September 2022 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Last meeting mention of connecting to DISPLAY :0
by Chris (wolcen) Thompson 06 Dec '22

06 Dec '22

Hi all, Great to see you all in the last meeting :-) I was the skateboarder...who caught me almost falling shortly before I left? LOL ----------- Remote X [Insert name I've forgotten here (sorry!)] mentioned that their users connect to a remote session's root desktop (or whatever you call the initial/primary display :0 deal that you initially/locally get). I would like to do this as well. SSH with port forwarding is probably my preference, but wireguard would be OK as well. I don't think I want to directly expose anything like xrdp. Anyway - could you please refresh my memory as to what was being used? I'm running i3 in this case (started via lightdm). I generally have not loved using VNC-based tools, but if that's what is currently recommended, I guess I'll give it another go. ------------ SSHFS Optimization Also - I referred to using sshfs internally for myself to my NAS, and some optimizations for it. This is my current alias to mount it: sshfs -o cache=yes -o kernel_cache -o Ciphers=aes128-ctr -o Compression=no -o ServerAliveCountMax=3 -o ServerAliveInterval=15 -o reconnect -C -o idmap=user server: /mymountpoint I got a few of the recommended switches from this article that finally convinced me to just forget about NFS: https://blog.ja-ke.tech/2019/08/27/nas-performance-sshfs-nfs-smb.html Thanks! Chris PS - I used to respond here from an account that was at from a riseup.net account. I have since moved to mailbox.org so it at least 'comes from' wolcen.com...I hate/am terrible at managing email servers. Anyway: all those responses/posts therefore were moderated. I'm not sure ANY of those ever made it though, so I was curious if anyone does any checks on moderated messages?

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Mojotron: Robot Wars
by Dennis Payne 12 Oct '22

12 Oct '22

Mojotron is a twin stick shooter similar to Robotron: 2084 or Llamatron. I've been redoing the graphics and fixing up the game. I decided to make a trailer to promote the game. The source code for my update has not been released yet. https://youtu.be/LBEphj6g04c I used Pitivi to create this and another video. The program has gotten a lot better. I no longer have to save after each change because of how often it used to crash. -- Dennis Payne dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@dulsi

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We've actually got a topic for next meeting!?!?
by Tim Keller 30 Sep '22

30 Sep '22

Hey Gang, We're actually going to have someone speaking at our meeting! Dick Miller is going to come and show off his amazing photo management software fotoxx. I'll be posting to FB and the meetup and I hope by hyping early I'll get a strong showing. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Meeting ideas
by Tim Keller 10 Sep '22

10 Sep '22

During the meeting we talked about the following future topics. 1. Greenbone vulnerability CVM scanner 2. Open Source Music player 3. FOSS Blue tooth / Wifi Speaker. 4. NextCloud (talked about it a long time ago but things have changed) Please let me know of other ideas. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Reminder! WLUG tonight!
by Tim Keller 08 Sep '22

08 Sep '22

Hey Gang We've got a meeting tonight at 7pm! In fact I'm already in the Mid Century room! See you soon! Later, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Reminder: Meeting tomorrow Sept 8th 2022! Topic: TBD.. I've got some ideas!
by Tim Keller 08 Sep '22

08 Sep '22

Hey Gang! We've got a meeting tomorrow! Time: 7pm Date: Sept. 8th 2022 Physical Location: WPI Mid Century Room Virtual Location: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA Topic: I've got a couple of ideas! I saw a project to create an FOSS bluetooth speaker using a Pi 4! I've also seen people using pi's to create spotify streamers as well. This is of interest to me as my sonos gear is getting older, I'd like some open options. Beyond that I just know there will be interesting things people want to talk about, there always is! In other news in Oct. Dick Miller will be speaking at WLUG! I'd like to start thinking about what we'd like to talk about in Nov. Snacks and refreshments will be provided and we'll head out to dinner afterwards! Later, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Hey Everybody! Next meeting September 8th! 7pm Tentatively the mid century room!
by Tim Keller 03 Sep '22

03 Sep '22

We've got a meeting on the 8th at 7pm! Frank is finalizing getting us the mid century room. Once things are solid I'll totally announce it. I'm working on lining up a speaker! If nothing comes of that I've got an idea as well! Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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