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LibreWolf is a fork of the popular open-source browser Firefox. It includes an adblocker enabled by default, no sponsored advertisements nor telemetry and many privacy and security tweaks. By default LibreWolf has strict privacy settings by disabling the browser history, persistent cookeis and for example, WebGL support. The browser is already available in the NixOS […]

Running applications inside a virtual machine could possibly be the most secure sandboxing approach. appvm is a small Go program developed by jollheef and cab404 to run apps seamlessly inside a virtual machine, similar to Quebes OS. To configure permissions and install appvm, paste following code to your system configuration and enable it. Replace user […]

Here’s a short summary on what I’ve been working on since the last 21.11 NixOS release. There are some new programs and modules in the repository which are worth noting. New apps and drivers The script orjail let you easily run any application in an isolated network which will tunnel all traffic through tor. Simply […]

Using the linux-wifi-hotspot script and package makes it possible to easily share a wired internet connection via wifi hotspot with a single command. The upcoming NixOS 22.05 repository will include this program. You can install and use it like this: wlan0 is the interface name of your wifi card and eth0 the name of your […]

The python script wl-togglescreens will help you to quickly switch monitor modes on Wayland. You can execute it directly or via keybindings to turn the internal or external screen on and off. The script will detect any external monitor and switches between 3 states: Only main screen enabled, only external screen enabled or both enabled […]

The upcoming NixOS 22.05 release will feature a new module to easily setup a invoicing web app called Invocieplane. Here’s a short introduction on the app and how to use it on NixOS. Invoiceplane is an open-source web application for managing clients, invoices and product sets. You can use it to easily create invoices as […]

By chance I got a used Samsung Galaxy S5 which already has good Linux mainline support. I was able to install postmarketOS with Phosh user interface enabled. Here’s a short summary on the usability of various apps. Considering the device is an older phone from 2014, the overall user experience is already quite good. Sometimes […]