diff --git a/blog/alpine-linux-on-the-hp-x360-1040-g5-notebook.mdwn b/blog/alpine-linux-on-the-hp-x360-1040-g5-notebook.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..78c51d6d --- /dev/null +++ b/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]] diff --git a/blog/linux-on-macbook-pro-2016.mdwn b/blog/linux-on-macbook-pro-2016.mdwn index b9cb00fe..0ac96a22 100644 --- a/blog/linux-on-macbook-pro-2016.mdwn +++ b/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]]