Running Wikipedia offline

This post explains how to run Wikipedia offline on Linux inside a Docker container. Prerequisites (not explained here): a web browser to access the offline copy a Linux server connected to your network Docker on the Linux server 1. Download a ZIM archive of Wikipedia. In this example I used wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2023-11.zim. You can find the … Continue reading Running Wikipedia offline →

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 →

Reactivate Linux network interface after standby

I'm happily using (after all this time!) the Acer Nitro 5 [AN5] with Ubuntu 20.04 and the power saving script [PSS]. Unfortunately, when using the lowest power mode, the Ethernet interface won't get an IP any more. The Ethernet interface wakes up with a simple command: sudo ip link set enp7s0 up Resources [AN5] Ubuntu … Continue reading Reactivate Linux network interface after standby →