"lean" debian? ... try NakeDeb

nakeDeb is a french* Debian based derivative distribution intended to deliver an ultra-minimal debian installation allowing you to quickly install a working system or use it as a lightweight live backup.

*fear not, the distro is way useful for non-French speakers , like me. It is in fact my main OS on the PC , at least not the crap-o-bloat of Gnome/KDE , Fluxbox is bit ancient here - 1.3.5 from... 2011 ! the "latest"  one is 1.3.7 (2015? IIRC)  not that much of difference as no super-duper new features are there.

Feel free to install - play and customise this gem!

for more info: https://nakedeb.arpinux.org/

cheers to Arnault !!

Easy templates in Org >= 9.2 (emacs) are not working?

Easy templates on org-mode allowed you to type quick the block codes eg 

<s [tab] would produce

#+BEGIN_SRC 

#+END_SRC

Things were changed after org-mode v9.2, so now you have to type C-c C-,

or

add  (require 'org-tempo) to your init file

fix Arduino IDE ESP32 "No module named serial" - on a python3 system.

First of all install the darn pyserial

pip3 install pyserial

If you see this error - again- then it's 100% because is a python c*ck up as /usr/bin/python points to the python2.x not the python3 binary.

solution (tested on OpenSUSE) :

sudo rm /usr/bin/python

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python

installation notes: notification-daemon

It is way better to install "notification-deamon" as notification app instead of the useless crap called "dunst" as the dunst-crap is NON interactive.

KaiOS is rubbish...

If you think to switch from android etc to a KaiOS phone and want to do something more than phone calls or texts then THINK TWICE, the OS is buggy and the company don't give a f about the issues.

JUST read the issues - posted on Reddit :

https://www.reddit.com/r/KaiOS/comments/mbjlzz/contacts_limit_of_100_only/

https://www.reddit.com/r/KaiOS/comments/m6i2fe/nokia_6300_4g_bugs_feature_requests_should_i_send/

https://www.reddit.com/r/KaiOS/comments/m0bnjn/kai_os_needs_a_serious_update/

https://www.reddit.com/r/KaiOS/comments/mikhbr/ok_for_lolz/

Gnome: Calendar and/or contacts constantly requiring Google authentication (aka gnome fuckup)

 this "may" solve this crap...

rm -rf ./.config/goa-1.0/accounts.conf
rm -rf ./.config/evolution
rm -rf ./.local/share/evolution

KaiOS cockup...

Google calendar wont sync on the -crap- KaiOS, unless change the name of your calendar with your google email. 

You just have to go to your gmail/google calendar page (on a PC browser) and then the options (3 vertical dots) near your calendar, then "Settings and sharing"  , under the "Name" of the "Calendar Settings"  just enter your full gmail address (will show your name again, but don't worry).