Showing posts with label Ubuntu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ubuntu. Show all posts

September 15, 2024

iCloud drive sync with a Linux, Ubuntu, device

With my project to keep a MacBook Air 2011(MBA) alive, Ubuntu installed, i searched for a solution where my iCoud drive(iCD) was continuous synced with my MBA. This must work both ways so even a file change made on MBA should be replicated to iCD.

There is MultCloud, are there others ?, but the free version is just 5 Gb data traffic per month. There is also a work in progress ? with rclone and iCD. 

So while waiting for a free working version I solved my sync between iCD and MBA with Syncyhing(ST). ST doesn't sync with iCloud so the work around here was to use my MacMini, Mac OS, as the "Middle man". It's always on and synced with iCD.

September 10, 2024

Ubuntu Desktop for beginners or easy start !

This post is for both Windows and Mac users ! 

I have been running Linux, Raspberry Pi OS, since several years but almost just the Lite version (without Desktop).

But when my old MacBook Air "gave up", with Mac OS, it came naturally to use Ubuntu Desktop since it's also based on the Debian Linux distribution and the most used Linux distribution.

So it ended up with installing the latest Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS(UOS).