https://joespano.xyz/Recent content in Home on Joe SpanoHugoen-USSun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://joespano.xyz/projects/void-linux-t480/Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://joespano.xyz/projects/void-linux-t480/<p>This page tracks my ThinkPad T480 Void Linux setup.</p> <h2 id="purpose">Purpose</h2> <p>This machine is my daily-driver laptop and small Unix workstation.</p> <p>The goal is a fast, understandable, keyboard-driven system built around simple tools.</p> <h2 id="base-system">Base system</h2> <ul> <li>Void Linux glibc</li> <li>runit</li> <li>bash</li> <li>doas</li> <li>Git</li> <li>base-devel</li> <li>xtools</li> </ul> <h2 id="desktop">Desktop</h2> <ul> <li>spectrwm</li> <li>st</li> <li>dmenu</li> <li>slock</li> <li>xwallpaper</li> <li>xrandr</li> <li>xsetroot</li> </ul> <h2 id="terminal-workflow">Terminal workflow</h2> <ul> <li>st</li> <li>bash</li> <li>abduco</li> <li>dvtm</li> <li>fzf</li> <li>fd</li> <li>ripgrep</li> <li>tree</li> </ul> <h2 id="main-applications">Main applications</h2> <ul> <li>vis for editing</li> <li>nnn for file management</li> <li>Firefox and qutebrowser for browsing</li> <li>newsboat for RSS</li> <li>weechat for IRC</li> <li>zathura with mupdf for PDFs</li> <li>mpv for media</li> <li>nsxiv and ImageMagick for images</li> <li>pass and gnupg2 for passwords</li> </ul> <h2 id="hardware-and-system-utilities">Hardware and system utilities</h2> <ul> <li>intel-video-accel</li> <li>mesa-dri</li> <li>mesa-vulkan-intel</li> <li>libva-utils</li> <li>smartmontools</li> <li>rsync</li> <li>curl</li> <li>wget</li> <li>jq</li> </ul> <h2 id="printing-and-documents">Printing and documents</h2> <ul> <li>CUPS</li> <li>cups-browsed</li> <li>cups-filters</li> <li>LibreOffice</li> <li>Calibre</li> </ul> <h2 id="website-workflow">Website workflow</h2> <p>This site is built locally with Hugo and deployed to Codeberg Pages.</p>https://joespano.xyz/posts/void-linux-t480-package-notes/Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://joespano.xyz/posts/void-linux-t480-package-notes/<p>This is a living note for the manually installed packages on my ThinkPad T480.</p> <p>The source is <code>xbps-query -m</code>, which shows packages I explicitly installed rather than every dependency on the system. The point is not to document every library. The point is to remember why the main pieces are here.</p> <h2 id="base-system">Base system</h2> <ul> <li><code>base-system</code> — Void base system</li> <li><code>base-devel</code> — compiler, make, headers, and normal build tools</li> <li><code>void-docs</code> — local Void documentation</li> <li><code>xtools</code> — Void package/repository helper tools</li> <li><code>opendoas</code> — simple privilege escalation</li> </ul> <p>This is the core of the machine. Void stays small enough that the manually installed package list is still understandable.</p>https://joespano.xyz/posts/starting-the-site/Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://joespano.xyz/posts/starting-the-site/<p>I am starting this site as a simple static notebook.</p> <p>The machinery is intentionally small: Markdown, Hugo, Git, static HTML, and RSS. The site should be easy to read, easy to move, and easy to maintain.</p> <p>The point is not to build a fancy website. The point is to have a durable place for notes that would otherwise disappear into chats, browser tabs, notebooks, and temporary files.</p> <p>I want this site to become the record of what I am actually building and learning: Void Linux, C, shell, Unix tools, qutebrowser, small systems, electrical trade notes, and the practical details of keeping a useful computer setup running.</p>https://joespano.xyz/about/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://joespano.xyz/about/<p>I am Joe Spano.</p> <p>This site is my home base for notes on Void Linux, C, Unix tools, electrical work, small systems, and durable computing.</p> <p>The goal is simple: write things down, keep them under my own domain, and make them easy to find later.</p> <p>Most of what belongs here will be notes, project logs, setup records, and working thoughts rather than polished essays.</p>https://joespano.xyz/now/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://joespano.xyz/now/<p>Current focus:</p> <ul> <li>using Void Linux as my daily driver</li> <li>building and maintaining this static site</li> <li>learning C, shell, and Unix tools</li> <li>keeping project notes out of chats and in durable files</li> <li>documenting my T480 setup, qutebrowser setup, and small computing workflow</li> <li>collecting electrical trade notes as I learn</li> </ul>