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Uses
Original post is here eklausmeier.goip.de/aux/uses.
This describes my equipment I use at home for private use. Professionally I am "forced" to use Windows. This page is part of /uses, a website where people share what gear they use. It was created by Wes Bos.
- 1. Editor
- 2. Terminal + shell
- 3. OS and Window manager
- 4. Desktop
- 5. Compilers, interpreters and languages
- 6. Smartphone (=camera)
- 7. Tablet
- 8. Smartwatch
- 9. Internet service provider
- 10. PC hardware
- 11. Blogging software
- 12. Hosting for backup and to protect against DNS vandalism
1. Editor
- neovim 0.9.5-2
- mle 1.7.2-1
- geany 2.0-1, if I have to edit very many files all at once
- Notepad++, if on Windows
- Beyond Compare 4.4.7.28397-1
2. Terminal + shell
- st 0.9-4 + zsh 5.9-4
- tmux 0.9-4 within st
- xterm 389-1, sometimes, if st is not available
- PuTTY, if on Windows
- git-bash, if on Windows
- termux on Android
3. OS and Window manager
- Arch Linux 6.6.10.arch1-1 using pacman 6.0.2-8 + trizen 1:1.68-1
- IceWM 3.4.5-1, no buttons or icons on screen, starts just blank
- iptables 1:1.8.10-1 + ipset 7.19-1 + sshguard 2.4.3-1
4. Desktop
- Firefox 121.0.1-1
- Chromium 120.0.6099.216-1
- J-Pilot 2.0.1-4
- LibreOffice 7.6.4-2 occasionally
- mplayer 38448-1 for videos
- sxiv 26-1 for image display
- Imagemagick 7.1.1.26-1 for image modifications
- signal-desktop 6.44.0-1
- ffmpeg 2:6.1.1-1
5. Compilers, interpreters and languages
6. Smartphone (=camera)
- Oppo Reno 4 running Android 12, kernel 4.19.157-perf+ since May 2022
- Termux
- F-Droid
- Brave Browser, advertisements on a small screen are really annoying, therefore Brave
- Simplenote for occasional note taking, synchronized accross devices
- Shelly App
- Signal Messenger
- sipgate Satellite
- Proton Mail
7. Tablet
- Samsung Galaxy Tab A7, Android 12, kernel 4.19.157-perf-26272441 since 2020
- Xiaomi Tab 6, MIUI version 14, Android 13, kernel 4.19.157-perf-g1120d9e1df1c, since 2023
8. Smartwatch
- Oppo Band Sport since July 2022
9. Internet service provider
- Vodafone cable: 1 GBit/s download, 50MBit/s upload
10. PC hardware
- AMD Ryzen 7 5700G since May 2022
- 2x32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 DIMM CL16 Dual Kit
- Motherboard ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4
- 2TB Samsung PCIe "harddisk"
- 32" LG Electronics 32UN550-W display monitor, provides ample of screen space
- Loudspeaker Wavemaster Moody BT 2.1
11. Blogging software
- Simplified Saaze
- Hiawatha 11.4 web-server up to August 2023, switched to NGINX 1.25.3-1
- MathJax
- PrismJS
- This blog uses the fonts Merriweather and UnifrakturMaguntia from Google Fonts
- Icons are from uxwing
- Mermaid
- lftp 4.9.2-2, if I have to use FTP and transfer multiple directories with files in them