] (/var/lib/phpmyadmin/tmp/) is not accessible. phpMyAdmin is not able to cache templates and will be slow because of this.
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Backing up save games with Game Backup Monitor

With GOG’s new policy to limit save games to 200 MB and delete files after August 31, 2024, I was looking for a tool to manage my save games. I came across Game Backup Monitor (GBM), a small program that allows you to backup your save games to a custom location. And importantly, it is free software.

After installing GBM, you can chose a folder where you want ...

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Install XTrackCAD on Linux

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 ...

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dotfiles

The dotfiles I use for my Linux environment.