+ notebook article

blog/alpine-linux-on-the-hp-x360-1040-g5-notebook.mdwn

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+[[!meta title="Alpine Linux on the HP X360 1040 G5"]]
+
+## Overview
+
+Due to RAM limitations in most notebooks (16G maximum) I have recently
+switched to the HP X360 1040 G5, more or less the 14" HP equivalent of
+the Lenovo X1 Carbon. Some tech specs for the geeks under us:
+
+* Resolution 3840x2160
+* 1 TB SSD / NVMe
+* 32GB RAM
+
+This article is work in progress, currently more to be seen as a todo
+list for myself.
+
+## Alpine
+
+My backup notebooks are currently running Arch Linux and Devuan. As I
+find Alpine an interesting project (it resembles most of what I think
+how Linux should be), I thought about giving it a try.
+
+Some things that are a bit special in alpine Linux:
+
+* Does not come with shadow by default
+* Uses musl libc instead of glibc (yeah!)
+
+Besides that, some things that are instant benefits of Alpine:
+
+* easy to use package manager
+* easy to write package format
+* VERY fast package installations (because they are fast)
+
+## What is working on alpine + X360 1040
+
+Almost everything. C'mon, it's 2019 and as long as xorg + i3 is
+running, what is there more that you want?
+
+## What is currently not working on alpine + X360 1040
+
+There are a few
+minor hiccups that I still need to solve in the next days:
+
+* create a package for mu4e 1.2 (currently installed in /usr/local)
+** needs fix for /usr/bin/sh reference
+* create a package for magit
+* create a package for vym
+* create a package for openconnect
+* checkout why the shotwell package is broken
+* checkout why the firefox package is broken
+* hotkeys don't send the right key events => might be a kernel issue
+* xbacklight => does not see backlight control
+
+
+[[!tag unix linux notebook]]

blog/linux-on-macbook-pro-2016.mdwn

@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ the Linux / Unix / FOSS company that I am working for. We have pretty
 strong opinions on some topics (not mentioning systemd here) and you
 are invited to challenge them :-)
 
-[[!tag unix linux apple]]
+[[!tag unix linux apple notebook]]