How to compile vim with clipboard support

Introduction When you install vim, a usual requirement as with all text editors is the ability to copy to/from system clipboard so you can lets say, copy something into your vim session from firefox or vice versa, however copy pasting in terminal editors is not as straight forward as with GUI editors. In vim if you want to copy something into an auxilary space (anticipating it would be used later, so you can paste from this auxilary space) is achieved by registers. ...

June 1, 2024 · 3 min · abdul
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How to turn your old smartphone into a home server

Introduction I had an unused phone lying around for some time, and I began contemplating how I could repurpose it. This led me to reflect on the impressive performance of modern smartphones and consider whether they could be utilized as servers. Smartphones are equipped with ARM-based processors and run on Android, which is itself built on the Linux kernel. ARM processors are renowned for their energy efficiency1 and have recently found applications in the server space2. ...

February 20, 2024 · 4 min · abdulrahim