Weekly update post, 2019-09-27 Signed-off-by: Anirudh Oppiliappan <x@icyphox.sh>
Anirudh Oppiliappan x@icyphox.sh
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My last “weekly” update was 10 days ago, and a lot has happened +since then. Let’s get right into it!</p> + +<h3 id="my-switch-to-alpine">My switch to Alpine</h3> + +<p>Previously, I ran Debian with Buster/Sid repos, and ever since this happened</p> + +<div class="codehilite"><pre><span></span><code>$ dpkg --list <span class="p">|</span> wc -l +<span class="m">3817</span> + +<span class="c1"># or something in that ballpark</span> +</code></pre></div> + +<p>I’ve been wanting to reduce my system’s package count.</p> + +<p>Thus, I began my search for a smaller, simpler and lighter distro with a fairly +sane package manager. I did come across Dylan Araps’ +<a href="https://getkiss.org">KISS Linux</a> project, but it seemed a little too hands-on +for me (and still relatively new). I finally settled on +<a href="https://alpinelinux.org">Alpine Linux</a>. According to their website:</p> + +<blockquote> + <p>Alpine Linux is a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based + on musl libc and busybox.</p> +</blockquote> + +<p>The installation was a breeze, and I was quite surprised to see WiFi working +OOTB. In the past week of my using this distro, the only major hassle I faced +was getting my Minecraft launcher to run. The JRE isn’t fully ported to <code>musl</code> +yet.<sup class="footnote-ref" id="fnref-1"><a href="#fn-1">1</a></sup> The solution to that is fairly trivial and I plan to write about it +soon. (hint: it involves chroots)</p> + +<p><img src="/static/img/rice-2019-09-27.png" alt="rice" /></p> + +<h3 id="packaging-for-alpine">Packaging for Alpine</h3> + +<p>On a related note, I’ve been busy packaging some of the stuff I use for Alpine +– you can see my personal <a href="https://github.com/icyphox/aports">aports</a> +repository if you’re interested. I’m currently working on packaging Nim too, so +keep an eye out for that in the coming week.</p> + +<h3 id="talk-selection-at-pycon-india">Talk selection at PyCon India!</h3> + +<p>Yes! My buddy Raghav (<a href="https://twitter.com/_vologue">@_vologue</a>) and I are +going to be speaking at PyCon India about our recent smart lock security +research. The conference is happening in Chennai, much to our convenience. +If you’re attending too, hit me up on Twitter and we can hang!</p> + +<h3 id="other">Other</h3> + +<p>That essentially sums up the <em>technical</em> stuff that I did. My Russian is going +strong, my reading however, hasn’t. I have <em>yet</em> to finish those books! This +week, for sure.</p> + +<p>Musically, I’ve been experimenting. I tried a bit of hip-hop and chilltrap, and +I think I like it? I still find myself coming back to metalcore/deathcore. +Here’s a list of artists I discovered (and liked) recently:</p> + +<ul> +<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3uKGwcwGWA">Before I Turn</a></li> +<li>生 Conform 死 (couldn’t find any official YouTube video, check Spotify)</li> +<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66eFK1ttdC4">Treehouse Burning</a></li> +<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-w3XM2PwOY">Lee McKinney</a></li> +<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUibXK7F3PM">Berried Alive</a> (rediscovered)</li> +</ul> + +<p>That’s it for now, I’ll see you next week!</p> + +<div class="footnotes"> +<hr /> +<ol> +<li id="fn-1"> +<p>The <a href="https://aboullaite.me/protola-alpine-java/">Portola Project</a> <a href="#fnref-1" class="footnoteBackLink" title="Jump back to footnote 1 in the text.">↩</a></p> +</li> +</ol> +</div> + + </div> + <hr /> + <p class="muted">Questions or comments? 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+--- +template: text.html +title: Weekly status update, 09/17 - 09/27 +subtitle: Alpine Linux shenaningans and more +date: 2019-09-27 +--- + +It's a lazy Friday afternoon here; yet another off day this week thanks to my +uni's fest. My last "weekly" update was 10 days ago, and a lot has happened +since then. Let's get right into it! + +### My switch to Alpine + +Previously, I ran Debian with Buster/Sid repos, and ever since this happened + +```shell +$ dpkg --list | wc -l +3817 + +# or something in that ballpark +``` + +I've been wanting to reduce my system's package count. + +Thus, I began my search for a smaller, simpler and lighter distro with a fairly +sane package manager. I did come across Dylan Araps' +[KISS Linux](https://getkiss.org) project, but it seemed a little too hands-on +for me (and still relatively new). I finally settled on +[Alpine Linux](https://alpinelinux.org). According to their website: + +> Alpine Linux is a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based +> on musl libc and busybox. + +The installation was a breeze, and I was quite surprised to see WiFi working +OOTB. In the past week of my using this distro, the only major hassle I faced +was getting my Minecraft launcher to run. The JRE isn't fully ported to `musl` +yet.[^1] The solution to that is fairly trivial and I plan to write about it +soon. (hint: it involves chroots) + + + +### Packaging for Alpine + +On a related note, I've been busy packaging some of the stuff I use for Alpine +-- you can see my personal [aports](https://github.com/icyphox/aports) +repository if you're interested. I'm currently working on packaging Nim too, so +keep an eye out for that in the coming week. + +### Talk selection at PyCon India! + +Yes! My buddy Raghav ([@_vologue](https://twitter.com/_vologue)) and I are +going to be speaking at PyCon India about our recent smart lock security +research. The conference is happening in Chennai, much to our convenience. +If you're attending too, hit me up on Twitter and we can hang! + +### Other + +That essentially sums up the _technical_ stuff that I did. My Russian is going +strong, my reading however, hasn't. I have _yet_ to finish those books! This +week, for sure. + +Musically, I've been experimenting. I tried a bit of hip-hop and chilltrap, and +I think I like it? I still find myself coming back to metalcore/deathcore. +Here's a list of artists I discovered (and liked) recently: + +- [Before I Turn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3uKGwcwGWA) +- 生 Conform 死 (couldn't find any official YouTube video, check Spotify) +- [Treehouse Burning](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66eFK1ttdC4) +- [Lee McKinney](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-w3XM2PwOY) +- [Berried Alive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUibXK7F3PM) (rediscovered) + +That's it for now, I'll see you next week! + +[^1]: The [Portola Project](https://aboullaite.me/protola-alpine-java/)
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