2025-05-04 Install Brew on Kalpa

The story of the day As some of you may, or may not know, in general, when it comes to CLI tools for Kalpa, the existing recommendation is to use a Distrobox, and do your stuff there. This really is a perfectly fine way to do things, but it does add a layer of abstraction, running those things in a container, and can sometimes be a pain in the arse, when it comes to accessing certain things, like USB devices, etc. ...

2025 May 4 · 5 min · Shawn W. Dunn

2024-03-28 Stupid Discord Games

The Scenario If you’re anything like me, you use Discord for things, and if you use their “Official” Linux electron client you know what a wonderful piece of software it is, and how the developers have helpfully chosen default window/panel sizes for you, because obviously they use your computer, and know what your screen configurations, preferred window arrangement, and everything else are. Now, you can certainly go to a third party client/mod like Vencord, or BetterDiscord, both perfectly valid choices. ...

2024 March 28 · 2 min · Shawn W. Dunn