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#1 Re: DIY » α-utilz -- a funky version of refractasnapshot/installer » 2026-05-06 13:19:21

i finally have added a persistence option for snapshots on multiboot-usb

just select the corresponding grub entry and boot, container files will created on the fly when needed

make sure to unmount the usb device manually after you use my multi-usb tool

#2 Re: DIY » ALSA-only purists: Question, new GUI app for the mixer and EQ? » 2026-04-30 18:32:42

greenjeans wrote:

Hey my friend, sorry for the late reply, I was out for a couple days with a tooth infection and up to my neck in projects. Not having a Void instance in front of me it's really hard to troubleshoot, and from more reading about Void it seems to have a very different file structure in some ways

no worries im always late too, i hope you are better that sounds painfull

greenjeans wrote:
export LADSPA_PATH=/usr/lib/ladspa

And if that doesn't work, try:

export LADSPA_PATH=/usr/lib/ladspa:/usr/lib64/ladspa
export ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR=/usr/lib/alsa-lib[/quote]

it compiled with either of those
but i the volume control does not load
i can hear the tone, but it is not affected by the eq

vvG5IZU.png

if you want, i do have a live snapshot that you could fire up in an virtual machine, and run "sudo xbps-install alsaequal caps"
unfortunately im to stupid to get a soundcard with qemu

#3 Re: DIY » ALSA-only purists: Question, new GUI app for the mixer and EQ? » 2026-04-27 17:41:30

greenjeans wrote:

Was your error genned by running it using the .desktop, and have you tried it in terminal?

i get the error from the terminal, but the .desktop doesnt work either

i downloaded the 3.3 source and ran

gcc -o alsatune alsatune.c $(pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk+-3.0 alsa glib-2.0) -Wall

but its the same error as from the .deb

# this are the corresponding packages on void

xbps-query -f caps-0.9.26_3
/usr/lib/ladspa/caps.so
/usr/share/ladspa/rdf/caps.rdf

xbps-query -f alsaequal-0.7.1_2
/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_equal.so
/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_equal.so

i noticed that devuan has
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_equal.so
and on void it is here
/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_equal.so

i tried to symlink the directory into the place:

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/alsa-lib /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/alsa-lib

ls -lah /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_equal.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 23K 26.04.2019 21:03 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_equal.so

even after installing the deb libasound2-plugin-equal_0.6-8_amd64.deb
i still error:

./alsatune
Failed to load plugin "caps.so": caps.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

#4 Re: DIY » ALSA-only purists: Question, new GUI app for the mixer and EQ? » 2026-04-25 21:55:47

i tried your deb pkg on void, i get this error:
Failed to load plugin "caps.so": caps.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

caps.so is under /usr/lib/ladspa/caps.so

i searched for "caps" in your source code but found nothing

#5 Re: DIY » awk-menu: a simple line selection tool + examples » 2026-04-05 19:03:01

i forgot to add a simple template:

#!/bin/sh
[ ! "$SCRIPTS" ] && SCRIPTS="${0%/*}"
. "$SCRIPTS"/lib/text-center || exit 1
. "$SCRIPTS"/lib/awk-menu    || exit 1
. "$SCRIPTS"/lib/text-box    || exit 1

awk_menu_tmsg="template"
awk_menu_tmsg="$(text_box "$(text_center "$awk_menu_tmsg")")"

input_text="> Option 1
> Option 2
> Option 3
> Exit Script"
input_text="$(text_center "$input_text")"

selection="$(awk_menu "$input_text")"
case "$selection" in
  "> Option 1")	sleep;;
  "> Option 2")	wait;;
  "> Option 3")  return;;
  "> Exit Script") exit 0;;
esac

exit 0

#6 DIY » awk-menu: a simple line selection tool + examples » 2026-04-05 18:35:22

alphalpha
Replies: 1

If you have ever booted one of my isos or tried α-utilz, you have seen it

it is easy to use, but also very hackable, you can make custom keybindings and more
its says "examples" in the title, but these scripts are relative complex and quite usefull by themselves

the only dependencie is awk (gawk or mawk), which makes this ideal for very minimalist systems
if you need a minimalistic tool to change screen resolution, connect your wifi or mount usb-drives, check out:
gitlab.com/_alphalpha_/awk-menu
screenshot1.png
screenshot2.png

#7 Re: Off-topic » Show your desktop (rebooted) » 2026-03-24 19:55:41

@stopAi
vtwm looks interesting, do you mind sharing your config?

#8 Re: DIY » α-utilz -- a funky version of refractasnapshot/installer » 2026-02-07 01:12:32

if anyone cares,
i added some updates over the last months:

  • snapshots can now have multiple kernels

  • snapshots now have a loopback.cfg

  • which is handy for the new multi-usb script that now supporst just drag and drop the iso file and run the updater script to update grub

  • the initramfs for devuan is now generated with dracut (as it is for void)

but there is still one thing i would like to add,
and that is for the multi-usb to have a live system with a persistent overlayfs
i thought dracut could help me out here but if i read the scripts correct, it requires systemd for this trick

so i guess my best bet is to just add my own script into the initramfs that checks if "live-overlay.img" file is present on the iso partition of the usb-stick and then mount the overlay and remount root. can anyone help me with this?

#9 Re: Freedom Hacks » Devuan without dbus » 2025-11-03 19:57:39

maybe this is stuipid big_smile

but i guess you can just install dbus and pin it
then replace all the files with empty dummy files
and maybe something like this in your dbus-send

#!/bin/sh
echo "$(date +%m.%d.%Y-%H:%M:%S) $(ps -p $PPID -o comm=) $0 $*" >> /home/**user**/dbus-log.txt

i did not test this, use at your own risk roll

#10 Forum Feedback » FluxBB » 2025-07-05 17:21:52

alphalpha
Replies: 12

I love this forum, everything is so responsive and neatly arranged
However, the FluxBB github has not seen any commits for 4 years now and the official homepage is dead

Does this mean that we need to change our forum software at some point or is this really not a big deal?

I hope we will never use discourse. I strongly dislike everything about it.

#11 Re: Off-topic » So Microsoft has ruined GitHub by pushing AI sloppy nonsense features » 2025-05-25 13:56:23

maybe its just me, but i like that microsoft ruins github / windows / minecraft / office / internet explorer / etc
there are better options anyways...
i think the real problem are the foolish people who think they need to use that trash

#12 Re: Off-topic » Does anyone watch Bryan Lunduke? » 2025-05-18 17:54:14

i think his annual "linux sucks" series is quite entertaining

#13 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Which Trackball device? » 2025-05-18 17:48:04

i dont really use it that often but i am quite happy with my elecom huge
not sure if there is a lefthand version tho

#15 Re: DIY » α-utilz -- a funky version of refractasnapshot/installer » 2025-05-10 19:12:41

okay its working again on devuan smile
the problem was with the bootloader options

#16 Re: DIY » α-utilz -- a funky version of refractasnapshot/installer » 2025-04-25 16:41:44

i rewrote the whole sudo part, it is no longer necessary to run this script with sudo (it will ask for a sudo password if needed)
if you are on the root account, and there is a directory in /home that belongs to someone other than root, it will assume that is the correct user

i tested this on daedalus and it spat out a bootable iso,
however the iso will fail to boot properly, during /scripts/init-bottom i get

mount: /root/dev: mount point does not exist

i got similar messages on artix
void works tho

my first thought was that there is something wrong with the initramfs.img but it has the same md5 as when i use fmisthreds refractasnapshot
so it is probably something else, not really sure how i can fix this

#17 Re: DIY » α-utilz -- a funky version of refractasnapshot/installer » 2025-04-12 18:09:50

Yo !
sorry it took so long, i had other things to do first
but now i had the time and just uploaded a new version
fixed efi
fixed the scrolling issue with small terminals
fixed hyperbola
probably fixed the check_chown problem

when you had the check_chown error, did you use the root account and not sudo or doas? then it should be fixed now

#18 Re: DIY » α-utilz -- a funky version of refractasnapshot/installer » 2024-12-20 00:02:30

now that i think about it, i only ever tested this on legacy bios, never uefi
i know that devuan works with uefi but for the other distros there needs to be some additional commands in the grub line
and i do not remember adding those to the grub config
a dirty workaround could be:
select "--> Advanced" and then "> Copy isolinux"
that will create /home/snapshot/work/iso/isolinux/live.cfg
then make sure whatever is behind APPEND, somehow makes it into the grub.cfg
(modify the grub file inside /home/snapshot/work, then "--> Advanced" and "> Re-run xorriso only.")

#19 Re: Off-topic » Music » 2024-12-19 22:30:00

this soundtrack of a minigame has more soul than anything that plays on the radio today
not sure if thats a good or a bad thing

#20 Re: DIY » α-utilz -- a funky version of refractasnapshot/installer » 2024-12-19 22:24:34

im not sure what a converted vm image is, but i think this should work in a vm

#21 Re: DIY » α-utilz -- a funky version of refractasnapshot/installer » 2024-12-19 18:25:37

the excludes file should be in .config/apha-utilz/snapshot_exclude.list
you can just use the default excludes list from fsmithred:

cat /usr/lib/refractasnapshot/snapshot_exclude.list > ~/.config/aplha-utilz/snapshot_exclude.list

but if there is something wrong, i really hope we can figure it out

@ the person who had problems with the kernel
when you go to "--> Options", there should be a line "Kernel = /boot/somekernel"
the script failed to detect your kernel, probably you have a custom kernel or something
make sure that line has a valid kernel
if you send me the log, i will try to improve ther kernel detector function

thanks everyone who tested this so far smile

i am really busy right now, i hope i can finish my shed tomorrow and then i'll start moving cool
so please forgive me if i dont push any updates right now
i hopy by the end of the year i have 0.0.1b ready, but i promise nothing
meanwhile we keep collecting bugs

btw, on sunday i will possibly hang out at my channel on libera.chat (i will tell you the name when it is open)
that is, if i have electricity by then, i will probably have to cut the power cord from some old psu and rip out a wall plug somewhere sacrifice a power strip, lovely big_smile

#22 Off-topic » Making money on the internet » 2024-12-19 12:52:19

alphalpha
Replies: 4

Hey all,
my bank account is in the single digits and i probably lose my job next year

is it somewhat realistic for someone without any degree, to get hired as a sysadmin or something else in the it space?

i am seriously considering online poker as a fulltime job big_smile
any advice?

#23 Re: DIY » α-utilz -- a funky version of refractasnapshot/installer » 2024-12-19 04:04:15

Error: function check_chown needs exactly two argumenrs.

well that sounds like it failed somewhere to set a variable
unless this happened before it creates the log, there should be a log file in .config/alpha-utilz/logs
if you could send me that log via email or post it here if it is not terribly long, i will have a look

as for dependencies, it should install them automatically, but moulder already said that it did not work for him on void
although i remember it worked for me on void, maybe try a "xbps-install -Su" before you run the script
the log file should show if there are missing dependencies

Any quick instructions on how to use it?

there is not much to say, just select create a snapshot and hit enter
maybe enable uefi if you need it and thats basically it

#24 Re: Off-topic » Preventing System Penetration by Deep State Actors when Live Streaming » 2024-12-18 20:29:09

i dont thnink i can follow any of this, but  nothing is stopping you from setting up pfsense or opnsense and blocking EVERYTHING
collect you logs and come back when you have evidence
otherwise there is nothing you can do, if your isp wants to pull your plug, no software will help you

#25 Re: Off-topic » The Crappiness of Modern Laptops » 2024-12-18 19:57:26

i have a small collection of old thinkpads
since my second x230 died, i have been daily driving even older models
im currently on a modded W500 with a Q9000, that thing is a beast!

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