Software

Running applications inside a virtual machine could possibly be the most secure sandboxing approach. appvm is a small Go program developed by jollheef and cab404 to run apps seamlessly inside a virtual machine,…

Here’s a short summary on what I’ve been working on since the last 21.11 NixOS release. There are some new programs and modules in the repository which are worth noting. New apps and…

Using the linux-wifi-hotspot script and package makes it possible to easily share a wired internet connection via wifi hotspot with a single command. The upcoming NixOS 22.05 repository will include this program. You…

The python script wl-togglescreens will help you to quickly switch monitor modes on Wayland. You can execute it directly or via keybindings to turn the internal or external screen on and off. The…

The upcoming NixOS 22.05 release will feature a new module to easily setup a invoicing web app called Invocieplane. Here’s a short introduction on the app and how to use it on NixOS….

By chance I got a used Samsung Galaxy S5 which already has good Linux mainline support. I was able to install postmarketOS with Phosh user interface enabled. Here’s a short summary on the…

The Linux application firewall OpenSnitch will be easier to setup with the upcoming NixOS 22.05 release. Only a few configuration lines are needed to get the daemon and client running. The OpenSnitch daemon…

I decided to migrate my home server from ArchLinux ARM to NixOS to have a reproducible system based on a single configuration. My goal is to have more web services run with the…