Linux Newbie - Curiosity
I have an oldish Dell Latitude 7480 which doesn’t meet the requirements for upgrade to Windows 11 so I thought I’d take the opportunity to install Linux on it as I only really need it for day to day web stuff / studying / media and light gaming....
Silverblue: Run ostree updates at shutdown?
Fellow Fedora Immutable users, have any of you automated your system updates to occur at shutdown? If so, do you find it makes a practical difference?...
Script to extract m3u8 file from URL
Hello! I’d like to write a script to download videos from streamingcommunity.estate from a given video URL, and to do this I need the m3u8 file url. Currently I manually go to the network tab to search for it, but I’d like the script to do this automatically. Do you know of a way to achieve this? Bash or Python if possible,...
Podman Issues
I’m currently trying to run distrobox with podman. I’m getting the following error: Resolved “debian” as an alias (/etc/containers/registries.conf.d/shortnames.conf) Trying to pull docker.io/library/debian:12… Getting image source signatures Copying blob 1b13d4e1a46e done...
I'm addicted to caring for my Linux distro, polishing things, optimising stuff it's so funny! Got some stories like that?
[solved] Getting "internal error" when trying to create SSL certificate in NGINX
Hello! I just installed jellyfin and wanted to access it with https. So, as I did yesterday for other apps (immich) in nginx proxy host I created a new proxy host, set the domain (jellyfin.mydomain.duckdns.org), set “create new SSL certificate”, “I agree on let’s encrypt stuff” and clicked save. Ports 80 and 443 are...
Recommendation for webcam that doesn't push its software?
Hi, I’m on Windows 10 at home and Windows 11 at work. I’m going to migrate to Linux for my next PC (might eventually do it on this one, though I’ve currently done so many tweaks that I intend to keep this for gaming for now). Our two laptops and mini-PC already run Linux Mint, but I digress… (I just don’t want anyone...
What are active community similar to r/watches?
I love watches and I am looking for an active community on the fediverse similar to r/Watches. Thank you for the orientation
What movies would you make if you had an AGI that could make any kind of media on demand?
I'm trying to think of something more stupid than this but it's not easy...
My girlfriend started taking a Masters in a college this year. In her course the faculty have shown some disorganization and computer illiteracy since day one but the latest one…completely killed me....
Howard Zinn people's history of America, I'm reading it at the moment, is there any alternative?
Hello, I’m Italian and I’m reading what I understood to be a classic in American HIstory. I’m throug 100 pagesi in and I have the feeling that the author is a bit too partisan and unbalanced. Sometimes I feel that he had already decided what happened and then he tries to find facts that confirm his prejudices....
A time traveller comes back from 50 years in the future. You have 3 hours with them. What do you do?
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/12770326...
Is there a search engine that filters out cookie wall and paywall pages ?
Q: timemore black Mirror 2: how to set water volume (or weight) when using the scale for espresso? Did I buy the wrong scale?? 😭
Per title: apparently there’s no way to set the water volume used by my DeLonghi espresso machine on the TM BM 2…??...
What's the best strategy for changing to GrapheneOS?
I have a google pixel, and I know I could install grapheneOS on it. But I’m very, very hesitant, since I depend so much on my phone....
Suggestions for NAS (or other hardware) solution to home setup
I’ve been researching NAS and am figuring out how one can play into my current home setup. There’s a lot I don’t know even after researching. Best I explain to clear things up....
IPTV providers with UHD sports channels
Looking for any recommendations for an IPTV provider that does Sky Sports (UK) in UHD/4k. Feel free to dm me directly, thank you!
How do you organize your HA devices
I have a concoction of devices from all kind of manufacturers with cryptic codes in their names. Each device exposes multitude of sensors which makes the dashboard look like a mess....
the encryption keys, why can't the government just sneak on them?
disclaimer: I’m just asking to get understanding of the theory behind network traffic encryption, I know this doesn’t happen irl most likely....
What salary do you think would make you happy?
VPN speed
Hello selfhosters,...
what's a normie KDE distro?
Looking for a normie KDE distro that works out of the box and is stable without issues.
How bad is Idea of .Zip as password manager?
Any explanation of Why to not store passwords in plaintext and encrypt folder in zip archive (I guess U cant break pass?) Pls don’t be agressive!!
How do I make my community text only?
I am creating a community that would be text only and not sure how to go about changing this setting.