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Setting up Fedora (Wayland) on the Framework Laptop

Author — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:36:51 -0500

Backstory A while ago, I got introduced to the Framework laptop and ended up purchasing one as my secondary dev machine. You are welcome to check reviews online, but what got me into it was the “open-source” attitude from a hardware perspective and the utter respect to the repair right. I am all for “making the best possible use of things”. The fact that Fedora runs great OOB on this machine (see this review) clears the last bit of concern.

Get Up and Running With Fedora 35

Author — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 23:11:57 -0500

Recently, I find myself quite a bit distracted when using Windows for work, with all social media and entertainment apps readily available, so I want a more focused working environment. I have not used Linux since I decided to do a fresh install of Fedora 34 when it first came out and failed. The live USB image behaved quite strangely that time, greeting me with only a blank desktop with no cursor and no installation prompt.

Setting up WSL 2 for Web Development

Author — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 23:35:31 -0400

WSL 2 finally made its way to the slow ring of Windows Preview! I am sure you are excited about the improved I/O performance, but is there anything to watch out for? In this post, I am going to share with you my experience of setting up a web development within WSL2.