I also do this. There are some utilities I’d like to see included directly into most *nix distributions, like fd.

I use bin to manage the utilities, and can setup a new install by just bringing he binary and config. It works great–I highly recommend it.

I’ll give it a go.

I guess I just offer better advice, not sure what to tell you. There’s no reason to prioritize a single GPU over another, especially so on Linux. Driver support has come leaps and bounds this year alone, and it’s only May.

Users should and need to make the decision for themselves which GPU is best for them and you shouldn’t try to scare them away from a particular GPU because you had a bad experience with it.

While booting off of the usb I could access all the data on my laptop without having to input a password.

This is entirely expected behavior. You didn’t encrypt your drive, so of course that data is available if you sidestep windows login protections. Check out Bitlocker for drive encryption.

I’ve been looking for a calculator app for years now that fits what I need I need it for and have yet to find a good one. There was a good one a few years ago called function-something which allowed you to create your own mathematic expressions and it was super awesome, but it’s been discontinued… :(

EDIT: To those asking, I’ve essentially tried the first 50 that show up under “calculator” in Google Play. If you posted it, I’ve very likely tried it and found it lacking.

CS2

It has a native linux client: https://x0.at/I1ZV.png

NocoDB.

DuckDNS is just unreliable, I’ve found. Try HurricaneElectric; https://dns.he.net/

You’re exposing your jellyfin instance to a single IP, your VPS. That’s what a reverse proxy is.

You block all communication from any IP but local, and your VPS IP from jellyfin, and forward web traffic from your VPS to your jellyfin instance. It’s not the same as exposing your jellyfin instance directly. Not sure why I have to explain that…but here we are, I guess.

We are. I read I feel like committing secrets to a config file instead of .env is a terrible idea. as I feel like committing secrets to a .env is a terrible idea..

Muh bad.

The entire point of .env files are to separate secrets from code. Its specifically the usage for which they were created.

For sure. I’m likely gonna take a look at it this weekend.

I think you’re seriously underestimating the size of this job. This is the work of 4-5 people over several weeks to even upwards of a month. PBX alone is a real PITA to get setup and to manage. Then you actually have to train your people on how to use the infrastructure you just setup for them.

Like you said, they’ve been operating one way for two decades and now you’re completely uprooting that on top of having to setup and manage everything.

You’re underestimating this.

1: it’s a cantankerous beast that can smell your fear and lack of computer skills

This can either be true, or not true. It depends on which distro you go with, IMO. There are linux distros specifically designed for new user experiences, and then there are “basic” distros which don’t do unnecessary hand-holding for those who are used to the *nix desktop experience.

Making the change has slowly become a more real possibility for me

There has never been a better time to try linux.

I’m pretty much a fairly casual PC-user

If you do light computing, then linux is the best case scenario for you. You won’t be changing much about the OS, so not much can go wrong. I installed linux for my 65 year old mother 12 years ago or so, and it’s never had an issue. So frankly, I wouldn’t worry too much about it.

Will my ability to play games be significantly affected compared to Windows?

As with all things when it comes to linux, it depends. Some of my favorite games have anti-cheat which has no linux client, so therefore even if you can get the game to work in theory, it won’t function because no anti-cheat.

If a program has no Linux version, is it unusable, or are there workarounds?

You would be hard pressed to find something which is windows only these days, but even if you do there are virtualization options like WINE or bottles which simulate a windows environment for the application and force it to run under linux anyways.

Can Linux run programs that rely on frameworks like .NET or other Windows-specific libraries?

Sure.

How do OS updates work in Linux? Is there a “Linux Update” program like what Windows has?

Generally, most people use the command line for updating the system itself, but a lot of distributions come with a “Microsoft Store” type application to give you a GUI to update your OS and applications.

How does digital security work on Linux?

Linux works off a multi-user environment which lends security to the OS. You have a root user, which is your super administrative user, and then normal user accounts which can be added as “administrators” which can then run commands and edit files/settings which are reserved for administrative accounts.

Is it more vulnerable due to being open source?

The security is stronger because we know what’s in it. Security through obscurity is generally frowned upon, even by NIST.

Is there integrated antivirus software, or will I have to source that myself?

Generally no, but there still are anti-virus available, like ClamWin.

Are GPU drivers reliable on Linux?

My heart says yes, but my fingers won’t let me type it.

Can Linux (in the case of a misconfiguration or serious failure) potentially damage hardware?

It’s technically possible, but you would have to meet a laundry list of conditions for that to happen.

And also, what distro might be best for me?

New users seem to really like Mint. But it’s exceptionally easy to test different distributions, even directly under Windows using Hyper-V. Test a few out and see if you like em.

The kid in me hopes its Slackware, but the loser in me hopes its Arch. 😂😂😂

I haven’t seen a USB 2.0 drive in 15 or so years. So I’d say you’re pretty safe… And even if that were the case, it’s still preferable vs hogging the connection for a single file.

USB transfer only affects you with slow speeds until the transfer is done. Network transfer affects the entire party with slow speeds until the transfer is done.

It’s the obvious choice if you’re having saturation issues, even at 2.0 speeds.

I mean, yeah?

NFS is great and all, but it’s not compatible with everything out of the box. Generally, samba is compatible with everything. Linux, Windows, Mac, whatever.

Samba is the obvious choice because it’s compatible with everything out of the box.

I respect it.

Nice! I’ll give it a try.

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