Linux on akos.ma

How to Solve Webcam Shenanigans With systemd

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200

Last year I talked about my faithful Logitech C930e webcam, and at the end of the article I mentioned that I have to manually disable the autofocus, and that sadly that setting is gone at every reboot, and even every time I unplug the webcam; my question then was, can I automate this somehow?

Ubuntu 5.10 on QEMU

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200

Following the celebration of my 20 years with Linux, I wanted to recreate the moment I installed Ubuntu “Breezy Badger” 5.10 for the first time, and with QEMU it was quite easy to do on my modern Fedora 44 environment of 2026.

Keychron Q3 Max

Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200

This year I decided to treat myself with a new keyboard, and I’ve chosen the Keychron Q3 Max; this post is a short summary of my impressions after a few weeks of use.

How To Connect Boatswain to OBS Studio

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200

I’ve recently got myself an Elgato Stream Deck, and although it doesn’t natively support Linux, there’s a nice app called Boatswain that does the trick (not to be confused with the OCI container monitoring app of the same name).

20 Years of Linux

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100

Almost exactly 20 years ago I installed and used Linux for the first time. The distro was good old Ubuntu 5.10, code-named “Breezy Badger” back in the day. The hardware was my faithful Apple iBook G3 bought in 2003, with a PowerPC CPU.

Plugins for tmux

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0200

I’m a big fan of tmux since I started using it back in 2010. I can’t conceive working on a terminal window without it, and I also use it in remote systems I access via SSH.

My Faithful Logitech C930e Webcam

Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 +0200

I like boring technology that lasts decades: 2 years ago I was raving about my Harman Kardon SoundSticks (spoiler alert: they are still in service) and today I’d like to rave about my faithful Logitech C930e, an HDMI webcam that’s been with me for 10 years this month.

Conway in Bash

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200

I’ve added a new version to my venerable Polyglot Conway project, this time as a good old Bash script, a version bootstrapped with the help of ChatGPT.

Screenkey for Linux

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200

Screenkey is a program for Linux that can be used during presentations or webcasts to show the keystrokes you press to the audience, overlaid on top of the applications or systems being demoed. It could be considered the official replacement of the Mouseposé application for macOS.

Helix

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0100

I’ve tried the Helix editor and, to be honest, I’m split. I have three specific things to say, though.