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New Project: recycle.ko

I’ve written a new Linux kernel module inspired by the Samba vfs_recycle module but to work more generally with any local file system.

It is currently tested and working with Ubuntu 24.04 and a DKMS .deb package is available for Debian-based distros. For more information, check out the project page.

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.13

• Return a clear error message when a file access permission needs to be granted to the app to allow rsync to read or write a given path.
• Re-title and add some details after the update check toggle in both the Dropbear and rsync actions for clarity.
• Default the update check toggle to off if the app was installed from a store (as the store is likely to manage updates itself).
• Explain the reasons for all requested app permissions in both the readme and project homepage.
• Updated bundled Dropbear binaries to 2024.85.
• Updated bundled rsync binary to 3.3.0.
• Updated dependencies.

For full details and to download this release, see the Rsync for Tasker page.

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.12

• Return errors from actions instead of throwing exceptions for ‘expected’ problems.
• Removed timeout option from dbclient action and automatically set timeout 1 second before the action timeout in Tasker.
• Added automatic timeout functionality to the rsync action too.
• Added a message to the returned error when the dbclient or rsync actions reach their timeout.
• Updated targetSdk to 34 (Android 14).
• Updated dependencies.

For full details and to download this release, see the Rsync for Tasker page.

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.11

• Add a timeout option to the dbclient action (to allow easier debugging for some types of issue).
• Correct the update screen title shown once the app is updated.
• Updated dependencies.

For full details and to download this release, see the Rsync for Tasker page.

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.10

• Improved the update screen to display correct content once the app has updated.
• Made background check for updates optional.
• Updated targetSdk to 33 (Android 13).
• Added notification permission request on Android 13 devices (when leaving config screens) if update check is enabled.
• Corrected the notification icon (and colour) used when plugin actions are running.
• Updated bundled Dropbear binaries to 2022.83.
• Updated bundled rsync binary to 3.2.7.
• Updated dependencies.

For full details and to download this release, see the Rsync for Tasker page.

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.9

• Switched dbclient & rsync config inputs to use fixed width fonts.
• Updated bundled rsync binary to 3.2.6.
• Updated dependencies.

For full details and to download this release, see the Rsync for Tasker page.

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.8

• Enabled specifying known SSH host keys for remote connections.
• Updated bundled rsync binary to 3.2.5.
• Updated targetSdk to 32 (Android 12L).
• Updated dependencies.

For full details and to download this release, see the Rsync for Tasker page.

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.7

• Added an automatic update check which shows a notification to download and install the update.
• Updated dependencies.

For full details and to download this release, see the Rsync for Tasker page.

New Project: Rsync for Tasker

I’ve written a plugin app for Tasker which allows running rsync over SSH from your Android device.

This currently has some rough edges (no support for host-key verification, unclear error messages) but I’m using it on a daily basis to backup files from and sync photos & music to my phone and am pleased to report that it works well.

Sadly Google rejected my submission of this app to the Play Store (and my subsequent appeal), due to the use of the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission which is needed for the app to be at all useful. This unfortunately means that the app has to be manually downloaded and installed but I will be adding an update notification in the near future to make it easier to keep updated.

New Release: Radio Downloader 0.36

The main change in this release is a switch from the .NET framework 2.0 to 4.5.2. This shouldn’t affect most existing users as this version of the .NET framework is installed by default in currently supported versions of Windows (and handled by mono under Linux), but it should hopefully make installing Radio Downloader easier for new users.

There are also a number of small bug fixes to keep things running more smoothly.

For full details and to download this release, see the Radio Downloader page.