multi compress Amiga directories and their .info under linux as separate archives

a/ using LHA under linux :

 

for i in */; do lha c "${i%/}.lha" "$i" "${i%/}.info" ; done

 

b/  using tar
 

for i in */; do tar -cvf "${i%/}.tar" "$i" "${i%/}.info" ; done

 

both of them will create individually archives 

enable copy/paste from clipboard on xterm

just enter those into your .Xresources

XTerm*vt100.translations: #override \
    Shift Ctrl <Key> C: copy-selection(CLIPBOARD) \n\
    Shift Ctrl <Key> V: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD)

don't forget to   xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

This will enable copy/paste from Clipboard to xterm

Rhythmbox crash when connecting/sync with iPod

in the case you see the error below:

** (rhythmbox:35015): CRITICAL **: 13:28:51.141: playlist_track_removed: assertion 'track != NULL' failed

 

there is "some" fix , delete the ipod sync config file from ' .local/share/rhythmbox/sync '  YMMV

fix ID3 on mass mp3s

both my ipods - hacked to RockBox started to freak up and stop on multiple mp3s , the error ? something like ?kbps - (noID3)

the solution: strip any ID3 - eg via DeadBeef - and convert to v.2.3

via eyeD3

(DO NOT strip other vers of ID3 using eyeD3 as it will del the v2 as well!

eyeD3  --to-v2.3 *.mp3 

GIMP : increase friggin small fonts on menu

 This addon works! Just put it into your plug-ins folder. To find your plug-ins folder : run GIMP then  Edit > preferences > Folders > Plug-ins 

Solution works on windoze10 as well 

force dark theme ui on chrome/edge etc on linux - xfce

 as some 'dark' themes esp on XCFE don't give an F about srtting dark the UI of chrome/edge ...

run this

dconf write  /org/gnome/desktop/interface/color-scheme "'prefer-dark'"

each time you apply a dak theme... 

using raspbian as 'web server' on a Rpi zero W ? you are screwed..

php is effin broken ....

 https://bugs.launchpad.net/raspbian/+bug/2012833