Kathenas

This week is further work on Astronomy packages for Enterprise Linux (EL). Filing requests for builds into Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL), building updated packages for both EL 9 and 10 and some contribution to Fedora Linux in and among.

An evening experimenting with the tc command. The general motivation is that I am tripping up the rygel media server on our home network when pulling packages when doing apt or rpm package builds.

Current commands:

Network device: enp1s0

Turn on

sudo /sbin/tc qdisc add dev enp1s0 root tbf rate 100mbit latency 50ms burst 1540

Show settings

sudo /sbin/tc -s -d qdisc show dev enp1s0

Clear settings

sudo /sbin/tc qdisc del dev enp1s0 root

Do not take this as a tutorial. This has been playtime and more to be done.

Have a good evening.

As with any production Rygel media server (0.44.2) install, we have to patch it.

The small quirk is that the Samsung Roku TV here translates & to amp.

Quick patch:

Description:
Fix TV displayed menu. '&' is dislayed as 'amp' on Samsung Roku based TV.
rygel (0.44.2-1.1) trixie; urgency=medium
.
Non-maintainer upload.
.
Kathenas build.
- Fix TV displayed menu, replace '&' with 'and'.
Author: Phil Wyett

---

--- rygel-0.44.2.orig/po/en_GB.po
+++ rygel-0.44.2/po/en_GB.po
@@ -1426,8 +1426,8 @@ msgid "Genre"
msgstr "Genre"

#: src/plugins/media-export/rygel-media-export-root-container.vala:56
-msgid "Files & Folders"
-msgstr "Files & Folders"
+msgid "Files and Folders"
+msgstr "Files and Folders"

#. translators: _REALNAME is substituted for user's real name and it doesn't need translation.
#: src/plugins/media-export/rygel-media-export-root-container.vala:366
--- rygel-0.44.2.orig/src/plugins/media-export/rygel-media-export-root-container.vala
+++ rygel-0.44.2/src/plugins/media-export/rygel-media-export-root-container.vala
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class Rygel.MediaExport.RootConta

private static RootContainer instance = null;

- internal const string FILESYSTEM_FOLDER_NAME = N_("Files & Folders");
+ internal const string FILESYSTEM_FOLDER_NAME = N_("Files and Folders");
internal const string FILESYSTEM_FOLDER_ID = "Filesystem";

private const string SEARCH_CONTAINER_PREFIX = QueryContainer.PREFIX +

Nothing major on a production machine where changes are not frequent.

Update: 2025-10-06

Updated my Debian trixie media server to Rygel 0.45.0.

With my blocking from the Debian Community and its infrastructure, I have setup a Mantis bug tracker instance at Kathenas Tracker to track the upstream and GNU Linux Distribution projects I have an interest in.

You may wish to help, so feel free to create an account and let's do our little bit for these projects.

I am no longer affiliated with the Debian Project. This decision is after continuously finding out the project has no idea about fairness, standards and that the project fails to answer for itself to groups or individuals about its operation and decisions.

The project speaks of diversity, but has none.

The project speaks of equality, but has none.

Culture of zero responsibility.

My contributions if to Debian packages in no way means I support the project and its poor practices and rules.

Sponsors of Debian events and conferences need to pause and ask themselves if they wish to be associated with such a project.

Update: 2025-10-03

Peaceful protest against the project and stating I will contact sponsors has me now banned from certain parts of the Debian infrastructure and community.

This only hurts projects I worked on. Banning me from Salsa is childish and shows you exactly how Debian is run these days. Time for change.

My Debian activity currently is restricted to the packages I do maintain and those I choose to maintain. I am here to support new and existing upstream projects I have built great working relationships with over years. I would feel extremely bad if I abandoned these good people.

Debian Mentors was a great passion. I was privileged to mentor and assist in other ways, new contributors and those building up their reputation within the project as a whole. I am sad to say that I shall not be returning to Debian Mentors while I see bullying and discrimination by a minority within the Debian Project. I can only apologise to those who will now wait months for any help within Debian Mentors.

I do contribute to the Debian Project, but I do not align myself with the project, I am independent.

Like many maintainers, I am currently converting packages to the new version 5 watch file format.

For more information, see the manual page link below.

Debian 'watch' file format version 5

I am currently looking for volunteering opportunities in Doncaster. Organisations can take advantage of my:

- Computer skills
- Mentoring
- Teaching and teaching assistance.
- Administration

I am always open to the learning of new skills and support an organisations goals.

I am power wheelchair bound, so appropriate access is required.

Any organisations interested in me volunteering for them can contact me using the email address below.

Email: philip.wyett@kathenas.org

As I found out recently, the 2010 Equality Act. here in the U.K. does not protect volunteers. This information provided to me by the Equality Advisory Support Service is very shocking. This lack of protection allows Companies, Charities and Not For Profit Organisations to mistreat and discriminate groups or individuals at will as I have found out myself.

I may circle round back to this after I have done further research and update on further actions taken or to be taken.

Update: 2025-08-25

I would ask those in the U.K. to consider signing the below linked petition and hopefully stir the U.K. government into looking at the rights of volunteers and others in extracurricular activities e.g. contributing to Debian.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/733537

I believe that this type of safeguarding I would hope expands to cover groups such as Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and other organised volunteer (in whole or part) projects.

I will be following the petitions progress.