Episode 149

Welcome to Episode 149 of the LinuxLUGcast

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Email feedback from Andrew Bromley:

Further to you discussion of CAD for linux, there a a couple of programs you might want to look at.

For 3D CAD, there is solvespace, which is a draw and extrude based program, where models are build in a draw and exgrude fashion. Its basic approach is similar to freecad, but it is easier to use because it does not use the workbench approach, and limits itself to the draw and extrude approach to modelling. It can import models into the current file, which means that the user is responsible for project and parts management via separate files. It is available as a snap, and has a friendly forum, http://solvespace.com/forum.pl.http://solvespace.com/forum.pl

OpenSCAD is also useful, and do not let its progamatic nature put you off. While doing things like modelling threads and gears take real programing skills, libraries are available to do the hard work, and using them is quite straightforward. While OpenSCAD has limited 2d capabilities. it can import dxf files for more comples profiles to estrude or rotate. It allows use of an external text editor, and redraws the model when the file is saved. The documentaion, via .https://www.openscad.org/ is pretty good.

I use both for 3d modelling for 3d printing, and they are differerent enough that this does not cause problems.

Some other programs that I am aware of.

For 2d drawing there is librecad, which is autocad like in interface and use, and creates dxf files, which can be imported into Openscad.

For ‘artistic’ 3D modelling, there is wings3d, which look easier to learn that Blender, having a simpler interface.

All the 3D programs will export stl files.

There are things on thingiverse that created with all the mentioned programs, and wich include the source files, so it is worth typing the programs name into the serach box and looking at what the programs are capable of, and how the things were created.

Andrew

Fixing the Sony FDR AX53 Tripod Mount Flaw  Ben Heck Hacks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ILbFh9F_JI

Danny Meeks – This is the world’s slowest laptop, yet people can’t wait to buy it
https://www.techradar.com/nz/news/this-is-the-worlds-slowest-laptop-and-yet-people-rightly-are-buying-it

Danny Meeks –  Microsoft: we were wrong about open source. Microsoft has embraced open source and even Linux in recent years
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/18/21262103/microsoft-open-source-linux-history-wrong-statement

Danny Meeks – Pinephone tiling desktop manager
https://tuxphones.com/pinephone-sxmo-dwm-i3-like-tiling-wm-linux-phones/
https://liliputing.com/2020/05/sxmo-brings-a-simple-unix-inspired-ui-to-the-pinephone.html

Danny Meeks – Install Guacamole on Docker
https://www.smarthomebeginner.com/install-guacamole-on-docker/

Danny Meeks – Raspberry Pi 4 (8GB) Tested: Double the RAM, New 64-Bit OS
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-4-8gb-tested

Honkey Magoo – New fuzzing tool finds 26 USB bugs in Linux, Windows, macOS, and FreeBSD
https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/new-fuzzing-tool-finds-26-usb-bugs-in-linux-windows-macos-and-freebsd/

Andromeda MKT – How to install Ubuntu on Apache
https://www.andromedacomputer.net/en/blog-english/286-ubuntu-learn-how-to-install-apache

Andromeda MKT – How to install MySQL/MariaDB on ubuntu
https://www.andromedacomputer.net/en/blog-english/287-how-to-install-mysql-mariadb-on-ubuntu

Andromeda MKT – How to install PHP on Ubuntu
https://www.andromedacomputer.net/en/blog-english/288-how-to-install-php-7-2-on-ubuntu

Blender 2.83 is out and it’s an LTS. Are there other userland applications that do LTS releases?
https://code.blender.org/2020/05/long-term-support-pilot/

Been playing with ways to animate on the web… SMIL SVG and CSS animations, mostly.
https://codepen.io is a great resource

Kids have been showing an interest in video game design. I’ve been introducing them to Twine (https://twinery.org/)

For less lag when tunneling X over SSH, investigate changing your cipher. I’ve had good performance with aes256-ctr. Enabling compression also can help.

did some work on two sets of headphones
sony xb700’s
1more triple drivers

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2334293/files

https://www.amazon.com/ELECOM-M-HT1DRBK-Wireless-Trackball-Mouse/dp/B0735584RM

https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-mint-dumps-ubuntu-snap/

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Docking-Station-0A33970/dp/B008ABKADI

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-X1-Carbon-and-many-more-USB-3-0-Docking-Station-DU9019D1/163626598349?epid=1636530063&hash=item2618e7bfcd:g:ARYAAOSwehZaDPJI

https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-nasa-astronauts-linux

next recording date will be June 19, 2020
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We would like to thank Delwin for the use of his mumble server.
Finally we would like to give a special thanks to Fatherfinch, Fweeb, Dave Morris and Tony Beemus for all their help and support over the years.