Fix the photos taken by your Jolla phone (EXIF date/time, rename, rotate)

If you take a photo with your Jolla phone, the date and time is not saved in the EXIF data. I like to have these data stored in my pictures, so they can easy be renamed. I wrote a script to add the date and time to the EXIF data based on the timestamp on the filesystem.

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Arch Linux installation with GPT, LUKS, LVM and i3

This post describes an installation of Arch Linux with GPT (GUID partition table), LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) and LVM (Logical Volume Manager) with the basic graphical window manager i3. LVM is set up on top of LUKS. Systemd-boot is used as an EFI compatible boot manager. I wrote this post, so next time I don’t have to search all the information in the Arch Linux Wiki. For more details, consult the links in the reference section.

Important: This is not a beginners guide for an Arch Linux installation, so you should have basic understanding of Arch Linux, LUKS and LVM. You should understand all options so you can adjust them to your needs.

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Script um eigene IP Adressen anzuzeigen (myip)

Jedes mal, wenn ich meine IP Adresse wissen will, gebe ich bei einer Suchmaschine “my ip address” ein und klicke auf eines der Ergebnisse. Dies ist nicht sehr elegant. Auf einem Server ohne Browser ist dies gar nicht möglich. Deshalb habe ich ein Script geschrieben, welches mir meine IP Adressen (IPv4 und IPv6) anzeigt. Download … Read more