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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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SOLUS CLR-BOOT-MANAGER AND BACKING UP IMPORTANT SYSTEM FILES

 Solus Linux, like many other distributions, occasionally updates the grub configuration files during an update of the system. These instances usually occur when something has either changed in Systemd(The init system that runs everything from the toaster to the kitchen sink), and the Kernel(Backbone and nervous system of the operating system). Grub updates usually remove dead or broken images of old kernel upgrades from the past and set the newest kernel image as the default, so having this run automatically is important and is kinda like an automatic transmission shifting gears in your car. Linux isn’t perfect and updates happen pretty regularly, so having something there to ensure those updates take effect is vital. Updating the grub manually from time to time can also help resolve booting issues or ensure your latest firmware and kernel modules are loading properly as expected. To do this within the terminal on Solus run sudo clr hypen boot hyphen manager space update. This will essentially do it the Solus way and does what update hyphen grub2 does on Ubuntu systems. Nowadays, in Solus, the grub configuration doesn’t technically work the way it does on other Linux systems, so this will fall back to device scanning automatically. The reason for this is that in Fstab you find your drive being listed with a unique identifier number which tells the boot manager to use only the drive listed with that id to mount for Solus. Fstab also lists any other drives you manually partitioned or selected to automount on start up of the system using these unique identifiers. Solus Linux is unique and uses its own software/commands to provide functions that users of other distributions take for granted and I find that doing this whenever I do maintenance just ensures that everything will boot and run smoothly. Update hypen grub2 will work as new users are accustomed, but I find when doing things in Solus, doing them the Solus way is like learning a new language and can help me hone my skills for the future. I have a Solus-Toolbox shell script on github which will do this automatically when maintenance is selected from the menu. What are also in my scripts as of lately is a list of important system files which will be automatically backed up in case any of the files in question get corrupted by the user or during an upgrade. I am currently working on a separate function that will one day be placed within these scripts to, per user request, copy these backup files back into the original place as to repair minor corruptions causing some systems that either won’t boot or that have otherwise kicked users out of the wheel or other groups to work normally again. If you have login settings set to autologin and something happens, that will be corrected too. Furthermore, I am also working on a future function to restart and do minor repairs on wireless connections. This will be in the menu and will not run without the user specifically typing the number for this function. Other functions and fixes may follow, but as for right now, I am currently taking a break to get back around to relearning python and html again. I also want a chance to fix my life and get personal things in order, but more surprises are indeed coming down the road. Links to said scripts will be below.


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