In my first ansi weather post I was looking at using sed to strip colour codes from the program output. It turns out and covered in the second post that all that is needed is the -a false argument to the program.
Nevertheless, sed is still worth learning. To this end, the following resources may be useful.
Sed video tutorial
If you save this in to a text file you can follow along with the video. It is similar to the text from the video.
10 Tiny Toes
this is That
One two Three
tree twice
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Debian Testing Feb 2021
I decided to have a go at upgrading a netbook Debian 10 to Debian 11. Buster –> Bullseye.
I am following the instructions found at [3]. I have also included links to release notes for both the current and next version.
Upgrade seemed to go well. However I seem to be having networking issue, so am investigating further,
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Superbowl XL
So as well as it being day two of FOSDEM. Today is Superbowl XL, this year taking place between the KC chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Last year Superbowl champions against, led by Patrick Mahomes take on Tampa Bay, led by, one of the most successful QB's, Tom Brady. This should result in excellent match up.
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Arduino IDE on Debian
The Arduino IDE package has been updated and is now back in Debian. It is also available in Debian 10.8.
I have installed the current version
2:1.0.5+dfsg2-4.1
Which is working fine.
apt install arduino arduino-core
So the first task is to add your user to the dialout group:-
You need to authenticate for this:-
And set the folder where projects will be stored, usually this is ~/sketchbook
You are then presented with the main IDE Screen:-
If you need to tweak some IDE settings then look at preferences:-
I now need to update my netbook version to:
1.8.13-dfsg1-1.
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Covid update W/E 5/2/2021
Here are some highlights from the recent bulletin
It is vitally important that you take care of your own mental health, as well as supporting others who may be struggling. Here are some tips on how you and your family and friends can improve your own and other’s mental wellbeing:
Play with/advocate the 5 Ways to Wellbeing
Connect
Keep Learning
Be active
Take notice
Give
Look at Torbay Council's website for more information about how to take care of yourself and others: improve-your-mood
TALKWORKS service – a free, confidential, NHS talking therapy service. Online talkworks.dpt.nhs.uk/ or call 0300 555 3344.
Mental Health Matters helpline – a local 24/7 Helpline & Webchat. Call on 0800 470 0317 or visit their website Mental Health Matters
First Response Service helpline – a local urgent mental health service for people with mental health and learning disability needs. Call 0808 196 8708 or visit their website NHS First Response Services
Samaritans – Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. Call 116 123, email jo@Samaritans.org or visit their website.
KOOTH service – Free, anonymous, online mental wellbeing community for 11-25 year olds. Visit their website
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) – help for children and young people who may be experiencing problems with their emotional or psychological wellbeing or mental health. Call 03300 245 321 (8-5pm) or 03005 555 000 (Out of hours) or visit their website
PAPYRUS (CYP) – provide confidential support and advice to young people struggling with thoughts of suicide, and anyone worried about a young person. Call 0800 068 4141 (9am-12am), email pat@papyrus-uk.org or visit their website
Until next time, stay safe.
More information on Covid 19 in Torbay from the Website.
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Mauritius Oil
Back in October, there was a Major oil spill in Mauritius. Thanks to other news, this has largely been forgotton about.
This is the worst ecological disaster that the country has ever known.
Before the leak was stopped, around 1000 tonnes of oil leaked from the ship and severely contaminated the precious shoreline and lagoons.
A reminder that this happened, an article from, back in October, by Ecowatch is here
Really good article, if there is a follow up to show what the long term consequences of this were I will post it.
For anyone unsure of where Mauritius is, there is a map below from Open Street Map.
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Arduino in Debian
Announcement from Feb 1st, Arduino software is now back in Debian. It is currently in the Testing release, so should hopefully be back in the main distribution very soon.
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Debian 10.8
The Debian team have released the latest point update to Debian 10 (Buster) taking the release from 10.7 (from December) to 10.8.
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20.04.2 LTS
Lubuntu 20.04.2, has been relesed, this is the lastest of the LTS (Long Term Support) updates for the system. You can find more info on the blog page.
Lubuntu is a derivative of the Ubuntu Operating system which in turn is built on Debian. Links in the list below.
Lubuntu is great for both low and high specification systems, and can help bring new life to old hardware, which given the number of people without devices could be a really effective way to help bridge the digital divide.
Organizations such as the good thing foundation help to build digital skills, sadly this does not cover fully free and open source software, let alone decentralized social media networks such as Mastodon.
There is no reason why LibreOffice can't be taught and promoted along side MS Office.
The more people to ASK for support with things like Lubuntu etc they will hopefully eventually provide the choice and associated support for alternatives.
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