Mastodawn

Lunchtime run.

Had to visit the @WedaleBooks, so difficult 😆 so we made a virtue of a necessity and did the run up to the Broch and had to seek sustenance in The Wild Hare Cafe. 8k but steep, mainly tracks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Castle_Broch

Anns an t-saoghal chuthach, dhona seo, tèarmann beag sìthe agus socair.

#Stow #ScottishBorders #Broch #running #BorderCollie #Books #DogsOfMastodon #Gaeilge

Sajid Mahmood Feb 20

Dotfiles Tutorial:
Managing dotfiles the Right Way: GNU Stow and ln -s

https://sajidmahmood.com/linux-dotfiles-management/
#blog #linux #dotfiles #git #gnu #stow

Managing dotfiles the Right Way: GNU Stow and ln -s

Even if you are a Linux novice or a Pro, you are always experimenting stuff, which can go anywhere from a pleasant experience to disastrous end. So, it is a wise idea to keep track of changes to all the configuration files AKA dotfiles via public or private git repo, to easily rollback whenever needed.

Sajid Mahmood

cally ^w^Dec 18

Flatpak & GNU Stow problems (solved)

Could someone tell me how to let #Flatpak follow symlinks? I have #dotfiles managed by #stow and Flatpak apps can't see the #Kvantum config.

So, I've got symlinks in xdg-config and I'd like for Flatpak to follow them to the folder where the configurations actually reside in (~/.config/home-dir). Search results have been unhelpful.

For example, if I do ls in ~/.config/Kvantum it shows this:
kvantum.kvconfig -> ../../.config/home-dir/.config/Kvantum/kvantum.kvconfig

And even if I give Flatpak apps access to xdg-config/home-dir:ro and xdg-config/Kvantum:ro they won't use the config.

SOLUTION: I switched to Tuckr for dotfiles management, which let me symlink the whole Kvantum directory instead of the individual files. This somehow allowed Flatpak to access the themes.

@linux4noobs @linuxquestions

GitHub - RaphGL/Tuckr: Super powered replacement for GNU Stow

Super powered replacement for GNU Stow. Contribute to RaphGL/Tuckr development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub

Alavi | علوی Nov 16

I finally took the leap and started using #stow for managing my dotfiles.

This is so amazing and once you get past the horrifying GNU documentation, it gets pretty easy, And it is simply AWESOME.

I also created a simple helper script for stow with #babashka to make managing my dotfiles simpler.

Now I manage dotfiles for different devices in a cohesive and super clean manner.
Take a peek

https://codeberg.org/alirezaalavi/dotfiles

#dotfiles #unix #arch

dotfiles

My configs and dotfiles

Codeberg.org

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Sylvain Soliman ☕️Oct 28

@publicvoit I used to use #stow and moved to #chezmoi recently. It's very nice for the templates, and the handling of more things (scripts, externals, etc.)
BUT by default it doesn't use symlinks, only copies of files, and hence when a tool writes to the config file, it is not propagated back.

You can of course tell chezmoi to use a symlink for such a file (https://www.chezmoi.io/user-guide/manage-different-types-of-file/#handle-configuration-files-which-are-externally-modified) but it's not very convenient.

Also chezmoi's handling of permissions is basic (enough for me, but…).

Manage different types of file - chezmoi

Manage your dotfiles across multiple machines, securely.

Greater Boston Arts Oct 2

Stow #OpenStudios
10/4 & 5, 11 – 4.

Stow Area Guild Of Artists. (SAGA)
Multiple locations in #Stow, MA.
See map.
https://www.stow-artists.org/

Home | SAGA

The Stow Area Guild of Artists (SAGA) was created to bring together talented local artists. Our mission is to foster community among area artists, create gallery shows, open studios, and local art markets to showcase members' talent and enrich the cultural community of Stow and surrounding towns.

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