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* Updates to my website
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During the last days I took some time to review and update my website and---while I am at it---also slightly changed some other things. Since there are two thing that may interest you, I decided to write few words about it.
** What I Use
In early 2016 I wrote a blog post about what software I use from day to day, motivated by questions from some people.
Since then I regularly (meaning around once a year (boy, there is really some outdated stuff there)) updated the post, extending, re-working and updating it.
During the last months I saw some other people having a dedicated page on what hard- and software they use and I decided that this would possibly also something for me.
So I sat down and created a [[/uses][What I Use]] page which replaces and extends the old post.
It now also features the various hardware that I have lying around.
Of course I will also update that page more or less regularly (I added a note on top when it was last updated).
** Engage!
Next to a few design tweaks I also better highlighted the possibility to comment on my posts.
This follows a great idea I read on the [[https://kevq.uk/adding-the-post-title-to-my-reply-by-email-button/][Blog of Kev Quirk]] to use a button for engaging readers to write their thoughts by email.
When I moved from Wordpress (where I used the build in commenting system) to this Hugo based site I no longer had a way for readers to comment on posts
As an alternative I put a really small text at the end of each post telling people to write me comments by email (I think I had this idea from [[https://karl-voit.at/][Karl Voit]]).
However: I never got any email on my posts (OK, admittedly I do not post much and following the stats there are also not much readers...).
What Kev does is a bit more advanced: while he also follows the idea of not having a commenting system but engaging the readers to write him a mail, he has a much better UX for that.
At the end of each post he puts a highly visible button labeled with "Reply via email".
I like the idea very much and decided to [[https://gitlab.com/mmk2410/nextdesign/-/commit/cbc79dbe7f97ba7dc4413c3750be87e05febeeba][implement]] the same approach on this page.
So feel free to send me your thoughts by mail using the nice button below!
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*Note: I decided to dedicate this topic its own permanent [[/uses][What I Use]] page instead of this blog post.*
** Intro
A few people asked me in the last time which tools and programs I use so I decided to put them in a short list.

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Hi, I'm Marcel Kapfer, also known as mmk2410. When I have time I invest it in creative work. As part of that I compose music (have a look at [[https://marcel-kapfer.de][marcel-kapfer.de]] for that), train myself in doing graphic design or write text as well as code.
Hi, I'm Marcel Kapfer, also known as mmk2410. When I have time I
compose music (have a look at [[https://marcel-kapfer.de][marcel-kapfer.de]] for that) or write
stuff. Stuff, you know. Like blog posts, manuscripts, quotes, or
software.
These pages are (currently) focused on the computer-based parts of my life (like software development, operating systems and similar stuff).
Since about 2012 I am mainly using Linux (some times exclusively, although currently not).
In 2014 I started writing software and since around 2016/17 I live in Emacs and Org-Mode.
Currently I study computer science at the University of Ulm.
I've bin a Linux user since about 2012, write software since around
2014 and live in Emacs and Org-Mode since around 2016/17. Currently
I study computer science at the University of Ulm. Due the lack of
time I'm not really active in doing the things listed above but from
time to time I happens anyway and then you may read about it here.
Besides these pages you can also find me at a few other places across the web.
Besides these pages you can also find me at a few other places
across the web.
* About me
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<strong>Hi!</strong>
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My name is Marcel Kapfer and I do creative things.
My name is Marcel Kapfer. I compose music and write stuff.
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** Coding
I learned Java as my first programming language back in 2014 and started a first project, the [[https://gitlab.com/mmk2410/writtenmorse-specs/-/wikis/home][writtenMorse]] project.
It provided tools to convert writtenMorse code to Latin letters and the other way around. (Btw.: The writtenMorse code itself is an “invention” of mine for better writing Morse code by using other symbols than dots and dashes).
Later in 2014 I started to learn coding for Android, since I wanted to develop a writtenMorse app for the mobile OS.
This app was published on the Google Play Store in mid December, just three weeks after my first contact with Android development.
Additionally to that I learned a bit of JavaScript in 2014 for enhanced features on my websites.
I learned Java back in 2014 and started a first project, the
writtenMorse project. It provided tools to convert writtenMorse
code to latin letters and the other way around. (Btw.: The
writtenMorse code itself is an “invention” of mine). Later in 2014
I started to learn coding for Android, since I wanted to develop a
writtenMorse app to this mobile OS. This app was published on the
Google Play Store in mid December, just three weeks after my first
contact with Android development. Additionally to that I learned in
2014 was JavaScript.
In 2015 I expanded my knowledge by learning Bash, PHP, Python and a little bit of C.
I also released a few font apps for the Cyanogenmod Theme Engine and some bash scripts to make my (and maybe also your) life easier.
Rangitaki is another project that I started in February 2015.
It was a blogging engine without any database dependencies, written in PHP, which tries to be lightweight and extremely fast to start with and easy to use.
In 2015 I expanded my knowledge by learning Bash, PHP, Python and a
little bit of C. I also released a few font apps for the
Cyanogenmod Theme Engine and some bash scripts to make my (and
maybe also your) life easier. Rangitaki is another project that I
started in February 2015. It was a blogging engine without any
database dependencies, written in PHP, which tries to be
lightweight and extremely fast to start with and easy to use.
Following this passion I joined the Ulm University in October 2015 to studying computer science to further improve my knowledge in this area.
In April 2021 I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in the field of theoretical computer science.
In October 2015 I started studying computer science at Ulm
University to improve my knowledge in this area further.
I started learning more and more things about free (as in freedom, not as in free beer) software in the following years.
I strongly support the idea of freedom in software and try to avoid non-free software were possible.
One part of that is my decision to move all my project from GitHub to [[https://gitlab.com/u/mmk2410/projects][GitLab]] and [[https://git.mmk2410.org/explore/repos][my own Gitea instance]].
I started learning more and more things about free (as in freedom,
not as in free beer) software in February 2016. I strongly support
the idea of freedom in software and try to move away from non-free
software. One part of that is my decision to move all my project
from GitHub to [[https://gitlab.com/u/mmk2410/projects][GitLab]].
Due to other activities in the recent years (and also the coming ones) I don't have much time (and currently also not much interested) in developing software.
I try to further maintain some relevant projects, but most of them have been archived.
Due to other activities in the recent years (and also the coming
ones) I don't have much time (and also not much interested) in
developing software. I try to further maintain some relevant
projects, but most of them have been archived.
** Graphic Design
I am a huge fan of eye pleasing works!
Therefore I started designing a few years ago, but I hadn't jet time to do any major public work.
As of now my experience narrows down to web design and a little bit of print design, but I currently expand my knowledge by taking online graphic design courses.
Next to coding I'm also in designing things. I started designing a
few years ago but I hadn't jet time to do any major public work. As
of now my experience narrows down to web design and print design,
but maybe I find more time in the future to invest in this area.
** Composing
During my school time I had a lot to do with music and learned to play the piano.
Later I started to focus more on finding my own style, which is is combination of Minimal Music and Impressionism and I also wrote down some scores.
A first piece is written and more or less professionally set and also recorded.
You can download and view both on the [[https://marcel-kapfer.de][composing page]].
During my school time I had a lot to do with music and learned to
play the piano. Last year I started to focus more on finding my own
style, which is is combination of Minimal Music and Impressionism
and I also wrote down some scores. A first piece is written and
more or less professionally set and also recorded. You can download
both on the [[https://marcel-kapfer.de][composing page]].
Due a lack of time in the last years I didn't have time to compose anything new.
But one other piece is done and only waiting for its recording. Stay tuned!
Due a lack of time in the last years I didn't have time to compose
anything new. But one piece is nearly done.
** Writing
To write about coding, politics, happenings in my life and also philosophy questions is something I'm interested in for years.
To write about coding, politics, happenings in my life and also
philosophy questions is something I'm interested in for years.
Sadly due to many  other tasks I wasn't able to write much things.
Next to the blog entries I have also published a few longer [[/manuscripts][manuscripts]].
** Real Life
Away from my desk I loosely follow some hobbies.
On one hand I like to read books of various kinds, including crime novels and science fiction / fantasy stuff but also some technical books.
On the other hand I like visiting mother nature either for cycling, hiking or photographing.
** Others
In case you are interested into what software and hardware I use, you can read my [[/uses][What I Use]] page.
* What I Use
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Since I find the lists of other people about what the use quite interesting and from time to time someone asks my about what software/hardware I use I decided to also set up one.
After having a simple blog post listing software since around 2016 I now put it all together here and update it from time to time.
/Last updated: 20. August 2021/
** Hardware
*** General
- *Display*
- *Primary:* BENQ GW2765 (27", 16:9, 1440p)
- *Secondary:* HP L1906 (19", 5:4, 1280x1024)
- *USB-Audiointerface:* Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (3rd Generation)
- *Headphones:* Audio-Technica ATH-M50x
- *Microphone:* Marantz Pro MPM-1000
- *Keyboard:* Ducky One2 Mini
- *Mouse:* Cherry MW2110 (wireless)
*** Laptop 1: Lenovo ThinkPad E490
- *CPU:* Intel Core i5-8265 @ 1.6GHz
- *GPU:* Intel UHD Graphics 620
- *RAM:* 16GB
- *Storage:* 500GB NVMe-SSD and 500GB SATA-SSD
- *OS:* Microsoft Windows 10 Professional, Fedora Workstation 34, Debian 11 Bullseye
- *Display*: 14" 1920x1080
*** Laptop 2: Lenovo Y50-70
- *CPU:* Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.5GHz
- *GPU:* NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M and Intel HD Graphics 4600
- *RAM:* 12GB
- *Storage:* 500GB SATA-SSD
- *OS:* Microsoft Windows 10 Education
- *Display*: 15", 3840x2160
*** Other hardware
- *Home server:* BananaPi M2 Ultra with a 2TB HDD
- *Smartphone:* Sony Xperia X (F5121)
- *Tablet:* Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 (TM-830)
- *Smart-/Sportswatch:* Garmin vívoactive 3
- *Printer/Scanner*: Lexmark MC2425 (Duplex-Colour-Laser)
- *E-piano:* Kawai CA-50
** Software
*** Desktop
- *Browser:* Mostly [[https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/][Firefox]], sometimes Brave, with following extensions:
- [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17/][Privacy Badger]]
- [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes/][Decentraleyes]]
- [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/https-everywhere/][HTTPS Everywhere]]
- [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/want-my-rss/][Want My RSS]]
- [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/][Facebook Container]]
- [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-tab/][Tree Style Tab]]
- [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/keepassxc-browser/][KeePassXC-Browser]]
- [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/link-cleaner/][Link Cleaner]]
- [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/json-lite/][JSON Lite]]
- *E-Mail client:* Sometimes [[https://www.thunderbird.net][Thunderbird]], sometimes [[https://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/mu/mu4e.html][mu4e]]
- *Planner:* [[https://orgmode.org/][org-mode]]
- *Text editor:* [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/][Emacs]], sometimes [[https://code.visualstudio.com/][Visual Studio Code]], notable extensions:
- [[https://magit.vc/][Magit]] (the Git client)
- [[https://orgmode.org/][org-mode]] (notes, todo-lists, planning, ...)
- [[https://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/mu/mu4e.html][mu4e]] (Mail client)
- [[https://www.orgroam.com/][org-roam]] (personal knowledge management)
- [[https://emacs-lsp.github.io/lsp-mode/][lsp-mode]] (Language Server Protocol integration)
- [[https://www.gnu.org/software/erc/][ERC]] (Emacs IRC cient)
- [[https://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/][AucTeX]] (LaTeX editing environment)
- [[https://github.com/emacs-evil/evil][evil]] (vi keybindings)
- [[https://oremacs.com/swiper/][Ivy, counsel, swiper]] and [[https://company-mode.github.io/][company-mode]] (completion system)
- [[https://editorconfig.org/][editorconfig]] (defined and shared code styles)
- [[https://github.com/akermu/emacs-libvterm][vterm]] (Emacs libvterm integration)
- *Photo management:* Adobe Lightroom Classic (about to switch to something else soon)
- *Photo editing:* [[https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/][Affinity Photo]], Adobe Photoshop, [[https://www.gimp.org/][GIMP]]
- *Vector graphics:* [[https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/designer/][Affinity Designer]], Adobe Illustrator, [[https://inkscape.org/][Inkscape]]
- *Desktop publishing*: [[https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/publisher/][Affinity Publisher]] and [[https://www.latex-project.org/][LaTeX]]
- *Video editing:* Currently switching to DaVinci Resolve, [[https://kdenlive.org/en/][kdenlive]]
- *Digital audio workstation (DAW):* Adobe Audition, Ableton Live Lite, Audacity (currently undecided)
- *Scorewriter:* [[https://musescore.org/][musescore]]
- *Music listening:* Spotify
*** Mobile
- *Browser:* Brave and Firefox
- *Messaging:* Conversation (XMPP), Discord, Linphone (softphone), [[https://github.com/MCMrARM/revolution-irc][Revolution IRC]], [[https://www.signal.org/][Signal]], Telegram, [[https://threema.ch/en][Threema]], WhatsApp
- *Organization:* [[https://acalendar.tapirapps.de/en/support/home][aCalendar+]] (calendar and tasks), [[https://k9mail.app/][K-9 Mail]] (email)
- *Music listening:* Spotify and [[http://y20k.org/transistor/][Transistor]] (radio)
- *Social Networks:* [[https://tusky.app/][Tusky]] (Mastodon), [[https://klinkerapps.com/talon-overview/][Talon]] (Twitter), Instagram
- *Privacy-tools:* [[https://jak-linux.org/projects/dns66/][DNS66]]
- *Security:* [[https://github.com/andOTP/andOTP][andOTP]], [[https://github.com/PhilippC/keepass2android][Keepass2Android]]
- *Software centres:* Google Play Store and [[https://f-droid.org/][F-Droid]]
- *Others:* [[https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/StreetComplete][StreetComplete]]
** Self-hosted
Everything except Searx (which runs on my home server) is hosted on a Hetzner VPS.
Not really hosted but nevertheless still worth mentioning is [[https://syncthing.net/][Syncthing]].
- *Wiki:* [[https://moinmo.in/][MoinMoin]]
- *RSS:* [[https://freshrss.github.io/FreshRSS/en/][FreshRSS]] with [[https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge/wiki][RSS-bridge]]
- *Cloud:* Nextcloud
- *Git web interface:* [[https://gitea.io/][Gitea]]
- *XMPP:* [[https://prosody.im/][Prosody]]
- *Analytics:* Plausible
- *IRC Bouncer:* [[https://wiki.znc.in/ZNC][ZNC]]
- *Search engine:* [[https://searx.github.io/searx/][Searx]]
Next to the blog entries I have also published a few longer
* Blog
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Since I started to program in 2014 I started a few small software projects.
Sadly over the last years I had nearly no time to maintain any of them (except features and bugfixes I needed).
However, I try to further maintain and develop them.
You can find all of them at [[https://gitlab.com/mmk2410][GitLab]].
During the last years I started a few small software projects. Sadly
over the last two years I had nearly no time to maintain any of them
(except features and bugfixes I needed). However, I try to further
maintain and develop them. You can find all of them at [[https://gitlab.com/mmk2410][GitLab]].
** Debian packages and Ubuntu PPAs
My unofficial Debian packages and the corresponding Ubuntu PPA for Jetbrains IntelliJ IDEA are probably the most “famous” thing I have created.
At least I get bug reports and merge requests when I do not update the packages fast enough.
My unofficial Debian packages and the corresponding Ubuntu PPA for
Jetbrains IntelliJ IDEA are probably the most “famous” thing I have
created. At least I get bug reports and marge requests when I do
not update the packages fast enough.
Besides them I also created a few other packages for Debian.
To clarify: I am not a official Debian Developer or Maintainer and am also not formally trained on building Debian packages.
Therefore the quality of the packages is certainly not that good.
There are---more or less---quite hacky.
To clarify: I am not a official Debian Developer or Maintainer and
am also not formally trained on building Debian packages. Therefore
the quality of the packages is not that good. There are -- more or
less -- quite hacky.
*** IntelliJ IDEA Community & Ultimate
The community edition and the ultimate edition as well can be received from the Launchpad repository [[https://launchpad.net/~mmk2410/+archive/ubuntu/intellij-idea][ppa:mmk2410/intellij-idea]] which you can add on Ubuntu with
The community edition and the ultimate edition as well can be
received from the Launchpad repository [[https://launchpad.net/~mmk2410/+archive/ubuntu/intellij-idea][ppa:mmk2410/intellij-idea]]
which you can add on Ubuntu with
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sudo apt-get install intellij-idea-ultimate # and/or install IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate
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The source code and the =.deb= packages are available at their repositories on GitLab:
The source code and the =.deb= packages are available at their
repositories on GitLab:
- [[https://gitlab.com/mmk2410/intellij-idea-community/][IntelliJ IDEA Community repository]]
- [[https://gitlab.com/mmk2410/intellij-idea-ultimate/][Intellij IDEA Ultimate repository]]
*** Typefaces
Because I needed them, I packaged three typefaces for Debian.
The packages should also work for Ubuntu but I don't provide an PPA for them.
Because I needed them, I packaged three typefaces for Debian. The package should also work for Ubuntu but I don't provide an repository for them.
I currently can not ensure active maintenance of any of these packages.
I currently can not ensure active maintenance of these packages.
- *Iosevka*: [[https:://gitlab.com/mmk2410/fonts-iosevka][GitLab]] [[https://git.mmk2410.org/deb/fonts-iosevka][Gitea]]
- *Hermit*: [[https://gitlab.com/mmk2410/fonts-hermit][GitLab]] [[https://git.mmk2410.org/deb/fonts-iosevka][Gitea]]
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** Scorelib (inactive)
Scorelib is a smaller project I started in 2015 for managing my collection music scores (the sheetpapers) with a database.
Scorelib is a CLI program written in Python and using SQlite as a database.
I assume that it only runs on Linux, but I never tested it on other platforms.
Scorelib is, as of now, quite small with only the basic features implemented (like I wrote on the beginning, I had no time to code much the last years).
It is available at [[https://gitlab.com/mmk2410/scorelib][GitLab]].
Note: Although the title says that the project is inactive I do not consider archiving it.
Theoretically I still have a need for such a software but practically time is missing to work on it.
It is also possible that I will start working on it again but then possibly also with a completely different tech stack/goal.
Scorelib is a smaller project I started in 2015 for managing my
collection music scores (the sheetpapers) with a database. Scorelib
is a CLI program written in Python and using SQlite as a database.
I assume that it only runs on Linux, but I never tested it on other
platforms. Scorelib is, as of now, quite small with only the basic
features implemented (like I wrote on the beginning, I had no time
to code much the last years). It is available at [[https://gitlab.com/mmk2410/scorelib][GitLab]].
** Other
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If you want to contact me you can choose among the following options (though I prefer email):
If you want to contact me you can choose among the following options:
- Email: me(at)mmk2410(dot)org (PGP key ID: =CADE 6F0C 09F2 1B09=)
- E-Mail: me(at)mmk2410(dot)org (PGP key ID: =CADE 6F0C 09F2 1B09=)
- XMPP/Jabber: mmk2410(at)xmpp(dot)mmk2410(dot)org
- Direct Message on either Mastodon or Twitter (accounts see below)