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nik282000, 1 year ago to linux in (Constructively) What is your least favorite distro & why?

Whats wrong with apt?

nik282000, 1 year ago to selfhosted in Public DNS server with gui

I ran my ssh behind 53 for a while because it’s rarely blocked. A few bots even got it right and figured out it was ssh.

nik282000, 1 year ago to linux in Microsoft says a Copilot key is coming to keyboards on Windows PCs starting this month

F. I still have a W10 drive for VR games.

nik282000, 1 year ago to linux in Debian Bookworm and Bullseye Users Receive Important Linux Security Updates

Good thing my server still runs Jessie!

nik282000, 1 year ago to linux in Microsoft says a Copilot key is coming to keyboards on Windows PCs starting this month

debian.org

nik282000, 1 year ago to privacy in Are there any good privacy friendly keyboards for android?

In general or just on phones?

nik282000, 1 year ago to privacy in Are there any good privacy friendly keyboards for android?

What made you initially look for an alt keyboard? I have huge problems hitting the buttons on querty and started by looking for a chorded layout.

nik282000, 1 year ago to privacy in Are there any good privacy friendly keyboards for android?

So this is definitely not for everyone but Thumb-Key is privacy friendly and designed to be used with just one thumb. I have used Thumb-Key (and it’s predecessor Message Ease) for about 4 years now and they are way easier for me than qwerty, there are fewer buttons so typos are less frequent and you can access all letter/numbers/punctuation while holding your phone one handed.

github.com/dessalines/thumb-key

nik282000, 1 year ago to linux in Is linux good for someone tech illererate.

Because they are the Crayola of fuckin computers?

nik282000, 1 year ago to linux in Switching to Debian on my gaming pc

Late to the thread but I would say yeah, Debian is good for gaming. The only place I have issued is with VR, otherwise it’s been smooth sailing for the past 3 years.

nik282000, 1 year ago to privacy in YouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accounts

Apps are legitimately great.

Except they are mostly just lobotomized websites where you can’t copy the text or save media to your local device.

nik282000, 1 year ago to linux in Video editor for Linux?

I used Sony Vegas/what ever it’s called now for years, moving to kdenlive was pretty painless and I don’t feel like I’m missing any features.

nik282000, 1 year ago to linux in Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack

You gotta hold ctrl alt shift honk at power up.

nik282000, 1 year ago to linux in Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack

When it comes to security, particularly at boot time, fuck the user. Users don’t interact with devices at boot time so it doesn’t matter if it shows a blank screen, a mile of logs or a screaming clown penis. If it was up to users no device or service would have a password or security of any kind, and every byte of information about your life would be owned by 'The Cloud." Let the marketing wanks insert their logo into the Windows boot process,

nik282000, 1 year ago to linux in New to Linux, have a few questions

From wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian#Take_notes

Take notes.

It’s easy to forget the steps you took to do something on your computer, especially several months later when you’re trying to upgrade. Sometimes when you try several different ways of solving a problem, it’s easy to forget which method was successful the next day!

It’s a very good idea to take notes about the software you’ve installed and configuration changes you’ve made. When editing configuration files, it’s also a very good idea to include comments in the file explaining the reason for the changes and the date they were made.

This has saved me so much grief. If ever I mess up a system so badly that I want to re-install or when I want to set up a new machine, having a clear set of notes makes it a breeze.