Debian is a community-driven general-purpose operating system, renowned for its stability. It serves as the upstream for many distributions including Ubuntu and Rocky Linux. The latest stable release is Debian 13 codenamed Trixie. Official Download Page https://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/ DVD Images (Full Packages) File Size Content debian-13.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso ~3.7 GB Main desktop environments debian-13.0.0-amd64-DVD-2.iso ~4.4 GB Additional software... » read more

Ubuntu is the most popular Linux desktop distribution. The latest long-term support release is Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (codenamed Resolute Raccoon), featuring Linux 7.0 kernel + GNOME 50 + GCC 15.2, Wayland by default, and a recommended 6GB of RAM. Official Download Page https://releases.ubuntu.com/26.04/ Desktop ISO Image Type File Name Size Full Desktop Image ubuntu-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso ~6... » read more

Rocky Linux China Mirrors: Quick Setup for Tsinghua & Aliyun Rocky Linux is a RHEL derivative — changing mirrors works exactly the same as Fedora. Tsinghua Mirror sudo sed -i 's/metalink=https://mirrors.rockylinux.org/metalink?repo=rocky/#mirrorlist=https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/rocky/mirrors/metalink?repo=rocky/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/rocky.repo sudo dnf makecache Aliyun Mirror sudo sed -i 's/metalink=https://mirrors.rockylinux.org/metalink?repo=rocky/#mirrorlist=https://mirrors.aliyun.com/rocky/mirrors/metalink?repo=rocky/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/rocky.repo sudo dnf makecache Verified working on Rocky Linux 9 — the commands are... » read more

Fedora China Mirrors: Tsinghua & Aliyun Repository Setup Fedora 36+ uses DNF for package management — config files are in /etc/yum.repos.d/. Tsinghua Mirror sudo sed -i 's/metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=fedora/#mirrorlist=https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/fedora/metalink?repo=fedora/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo sudo sed -i 's/metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=updates/#mirrorlist=https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/fedora/updates/?metalink/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo sudo dnf makecache Aliyun Mirror sudo sed -i 's/metalink=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=fedora/#mirrorlist=https://mirrors.aliyun.com/fedora/mirrors/metalink?repo=fedora/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo sudo dnf makecache It’s even better if you also switch the Fedora... » read more

Arch Linux China Mirrors: Tsinghua & USTC Mirror Setup Arch manages mirror sources through /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist. Enable Mirrors # Tsinghua sudo sed -i '/^## China/,/^$/s/^#Server/Server/' /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist sudo sed -i 's|Server = https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com|Server = https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/archlinux/|g' /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist # USTC sudo sed -i 's|Server = https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com|Server = https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/archlinux/|g' /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist Sort and Optimize sudo pacman-mirrors --country China --fasttrack 5 sudo... » read more

Debian China Mirrors: Quick Setup for Tsinghua, USTC & Aliyun Debian mirror switching is similar to Ubuntu — the config file is at /etc/apt/sources.list. Tsinghua Mirror sudo sed -i 's/deb.debian.org/mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/g' /etc/apt/sources.list sudo sed -i 's/security.debian.org/mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/g' /etc/apt/sources.list sudo apt update USTC Mirror sudo sed -i 's/deb.debian.org/mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/g' /etc/apt/sources.list sudo sed -i 's/security.debian.org/mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/g' /etc/apt/sources.list sudo apt update Aliyun... » read more

Ubuntu China Mirrors: One-Click Switch to Tsinghua, USTC & Aliyun Ubuntu’s default repositories are overseas — one update takes forever. Switch to a domestic mirror with just three commands. Tsinghua Mirror sudo sed -i 's/archive.ubuntu.com/mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/g' /etc/apt/sources.list sudo sed -i 's/security.ubuntu.com/mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/g' /etc/apt/sources.list sudo apt update USTC Mirror sudo sed -i 's/archive.ubuntu.com/mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/g' /etc/apt/sources.list sudo sed -i 's/security.ubuntu.com/mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/g'... » read more

Have you ever been tortured by traditional CSS? Want to give a button rounded corners? border-radius: 9999px. Want to add a shadow? box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1). Want a hover effect? Write another set of button:hover {}… By the time you finish one component, the CSS file is longer than the HTML. Tailwind CSS is... » read more

Setting Up ZeroTier on Alpine Linux: A Step-by-Step Guide to Private Planetary Networks Have you ever been in this situation: your lab’s server is on the internal network, and you want to connect to it from home, only to find — you can’t get in? The conventional solution is to set up a VPN, but... » read more

Once you have xh installed, this article will get you up to speed quickly. It covers common scenarios like GET/POST/Headers/Sessions/Download/curl translation — read through and you’ll be able to use it in your daily work. Basic Requests GET — The Simplest Start xh httpbin.org/get Colorful JSON response instantly — no need to even write -X... » read more

If you’ve ever wrestled with curl syntax — -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"key":"value"}' — and thought there has to be a better way, you’re not alone. xh is a Rust-powered command-line HTTP client that reimplements HTTPie’s intuitive design with far better performance. What is xh? xh is a friendly, fast tool for sending... » read more

macOS users can install xh even more easily than on Linux — one Homebrew command and you’re done. Whether you’re using Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel, it works right out of the box. Homebrew (Recommended) Homebrew is the most popular package manager for macOS, and xh is in the main repository: brew install xh Verify... » read more

I spent an afternoon today tinkering with the blog, giving the homepage a fresh look. There weren’t many changes — just three things: removing that huge welcome banner, adding a sidebar, and fixing the categories. But each one was more trouble than I expected. Writing it down for the record — maybe it’ll be useful... » read more

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Talking about input methods on Linux, what probably comes to mind is fcitx, Sogou Pinyin Input Method, Rime, and the like. Actually, there are quite a few good Linux input methods available nowadays. I’ve collected them for everyone. The list is in no particular order: Baidu Input Method Download link: https://srf.baidu.com/site/guanwang_linux/ Sogou Input Method Download... » read more

Markdown Manager Plugin Test This is a post published by the new Markdown Manager plugin. Feature Test Checklist Markdown editor Task list support Strikethrough syntax Bold and Italic Inline code Table Test Feature Status Notes Task list ✅ – [x] Syntax renders correctly Table ✅ GFM table Code block ✅ Fenced code blocks Code Block... » read more

From code completion to apt install ./tux-im.deb: mypy strict, CI evolution, deb packaging. This is part 8/8 of the TUX IM Dev Log: From Zero to 0.1 series. Part 8 · Releasing 0.1.0: mypy strict, CI, deb packaging Code completion doesn’t mean you can ship. Between the last line of code and apt install ./tux-im_0.1.0-12_all.deb,... » read more

The InputMode protocol allowed emoji mode and Google Pinyin ctypes binding to be integrated with nearly zero cost. This is part 7/8 of the TUX IM Dev Log: From Zero to 0.1 series. Part 7 · From Emoji to Google Pinyin: The Triumph of the InputMode Protocol The previous post covered ASR, which was a... » read more

AudioCapture / ASRClient / OverlayWindow — how three modules work together. This is part 6/8 of the TUX IM Dev Log: From Zero to 0.1 series. Part 6 · Making Chinese Input “Talk” — ASR Speech Input Subsystem Pinyin, Wubi, and mixed input are all keyboard input. Voice input is a different paradigm: the user... » read more

Wubi’s “dead key passthrough” and wbpy’s dual-buffer synchronization design philosophy. This is part 5/8 of the TUX IM Dev Log: From Zero to 0.1 series. Part 5 · Wubi and Mixed Input: Wubi + Wbpy — Two Philosophies Pinyin is a “stream” — a string of letters corresponds to a list of candidates. Wubi is... » read more