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Christoph Langner
August 2026 1 post
Mounting Network Shares Automatically: What Can Go Wrong with the NetworkManager Dispatcher
All my mount script was supposed to do was one thing: mount the Samba share when I'm at home. In the end it broke shutdown, resume and standby for me, …
July 2026 1 post
Rutile 0.2.2 – A Modern Alternative to Tilix
Rutile is a new terminal emulator for GNOME that brings Tilix's proven way of working to GTK4, libadwaita, and Rust. The project is still in an early stage of development, …
November 2025 4 posts
Spotify on GNOME: How to Fix the Blue Window Border
A blue frame around Spotify on GNOME ruins the look, even though everything still works as it should. On Arch Linux, the fix is easy: either go through Flatpak or …
Plattenalbum and Euphonica: MPD clients for GNOME on Linux
Plattenalbum and Euphonica are two current GTK4 clients for MPD that show how music management and playback can work on the GNOME desktop. The focus is on layout, features, and …
yt-dlp 2025.11.12: YouTube downloads on Linux now with Deno
The new yt-dlp release needs an external JavaScript engine like Deno to reliably extract YouTube videos. The reason is tighter technical measures on Google's side.
Yet Another Radio: Simple Internet Radio Right in the GNOME Shell
Easy radio listening in the GNOME Shell: Yet Another Radio lets you play your favorite stations without a separate app, with favorites, your own station list, and quick search via …
September 2025 1 post
Chainlane: Bike navigation with Brouter on your smartphone
Brouter is considered an insider tip for cyclists who want to plan their routes independently of commercial services. With Chainlane, the tool is now coming to Android – handy when …
May 2025 6 posts
Setting up a WireGuard VPN between a Fritzbox and Linux
A new Fritzbox brings official WireGuard support for the first time. That makes VPN access to your home network under Linux especially straightforward. Modern distributions usually ship the necessary tools …
Tempo and Android Auto: How to Use Navidrome for Your Music Library in the Car
Listen to music on the road without Spotify & Co: with the free music server Navidrome and the Tempo app, you can take your own collection into the car, even …
Gramophone: A modern Material 3 music player for Android
Do you prefer keeping your music stored locally instead of streaming it? Then Gramophone is worth a look. This lean music player for Android is open source and uses the …
