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Arch Linux: Preserving the kernel modules of the currently running kernel during and after an upgrade

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One potential issue when upgrading the Arch Linux kernel is that the modules of the currently running kernel may be deleted. This can lead to a number of problems, including unexpected behavior, system crashes, or the inability to mount certain file systems (e.g. the kernel fails to mount a vfat file system due to the unavailability of the vfat kernel module). The Arch Linux package linux-keep-modules (also available on AUR: linux-keep-modules @AUR), written by James Cherti, provides a solution to ensure that the modules of the currently running Linux kernel remain available until the operating system is restarted. Additionally, after … Continue reading →

vim-client - send commands to the Vim editor

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The vim-client command-line tools vim-client-edit, vim-client-diff and the Python module vim_client will allow you to connect to a Vim server and make it: - Edit files or directories in new tabs, - Compare files (similar to vimdiff), - Evaluate expressions and return their result, - Send commands to Vim. It will allow you, for example, to make Vim edit or diff files from outside of Vim (e.g. from a shell like Bash, Zsh, etc.). License Copyright (C) 2022-2026 James Cherti. Distributed under terms of the MIT license. Requirements Python >= 3.0 The Vim editor ('vim' or 'gvim' in $PATH. Vim … Continue reading →