Jekyll https://fpira.com/blog Francesco Pira Human. Problem solver. I shape my own tools. Francesco Pira https://fpira.com 2026-03-19T22:37:25+01:00 http://atom.uri/5f6680cb2fe9d07b797f7ab104c770d2b92f673d855bee48e18335a3fb29268e Upgrading Ubuntu 20.04 Focal in WSL2 to Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Little how to on upgrading from Ubuntu 20.04 Focal to Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy, even if 24.04 has already been released. 2025-02-04T00:00:00+01:00 2025-02-04T00:00:00+01:00 Francesco Pira https://fpira.com https://fpira.com/blog/2025/01/cross-compilation-in-rust/ Cross compilation in Rust A practical guide to build Rust applications across multiple platforms both locally and on CI/CD pipelines. 2025-01-20T00:00:00+01:00 2025-01-20T00:00:00+01:00 Francesco Pira https://fpira.com https://fpira.com/blog/2024/12/fixing-vim-plug-update-error-on-neovim-on-windows/ Fixing vim-plug update error on Neovim on Windows About PlugUpdate quitting on error because 'remote process closed or ended abnormally'. 2024-12-04T00:00:00+01:00 2024-12-04T00:00:00+01:00 Francesco Pira https://fpira.com https://fpira.com/blog/2024/11/npmauthenticate-in-docker-context-on-azure-devops/ NpmAuthenticate in Docker context on Azure DevOps pipeline Access to private npm registry while running npm install inside Docker images builded on Azure DevOps pipelines. 2024-11-26T00:00:00+01:00 2024-11-26T00:00:00+01:00 Francesco Pira https://fpira.com https://fpira.com/blog/2024/11/make-windows-start-menu-search-faster/ Make Windows Start Menu search faster Disabling the default web search makes searching for apps and files a breeze. 2024-11-21T00:00:00+01:00 2024-11-21T00:00:00+01:00 Francesco Pira https://fpira.com https://fpira.com/blog/2024/11/docker-desktops-compose-plugin-bug-a-quick-fix-for/ (Updated) Docker Desktop's Compose Plugin Bug: A Quick Fix for Windows 11 Users Docker Desktop 4.36 has just been released (notes here) and it ships with docker-compose version 2.30.3. Original post follows. . 2024-11-18T00:00:00+01:00 2024-11-20T00:00:00+01:00 Francesco Pira https://fpira.com https://fpira.com/blog/2024/08/leveraging-alacritty-terminal-on-windows-for-a-sea/ (Updated) Leveraging Alacritty terminal on Windows for a seamless experience in both PowerShell and WSL2 Changed --working-directory option for WSL2 setup to open shell in WSL2 home dir. . 2024-08-13T00:00:00+02:00 2024-09-26T00:00:00+02:00 Francesco Pira https://fpira.com https://fpira.com/blog/2024/08/fix-blank-lines-when-using-meld-in-wsl2/ Fix blank lines when using Meld in WSL2 Meld may show a blank content when running on Ubuntu on WSL2 (WSLg). 2024-08-17T00:00:00+02:00 2024-08-17T00:00:00+02:00 Francesco Pira https://fpira.com https://fpira.com/blog/2024/08/git-encountered-old-style-warning-and-how-to-fix-i/ How to fix ‘git encountered old-style’ warning A quick fix for this warning in git CLI. 2024-08-11T00:00:00+02:00 2024-08-11T00:00:00+02:00 Francesco Pira https://fpira.com https://fpira.com/blog/2024/08/kubernetes-tools-for-a-smooth-sail/ Kubernetes tools for a smooth sail A collection of essential CLI tools to work with Kubernetes. 2024-08-09T00:00:00+02:00 2024-08-09T00:00:00+02:00 Francesco Pira https://fpira.com