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Cake day: August 16th, 2023

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  • I prefer distros if available, but in some cases the version in the distros can suck. A solid example, and this could 100% be user error, but I used aur to get Picard on my tablet, but there was no app menu bar. Like at all, no window settings in the world made a difference, and the global menu didn’t show anything either. So I couldn’t change settings at all. I removed the aur package and installed the flatpak, everything worked no problem.

    Flatpaks are okay, but due to laziness, I’m not proficient with making them interact well with each other.

    App images can be great, but also annoying depending on how your system handles them. On a Debian based machine it would “install” the app image as if it were a normal app, and in some cases even check for updates. In garuda I have to manually go to the file and execute it each time. I’m no Linux master, so I could probably do something in garuda to make it work similar to Debian, but I only have one app there that I care about and I’m lazy…

    I don’t like snaps, they seem finicky to me.

    If the Dev has their own recommended source, package, or whatever I try to stick to that. I.e. if they say their focus is on an app image, but aur has it, and there’s a flatpak, and x y z options, I’ll try the app image, and if that does what I need it to, I stick with it. If they recommend snap I try to find another app or another option to install.



  • 100% this! Proton pass is convenient, but their email forwarding locks you into their ecosystem, and they limit your aliasing for your own custom domain. I started using it, and its nice, but I wish I knew about annonaddy before. I’d prefer making aliases using a custom domain so if i have to respond with a forwarded alias I can manage a way to reply from it, plus if I ever decide to leave proton, its not a road block. Sure you can usually change email addresses on sites, but may end up being a ton of work depending how many aliases you have, and how annoying the site makes it.








  • Live usbs are great, but ive 100% had issues after install before on several distros. Arch of course being the worst. Live distros boots, install, boot loop… But that happened on popos too. Ive also seen other more minor issues like Bluetooth stops working after install despite it being a base install. Like literally install, reboot, and Bluetooth no longer works. Given this is on newer hardware, but it can be hella frustrating to go from a live boot that works to a fresh install that doesn’t match the experience.


  • I don’t think anyone is blaming volunteers. More so stating the obvious. If you’re new to Linux, you cant be expected to know everything about it. You may not know that some hardware may not work well with Linux. You may not know secure boot sux with linux. You may not know arch is not the best intro to Linux but because arch based distros are recommended frequently for gaming you may try it first. Linux can have a steep learning curve, expecting everyone to RTFM and all the forum posts is unreasonable. Sometimes people just need to try and experience pain and frustration.






  • They seem like they would be good, but the more Ive experienced them the less I like them.

    My USG can’t get past 250mbps, probably thermal as well. The cloud keys are shotty at best. They build that to make it difficult to disassemble and service. They lock you into their crap software ecosystem that then requires their hardware. Ive setup 2 poe switches and both were warped and have excessive thermals compared to my much larger poe switches.

    I am starting to call ubiquiti fauxsumer products…



  • Artificial scents make me break out, dry my skin out (in a bad way), gives me headaches, cause rashes, and/or cause excessive itching. Nickle, which is in many deodorants, causes rashes and chemical burns, literally had my neck bleed from a shit nickle necklace. Most deodorants will literally hurt me. Sure there are more “natural” ones, but they always feel gross or smell gross.

    Sorry if it bothers you, but I’d rather not bleed from my arm pits.

    Also people that use axe spray in small spaces, e.g. elevators, can get fucked.


  • I started with truenas core, then moved to truenas scale. I tried a couple others but ultimately truenas had an easier and cleaner ui and i wanted an easy way to use nextcloud without having to do too much work.

    Turns out nextcloud doesn’t seem to work right now, probably a user error in the container deployment, so I’ve not done that again. Most of the containers I’ve tried using I end up just building vms for because it’s more flexible. Right now I have 2 720xd one is truenas storage, the other is proxmox. They’re both on 10g network to a switch so using truenas to store data for the vms on my proxmox isn’t a big deal at all.

    In any case like I said I don’t really use the truenas box for much other than storage which is a shame, there’s a boat load of memory and like 32 cores. Currently I backup to USB drives. Not great, but I also don’t want to burn my money on cloud storage or hefty external raid enclosures. Tape would be cool, but again I’m a cheap boi.

    When it comes down to it, this is what is recommend. Write down a list of what you’re requirements are and what you’d like to see. Compare the filer oses and pick ones that meet the requirements and what you like. Then just install them and see what the look and feel is.

    Don’t forget backups, people will preach gospel about needing 1x2x3 or some sort of other potentially expensive backup solution. If this is a home lab, do what fits your budget, skill, comfort levels. You can always improve from there. External drives work fine for me, will they both fail at some point sure, but nothings perfect and more important data is backed up to encrypted blobs in free cloud storage.

    Also remember to take your time. It’s easy to Leroy Jenkins some shit and just go in guns a blazing, but if you take your time and read and make sure you understand the important stuff before you implement, you’ll save a ton of time. Unlike me who had to blow out my zfs impingement once after 5 tb were uploaded and kept screwing up my backups. Glad I didn’t loose data, but easily could have happened.