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Blocklist-Update.sh

Blocklist-Update.sh is a script that I wrote to manage blocklists from bluetack etc to be used in conjunction with Transmission torrent downloader in Linux/MacOS. The script can be taylored to work with Qbittorrent as well, but the placement of the blocklists means you'd have to redirect the blocklist to go somewhere locally manageable as Transmission uses its own blocklist directory in .config. I believe there are about 10 lists there now. It works well for my needs. It can be ran weekly using crontab in standard user profile.  To download:  blocklist-update.sh To download the others:  Github
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BODHI LINUX



Bodhi Linux was founded by lead developer, Jeff Hoogland. Jeff is an avid player of Magic the Gathering and a rather skilled python programmer and math wiz, among other things. He started the distribution during the time of E-17, an Enlightenment distribution which features the pantheon desktop. Hoogland was tired of the lack of effort being put into the project from the developers of Enlightenment, so many bugs and issues that he thought should have already been fixed, so he started Bodhi Linux, a lightweight distribution that gets a lot of its code from what Hoogland deemed good portions of that distribution, while utilizing the Ubuntu repos. Bodhi gets many Bodhi specific applications through the online app store. Bodhi is a still young distribution, I spent years using it back during Ubuntu 14.04. Bodhi uses its own interpretation of the E desktop called Moksha. Moksha is derived from a Hindu word meaning liberation. Bodhi Linux doesn’t rely on Enlightenment as much, but is stable on its own, using many Ubuntu apps as well as Ubuntu does. Hoogland spends a lot of his time on this project when he can. He has even said that he will not release a version until he is convinced it is finished. He has programmed many applications in python that boast the same functionality as their Enlightenment counterparts. Many community members contribute code and answers to newbie questions in the forums. Bodhi is a rich and thriving desktop that deserves a chance. On proper hardware, with the right amount of time, one could get it to work flawlessly and make it look almost exactly like MacOS. There are extensive, ever-growing amounts of themes and wallpapers for the desktop, many of which may have been created in part by the community. Bodhi’s core is a humble beginning. The development team love what they do and don’t make a ton of money, they give of their time almost for free. The main source of income for the team is from donations. Bodhi uses sourceforge as a platform for its downloads and you can download a copy here: http://www.bodhilinux.com/download/

If downloading from torrents, the Community asks only that you try to allow others the same offering as you by allowing small amounts of your bandwidth for reseeding. Bodhi is a phenomenal desktop all in all. It looks like Enlightenment without being defined by Enlightenment’s restrictions and or limitations. Jeff is very active in the forums, very eager to help support you with any questions you may have. Normally you won’t even need the forums, the desktop runs just perfect in most cases. If you would like to test the distro, it is free. If you test it out and decide it is for you and would like to do your part, you can do so here: http://www.bodhilinux.com/donate/ .

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