Loucypher

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Loucypher,

Can you still install extensions in GNOME? I hate the defaults

Loucypher,

Thank you!

Loucypher,

That is only if you use it on a phone as it kinda runs like a VPN, right? They can’t do this stuff if you only use their DNS

Loucypher,

You can install the apk from their website, it cannot be found on the Play store. It can block stuff at the DNS level. If you are on iOS then you can also do that and you can enable the extension for Safari.

I have started with PiHole, then played with AdGuard Home and loved it so much that it replaced my PiH. I kept it until I found Technitium, which can do all of those two can do and more as it can also act as an authoritative DNS. I would not recommend this to those not interested to really play around with DNS.

Long story short, I still have AdGuard on my iPhone but only use it with Safari as the dns filtering has been plagued by a bug and just drains my battery. The disconnect app can do that with little configuration to do. For pure DNS you could also get DNSsecure, I can pass you the link for iOS but it also exists on Android and it is open source :) apps.apple.com/fr/app/dnsecure/id1533413232?l=en-…

This allows you to change the DNS of your phone so it will override Google/Apple or your ISP

Loucypher,

Why?

Loucypher,

Thank you!

Loucypher,

What?

Loucypher,

That is the way

Loucypher,

Old MacBook Airs make great Linux machines. EBay is a good place to look for them

The truth about linux having 15% market share in India.

I am from india. These numbers are inflated due to our population and government and health sector office pc using linux (ubuntu). These office pcs just require a chrome browser and all the work is done on the browser Nobody here cares what os they use in their office pc. I don’t see anyone here switching to linux on their...

Loucypher,

It is not Linux per se lacking support. This is due to those that make apps/games. And, in fairness, to the fact that dev in Linux has been a bit of a mess in the last few years, with all the Wayland & o shananigans

Loucypher,

You should have tried LMDE. That is the best way to get Debian and also ease of install

Loucypher,

I have LDME on an 2012 Air and, oh boy, it is flawless. Works straight out of the box

Loucypher,

Yeah but the current version is based on Bookworm. In other words a lot of drivers are included on it and it is really plug and play. I have I installed it on a 2012 Air and everything just worked out of the box

Loucypher,

Any chromebox can be used for this. You can grab one for cheap from businesses that have decommissioned them

Loucypher,

Huh actually yes, I have one with TrueNAS on and have created a couple of Zvol connected over USB. It is not like having a big server but it does the job while using little power

Loucypher,

Perfect is the enemy of good. TrueNAS has been happy and running non stop for 6 months now

Loucypher,

Debian server… maybe

Loucypher,

And then you have NomadBSD if you need an OS in a usb stick :)

Loucypher,

Nice! I remember using an extension for that back in the day

Loucypher,

CentOS? You mean Stream?

Loucypher,

Isn’t that also the case for Flatpacks?

Loucypher,

Oh you mean for command line applications, yes, Flatpacks cannot do that yet. Personally I manually enable Snaps in the distros I use, as some apps only exist there, but have been orienting myself where I can limit the exposure to only the packages I want.

Loucypher,

Gold

Loucypher,

You made me chuckle :) True, if coming from macOS, Gnome can be familiar enough but the defaults are terrible. Even those used to Macs need to install/enable the basics like maximise/minimise buttons etc. I don’t understand why even a Gnome centric distro like Fedora doesn’t come with Gnome Tweaks installed by default… Let alone the fact that usually the average user will also install a bunch of extensions. That is why Ubuntu is arguably the one doing the better job out of the box: their Gnome is actually useful from the get go.

LMDE just rocks (lemmy.ml)

I have been testing for a few weeks Mint, originally started on 21.2 on an old 2012 MacBook Air… the OS was flying! As I was looking at this now 10 years old machine, now back to usable speed again I was pleasantly surprised. On my desktop was still running Fedora that is just a bit more shiny and has the latest “stable”...

Loucypher,

Is the problem of outdated packages still a thing now that you can get them all via Flatpacks?

Concerning the kernel, again, can you always benefit from the latest one? Personally I am starting to appreciate not having to constantly update the OS while at the same time enjoying the latest software. Concerning apt packages, those in the Debian repo will just work like clockwork

Loucypher,

lol yes

Loucypher,

Dang ಥ_ಥ

Loucypher,

ಠᴗಠ

Loucypher,

Indeed, what makes the trip pleasant is not the truck, it is the yatch. The truck does takes you to places though, and we are all grateful!

Loucypher,

Can’t you pick it up from Synaptic?

Loucypher,

You are probably right but some of them are worth very little now… possibly more useful as test devices or to run proxmox on it and run some containers

Loucypher,

Yeah that is objectively sweet

Loucypher,

Discord

Loucypher,

By usable you mean they work just as well? Any trade-off you can find?

Loucypher,

Noticed only now ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Loucypher,

Yeah dude, I am not a fan of discord and resisted for years but had to do an account on a couple of servers… thanks for sharing those!

Loucypher,

Is it Debian?

Loucypher,

Meaning that your distro of choosing comes with most of the stuff bundled in…?

Loucypher,

Man, I feel you. Sometimes you just want to get on with your life without babysitting the OS. Debian will stay out of your way and just work. Enjoy it!

Loucypher,

LMDE is really great. Just migrated an old 2013 iMac to it today. Everything works out of the box. Everything easy like you can expect from Mint and stable like on Debian. Difficult not to love.

The only thing you have to like is Cinnamon.

Loucypher,

Oh yeah forgot about Nvidia!!! Is that tricky to get to work on Debian? Possibly easier on Mint LMDE

Loucypher,

Last time I tried KDE was like 2013… it has been a long time. How does it play with flatpacks designed for gnome?

Loucypher,

Yeah, the idea is something simple and stable. Stable because I don’t want to babysit the OS (I already do that at work), and simple so my wife can also use it in case of need. She only know windows so anything the comes close in terms of UI is “ok” for her. The real choice was between KDE or cinnamon. Eventually opted for Mint/Debian

Loucypher,

Just finished the install :) everything worked out of the box with Mint. What an absolute pleasure!

Loucypher,

Yes, I also had a positive experience with Ubuntu on a 2012 MacBook Air :)

Loucypher,

For some apps this is just annoying. Like on Cryptomator

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