Akashdeep Dhar

📍 Pune, MH https://apexaltruism.net/

Building And Utilizing Purpose-Built GNU/Linux Distribution Images Using Mkosi - A FOSDEM 24 Submission

This is a talk proposal for the FOSDEM 2024 edition of Distributions Devroom titled "Building And Utilizing Purpose-Built GNU/Linux Distribution Images Using Mkosi" submitted by Akashdeep Dhar, targeting release engineers, hobbyist developers and community contributors in the GNU/Linux world.

Designing And Developing Robust API Client Applications - A FOSDEM 24 Submission

This is a talk proposal for the FOSDEM 2024 edition of APIs & Friends Devroom titled "Designing And Developing Robust API Client Applications - A Case Study Of Pagure Exporter" submitted by Akashdeep Dhar and Michal Konecny, targeting software developers, service admins, quality engineers and more.

Mentorship Within Communities And Beyond - A FOSDEM 24 Submission

This is a talk proposal for the FOSDEM 2024 edition of Community Devroom titled "Mentorship Within Communities And Beyond - Projection Experiments With Case Studies" submitted by Akashdeep Dhar, targeting project leaders, contributing members, community managers, contributing members and students.

Playing Around With Mkosi - Part III

This covers the third part of my experiences of descending down the rabbit hole of exploring the nifty tool for generating bespoke operating system images called mkosi. In this part, I will boot the generated image as a virtual machine using the QEMU/KVM hypervisor and helpers like virt-install.

Playing Around With Mkosi - Part II

This covers the second part of my experiences of descending down the rabbit hole of exploring the nifty tool for generating bespoke operating system images called mkosi. In this part, I will boot the generated image as a container using systemd-nspawn and its wrappers like mkosi and machinectl.

Playing Around With Mkosi - Part I

This covers the first part of my experiences of descending down the rabbit hole of exploring the nifty tool for generating bespoke operating system images called mkosi. In this part, I will cover the process of building a custom Fedora Linux 40 operating system image with a minimal set of packages.

Departing From Flock To Fedora 2023 - Part VI

With a bountiful meal for lunch and a recent thriller movie for entertainment, I had some respite after having rushed through the terminal to the departure gate. On landing in Kolkata, I shared a selfie with Sumantro Mukherjee on the Flock To Fedora chat before going in separate ways to our homes.

Departing From Flock To Fedora 2023 - Part V

After landing in Mumbai, our attempts to swiftly get to the departure gates were thwarted by my getting held twice by the security checks for the luggage inspection. I was barely able to make it to the departure gates in time, thanks to the supportive ground officials and my cardiovascular training.

Departing From Flock To Fedora 2023 - Part IV

During a layover at London Heathrow (LHR), we explored the Duty-Free stores to stuff more souvenirs in our backpacks. With a rude awakening about the departure gates being in another terminal, we rushed through the London Underground to make it there in time before the boarding gate closed for good.

Departing From Flock To Fedora 2023 - Part III

After getting through the troubled security checks, we looked for a departure immigration desk but could not quite find it. On the other hand, Clement, who was coincidentally travelling on the same flight to our next layover destination London Heathrow (LHR), was able to find us in the busy airport.