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Late Night Linux
Late Night Linux – Episode 257
Nov 27, 2023
Guest host popey from Linux Matters joins the hosts to discuss various topics including an improvement to apt, reverse-engineering Bluetooth devices with Android, a self-hosted way to bypass paywalls, making native apps out of web pages, bridging Zigbee devices to MQTT, and finding manufacturers for Zigbee sensors.
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- Nala is a Python package that provides a new and visually pleasing user interface for apt, offering features like checking for the quickest mirrors and undoing previous installations or history items.
- CD dash is a command that allows quick navigation back to the last directory regardless of its location, making it useful for scripting or frequent directory switching.
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Nala - a new way to use apt
Nala is an interface to lib apt that offers a new way to use apt. It is a Python package that uses rich for a more visually pleasing terminal experience. Nala checks against different mirrors to find the quickest one, and it includes features like undoing previous installations or undoing specific history items. It aims to provide a different and more user-friendly user interface for apt, appealing to those who find apt's interface outdated or unappealing.
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