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How to fix poor YouTube video quality downloads with Karakeep

contact+blog@maximepinot.com (Maxime Pinot) — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:22:17 +0200

I installed Karakeep as a bookmarks manager. It works great so far! However, when I tried to bookmark a YouTube video, the video quality was awful.

yt-dlp is the tool used under-the-hood to process the video downloads.

I tried to play with some environment variables to force a better resolution download, unsuccessfully…

CRAWLER_VIDEO_DOWNLOAD=true
CRAWLER_VIDEO_DOWNLOAD_MAX_SIZE=-1
CRAWLER_YTDLP_ARGS="-S ext"

It turns out that yt-dlp needs ffmpeg which is not installed in the official Docker image.

You will need to use your own custom image to add ffmpeg.

Create a file named Dockerfile next the compose.yaml file with the following content:

ARG KARAKEEP_VERSION=release
FROM ghcr.io/karakeep-app/karakeep:${KARAKEEP_VERSION}

RUN apt-get update \
 && apt-get -y install ffmpeg --no-install-recommends \
 && apt-get clean \
 && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

Then, in the compose.yaml file, instead of using Karakeep’s official Docker image, use your own Dockerfile instead:

# compose.yaml
services:
 web:
- image: ghcr.io/karakeep-app/karakeep:${KARAKEEP_VERSION:-release}
+ build:
+ context: "." # Path to where you stored your Dockerfile ("." means it is stored in the same folder as the `compose.yaml` file)
+ args:
+ KARAKEEP_VERSION: "0.31.0" # If you want to fix a specific version of Karakeep (default to "release")

Now, yt-dlp will download videos with the best quality.

How to opt-out from Anytype Analytics & Tracking

contact+blog@maximepinot.com (Maxime Pinot) — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:24:00 +0200

Although Anytype states on its documentation that it is not yet possible to opt-out from analytics:

It will be possible to opt-out of analytics in the future.

— Anytype’s documentation: Analytics & Tracking page

You can still prevent Anytype from tracking you.

All you have to do is to block the following requests from leaving your computer:

graylog.anytype.io
telemetry.anytype.io
sentry.anytype.io
amplitude.anytype.io

The best thing would be to use custom DNS so it can be blocked for any devices where you use Anytype (computers, mobiles, tablets…)

I use NextDNS which is cheap and awesome to block ads and trackers at the DNS level. I could not live without it. You could also set up a PiHole or Adguard Home if you are tech-savvy.

If you only use Anytype on your computer, a quick and easy solution is to edit the /etc/hosts file (on macOS or Linux) and add the following at the end of the file:

0.0.0 graylog.anytype.io
0.0.0 telemetry.anytype.io
0.0.0 sentry.anytype.io
0.0.0 amplitude.anytype.io

If you use Windows, this file may be located at C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.

How to fix common issues when installing PHP from source on macOS

contact+blog@maximepinot.com (Maxime Pinot) — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:04:00 +0200

If you want to install PHP from the source code, you can follow the official documentation from the PHP Git repository.

However, you may encounter the following issues when trying to build the project (when running ./configure) even though you installed the required dependencies as follows:

brew install autoconf bison re2c libiconv libxml2 sqlite

Issue with `bison`
#

macOS ships with bison version 2 whilst PHP requires bison version 3.

You may run into the following issue:

checking for bison version... 2.3
configure: error: bison 3.0.0 or later or newer is required to generate PHP parsers
(excluded versions: none).

To fix this, add the following to your ~/.zshrc file:

export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/bison/bin:$PATH"
export LDFLAGS="-L/opt/homebrew/opt/bison/lib $LDFLAGS"

Issue with `libxml-2.0`
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If you run into the following issues where the wrong version of libxml is used:

checking whether to build with LIBXML support... yes
checking for libxml-2.0 >= 2.9.4... no
configure: error: in '/Users/maxime/Projects/php/php-src':
configure: error: The pkg-config script could not be found or is too old. Make sure it
is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment variable to the full
path to pkg-config.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables LIBXML_CFLAGS
and LIBXML_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.

To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.
See 'config.log' for more details

Then, add the following to your ~/.zshrc file:

export LIBXML_LIBS="-L/opt/homebrew/opt/libxml2/lib $LIBXML_LIBS"
export LIBXML_CFLAGS="-I/opt/homebrew/opt/libxml2/include $LIBXML_CFLAGS"

Note than only adding the libxml2 binaries to my PATH was not enough:

export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/libxml2/bin:$PATH"

Issue with `sqlite3`
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If you run into the following issues where the wrong version of sqlite3 is used:

checking whether to enable the SQLite3 extension... yes
checking for sqlite3 >= 3.7.17... no
configure: error: in '/Users/maxime/Projects/php/php-src':
configure: error: The pkg-config script could not be found or is too old. Make sure it
is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment variable to the full
path to pkg-config.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables SQLITE_CFLAGS
and SQLITE_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details.

To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.
See 'config.log' for more details

Then, add the following to your ~/.zshrc file:

export SQLITE_LIBS="-L/opt/homebrew/opt/sqlite3/lib $SQLITE_LIBS"
export SQLITE_CFLAGS="-I/opt/homebrew/opt/sqlite3/include $SQLITE_CFLAGS"

Install and play Supermarket Simulator on Mac

contact+blog@maximepinot.com (Maxime Pinot) — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:21:00 +0200

Supermarket Simulator is the addictive simulation game everyone is talking about. But Mac users will be disappointed, as Supermarket Simulator is only available on Windows.

Fortunately, there is a solution for installing and playing Supermarket Simulator on the Mac!

This solution is working like a charm on my M3 MacBook Air M3 under Sonoma (macOS 14).

Please note that this solution does not work on Intel Macs. Only Macs with an Apple Silicon chip (M1, M2, M3…)

Install Supermarket Simulator on Mac
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Install Whisky
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First, you need to install a software named Whisky.

You have two ways to do that:

Download the `.app` file fro; the official website
#

Go to the official website : https://getwhisky.app/
Click on the Download Latest button
Double-click on the Whisky.zip file you have just downloaded
Move the Whisky.app file in your Applications folder

Use Homebrew
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If you use Homebrew to install your software, simply run the following command :

brew install --cask whisky

Download Steam Windows
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Now that Whisky is installed, we can install Steam Windows.

Download the Windows version of Steam through this link. If the link is dead, go to the Steam official website and download the Windows version of Steam.

You should have a file with the .exe extension (SteamSetup.exe).

You MUST have a .exe file. If not, you don’t have the Windows version of Steam.

Install Steam Windows
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Open Whisky.

Clock on Next to install the required dependencies.

Click Create Bottle.

Give a name to your Bottle (I chose “Steam”). Choose “Windows 10” and keep the default Bottle path (unless you know what you do). Click on Create.

When your Bottle is created, click on the Run... button at the bottom right of the window. Choose the Steam Windows executable file (SteamSetup.exe)

Keep clicking Next until the last step.

Once you’ve finished, you can launch Steam and use it as usual: log into your Steam account, download Supermarket Simulator from your library and run the game.

Note that the synchronisation with the Steam cloud works very well.

In theory, Whisky has automatically pinned Steam so you can quickly run the program when you open it. If not, go to Installed Programs, search for steam.exe and click on the pin icon 📌 to pin the software to the home screen.

💡You can even pin Supermarket Simulator.exe to launch the game without opening Steam.

Troubleshooting
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Steam opens unexpectedly
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Do not close Steam using the steamwebhelper menu in the Mac menu bar.

Instead, close Steam from the Windows Steam application via Steam > Exit.

Game resolution issues
#

The initial resolution of the game may not be optimal. You can adjust the resolution yourself in the game settings.

Play a region-locked DVD with VLC

contact+blog@maximepinot.com (Maxime Pinot) — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:58:00 +0200

VLC Media Player can play region-locked DVD.

If it does not work, make sure the libdvdcss2 library is installed on your machine.

On Debian / Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2

On macOS:

brew install libdvdcss

VeraCrypt volume on USB key: "Resource temporarily unavailable"

contact+blog@maximepinot.com (Maxime Pinot) — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:55:00 +0200

To fix this problem, create the volume on your local machine (not on the USB stick or any other external device).

Once the volume is created on your machine, you just have to move it (a VeraCrypt volume is a single file) to the USB key. The volume will then be fully accessible from the USB key.

How to install the latest version of PHP under Ubuntu on Windows (WSL)

contact+blog@maximepinot.com (Maxime Pinot) — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:05:00 +0200

The latest version of PHP is not often immediately available in Ubuntu repositories, even less under Ubuntu on Windows (WSL: Windows Subsytem for Linux) where the installed version is often the LTS (Long Term Support) version.

To install the latest version of PHP, you have to add the ondrej/php repository.

Add the repository automatically
#

Nothing complicated here, let’s just execute the following command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

If the repository has been successfully added, you are in luck! You can go directly to the “Installing PHP” section.

If you get the error below, then you need to add the repository manually.

Cannot add PPA: 'ppa:~ondrej/ubuntu/php'.
ERROR: '~ondrej' user or team does not exist.

Add the repository manually
#

It is necessary to edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list.

sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the following two lines to the end of the file:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu bionic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu bionic main

Note: these two lines are correct if you are using Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) or Ubuntu 18.10 LTS. Replace “bionic” with the name of your Ubuntu version. Just look at the already existing lines of the file /etc/apt/sources.list.

Save the changes (:wq if you are also using vim) and update the repositories:

sudo apt-get update

Another error!!

Hit:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu bionic InRelease [20.8 kB]
Err:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu bionic InRelease
The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 4F4EA0AAE5267A6C

To solve this problem, execute the following command:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 4F4EA0AAE5267A6C

Note that the last option of the command refers to the key in the error message (4F4EA0AAE5267A6C). If your error message contains a different key, you must change the command accordingly.

If you would like more information on this problem, see this article: Fix apt-get update “the following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available”.

Once this command is executed, refresh the repositories again:

sudo apt-get update

Installing PHP
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To install the latest version of PHP (7.4 at the time I’m writing this article), run the following command:

sudo apt-get install php7.4

Thanks to the “ondrej/php” repository, you can install any version you want:

sudo apt-get install php7.3
sudo apt-get install php7.2
sudo apt-get install php7.1

There you go! You can check the version of PHP with the command:

$ php -v
PHP 7.4.0 (cli) (built: Nov 28 2019 07:27:06) ( NTS )

Prevent a number to be rouned (scaled) in a Symfony form

contact+blog@maximepinot.com (Maxime Pinot) — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 16:09:00 +0200

In a Symfony form, if you expect your users to submit a decimal number, you will likely use a NumberType.

However, a NumberType always scale the submitted number (by default, 3 decimals are kept). This behaviour can be configured through the scale option. Yet, the scale option cannot be disabled, and you will not be able to prevent Symfony from rounding the submitted number.

To prevent Symfony from rounding the submitted number, you will need to use a TextType.

Be careful, though! Simply using a TextType will not be enough! You have to make sure that your users will submit a valid numeric string. To do so, you need to add a validation constraint. The constraint Type is what you need!

Here is the code to have a form field that only accepts a valid numeric string :

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Foo;

use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TextType;
use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Type;

final class FooType extends AbstractType
{
 public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
 {
 $builder->add('numeric', TextType::class, [
 'constraints' => new Type(['type' => 'numeric'])
 ]);
 }
}

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How to fix poor YouTube video quality downloads with Karakeep

How to opt-out from Anytype Analytics & Tracking

How to fix common issues when installing PHP from source on macOS

Issue with bison #

Issue with libxml-2.0 #

Issue with sqlite3 #

Install and play Supermarket Simulator on Mac

Install Supermarket Simulator on Mac #

Install Whisky #

Download the .app file fro; the official website #

Use Homebrew #

Download Steam Windows #

Install Steam Windows #

Troubleshooting #

Steam opens unexpectedly #

Game resolution issues #