[SOLUTION] Duckduckgo Browser Could not load pages

 Duckduckgo could not load, delete data etc.

I tried to reinstall several times, but that did not work.

I removed the app manually in /apps/ - and installed the browser via brew:

# brew install duckduckgo

Then everything worked again.

MacBook Air 16 GB: two users causes freeze

 When two users are logged in at the same time the system lags. The amount of RAM is probably the issue. If that's the case:

• Don't buy this system. 

[PROBLEM] Ubuntu - cannot upgrade from 25.10 to 26.4

 By now upgrading seems impossible. The distro has reached "end of life". However the next release is not available. Many users have the same issue. I tried:

    740  apt update

  741  apt full-upgrade -y

  742  apt search update-manager-core

  743  do-release-i

  744  do-release-upgrade

  745  do-release-upgrade -d

  746  apt full-upgrade -y

  747  apt install -y update-manager-core

  748  apt clean

  749  apt update

  750  do-release-upgrade

  751  apt update

  752  apt full-upgrade -y

  753  apt clean

  754  apt update

  755  reboot

And the GUI "Software Update" did not work either. I'll just wait a week or two and see.

Since a lot of users have the same issue I've made a formal bug report for Ubuntu.

COOP App

 I butikken er den heller ikke nem at anvende. Når man indscanner varer i betalingsautomaten opstår følgende.

• Du scanner alle varer ind
• På skærmen står: "Betal via Coop app"
• Du tænker: "Godt og nemt".
• Indscanner koden; men et betalingsmodul dukker ikke op.
• Så spørger du en medarbejder: hvordan gør man.
• Hun svarer: "Nu skal du scanne varer ind"
• Mig: "Det har jeg jo allerede gjort"
• Ekspedient: "Du skal scanne varerne ind der"
• Mig: "Det er da tåbeligt"
• Giver op.
• Går til betalingsterminalen igen og betaler med mit dankort.

Kort sagt: Appen er spild af tid, for nu at sige det lidt pænt.

Og det er synd for COOPs personale, når kunde efter kunde ikke kan finde ud af jeres app. Det er ikke kunden som er problemet. Det er en dåligt konstrueret app. Er produktet brugertestet?

Coop App - install is a nightmare

I could not log on from the app.

What an incompetent app. 

The setup took me around 45 minutes ... whith idotic blocs like "too many log in attempts" - hell yes I could not log in and tried again. From the app the set up was virtually impossible.

However, I could log on and change old settings on the website.

Then I could use the app ... which feels very cumbersome.

Now the only thing missing is: the phone must be approved. 

After yet another research I found out that the message probably ment: "since you are using mobile pay, you don't have to register the phone". 

Have they tested this process? Or whethter the letters make sense?

However, there are no instructions as to how to do that ...

This is insane. 

Now I will try out the app in the store ... I expect it to work like a breeze.

In the store
Well, I could not figure out how to use the thing. I scanned what I tried to buy on the self-pay-machine. Then a QR-code came with the text: try to pay via the app. That seemed ok. I used the QR, but could not pay.

I asked a coop-employee what to do. She suggested that I could scan the groceries again in the app and then pay. No thank you.

I payed via my creditcard.

Later on I tried in another shop. They told me that I had to scan a printed QR hanging in the shop and then use the app to pay. 

O so cumbersome - what a waste of precious time.

[SOLUTION] Turn off "Now Bar" on Samsung Glaxy

 After an update an unwanted notification distractor is placed on the log in screen. In my oppinion such a distractor is ok for those who want it. But it is unacceptable that you have to do this in order to turn it off.

• Open settings.
• Lock Screen and AOD
• Now bar: turn whatever off you don't want to see

Dear #Samsung: please stop this behavior! 

I found this recipe: https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S24/Galaxy-S24-How-do-I-turn-Now-Brief-off/td-p/3369497  

Prøver Ollama på Ubuntu

 

Ollama på Ubuntu 24.04.

Prøver Llama3, der rigeligt udfordrer mit system med 15 CPU'er. Llama3 kan vistnok køre på 12 CPU'er. 

[SOLUTION] WooCommerce - no button for CSV-import in "Products"

• Add a test product.
• Wait a moment or so.
• By magick and patience it will appear

[SOLVED ] Stop Apple Music automatic and unwanted launch

Problem: every time I put on my Bluetooth headphones "Apple Music" starts - and sometimes it will even play music. This is most annoying.

Follow the instructions from noTunes, here.

Install NoTunes via brew:

# brew install --cask notunes

Open: Settings / General

Under "Open at login" click the + below and add "noTunes".

Samsung Galaxy: Block phone number

Do this:

1. Copy the phone number
2. Go to "Call settings" (da: Opkaldsindstillinger)
3. Select "Block number"
4. Paste the number
5. Now the number is added to the block list.

However, the scammers will probably try again from another scamnumber. They are just annoying trolls after all.

[SOLVED] Ubuntu: No sound in Bluetooth headphones / speakers

More advanced sound options after the Pulseaudio install

Try to install pulseaudio Bluetooth:

# sudo apt install pulseaudio pulseaudio-module-bluetooth

Ubuntu's standard settings do not work out of the box. I ran the command and now everything seems to work - with lots of sound options.

[PROBLEM] MacBook Air: Freeze when Outlook is running

The MacBook Air will often freeze when I use an external screen along side with Outlook. On Microsoft's page I've seen that it's a socalled "known problem". They give this advice:

• Update your software
• Try to downgrade Office
• Update Office (!!)
• Use another screen resolution on the external screen

By now I try the last option.

When I teach there is a similar problem with (not so)-Clevershare. Perhaps the solution is the same: use a somewhat smaller screen resolution.

[Solution] Visual Studio Code: very small letters in the OS windows

On my newly installed Ubuntu VSC's letters were too small. The settings in Ubuntu were tweaked and now they work all right. But VSC had it's own way of dispaying the windows.

After some duckduckgoing I found the solution: set the window zoom level to 2.

Perhaps this setting is usefull in other programs too?

Bang & Olufsen: Mozart API

How can I get a response from my device via the Mozart API? 
Use curl along these lines:

curl --request GET \
  --url http://192.168.*.*:80/api/v1/setup/remotes \
  --header 'Accept: application/json'

Let the asterisks be the IP-address on your LAN. 

How can I get the IP of my device?

In the B&O app go to "Settings" > "About" > "IP-address"

Where is the API?

Here is the API: https://bang-olufsen.github.io/operations/get-presets

The BeoNetRemote API
You could also try the BeoNetRemote platform, that works with devices such as "Contour" and "Beosound 2": https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/1053298/T1LTe4Lt#0ea7e41f-9b15-4be7-8560-5fdae05754ee

Github Desktop on Ubuntu

 Some recipees are overcomplicated. This one works just fine:

https://itsfoss.com/install-github-desktop-ubuntu/ 

Bang & Olufsen: Multiroom

What works:

• Run Tidal / Music / Radio etc. on your TV - on the remote choose one of the options under "Music" (not "Watch TV")
• Hold down the "start" key till you hear a beep on other multiroom devices.
• Now you'll hear the music on these devices.

TV does not work - a workaround

• You cannot hear the sounds from the TV
• However there is a workaround: Watch TV on the internet on a PC or similar. Share the sound via the PC to the TV (or one of the other multiroom devices)
• Hold down the "start" key till you hear a beep on other multiroom devices.
• Now you'll hear the music on these devices.

Minisforum A1 X1

Bye Windows. Hello dear Ubuntu!
Installed Ubuntu and ditched Windows completely. 

The installation was easy, however on one of the first boots Bluetooth was not detected. The day after it worked, somehow ... The rest is moving data from my nine year old Ubuntu Server to Minisforum.

Minisforum came with Windows preinstalled. I opened Windows just to have a sneak peak, but I'm not a Windows fan. The installations is a nightmare. Spyware and payed solutions all over the place. During installation I dropped the Windows option, and installed Ubuntu on the system. Nope, Windows is not for me at all. 

Boot Disk
I bought a usb-stick and formatted it on my work-Mac.

 Recipe: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-macos#1-overview 

The usb-sticl was FAT32 formatted, so the only thing to do was to burn the Ubuntu-iso. Here I followed the recipe above, downloaded Etcher and booted from the stick.

How to boot from the install disk
Press F7 several times during boot. Now you'll get the option to try or install Ubuntu. I tried and ran the install.

Ubuntu - htop

Now what's system-wise. Everything seems to be up and running. No swap used here and now, however the only thing running is music via Tidal in a chrome-browser and a terminal. 

Ubuntu: todo

• Update backup on old system
• cp backup to Minisforum "Valhalla"
• Tidal - run it from app rather than browser ... how?
• Install stuff like "Oh my zsh"
• Buy new keyboard and mouse
• Mount on the back of a monitor or movable system?

I'll probably just use the system as is - and install whatever is missing along the way. After a month or so I'll probably have a system with whatever I use. 

Verdict so far
Ubuntu more or less ran out of the box. 

[LEAVING LINKEDIN] ... and the darned SPAM continues ...

 Conclusion: LinkedIn is one big marketing annoyance. You cannot leave. 

From my Spam folder:

It's insane.

If you spammark LinkedIn they'll change the mail slightly ... so they continue on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on  on and on 

[LEAVING LINKEDIN] Trying again

 This time leaving LinkedIn Learning seemed like a success (again).

However this came up.

The go to Homepages opened LinkedIn. 

Now it seemed like I could leave. 

I've tried this before, but now I hope ... really hope ... that LinkedIn is a thing in the past. 

Again I received this email:

Is this the end?

(... the melody from sitcom "Soap" ought to play in the background now ...)

"So he tried leaving LinkedIn again. But did Per really leave linkedLn? Was he really off the hook? Or was he trapped in the never-ending Kafka'ish labyrinth? Watch out for the next episode of Leaving LinkedIn ..."

Do you know this feeling: "Haven't I been here before?"

[LEAVING LINKEDIN] The answer was ... auto-response. Leaving is still impossible.

 I can only say: ... sigh ...

[LEAVING LINKEDIN] Well I'm not alone ...

Business Insider
 See this article - Business Insider: "LinkedIn Is Almost Impossible To Quit"

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-close-your-linkedin-account-2011-2#of-course-my-customer-service-rep-franois-just-copied-and-pasted-something-thats-already-in-the-help-center-and-isnt-useful-to-me-13 

More and more share this experience. Leaving LinkedIn is impossible - and that's against the Law.

Reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/linkedin/comments/1d0a4ah/impossible_to_close_linkedin_account/ 

[LEAVING LINKEDIN] It's hard to Leave LinkedIn

 I got this answer.

Now there is a subscription to LinkedIn learning. 

• I cannot leave it !!

I have no words. It's insane.

But at least I've got an answer form a human being.

I have answered this email, and hope that it works. However the links in the email was yet another dead end. Waste of time.

What I don't understand is this: why send all this information when they could just delete my profile? Again: waste of my time.

How to use GPG - basic sample code

GPG: Show the stored password in the terminal

Send the content of the file to std out (-o):

# gpg -d -o - mySecrets.gpg

GPG: Encrypt a file

# gpg --encrypt --recipient recipient@example.com file.txt

The command will create the file file.gpg - and of course the file with the secret message must be deleted.

Also see the man page.