From 8b827e4326a854977c71d558c0382f79a3e04f4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominic Ricottone Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:59:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] New post --- content/posts/fedora_38.md | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/posts/fedora_38.md diff --git a/content/posts/fedora_38.md b/content/posts/fedora_38.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f18fc2d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/fedora_38.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +title: "Fedora 38" +date: "2023-04-19T21:59:07-05:00" +draft: false +--- + +Chores and housekeeping. + +---- + +After deciding to skip Fedora 37, I decided to jump on the Fedora 38 wagon +early. +It was generally a smooth process, leaving aside the broken GRUB configs. +I *am* getting pretty good at diagnosing boot sequence issues though. + +Note to future self: schedule 1 hour of downtime when upgrading the host OS. + +---- + +A couple weeks ago I also updated my Sourcehut instance. +In part it was to mitigate a `git(1)` vulnerability. +*(Let this be the reminder you need to always use `--` to mark positional +arguments, especially when executing user input.)* +I also wanted to make the jump towards Alpine 3.17, now that the upstream +project has opened support for that release. + +As always, migrating Alpine instances is a flawless experience. + +I had momentarily thought it would be a good idea to update the PostgreSQL +cluster backing the instance. +Luckily I came to my senses not long after. +I should look into this eventually though. + +---- + +I have put dozens of hours into my Wiki these last several weeks. +Articles about programs now consistently refer to them with the `man` page +section (i.e. `awk(1)`). +Additionally, 'See also' sections have been added with links to +{Arch,{Free,Open}BSD} `man` pages, reference documents, and other Wikis. + +I standardized all of my articles about +[SAS](wiki.dominic-ricottone.com/SAS), +[SPSS](wiki.dominic-ricottone.com/SPSS), and +[Stata](wiki.dominic-ricottone.com/Stata). +I'm starting to stub out articles for R based on them. + +I've made significant headway with populating my Wiki articles about +[shell](wiki.dominic-ricottone.com/Shell), +[bash](wiki.dominic-ricottone.com/Bash), +[Docker](wiki.dominic-ricottone.com/Docker), +[Podman](wiki.dominic-ricottone.com/Podman), and +[python](wiki.dominic-ricottone.com/Python). +The last one in particular has much work left. +Once that is complete, I'll look towards +[JavaScript](wiki.dominic-ricottone.com/JavaScript) and +[Node](wiki.dominic-ricottone.com/Node), +since there's so much overlap there. +I also consistently need to lookup the references for quick-and-dirty web +programming, so I think it will be a solid investment of time. + -- 2.45.2