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wmassingham, in /etc/fstab entry for Synology NAS

What do you mean “doesn’t work”? Is there some error message in the log (dmesg, /var/log/messages, on the console, whatever raspbian uses)?

MigratingtoLemmy, in Thinkpads RE: Repairability/upgradability

Framework outlet is a great idea. I’ll add that I recently came across deals from Dell selling an XPS13 from 2020 for $449 and MSI selling an Intel powered laptop (no discrete GPU, almost office laptop) for $399. The older Thinkpads will be reliable though

const_void, in Thinkpads RE: Repairability/upgradability

It used to be true. Lately though they’ve been getting less repairable and the build quality has been getting worse too.

LunarLoony, in Debian based immutable OSes
@LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

VanillaOS looks interesting - it uses Gnome by default, though.

Kid_Thunder, (edited ) in Non-root user that (suddenly) has elevated privileges in a specific command (only). [Have I been hacked?]

The directory you are creating your files in likely is set to immutable or append only.

lsattr -d /path/to/directory

if you see i or a, then that's the issue.

You can remove them with
sudo chattr -i /path/to/dir immutable
sudo chattr -a /path/to/dir append only

Same goes for files but if it happens to all files in a directory, then that is probably it.

Jumuta, in Help, boot doesn't work anymore

have you tried reinstalling the bootloader?

Hiro8811,

What’s that?

lurch,

It is a little program that starts an operating system. It’s very small and basic. It has to be put in a special place on the drive.

Hiro8811,

Is that why I still have windows and Debian option to boot? So how do reinstall the bootloader?

Fubar91,

gnu.org/…/Installing-GRUB-using-grub_002dinstall.…

Jumuta,

I think the arch wiki has a better article imo

wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB

terminhell,

It could also be entries stored in efi. Won’t hurt to delete them from the list in bios if starting over.

Hiro8811,

I tried but they appear back

stolid_agnostic, in Mozilla Firefox 120 Is Now Available for Download, Here's What's New

Just restarted FF lol

fl42v, in Can I mod my Thinkpad Keyboard to work in another laptop?

Technically, you can try, but I doubt it’ll work ootb even if the connectors are the same. It would be kinda easier to use smth like an arduino/rp2040 board and connect it to one if thr unpopulated USBs on the board (check if there’s a schematic available, they often leave stuff like ribbon cable connectors for, day, a smort card reader, which is basically USB but 3v3 power)

ctr1, in How do I get rid of excessive password prompts, with the least amount of lost security?
@ctr1@fl0w.cc avatar

Personally, I’ve relied on an OnlyKey for a few years (with backups and an extra fallback device) and haven’t needed to type passwords since. This doesn’t help with the number of prompts, but it does make them easier to dismiss.

I do use autologin, but I don’t use a system wallet (only KeePassXC, which I do need to unlock manually). Autologin with system wallets can be tricky, but I’ve had some luck setting it up in the past. You might want to check out this wiki for PAM configuration.

meekah, (edited )
@meekah@lemmy.world avatar

hmm, interesting idea for sure. I think I would just leave it plugged in 24/7 though so I think I’ll skip this one for now.

ctr1,
@ctr1@fl0w.cc avatar

Yeah for me it’s been great and I do essentially leave it plugged in the whole time I’m using my PC (attached to my keys). It does require a pin entered each boot, so leaving it in would still offer security. But as someone else mentioned getting kwallet PAM working would make things easier in any case

UnRelatedBurner,

may I ask how do you unlock it manually? Like what do you have to type in, specifically? /s

MyNameIsRichard, (edited )
@MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml avatar
infinitevalence, (edited )
@infinitevalence@discuss.online avatar

That’s so cool! I did not know that Lemmy would automatically put in stars when you type a password!

****************

Damn that’s cool!

4am,

hunter2

4am,

Hey wait why does it still show for me

infinitevalence,
@infinitevalence@discuss.online avatar

*******

Just shows stars on my screen.

ctr1,
@ctr1@fl0w.cc avatar

Lol. I press a button on the device (which I unlocked with a pin before boot), but it would be nice to have the DB unlock automatically

squarm, (edited ) in How do I get rid of excessive password prompts, with the least amount of lost security?

Idk about the gpu screen recorder but for the keychain for Discord if you disable the KDE wallet subsystem (which is just in the kde system settings) it should stop asking. it’s never caused me an issue and made the discord popup go away. its a dirty solution but its what worked for me.

meekah, (edited )
@meekah@lemmy.world avatar

I’ll disable it and see what happens next reboot. Earlier I tried some flag when launching discord that was supposed to make the prompt go away but that didn’t work. Thanks for that tip.

edit: awesome! this worked. now I just need to figure out flatpak and the screen recorder :D

torvusbogpod, in would it be illegal to download Ubuntu on a Chromebook?

Uh, you don’t have to work at Google on order to do that. Most Chromebooks can be unlocked to work with Linux with a little bit of work. And you wouldn’t be at risk of going to jail for that. Worst that could happen is you void your warranty. But it’s not a “real crime” or anything like that.

governorkeagan, in Is PopOs a good option if i don't want to tinker much with the OS and do some basic tasks as web browsing etc?

I’ve been using Pop!_OS for about a month now and it’s been great! I only had one issue (completely my fault) which caused me to have a black screen upon login after a reboot.

Holzkohlen, in Is PopOs a good option if i don't want to tinker much with the OS and do some basic tasks as web browsing etc?

Personally I’d wait for their new desktop environment, but otherwise it’s a good distro for less experienced users.

DiagonalHorse,

And as a result of their working on the new desktop environment their current gnome version is pretty outdated

lightnegative, in Fedora 40 Change Proposal: Systemd Security Hardening

Damn security guys are trying to justify their existence again.

My Fedora is single user and the system handily comes with one called ‘root’

IAm_A_Complete_Idiot, (edited )

This is good for precisely the single user case - potentially malicious services on your system can’t view things they otherwise would be able to, or access resources they don’t need. Even if it’s under the same user.

maryjayjay, (edited )

Can’t tell whether you are joking or not

AlmightySnoo, (edited ) in Is PopOs a good option if i don't want to tinker much with the OS and do some basic tasks as web browsing etc?
@AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world avatar

In addition to all the responses here, one thing you could also do when you have a question about a distro is to just fire up a VM using for example VirtualBox and try the distro to see for yourself. Or even better, make a live USB and boot from it.

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