QT on WSL2: reMarkable coding on Windows
A little guide on how to get the QT creator GUI running on Windows WSL2. In this case we set up a development environment to create applications for the reMarkable tablet.…
Systemd with WSL2 but not really
As WSL currently does not have official systemd support (although in the future that might come) I stumbled across an interesting GitHub project by [email protected] which takes the usual systemctl commands and replaces them with a bash script.…
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Distro Manager GUI
If you are developing different software that was built on different machines or Linux distros you might have come across the issue that - especially out-of-date - code might only work with a specific distro. To counter that and other stuff Windows has, fortunately, build the Windows Subsystem for Linux…
Steam announces Steam Deck: a handheld gaming PC
Steam just announced a new handheld gaming device that looks like it is heavily inspired by the Nintendo Switch. That might not be a bad thing though. As Steam puts it, this is the "All-in-one portable PC" which "runs the latest AAA games--and runs them really well". I guess we…
Install Windows 11 on non-compatible CPU (i7-7700k) and ASUS Z270-A
After you heard about Windows 11 new compatibility list you may be bummed out as a lot older (even flagship-) CPUs are not officially supported by the new update. While that may change and Microsoft could add some CPUs to the list here is a quick guide on how some…
Fast CD with Dokku on Docker
Setting up Dokku, an open-source Heroku alternative, with Docker, SSL, and caching for zero downtime.…
Watch Dogs: Legion PC Multiplayer released
Just a short update that Watch Dogs: Legion PC multiplayer was just released without any notice with the latest update. Earlier this month they postponed the multiplayer mode for PC again reasoning that there were some errors that might crash PCs with certain GPUs.…
Benchmarking single board computers with Geekbench for ARM
Geekbench released a pre-released version (5.4) of their benchmarking software a short while ago which makes it very easy to benchmark your single board computers and compare them. Of course this might also work with any kind of ARM device. Right now it works for arm (armv7) and the…