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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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ENDEAVOUROS & AUR HELPERS

Hot on the heels of Antergos Linux’s demise, EndeavourOS, a distribution based directly on Arch Linux, is a distribution that offers an easy Calamares Installation to put Arch Linux on most systems. The distribution comes with YAY(AUR helper) by default and it works in much the same way as Pacman, the official package installer for Arch. Pacman and Yay are both CLI tools that use almost perfectly parallel syntax. Yay can be installed from git cloning the repo from github and reinstalling it can be done from Pacman. Endeavour also installs with literally bare minimum packages and lets the user build his/her own system in accordance with their needs. Endeavour sports the XFCE4.14 desktop by default, this is a much needed update to XFCE as a whole as it offers many features and changes that previously weren’t available(more on this later), and helps Endeavour put its best foot forward as it were. Endeavour is a tweaked and polished xfce with nothing really installed out of the box, many users may find this of-putting, but the ease of use for new users once they learn the CLI installer is next level. I don’t often say that about a distribution or anything really, especially not something so fresh out of beta, but this distribution really deserves it. EndeavourOS could be the hook that brings a large following of the Ubuntu or Windows10 crowd to Linux, though, there is a learning curve, and there are obviously still a few bugs and issues with bluetooth and minor xfce bugs that need ironing out. When working with Parole media player, the default media player for XFCE, the screensaver(A new feature which actually works now btw, kudos to the XFCE team), still tries to activate sometimes after idle time is reached, however, There is some improvement to the system’s power manager plugin and presentation mode so I will give the teams a pass for that. One of the main features of EndeavourOS is the teams attempt to harbor a friendly and non-hostile militia of a community as is sometimes noted to be behind Arch Linux itself. Antergos indeed left a lasting legacy there, but the team plans to implement many more advanced features in the future. With the best and lightest implementation of XFCE and the most polished user experience during installation already at their fingertips, one can only expect great things to come from EndeavourOS. And I look forward to reviewing them properly in the future.

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