Skype/Snap menus are blank

Under Ubuntu 22.04, when Skype is installed as a snap, some menus are blank (+ it keeps freezing the entire computer sometimes). There's a simple workaround [1]: disable "access to opengl" in the snap store properties. I don't know, yet, what else this'll break... but we'll find out soon. [1] Some snap application menus don't … Continue reading Skype/Snap menus are blank →

Eclipse crashing under Ubuntu

A quick one: Eclipse (2023-06) + Java (openjdk 17.0.7) under Ubuntu 22.04 crashes after a bit of interaction with this message: C [libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37+0xbbe3b6]. It's Wayland, but there's an easy workaround [1]: env WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 ./eclipse Resources [1] Eclipse IDE crashing with Java errors since 22.04 upgrade when using waylandhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/+bug/1988843/comments/5

Ubuntu gesture volume control

I don't like Windows much, but I loved Windows 11 sound volume control via three-finger touch pad gestures, so I ported that behaviour to Ubuntu 22.04. The script [TVC] listens to events from a touchpad device, detects three-finger taps and modifies the sound volume depending on the vertical scroll direction. Installation Download the script from … Continue reading Ubuntu gesture volume control →

Ubuntu 22.04 on the HP Victus

New day, new gear. This post is about Ubuntu on the HP Victus 16-e0033nv and continues the long list of Ubuntu on laptops: Acer Nitro 5, HP ProBook, Asus VivoBook, Lenovo Thinkpad and probably others I'm forgetting about right now. The laptop comes with Windows 11 which I used mainly for a BIOS update. The … Continue reading Ubuntu 22.04 on the HP Victus →

English Windows keyboard with German umlauts

I frequently write in multiple languages and switching keyboards is cumbersome, especially when the written languages differ only by a few characters. With regard to German, I'd like a US Windows keyboard layout with German umlauts that are a bit easier accessible than the 3-stroke combination of the US international layout (which has combinations like … Continue reading English Windows keyboard with German umlauts →