Posts by Trevor
I'm trying to create a .desktop file which opens a file, either inside a Vim server named "VIM" if it exists, or otherwise using the normal Vim .desktop file. This is what I have so far: [Desktop...
I am currently ripping a bunch of DVDs. Some are encrypted, and some are not. My method for ripping a DVD depends on whether or not it is encrypted, so I am looking for a command-line method to det...
I figured this out myself. I needed to install the cnijfilter2 AUR package. Installing this package provided me with the correct PPD file (which was named canontr4500.pdd). How I figured this out:...
I am trying to greedily capture text with sed. For example, I have the string abbbc, and I want to capture all of the repeated b characters, so that my result is bbb. Here's an attempt at a solut...
My goal is to create a clickable link in the terminal that opens an executable. I'm trying to do this using thefile: URI. For example, I want to open Blender whose executable is /usr/bin/blender. I...
I have used printers before in Arch Linux, but I can't figure out how to print with a Canon PIXMA TR4522 printer. More specifically, I am having trouble finding the correct driver. I have installe...
I figured this out myself. The problem was that I was using DK-1241 labels, which are 102mm x 152mm. However the page/media size was configured to be a different value, which prevented the printer ...
I just bought a Brother QL-1100 label printer. I set it up in Arch Linux using the following steps: install the CUPS package, and systemctl start cups.service install the QL-1100 printer ...
I'm trying to use a proxy server with chromium but I can't get it to work. I'm using Arch Linux. Here are the steps I'm following: I find a proxy in the UK on the British Proxy List at proxyno...
I am using Docker on Windows (from Powershell) to run a container that runs Rocky Linux. I can run GUI applications (e.g., xeyes) from the container by running VcXsrv on Windows, and setting DISPLA...
I am using Linux and Gnome. Using GDK, I would like to programmatically manipulate the Top Bar (i.e., the bar at the top of the screen with "Activities", the time, etc.). Here is a picture of it: ...
