Linux

Using xdg-open to open websites quickly

Submitted by ravisagar on

You can use xdg-open command to open websites quickly. Combine it with dmenu and you will have a super customised system.

#xdgopen

Install and setup RetroArch to play contra

Submitted by ravisagar on

Today I felt like playing retro games so I installed RetroArch on my Arch Linux and used an old controller to play my favourite game Contra :)

#RetroArch #Contra

Manage bookmarks using dmenu

Submitted by ravisagar on

I recently started managing my bookmarks using dmenu, sxhkd and couple of simple shell scripts. Thanks to #LukeSmithxyz for sharing this approach.

#dmenu #bookmarks

Fuzzy finder and sxhkd is magic

Submitted by ravisagar on

Fuzzy finder is a wonderful fast utility to find files, but you can also write a shell script and trigger it to open using a keyboard shortcut. It all happens in seconds.

#fzf #sxhkd

Able to setup syncthing headless

Submitted by ravisagar on

Finally I was able to setup Syncthing to run headless on my Raspberry Pi.

#Syncthing #Raspberrypi

Trying to install Syncthing on Raspberrypi

Submitted by ravisagar on

I am trying to setup a home server or always on computer which I will use to sync my files with all my devices.

#Syncthing #Raspberrypi

Are you using sxiv key-handler?

Submitted by ravisagar on

sxiv is a wonderful utility to view images but you can also use its key-handler capability to do things on those images as well.

#sxiv #keyhandler

Know more about your battery using tlp

Submitted by ravisagar on

There is a nice utility called tlp that will help you know more about your battery in just one go. I started using it and I thought I will share it will all of you as well.

#tlp #battery

xev know your keys

Submitted by ravisagar on

xev is a nice utility that will tell you what keys you are pressing on your computer so you can configure your operating system to do things quickly.

#xev #sxhkd

Make backlight work on thinkpad t14

Submitted by ravisagar on

My ThinkPad T14 is ready to use, although the brightness control didn't work first time but I managed to fix it easily.

#ThinkPad #T14

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