Shell Script Articles

Count Upgradable Packages on Alpine Linux TLDR: doas apk update, then apk list -uq | wc. You can automate checking for new packages, and you can use this shell script to report how many updates are available when you log in.
Minimal User Setup for Debian Cloud The quickest way to set up a sudo-capable user on a Debian cloud (or nocloud) image with useradd, usermod and the sudo group.
PineTab2 Notes: Getting Things Working Things I’ve had to do on my PineTab2 to get various features working and/or usable.
Quick Start: Setting up Gemini on a VPS Without Root Agate is easy to set up, you can use cron to launch it at start, and Gemini doesn’t need root to listen on its port.
Seeking the Perfect Balance for BOINCing After a brief stint at distributed computing early in the pandemic, I came back first to Folding@Home, then BOINC, with the goal of only using spare power to help out with research.
Setting Expiration and Lifecycle Rules on Non-AWS S3 Storage DreamObjects, DigitalOcean Spaces and others may not have expiration and lifecycle controls in their web panels, but they still use the same API, so you can use s3tools or the AWS CLI.