In this video I will be performing an install of Linux using the Blind Arch distribution. This is a scripted install comprised of a series of bash scripts based on the eznix installer. This installer is built to create a minimal install with the most basic functions to get a system up and running with text to speech services. The idea is to have an installer for Arch Linux that can walk a blind user through setting up their PC without any outside assistance. NOTE: The partition manager does wipe whichever drive is chosen. If partitions are prebuilt, the scripted install parts can be done individually, but I would recommend reading the code to understand this process. Download the latest stable release here: https://downloads.blindcomputing.org/ For code and additional notes: https://github.com/blind-computing/blindarch EZArcher installer (from where the base of this script originated): https://sourceforge.net/projects/ezarch/ Additional info on this video: I had to do quite a bit of editing on this to speed up the video and fix some voice over.

In this video we will go over creating some basic systemd timers to run shell scripts. Timeline: 1:47 Using touch to make blank files 2:25 Editing the first shell script 4:47 Writing the first .service file 7:05 Writing the first .timer file 9:33 Copying files and testing the first timer 11:13 Stopping the first timer and removing files 12:30 Editing the two shell scripts for second timer 13:29 Editing the second .service file 14:15 Editing the second .timer file 14:37 Copying files and testing the second timer 16:28 Stopping the second timer and removing files 17:12 Extra Info - systemd commands overview To get example files for this video, you can find the code on my github: https://github.com/jdfthetech/PenguinPropaganda_SystemdTimers An excellent overview of the differences between oneshot and simple services: https://trstringer.com/simple-vs-oneshot-systemd-service/ The archwiki on systemd timers: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd/Timers The Debian manpage on systemd: https://manpages.debian.org/buster/systemd/systemd.service.5.en.html Some Systemctl commands: systemctl start .service or .timer file will turn your item on. systemctl stop .service or .timer file will turn your item off. systemctl enable .service or .timer file will set a symlink to run the service permanently. systemctl disable .service or .timer file will remove the symlink for the service. systemctl status .service or .timer file will give you detailed status information. systemctl list-timers will give you a list of all of the system timers running. Video Notes: I'm working on making video quality a bit better this go around so I'm using some different sound and video settings. This video took quite some time to boil the subject down to the basics. Feel free to let me know if I missed something in the comments.

In this video I walk you through the process of installing a dedicated Valheim server in Linux using systemd. Timeline: 1:09 Updating and upgrading fresh install of Ubuntu 2:08 Installing git, steamcmd and other needed packages 2:51 Installing Valheim with steamcmd 4:19 Git cloning Files 5:10 Editing the valheim.sh 6:00 Making valheim.sh executable 6:14 Editing the service file 6:36 Moving files to the Valheim folder 6:52 Move service file to correct directory 7:10 Setting up the service using systemctl commands 8:01 Testing Commands for easy copy and paste: sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade sudo apt autoremove sudo apt clean sudo add-apt-repository multiverse sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt update sudo apt install lib32gcc1 steamcmd git steamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir /home/USERNAME/Valheim +app_update 896660 validate +exit git clone https://github.com/jdfthetech/valheim_dedicated.git chmod +x valheim.sh sudo cp valheim.service /etc/systemd/system sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl start valheim sudo systemctl status valheim sudo systemctl enable valheim.service Links: https://github.com/jdfthetech/valheim_dedicated Steamcmd Information: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD#Anonymous

In this video I go over running World of Warcraft and Hearthstone after getting Battlenet installed. I'll go over running the applications, some errors I ran into and the work arounds I used to get things going. Keep in mind, these are online games and update often so what works here may not be relevant in the future, but hopefully it gets you on the right track! Regarding the long gap between this video and the last; There has been massive construction outside my editing area the past couple weeks and this has resulted in extreme noise polution as well as numerous power outages. It appears most of this work is complete at this point, so hopefully I can keep to a bit quicker schedule going forward. Timeline: 00:21 Working Around Grey Screens During Installs 01:27 Running World of Warcraft 01:50 WoW Character Select Screen 02:15 WoW Gameplay Montage 03:05 The Hearthstone Error 03:25 Working Around Setup Grey Screens 04:10 Fixing Browser Hardware Acceleration 04:50 Hearthstone Launching and Gameplay Montage