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axzxc1236,

try ncdu?

sudo ncdu --one-file-system /

axzxc1236, (edited )

ASUSTOR has NAS that can have up to 12 NVME SSDs (but speed is very limited by PCIE lanes).

NVME SSDs are still very expensive compares to HDD.

NAS that have many HDD bays are expensive but designed for easy setup and easy management.

Fractal Design Define 7 (XL) can have up to 18 HDDs by design, but then you will need to search for PCIE to SATA cards and PSU that have many SATA connectors (for example RM850x/RM1000x) and Molex to SATA cables.

FSP CMT370 is a much cheaper case with up to 3.5" HDD *9 or 2.5" SSD *10 but it’s not on amazon, it probably doesn’t sell to western world.

SAS drive enclosures (and SAS cards) are also an option, but the cages might be very loud because they are designed for servers that also are very loud.

Any advice for a long-time Linux user, first-time Linux *desktop* user?

I’m a regular user of Linux systems but apart from a couple of test Ubuntu installs many years ago they’ve always been containers or VMs with no DE which I can throw away when I break them. The Steam Deck showcasing how far Wine/Proton has come combined with Windows being Windows has given me the push; I’ve made a Mint...

axzxc1236,

What do you recommend I do about disk partitions?

I recommend separate EFI partitions while dual booting, I haven’t seem issues with my separate EFI partition setup yet.

If Mint provides Btrfs filesystem I personally recommend looking into timeshift (snapshot software that can be setup to automatically snapshot your computer).

Is disk encryption straightforward?

According to Linux Mint forum, you need to choose an option in “Advanced features” while going through installer, that seems straight forward

https://i.ibb.co/3CZWx3v/image.png

Is cloud storage sync straightforward?

Don’t have experience with this but I can tell you: While rclone supports bi-directional sync, you need some setup for make it run periodically.

Should I just use apt to install software?

In the end you have to give trust to someone, I think it’s fair to say if you already choose Mint you probably trust whatever options comes with Mint more than 3rd party options (but is it theoretically possible that backdoored program exists in Mint repository? of course yes).

axzxc1236,

Important things about dual booting:

  1. Configure your Windows to use UTC time wiki.archlinux.org/title/System_time#UTC_in_Micro…
  2. Disable “Fast startup” in Windows (can possibly cause hardware issues if not disabled and it really doesn’t improve things in computers with SSD)
axzxc1236,

Syncthing and KeepassXC for syncing 2FA between devices. (I use Bitwarden for passwords)

axzxc1236, (edited )

Do you want to have 2fa keys on all your devices?

Yes

Doesn’t that defeat the purpose?

I use different password between KeepassXC and Bitwarden. (On my phone one of them is unlocked by fingerprint because I am lazy but not both)

And I don’t store KeepassXC password in Bitwarden.

axzxc1236,

While my solution isn’t perfect (if someone key logged my computer I am very screwed), I think it’s better than (1) have a much higher chance of losing my 2FA tokens altogether (2) put all hope on Bitwarden being not compromised

axzxc1236,

sudo chattr +i (folder) prevents anything to modify/delete folders and files

Add -R for setting the flag for all subdirectory/files

axzxc1236,

If your command doesn’t change (doesn’t require dynamic input), sudoers file can make specific command+argument run without password required.

cyberciti.biz/…/linux-unix-running-sudo-command-w… (ctrl+f search “A better solution”)

(You can also use wildcards in sudoers file but with nftables I imagine it’s a big security risk)

axzxc1236,

The best way is to backup whatever is important to you right now, if you haven’t already.

Then I would check/do (No grantee that it helps your case):

  1. Which Ubuntu version does /etc/apt/source.list point to? noble = 24.04, mantic = 23.10
  2. sudo dpkg-reconfigure -a
  3. sudo apt install -f
  4. sudo apt upgrade
axzxc1236,

If you have Ubuntu install USB ready, I can’t see why not try the command.

One of the engineer in my workplace did the upgrade (22.04 -> 23.10 -> 24.04), also end up with broken system, I fixed their Ubuntu by doing these steps.

axzxc1236,

Maybe try command listed here

askubuntu.com/…/is-dpkg-reconfigure-all-still-ava…

axzxc1236,

hmm… I would skip dpkg command in this case.

axzxc1236,

I still use X11 in my work computer because I need keepassxc to auto-type password to non-web programs.

Bridge WiFi between two devices?

Not sure if that title is accurate, this field is not my strong point. Basically I’m about to move homes. And in my new (temporary) home I wont have access to ethernet, plus my server doesn’t have a network card. I was therefore wondering if it was possible to bridge a connection between my laptop to my server with an...

axzxc1236,

If both Ethernet NIC is over 1gbps, you are fine with using normal cable.

axzxc1236,

In NetworkManager you can setup network sharing using Ethernet port on the laptop, then connect cable to your server.

Downside of that is you need to setup port forwarding in your laptop if you want to open port.

axzxc1236,

Not a Metroidvania game but I had fun playing ASTLIBRA Revision last year.

axzxc1236,

I had no luck with mesa’s implementation as well, BOINC only recognize ROCM’s opencl library.

Encrypted hard drive asking for password every time

I recently switched to Linux (Zorin OS) and I selected “use ZFS and encrypt” during installation. Now before I can log in it asks me “please unlock disk keystore-rpool” and I have to type in the encryption password it before I’m able to get to the login screen....

axzxc1236,

systemd-homed can also do it.

axzxc1236,

Late to the thread, but SFTPGo is very nice.

It can be exposed as web server, (S)FTP Server and WebDAV, has built in authentication system, have built in brute force protection.

All in a single executable.

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