[Discuss] ideas for June 2022 presentation by Brendan Kidwell

[Jerry Feldman]

I'm good with that

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On Mon, May 30, 2022, 10:48 PM Brendan Kidwell <brendan at glump.net> wrote:

> Counting each vote once, I see:
>
>     topic 1: Up and Running with WSL 2 (Windows Services for Linux 2)
>     3 votes - Jerry; Ian; Bill
>
>     topic 3: Private Google Docs at Home with SeaFile and LibreOffice
> Online (and data encrypted at rest)
>     3 votes - Dan; Ian; Bill
>
> I'll break the tie...
>
> WSL2 isn't working well for me. WSL2 uses Hyper-V, and that doesn't play
> nice side-by-side with VirtualBox, especially with Windows VMs under
> VirtualBox. At the moment, I want to keep my project VMs on an external USB
> drive, formatted exfat+gocryptfs, and be able to run the VMs under Windows
> or Linux. So I got rid of WSL2 for now and I'm not using it.
>
> I AM excited about SeaFile and LibreOffice Online, and I use them together
> often. This is my blurb for the presentation:
>
> ---
> Private Google Docs at Home using SeaFile and LibreOffice Online
> June 15, 2022
> presented by Brendan Kidwell
>
> SeaFile and LibreOffice Online together provide most of the functionality
> you get in Google Docs, except that you can own and install the software on
> a server in your private home.
>
> Brendan will demonstrate setting up a home file server using the following:
>   * Ubuntu 22.04 Server OS < https://ubuntu.com/ >
>   * SeaFile < https://www.seafile.com/en/home/ >
>   * Apache web server, Python 3, MySQL
>   * Collabora LibreOffice Online < https://www.collaboraoffice.com/code/ >
>   * Afraid.org free dynamic DNS < https://freedns.afraid.org/ >
>   * Let's Encrypt free TLS certificate service < https://letsencrypt.org/
> >
>   * GoCryptfs for encrypting all of your data and databases at rest on the
> server. < https://github.com/rfjakob/gocryptfs >
>
> No need to take notes. A complete write-up will be posted on www.glump.net
> .
> ---
>
> Sounds good?
>
> Brendan Kidwell
>
>
> On Mon, May 23, 2022, at 16:13, Brendan Kidwell wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Jerry Feldman and John Abreau and I via email after the May BLU meeting
> > about the possibility of me putting together a presentation for the
> > June 2022 BLU meeting. The actual topic has not been set yet. I came up
> > with 4 presentation ideas. Jerry likes "Up and Running with WSL 2".
> >
> > What does everyone else think of these topic ideas (below)? Which one
> > are you most interested in?
> >
> > **Also, if anyone wants to volunteer to do something else in June,
> > scheduling me in July would be better.** But I can definitely be ready
> > for June if there aren't any other takers.
> >
> > ---
> >
> > (Note: These are all free software topics, except WSL which probably
> > isn't technically free software.)
> >
> > 1: Up and Running with WSL 2 (Windows Services for Linux 2)
> >   * (This is a Hyper-V container setup, not a kernel API plugin like
> > WSU.)
> >   * Ensure TCP connections work both from host to guest and from guest
> > to host.
> >   * Understand host-to-guest and guest-to-host filesystem bridges and
> > their mount points.
> >   * Install XFCE in the guest and an Xorg port for Windows on the host;
> > launch X applications.
> >   * Configure Linux web app development stacks, or maybe parts of them;
> > perhaps you want to run the database server on the host. Configure
> > automatic starting of daemons in the guest.
> >   * VS Code integration with WSL.
> >
> > 2: Build Web Sites with ProcessWire
> >   * A slim PHP and MySQL-based CMS that is a great alternative to
> > WordPress.
> >   * Build and populate schema in the admin/edit GUI, not just "Posts
> > and Pages, and if you want something else you need a plugin".
> >   * Easy to use front-end PHP view API and skeleton code for layout
> > templates.
> >
> > 3: Private Google Docs at Home with SeaFile and LibreOffice Online (and
> > data encrypted at rest)
> >   * Configure a headless Ubuntu server with encrypted storage: Boots
> > enough without encrypted volume; email notice to sysadmin; SSH in to
> > interactively mount encrypted volume; systemd service startup resumes.
> >   * Install SeaFile (Python / MySQL app) for sharing files with
> > yourself or your friends.
> >   * Install LibreOffice Online with integration in SeaFile for
> > full-featured document editing experience with zero-install web browser
> > client.
> >
> > 4: Watch TV and Listen to Podcasts Offline with JellyFin (also
> > featuring HandBrake for converting formats)
> >   * Install a JellyFin server in your home.
> >   * Learn how to organize file and folder names so that JellyFin
> > reliably matches any mainstream media content with online metadata
> > databases (optional).
> >   * Use MakeMKV to decrypt retail DVD and BluRay video discs.
> >   * Use HandBrake to save space with reduced resolution and to
> > transform away from inefficient formats like DVD Video.
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