Hello 👋 I'm Martin (also known as Wimpy), an open-source enthusiast, frequent contributor and maker of things.

I lead Ubuntu MATE 🧉 and I'm the author Quickemu and deb-get plus a bunch of other projects.

We have a modest Discord server for Wimpy's World 💬 which serves as a community hub my projects. We're a friendly bunch, and all are welcome 🏳️‍🌈 Join us!

I steam live-coding on Twitch 📡 and those streams are archived on YouTube 📺️

These awesome people sponsor me: da-mooncastrojo Thank you! ❤️ If you appreciate the work I do, then please consider sponsoring me too 🤑 Curious what I've been working on recently?

Recent project contributions 🏗️

• wimpysworld/nix-config (today)
  • Wimpy's NixOS & Home Manager Configurations ❄️
• flexiondotorg/flexiondotorg.github.io (3 days ago)
  • My personal blog
• quickemu-project/quickemu (1 week ago)
  • Quickly create and run optimised Windows, macOS and Linux virtual machines
• quickemu-project/quicktest (2 weeks ago)
  • Quickly and automatically test systems inside Quickemu virtual machines 🧑‍🔬
• quickemu-project/.github (2 weeks ago)
  • Quickemu Project

Recent pull requests 🛠️

• fix: resolve portability issues between Linux distros and macOS on quickemu-project/quickemu (1 week ago)
• feat: add support for running quickemu on macOS hosts on quickemu-project/quickemu (2 weeks ago)
• feat: add debian/ packaging. close #1 on quickemu-project/quicktest (2 weeks ago)
• refactor: code clean up on quickemu-project/quickemu (2 weeks ago)
• fix: display resolution can be set using --width and--height for macOS and BSD on quickemu-project/quickemu (2 weeks ago)

Recent releases 📦️

• occ-ai/obs-urlsource (0.3.1, 1 week ago)
  • OBS plugin to fetch data from a URL or file, connect to an API or AI service, parse responses and display text, image or audio on scene
• quickemu-project/quicktest (0.3.1, 1 week ago)
  • Quickly and automatically test systems inside Quickemu virtual machines 🧑‍🔬
• DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action (v6, 3 weeks ago)
  • Save 30-50%+ of CI time without any effort or cost. Use Magic Nix Cache, a totally free and zero-configuration binary cache for Nix on GitHub Actions.
• quickemu-project/quickemu (4.9.4, 3 weeks ago)
  • Quickly create and run optimised Windows, macOS and Linux virtual machines
• DeterminateSystems/nix-installer (v0.19.0, 3 weeks ago)
  • Install Nix and flakes with the fast and reliable Determinate Nix Installer, with over 2 million installs.

Recent starred projects ⭐️

• numtide/system-manager (566)
  • Manage system config using nix on any distro
• quickemu-project/quicktest (8)
  • Quickly and automatically test systems inside Quickemu virtual machines 🧑‍🔬
• atuinsh/atuin (18179)
  • ✨ Magical shell history
• ajeetdsouza/zoxide (19496)
  • A smarter cd command. Supports all major shells.
• Mic92/sops-nix (1279)
  • Atomic secret provisioning for NixOS based on sops

🎙️ Podcast

I co-present Linux Matters podcast with my friends @popey and @marxjohnson. Here's some recent episodes:

• Quickemu Rising From the Bashes (2 days ago)
• Desktop of the Gods (2 weeks ago)
• Wake-on-LAN for Preschoolers (1 month ago)
• If I Could Just Interject (1 month ago)
• Snappy Snap Snapshots (1 month ago)

📺️ YouTube

  

• NixOS | More Nix ❄️ packaging & fixes 🩹 for OBS Studio 📡 (4 months ago)
• NixOS | Updating Nix ❄️ packages of OBS Studio 📡 and it's plugins🔌 (4 months ago)
• NixOS & Linux | Tinkering with my Nix config ❄️ and poking at some Linux projects 🐧 (4 months ago)
• NixOS & Linux 🐧 Automate OBS with Kruiz Control and Scene Switcher (5 months ago)
• [Linux & NixOS] Catching up on a few projects ❄️ - Part 2 (5 months ago)

✍️ Blog

• Install ZeroTier on Steam Deck (9 months ago)
• Steam Box vs Steam Deck (1 year ago)
• Flash Stadia Controller Bluetooth Firmware on Linux (1 year ago)
• Why I chose the ThinkPad Z13 Gen1 as my Linux laptop (1 year ago)
• Creating Production-Ready Containers - Advanced Techniques (2 years ago)