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[–] jersa 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hey there.

I'm pretty interested in Nix, but I can't see myself switching away from Gentoo really. I know it pretty much inside out and I can have the level of control over my system that my OCD needs. Over > 20 years, I've always come back to Gentoo after excursions elsewhere.

With that out of the way, I'll say that exploring Nix is something I want to do eventually and is firmly pinned to my list of distros to try out. I guess the main thing that turns me off is the domain-specific language that's used throughout. A similar and oft-compared system which also interests me is Guix, and it probably falls a little ahead of Nix on my to-try-out list owing to its use of Guile (like Scheme) for the same purpose.

[–] jersa 2 points 1 year ago

Sorry, I was offline for a day or two, thank you!

[–] jersa 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well, here's a thing I didn't know about before that might be useful to you – a tool to extract the dated from the *.crd files.

https://github.com/sbechet/crdextractor

[–] jersa 2 points 1 year ago

Your point about the possibility of unevenly sized text and line breaks mucking up the whole layout makes sense. I wasn't thinking about that. I think a better-than-nothing solution would include the stripping out of markdown formatting that alters the rendering in, image references (I'm new here, are images even allowed in post body content?), and converting the markdown URLs as you mentioned.

Another thing that could influence what people put in there would be some example text in maybe some helpful guidelines alongside the post form.

Looks like at least I've got a few more reasons to finally sit down and pick up a little Rust.

[–] jersa 2 points 1 year ago

Works well on my OS9 VM!

[–] jersa 3 points 1 year ago

Man, this might even motivate me to stop putting it off and just jump on the train.

[–] jersa 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Haha, SimTower for classic MacOS. I've always wanted to put together a clone of it.

[–] jersa 22 points 1 year ago

Absolutely, yes. It's hard for me to see federating with corporations such as ~~Facebook~~ Meta much differently than doing so with an instance run by spammers.

[–] jersa 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My dad insisted on using CARDFILE.EXE from Windows 3.1 up until he switched to a MacBook in 2010 or so. I still have the data file somewhere.

Gotta admit tho, it was one of the most useful applications that came with a PC back in the late 80s/early 90s. My folks put everything into that thing. They probably had about 350 cards!

[–] jersa 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool! I use termux every day and I'm excited. I'll get in touch with the termux devs and see if we can maaaybe get a link on their Github page, and do word-spreading.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by jersa to c/meta
 

It's weird how the markdown formatting bits (such as ### in a heading) appear in previews of posts. I don't have time to research it right now, but I'm guessing that's a known issue waiting to be fixed by someone.

Edit: Trying to add a screenshot to show what I'm talking about, but uploading images doesn't seem to be working. I tried 2 clients and the mobile web.

[–] jersa 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Posted. Let me know if anything looks weird or a link doesn't work. I'm pretty nitpicky about things reading correctly, so there will likely be edits. Thanks.

 

Welcome to /c/Termux on programming.dev

Hi everyone! This is a community for Termux app for Android -- a terminal emulator and Linux environment you can use anywhere you take your phone, with no rooting required.

Note: This Lemmy community, hosted by programming.dev, is unaffiliated with the similarly-named community on Reddit or the developers of Termux.

I hope that this community can foster a welcoming atmosphere for everyone who's interested to learn about and discuss the countless ways Termux can be used to do cool things on your Android phone.

About Termux

Aside from the high level of utility that seasoned users of Linux and other Unix-like systems will appreciate, using Termux is an incredibly easy and convenient way for those unfamiliar with Linux to get up to speed with using the command line, whenever and wherever the opportunity presents itself. While there are some important differences between Termux and Linux, almost everything you can be learn through Termux will carry over to using a terminal emulator on a computer. It uses the same free and open source software found in any Linux distribution, built and packaged to work in regular Android environment on a smartphone.

The following links may be helpful if you have questions about or are new to Termux:

Termux FAQ
Termux Wiki
Getting Started - Termux Wiki
Software for Termux - Termux Wiki

Installing Termux

It's important to note that the Google Play store version of Termux is deprecated, and should not be used. Install Termux from a source such as F-Droid, or download it from the Releases page of the official Termux Github repository.

Helpful Termux installation links:

Termux installation instructions
Termux official Github
Termux plugins

Termux requires at least Android 7. It's best to have a good deal more free space on the device than the minimum of 500 megabytes, as the amount Termux will need depends on the software packages you install into it. Don't worry about breaking anything -- Termux is self-contained, like other user-installed apps, and the packages you install and commands you run won't affect anything else on your device.

Going Forward...

This post is intended to be a quick placeholder to outline some basic information about this new Lemmy community and the Termux app itself. As the community (hopefully) grows, this sort of information will migrate over to the sidebar, along with guidelines and expectations like those applicable to most other communities in the Fediverse, which are meant to encourage civil and inclusive discussion on the internet. Until then, I'll edit this post with updated information as needed, so be sure to check in now and then to see if what's new.

-- jersa

[–] jersa 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Whoops, I'm not sure if you meant that for me or the OP, UrNightmaree. Either way, I'm a huge Termux fan and am happy to help make it a cool and welcoming place.

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