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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

SOLUS: A GREAT DESKTOP FOR NEW USERS?

Solus, a descendant of SolusOs, is a Unix-like operating system focused for newer users who want a truly rolling release model. Being independent now(was previously forked from Debian), it offers an Arch-like experience having to only be installed once for most users. It aspires to be a one stop shop for its user base and promises to not constantly have major point releases to get the latest software like in other distributions. The current version is 3.9999 at time of writing this. Solus uses the Adapta-gtk theme by default with Papirus as the icon set. Users who wish to change this in Gnome will have to go into Gnome-tweaks which is readily available and installed on the Gnome desktop version by default. It should also be noted that the default desktop is Budgie and Budgie itself is a derivative of Gnome. Solus uses current packages at least up to the last point version. I noticed on a recent Arch build that I was using kernel 4.20.3 whereas this build was using 4.20