Paul Broadwith
@pauby.bsky.social
Veteran IT professional living in Glasgow, Scotland and at pauby.com.
#PowerShell, #Linux, #gaming. Love #retro tech, particularly #keyboards. No politics.
MVP for Cloud and Datacenter since 2019.
A personal account. Opinions my own.
#PowerShell, #Linux, #gaming. Love #retro tech, particularly #keyboards. No politics.
MVP for Cloud and Datacenter since 2019.
A personal account. Opinions my own.
Just upgraded both my desktop and laptop to #Fedora #Linux 42 - and lived to tell the tale! 🐧
Desktop played dead during the shutdown phase, but a power cycle brought it back to life. The laptop? Smooth as butter.
Fedora 41 has <6 months before it's retired.
blog.pauby.com/post/fedora-...
Desktop played dead during the shutdown phase, but a power cycle brought it back to life. The laptop? Smooth as butter.
Fedora 41 has <6 months before it's retired.
blog.pauby.com/post/fedora-...
Upgrading to Fedora 42: Smooth Sailing… Until It Wasn't
Just upgraded both my desktop and laptop to #Fedora #Linux 42 - and lived to tell the tale! 🐧
My desktop decided to play dead during the shutdown phase (cue nervous sweating 😅), but a power cycle brou...
blog.pauby.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Just upgraded both my desktop and laptop to #Fedora #Linux 42 - and lived to tell the tale! 🐧
Desktop played dead during the shutdown phase, but a power cycle brought it back to life. The laptop? Smooth as butter.
Fedora 41 has <6 months before it's retired.
blog.pauby.com/post/fedora-...
Desktop played dead during the shutdown phase, but a power cycle brought it back to life. The laptop? Smooth as butter.
Fedora 41 has <6 months before it's retired.
blog.pauby.com/post/fedora-...
The latest release of the #Chocolatey Test Environment as a VirtualBox #Vagrant box made me wonder how to use it in #VMware Workstation. This terrible guide that you should not use. Unless you need to. It works. But don't do it.
Using the Chocolatey Test Environment under QEMU
The latest release of the Chocolatey Test Environment as a VirtualBox Vagrant box made me wonder how I could use it in VMware Workstation. So I tried it and produced this terrible guide that you definitely shouldn't use. Unless you need to. It works. But don't do it.
blog.pauby.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The latest release of the #Chocolatey Test Environment as a VirtualBox #Vagrant box made me wonder how to use it in #VMware Workstation. This terrible guide that you should not use. Unless you need to. It works. But don't do it.
Virtual machines need to be configured to get the best experience. So I wrote down the steps I use when I'm building a Windows virtual machine. And after 18 months of using Linux as my daily driver, I have added KVM specific steps!
How to get the best experience from Windows guests under Linux KVM
After making the leap from Windows to Linux over 18 months ago, I have been using KVM for virtualization. Like most hypervisors, virtual machines under KVM need to be configured to run at their best. KVM is not different. I have written down the steps I use when creating a Windows virtual machine. Read more to find out how to get the best experience from Windows guests under Linux KVM.
blog.pauby.com
May 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Virtual machines need to be configured to get the best experience. So I wrote down the steps I use when I'm building a Windows virtual machine. And after 18 months of using Linux as my daily driver, I have added KVM specific steps!
Finally managed to get #TheDivision2 running well under Linux. Using #Fedora 41 and #Lutris. It's as smooth as butter.
My last attempt was 6 months ago under #Debian 12. It was *almost* playable. Not been in game for about a year.
This was the only Windows game I ever had issues with under #Linux.
My last attempt was 6 months ago under #Debian 12. It was *almost* playable. Not been in game for about a year.
This was the only Windows game I ever had issues with under #Linux.
January 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Finally managed to get #TheDivision2 running well under Linux. Using #Fedora 41 and #Lutris. It's as smooth as butter.
My last attempt was 6 months ago under #Debian 12. It was *almost* playable. Not been in game for about a year.
This was the only Windows game I ever had issues with under #Linux.
My last attempt was 6 months ago under #Debian 12. It was *almost* playable. Not been in game for about a year.
This was the only Windows game I ever had issues with under #Linux.
I've finally done it. Last two recurring donations moved off #PayPal.
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January 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I've finally done it. Last two recurring donations moved off #PayPal.
It's 2025, didn't you know? DHL can't ship anything with lithium batteries to #Scotland.
@thepihut.bsky.social knows. They have learnt a lot since 2012, but not enough to choose a courier that delivers lithium battery products to Scotland.
support.thepihut.com/hc/en-us/art...
@thepihut.bsky.social knows. They have learnt a lot since 2012, but not enough to choose a courier that delivers lithium battery products to Scotland.
support.thepihut.com/hc/en-us/art...
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media.tenor.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
It's 2025, didn't you know? DHL can't ship anything with lithium batteries to #Scotland.
@thepihut.bsky.social knows. They have learnt a lot since 2012, but not enough to choose a courier that delivers lithium battery products to Scotland.
support.thepihut.com/hc/en-us/art...
@thepihut.bsky.social knows. They have learnt a lot since 2012, but not enough to choose a courier that delivers lithium battery products to Scotland.
support.thepihut.com/hc/en-us/art...
Trying to get #PowerShell Universal running on a Raspberry Pi is .... painful. Not there yet. How long until I give up?
December 23, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Trying to get #PowerShell Universal running on a Raspberry Pi is .... painful. Not there yet. How long until I give up?
Reposted by Paul Broadwith
The first few days of single digit temperatures after summer are always so cold 🥶
September 14, 2023 at 12:08 PM
The first few days of single digit temperatures after summer are always so cold 🥶