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What font are you using in LibreOffice
by William Park 18 Aug '25

18 Aug '25

I'm using "Noto Serif" in LibreOffice Writer. But, it looks a bit crowded. I prefer "Times Roman" style, at least for my resume and cover letter. What font are you using in LibreOffice Writer?

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trying this from a different angle
by CAREY SCHUG 15 Aug '25

15 Aug '25

One of my issues with snaps is that it is frozen in time, since it was first installed. Specifically, my snap of a browser is fixed with the default cursor definition I had when I installed the snap. Since then, I have made it larger and added mouse trails. But anything in a snap is stuck where it was. 1. I suppose I should request that Ubuntu (or snapcraft?) provide a command to copy all and/or popular subsets of system settings from the current live system to any given snap. 2. I have been trying to find where the cursor setting are stored. as an inexpert, every search I do tells me to look in a directory that I cannot find on my system. 3. can anybody suggest how to phrase a query to find this, or just tell me? 4. I presume if I copied such file(s) from my live home directory to the directory for that snap it would propagate my cursor settings there, right? Carey

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bash strict mode (set -e)? - not so fast unless you know these quirks
by Ron 14 Aug '25

14 Aug '25

Quick question: * how regularly do you put `set` in your bash scripts? * how often do you trap signals in your bash scripts? On to the video: > The Problem with Bash 'Strict Mode' > > - Why I Don’t Use `set -euo pipefail` More bash enlightenment by Dave @ YSAP on the topic of bash strict mode (set -e). There are some damned weird gotchas to beware of! I had no idea. His "contrived" example of how it can make your life much harder: $ ((i=0)) ; echo "i: ${i} exit code: $?" i: 0 exit code: 1 Longer form: $ ((i=-1)) ; echo $? 0 $ ((i=0)) ; echo $? 1 $ ((i=1)) ; echo $? 0 So, it's returning an "error" code of 1 that will cause `set -e` to bring your program to a grinding halt where it is inappropriate to do so. No errors were generated in that code. His second example is even more inscrutable. I really have been questioning bash a lot lately. He then covers `set -o pipefail` and again, weird behaviour. $ ( cat /usr/share/dict/canadian-english-insane |head -n 1) A $ (set -o pipefail cat /usr/share/dict/canadian-english-insane |head -n 1) Here, the "error" was that the pipe closed because `head` got its one line and `cat` had no where to send the rest of the file. Finally, he covers `set -u` for unbound variables. It's nice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jo3Ml53kvc The comments are also good, possibly the best on any tech channel i.e. how to handle exit values > 128. He shouts out the shellcheck.net service (accessed via CLI!)

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Debian 13...
by Colin McGregor 14 Aug '25

14 Aug '25

I changed to Debian about 1999. I had been a Red Hat user before that, but... Red Hat with the split between Red Hat and Fedora was looking like a @#$% show. With Debian I saw a system that could get a bit more ...ideological... than I was happy with, but at least you always knew where they stood and why. I also knew that there wasn't a corporate owner that might suddenly pull the rug out from under you in order to make a few extra $$. So, last weekend starting with my laptop PC (which was designed for Windows 10, but has never successfully booted a MS Windows OS) I upgraded from Debian 12 to 13. Then this week I upgraded my daily driver desktop PC from Debian 12 to 13. VERY few issues and I am basically happy with what I am seeing. I look forward to seeing how all this will impact the Raspberry Pi boxes I own 🙂.

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Anyone have experience with Bazzite Linux?
by Evan Leibovitch 12 Aug '25

12 Aug '25

Fedora and KDE based. Immutable. Most installable apps are Flatpaks. Best tuned for AMD graphics. Apparently the best and easiest way to turn any PC into a SteamDeck, ie, gaming system. Has anyone here tried it? - Evan

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Reminder: Tonight General meeting is only Online tonight.
by Alan Heighway 12 Aug '25

12 Aug '25

*Lighting Talks* Thanks to all that contact me to do a talk. If anyone else wants to do one at the time of the meeting please let us know and we'll add you in. Description: *Short talks, 5-15 minutes, on various subjects around Linux and FOSS. If you have a talk, let us know and we'll add you to the list.* *Come ready to speak, listen, and engage. This is your platform.* Speaker: Moderator: Alan Heighway *Agenda*: 1. Business Meeting 2. Presentation 3. Discussion 4. Adjournment *Date / Time:* August 12th, 2025 19:30 EST *Location:* *Online using Nextcloud:* https://hub.gtalug.org/call/7m45sf9i *A*lan *H*eighway <http://heighway.ca/> heighway.ca 416-712-5247 VA3WAH / VA3YKZ [image: Please consider the environment before printing]

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Meeting Reminder - ONLINE ONLY this month
by Alan Heighway 12 Aug '25

12 Aug '25

Lighting Talks This month we will be meeting online only. I'm disappointed that only one person has come forward to speak. Remember this group only works if everyone participates! Needless to say, I'm Still looking for speakers! Description: Short talks, 5-15 minutes, on various subjects around Linux and FOSS. If you have a talk, let us know and we'll add you to the list. Come ready to speak, listen, and engage. This is your platform. Speaker: Moderator: Alan Heighway Agenda: 1. Business Meeting 2. Presentation 3. Discussion 4. Adjournment *Date / Time:* August 12th, 2025 19:30 EST *Location:* Online using Nextcloud: https://hub.gtalug.org/call/7m45sf9i *A*lan *H*eighway <http://heighway.ca/> heighway.ca 416-712-5247 VA3WAH / VA3YKZ [image: Please consider the environment before printing]

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Fwd: [mdlug] Mastodon Thread asking if anyone knows: help for people install Linux on old unused computers
by Ron 10 Aug '25

10 Aug '25

Someone on this list and also on the fediverse might want to mention the list: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Mastodon Thread asking if anyone knows: help for people install Linux on old unused computers Mastodon Thread asking if anyone knows: help for people install Linux on old unused computers. I just thought this was interesting. https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk/114949209070855062 -------- Forwarded Message --------

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Debian 13 "Trixie" is now out
by Colin McGregor 09 Aug '25

09 Aug '25

Subject more-or-less says it all, Debian stable has now moved from version 12 "Bookworm" to version 13 "Trixie" and is now available for download via the usual sources. Colin.

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How to display my name instead of my email?
by Sam K 05 Aug '25

05 Aug '25

Hi all I'm a new joiner. I have been trying to find a way to display my name or change my name from my email that is being shown. Is there a way to do this? Thanks ! Sam

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