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open links in Waterfox (from another app)

It could happen that you cannot open links in Waterfox from another application (such as Thunderbird): blank page and all other tabs crashed.

To solve this issue, you can try adding %u to te Waterfox.desktop file (in .local/share/applications), something like:

Exec=flatpak run net.waterfox.waterfox %u

if you have Waterfox with flatpak

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slow boot

You can check what apps cause a slowing of your boot, in Linux, with this command:

systemd-analyze blame

You should see something like the following

systemd-analyze blame
3.115s NetworkManager-wait-online.service
1.980s fwupd-refresh.service
1.928s fwupd.service
[…]

To disable NetworkManager-wait-online.service, i.g., you can type: sudo systemctl disable NetworkManager-wait-online.service.

other possible causes

Check also if your UUID (of swap partitions, i.g.) are correct. This can be a cause of a severe slowing.


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css :hover on a mobile device

There lots of java-scripts to allow an effect such as mouse over on a mobile device (that is without mouse), but there is also a very, very simple solution: to use :active instead of :hover, as in the following example:

@media screen and (max-width: 580px) {
  .tooltip:active .tooltiptext {
  visibility: visible;
  opacity: 1;
}
}

while in desktop screen you can keep
.tooltip:hover .tooltiptext {
  visibility: visible;
  opacity: 1;
}
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sync murena on android nextcloud

When you are asked to set a server (opening nextcloud app on android), it’s enough to enter murena.io. Then you will asked for your user and password. (found here:: https://community.e.foundation/t/how-to-sync-nextcloud-notes-with-murena-io/47079)

A problem, if you connect your android device with KDEConnect and you copy your password from your PC, could be to paste it in password field. For security reason your keyboard could not allow you to paste easy. But eventually I managed to paste it without typing it.

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phone on router problem

If, after changing (physically) something on your router (linked with phone), your phone doesn’t work any more, and if you have more than one (phone) socket on the router, try to change socket.

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router settings

In this case, as in many other, it a good idea to backup your settings. Indeed if you do a hard reset of your router, you loose your settings.
To backup settings you should use a browser (web-like) interface (firefox, or chrome, or an other one) using a url like http://192.168.1.1/ or something similar, and search for “backup” (or “save”) router settings.

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audio players

An excellent audio player is Clementine (and its fork Strawberry), which can do a lot of things. Its graphical intercace is very intuitive and complete.

But quite good is also QuodLibet: very fast (with a spartan graphical interface, not really intuitive) but highly customizable (i.g. you can create, edit and view new type of audio tags, or create bookmarks within an audio file). In my (personal) opinion it can integrate, but not replace Clementine. Indeed Quodlibet has some serious limitations, such as crashing, if you add some plugins, or it is not able to browse your disk (the only navigation is through tags, not through files).

Audacious is a very light solution, a good one if you don’t have too many audio files and you don’t need to have multiple options.

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syncing firefox

Symlinking logins.json is not possibile, you have to copy it every time. And it is necessary that logins.json matchs to key4.db.

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Markdown editor

Unfortunately same of the best MD editors have critical limitations

  • Dynalist, i.g., would be an excellent md editor, but it forces you to use an online account (that means: a) you must be connected to the internet, and b) you share your data with Dynalist, and so your privacy goes away).
  • VNote too would be a good md editor, but it forces you to use its proprietary format (with only files in its own folder), and so you can’t open any existing md file.
  • LogSeq is very slow in starting, doesn’t provide a wysing editor, can’t edit long files, and, as the other above editors, it don’t let you open, modify and save existing md files.
  • Joplin is a bite better, but it too don’t let open, modify and save existing md files: you must use its folder, and its proprietary format.
  • Siyuan is anothe app that force you to use its folder and its proprietary format.
  • Obsidian is not able to open or save any md file, even though it uses markdown.
  • MdSilo is not a bad program, but is very basic.
  • MarkText would be quite good wysing md editor, quite similar to Typora, but unfortunately it is discontinued.
  • Typora is the best md wysing editor: it support css customization and symlinks, you can easily open and save your md existing files (wherever they are). But is is not open source, but a pay app.
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KDE user dictionary

You can find it i.g. in your home folder, as hidden file with a name such as .hunspell_it_IT.

If you have many PC you can share it between your devices.