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Using the 300w in an effective way

• Use Fedora Sway Spin - very lightweight
• Fix Touchpad

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Goals

Setup

# Install QMK via UV
uv tool install qmk
export QMK_HOME='~/qmk_firmware' # Optional, set the location for `qmk_firmware`
qmk setup  # This will clone `qmk/qmk_firmware` and optionally set up your build environment

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Settings

• General - About - Set Hostname
• General - Langauge & Region - Date Format to ISO!
• Network - WiFi - Network - Disable Private MAC

Tweaks

• Open Home Folder (Cmd-Shift-H), then Options (Cmd-J), then Show Library
• Disable system sleep while plugged in: pmset -c sleep 0

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Install Docker

# Add Docker's official GPG key:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
# Add the repository to Apt sources:

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Minikube on Ubuntu

External URL Ref

• Hubble traffic monitoring: http://192.168.1.219:40001/
• Headlamp dashhboard: http://192.168.1.219:41000/
• ArgoCD: http://192.168.1.219:8080/

TODOs

• Enable TLS Service Mesh Likely needs a Cilium Reinstall: https://docs.cilium.io/en/stable/network/servicemesh/mutual-authentication/mutual-authentication/

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Goals:

• Run as root with a full bash env
• Notify on failure via SNS email
• Make this a good boilerplate

Sources:

• https://www.blunix.com/blog/ultimate-tutorial-about-systemd-timers.html

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Test 2: EC2

• Run on EC2: m7i.xlarge ~$0.20/hr
• 4 cores/16 GB RAM
• Tested with Rocky 10.0 AMI ami-090c28a056c3e1fd1
  • Not from rockylinux.org Download page
  • Acct 792107900819 listed in forums https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/looking-for-a-rocky-10-ami/18989

Instructions

# Install packages

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I'm getting interested in optimized compiling.

C/C++

• Flags
  • Gentoo's Safe CFLAGS might be a great starting point!
  • march:
    • ZNVER4/x86_64v4 looks interesting.
    • ZNVER4 will cause tuning (-mtune), x86_64v4 will not.
• Gentoo's Safe CFLAGS might be a great starting point

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Roku OS has betrayed me too many times.

Status

• Steaming Services
  • Disney+: Needs tested, possibly via addon? https://www.wirelesshack.org/how-to-install-disney-plus-kodi-addon.html
  • Dropout: Issues via SendtoKodi
  • Twitch: OK via Addon
  • Youtube: Working via Sendtokodi
• Video Redirecting
• Cast: Doesn't exist

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Setup on Cachy OS w/KDE

CachyOS

• Auto-Login
  • During CachyOS Install
• Sleep/Auto-Lock
  • KDE Settings
    • Screen Locking: Lock Screen Automatically -> Never, Apply
    • Power Management, Display and Brightness, Turn Off Screen -> Never, Apply
• Install Sunshine
  • Install package pacman -S sunshine