How I converted my Archlinux install with BTRFS into NixOS

In Linux, software is conventionally distributed through packages, usually compressed folders including executables, installations scripts and various configuration files. These packaging formats come in various flavors like deb packages, RPMs, and many others. While very useful, these packaging formats have a downside: they are distribution specific. Even if two distributions …

Pixel Pal is a project I have started whose purpose is to bring new life to old icon themes. Many old icon themes are in raster format and are not available for HiDPI screens (their resolution are too small). Currently the only way to handle old icon themes is to …

Pixel Pal is a project I have started whose purpose is to bring new life to old icon themes. Many old icon themes are in raster format and are not available for HiDPI screens (their resolution are too small). Currently the only way to handle old icon themes is to …

Pixel Pal is a project I have started whose purpose is to bring new life to old icon themes. Many old icon themes are in raster format and are not available for HiDPI screens (their resolution are too small). Currently the only way to handle old icon themes is to …

Pixel Pal is a project I have started whose purpose is to bring new life to old icon themes. Many old icon themes are in raster format and are not available for HiDPI screens (their resolution are too small). Currently the only way to handle old icon themes is to …

Pixel Pal is a project I have started whose purpose is to bring new life to old icon themes. Many old icon themes are in raster format and are not available for HiDPI screens (their resolution are too small). Currently the only way to handle old icon themes is to …

I am starting a new open source project. The goal of this project is to solve a recurring issue with HiDPI support. The issues is that many old software rely on icon themes in raster format which are not suitable for HiDPI screens. To be more specific various software projects …

On the Linux desktop there is a push for a universal packaging format. Currently there are three main contenders: Snaps packages, promoted by Canonical and Ubuntu; Flatpak, promoted by the Gnome Foundation although not a Gnome project; and AppImage, a community-led project. Even though the three packaging formats differ technically …

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