ArchLinux - Save face (and your system)
Whatever boot issue you're facing or system breakage you encounter, that would be neat to be able to fix you system rather than reinstalling it, isn't it? I'll give you a few hints to do that, especia
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ArchLinux - mkinitcpio v38 upgrade
With the release of mkinitcpio v38, mkinitcpio hook migration and early microcode has been announced (04/03/2024). But how to migrate? For a setup similar to mine, the steps are as follows. Note: If i
Root Ulefone Power 3 using Magisk from Linux
Disclaimer: for advanced power user only. If you don't understand what your are doing, then don't do it. Prerequisites# Phone unlocked (OEM unlock) USB debug enabled Apply all OTA updates Android ve
Android OTA payload dumping / extraction: 4 tools review
Introduction# Anyone that already tried to root their phone using Magisk's Patching Images method would have already encountered this issue. Magisk's Patching Images method ask you to copy boot.img or
QEMU/KVM/Virt-Manager guest support on Debian
I wrote a more detailed article Install QEMU/KVM/Virt-Manager on ArchLinux but here I will focus on installing guest additions for QEMU/KVM on Debian. By that I mean support for shared folder, shared
Install QEMU/KVM/Virt-Manager on ArchLinux
Intro# In short QEMU is an emulator, KVM is a special mode of QEMU to support virtualization. KVM, Kernel-based Virtual Machine, is a hypervisor built into the Linux kernel. It is similar to Xen in p
Install LineageOS 19.1 on POCO F3 to replace MIUI 13.0.4
Disclaimer: those are basically the steps described on the LineageOS wiki. Check the wiki for updated information. Prerequisites# Phone unlocked (OEM unlock / Mi unlock) USB debug enabled Flashing t
Root POCO F3 using Magisk from Linux
Disclaimer: for advanced power user only. If you don't understand what your are doing, then don't do it. Prerequisites# Phone unlocked (OEM unlock / Mi unlock) USB debug enabled Rooting with Magisk#
Setup an ArchLinux package caching proxy on Raspberry Pi 4
Introduction# I installed the unofficial ArchLinux ARM on my Raspberry Pi 4. Hosting the caching proxy can be done on any OS and any architecture, so here it doesn't matter that the server will be ARM
Setup a NTP client on ArchLinux
There are at least 4 NTP clients available on ArchLinux: systemd-timesyncd ntpd chrony openntpd We'll see how to configure systemd-timesyncd, the most handy of the four. Configuration# Create a dire