Using Systemd to Manage User Sessions

WARNING: This process doesn't work any more. Systemd user sessions are still experimental and volatile and this method no longer works.

If you haven't heard of systemd you should take a look. Basically it is a new /sbin/init process (PID 1). But systemd doesn't stop there, it can also be run as a user to manage arbitrary processes. This article is about replacing the session-manager that comes with your desktop environment (gnome-session, xfce4-session...) with a full-featured process manager.

Welcome Back GNU! My Revenge on Android

In my last post I discussed that the lack of GNU on android devices was limiting the software available and didn't bring new libraries to linux. Unfortunately for me I don't have a MeeGo device and am stuck with the Java beast.

One of the things that bothered my the most was that I could not sync my music using Unison like I do across my other three computers. If I was on MeeGo it would be as simple as apt-get install unison.

The solution for this was installing GNU on my phone, the basic concept is that you have a Linux kernel so if you install the user-land you can simply chroot into that environment and enjoy the true GNU/Linux experience.