Wow, just looked that one up on Wikipedia… just… wow

Linux and BSD have the same heritage, but took slighlty different paths… so they’re cousins.

Look it up on Wikipedia, etc… it’s an interesting bit of history.

I’ve tried a few desktop environments and ended back with XFCE… all the whizzy snazzy stuff breaks over time, or get’s "up"graded to something I don’t like… XFCE just works…

This is the way.

The only way to find the right distro is to try them out, on the end device, with the end user.

~/Stuff(1) as well?

For a NAS, like, storage on the network, keep it as simple and as reliable as possible, so avoid Ubuntu and go to the core underlying OS: Debian.

Then just build up the functionality you need, is SMB, NFS, etc.

Personally, I went from OMV to a home built NAS, but went with Arch as that’s what I use elsewhere (btw), so am comfortable with it, but it’s bleeding edge which isn’t always the best if some functionality changes when you’re not ready for it.

If you’re going for a server running lots of containers, etc, then find whatever the container handler (docker?) is best on… I just put everything on bare metal, so can’t advise what’s best for containers… probably Debian again…

But, keep it simple.

… it’s a policy driven hell

Yeah, Point 1 here is exactly why I moved from Ubuntu to Arch ~10 years ago.

I was trying to get something working and found that the bug / feature had been fixed ~1 year earlier, but that version wasn’t in the repos… I couldn’t move forwards.

With Arch, all is well. And, I’m either reporting new bugs and helping to get things fixed, or I’m updating the wiki with any changes I notice.

For Bitlocker? Good point, OP would probably need that for the new mobo’s TPM.

Using DHCP?

Windows stores static network configs in the registry, so with the new mobo’s NIC(s) if you try to set a static IP, Windows will complain that it already exists. Not a biggie as you’d just have to search the registry… if you’re using DHCP no problem.

Not quite clear there…

You’re copying data from the source, to harddrives… and then to a server with different drives?

Assuming it’s just lots of smallish data files / media and not OS files (ie don’t need symlinks, attributes, ownership, etc) then any backup software which generates hashes to be able to repair the archive during a restore would do.

Btrfs doesn’t need LVM, but I wouldn’t use that on mobile drives.

Or… is this one huge 80TB file?

And only if you get the torrent / magnet from the official site.

Is that headline number for the free or paid for version? I couldn’t tell from the article.

Looks like all downloads are direct from them, so it’s much harder for distros using torrents to know their install base, but I suspect they’re not much different.

I’ve seen increased activity with the Arch, Mint & Raspios torrents that I seed - although I don’t have cold figures to say how much by.

Really good points there.

After seeing one of my team burnout (and I’m feeling it too), the indicators mentioned are real.

Treat them well (and pay them, regularly).

Not really sure what you’re asking here

Is Windows + UAC + no password secure?

No.

What is Linux protecting us from by using passwords?

Bad humans & mistakes. But Linux doesn’t need passwords.

Linux & Windows came from a command-line history, so things like UAC are just a GUI version of sudo (and there is (was?) a Linux equivalent if you wanted it)

So, consider these as options on either OS. If you want it, it’s there, if you don’t, don’t - other options exist depending on your uae case (ie SSH keys, biometrics, etc…)

To the point; not using a password is a choice on convenience over protection.

So… is it fair to say that it’s like Ansible then?

Ok, Ansible has the config files on a separate control node, but for a multi-device setup, would that be comparable?

Recently started using this myself.

Tried a videocall and worked ok.

Thought I’d knock up a prosidy server at home to make it even more private, but haven’t got to that yet

(And, yeah, awkward name…)

Yeah, I have MythTV setup in a passively cooled box in the corner of the lounge… works fine…

But, I’m considering oprions for the rest of the family, both local (other rooms) and remote, so rather than reinvent wheels…

Good analogy… that’s really answered the question I wanted to ask

Kinda hijacking this a little: what do the cool kids use on a “normal” TV as a client to watch Jellyfin?

Chromecast? A PI plugged into the HDMI port?

This hasn’t been on my radar, but with Winter coming (John Snow) I’m thinking this might be something to look into…