Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Ben Zanin @gnomon@mastodon.social

4/10/2025, 3:23:36 AM

Public

I have a method of managing system and user program configuration that I think might be a little unusual these days?

That is, I use my system package manager to install the whole operating baseline of the machine. Maximum stability, minimal divergence from configuration defaults.

For those programs which I configure extensively - git, emacs, mu/mu4e, etc. - I compile from source and install *strictly* into ~/, usually with `PREFIX=$HOME make ...` or the equivalent. Very simple.

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