Steven Rosenberg's microblog of short posts https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/ Think globally, microblog locally en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss steven@stevenrosenberg.net (Steven Rosenberg) steven@stevenrosenberg.net (Steven Rosenberg) I don't look at Perl a lot, but I saw these release notes on Perl v5.36.0, and it has me thinking about it. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0531_092839_perldelta_what_is_new_for_perl_v5_36_0_metacpan_org I don't look at Perl a lot, but I saw these release notes on Perl v5.36.0, and it has me thinking about it. https://metacpan.org/release/RJBS/perl-5.36.0/view/pod/perldelta.pod

]]> Tue, 31 May 2022 16:29:53 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/31/16/29/53/ Discovering the -c switch for Toolbox is changing the way I do things in Fedora Silverblue https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0530_144900_discovering_the_c_switch_for_toolbox_is_changing_the_way_i_do_things_in_fedora_silv Discovering the -c switch for Toolbox is changing the way I do things in Fedora Silverblue

@containertoolbx @teamsilverblue @fedora

]]> Mon, 30 May 2022 21:50:46 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/30/21/50/46/ It's the time of the week where I say how well @fedora Silverblue 36 is going. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0530_143040_it_s_the_time_of_the_week_where_i_say_how_well_fedora_silverblue_36_is_going It's the time of the week where I say how well @fedora Silverblue 36 is going.

Smooth. Almost another semester of CS in the bag (using the IntelliJ Flatpak), and my daily journalism grind besides that.

]]> Mon, 30 May 2022 21:31:39 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/30/21/31/39/ Next time I rebase Fedora Silverblue, I'm going to wait until after the release. No beta in production for me. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0530_134059_how_to_rebase_to_fedora_linux_36_on_silverblue_fedora_magazine Next time I rebase Fedora Silverblue, I'm going to wait until after the release. No beta in production for me. I had no problems with the system, but the upgrade had more glitches than I'm used to. https://fedoramagazine.org/how-to-rebase-to-fedora-linux-36-on-silverblue/

]]> Mon, 30 May 2022 20:42:20 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/30/20/42/20/ Now that I learned how to run commands from Toolbox containers without entering the Toolbox by using -c, I'm going to start scripting with it. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0530_133804_now_that_i_learned_how_to_run_containertoolb Now that I learned how to run commands from Toolbox containers without entering the Toolbox by using -c, I'm going to start scripting with it.

@containertoolbx @fedora @teamsilverblue

]]> Mon, 30 May 2022 20:40:18 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/30/20/40/18/ I got the Apache @netbeans 13 Flatpak to build and run a C++ program by following instructions to enable the 8.2 Update Center and install the C/C++ module https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0527_083133_i_got_the_apache_netbeans_flatpak_to_build_and_run_a_c_program_by_follow I got the Apache @netbeans 13 Flatpak to build and run a C++ program by following instructions to enable the 8.2 Update Center and install the C/C++ module. I also managed to switch to dark mode (Tools->Options->Appearance->Look and Feel). https://netbeans.apache.org/download/nb120/#_cc

]]> Fri, 27 May 2022 15:43:54 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/27/15/43/54/ I removed a couple of blog entries about my disappointment with the people and processes in CentOS Stream, but the About page on my CentOS updates blog tells it pretty well. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0521_131226_i_removed_a_couple_of_blog_entries_about_my_disappointment_with_the_people_and_proc I recently removed a couple of blog entries about my disappointment in CentOS Stream 8, but the About page on my CentOS Stream updates blog tells it pretty well.

tl;dr hoping for better things in Stream 9.

https://centos.passthejoe.net/about/

]]> Sat, 21 May 2022 20:20:28 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/21/20/20/28/ TIL that you can compile C and C++ programs in the Intellij Flatpak — in Fedora Silverblue, or any other OS presumably https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0517_151759_til_that_you_can_compile_c_and_c_programs_in_the_intellij_flatpak_in_fedora_silverb TIL that you can compile C and C++ programs in the Intellij Flatpak — in Fedora Silverblue, or any other OS presumably — by running gcc (for C) or g++ (for C and C++) in the Intellij terminal or Run Anything dialog (which you get by clicking ctrl twice)

]]> Tue, 17 May 2022 22:19:25 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/17/22/19/25/ We went to the new Whole Foods where you scan your palm and just walk out with your stuff https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0517_125915_we_went_to_the_new_whole_foods_where_you_scan_your_palm_and_just_walk_out_with_your We went to the new Whole Foods where you scan your palm and just walk out with your stuff. Kinda creepy. You can still pay w/o that. A formerly packed store and parking lot was pretty empty.

]]> Tue, 17 May 2022 20:00:48 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/17/20/00/48/ Toolbx, a developers new best friend! — Christian Fredrik Schaller/Fedora Magazine https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0517_124520_toolbx_a_developers_new_best_friend_fedora_magazine Toolbx, a developers new best friend! — Christian Fredrik Schaller/Fedora Magazine https://fedoramagazine.org/toolbx-a-developers-new-best-friend/

]]> Tue, 17 May 2022 19:46:24 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/17/19/46/24/ How to rebase to Fedora Linux 36 on Silverblue — Michal Konečný/Fedora Magazine https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0517_090015_how_to_rebase_to_fedora_linux_36_on_silverblue_fedora_magazine How to rebase to Fedora Linux 36 on Silverblue — Michal Konečný/Fedora Magazine https://fedoramagazine.org/how-to-rebase-to-fedora-linux-36-on-silverblue/

]]> Tue, 17 May 2022 16:01:50 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/17/16/01/50/ I'm doing all this messing around with CentOS Stream and Fedora Silverblue on the laptop, while the desktop remains on Debian Stable. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0512_100723_i_m_doing_all_this_messing_around_with_centos_stream_and_fedora I'm doing all this messing around with CentOS Stream and Fedora Silverblue on the laptop, while the desktop remains on Debian Stable. I don't remember a "bad" Debian release, but Bullseye is a particularly good one. A sweet spot for GNOME (3.38).

]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 17:11:01 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/12/17/11/01/ I used rpm-ostree to layer vim-enhanced and vim-X11 in Fedora Silverblue. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0512_075944_i_used_rpm_ostree_to_layer_vim_enhanced_and_vim_x11_in_fedora_silverblue I used rpm-ostree to layer vim-enhanced and vim-X11 in Fedora Silverblue. The Vim Flatpak didn't give me console Vim, and Silverblue Vim wasn't picking up my .vimrc.

]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 15:00:35 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/12/15/00/35/ I have two Toolbox containers for Ruby in Fedora Silverblue https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0512_072412_i_have_two_toolbox_containers_for_ruby_in_fedora_silverblue I have two Toolbox containers for Ruby in Fedora Silverblue, but they share the same files for gems. It has caused some trouble. Better to use Distrobox with a dedicated home, or rbenv/RVM.

]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 14:25:02 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/12/14/25/02/ Ruby is having issues with OpenSSL 3.0 https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0512_072316_ruby_is_having_issues_with_openssl_3_0 Ruby is having issues with OpenSSL 3.0

]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 14:23:28 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/12/14/23/28/ Ruby developers: On Linux, do you recommend installing all gems with `gem install`, or using distro packages when available? https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0501_152128_ruby_developers_on_linux_do_you_recommend_installing_all_gems_with_gem_install_or_u Ruby developers: On Linux, do you recommend installing all gems with gem install, or using distro packages when available?

]]> Sun, 01 May 2022 22:21:33 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/01/22/21/33/ The Ruby gems in my app are ... complicated https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022_0501_151712_the_ruby_gems_in_my_app_are_complicated The Ruby gems in my app are ... complicated

]]> Sun, 01 May 2022 22:17:21 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2022/05/01/22/17/21/