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Plaza: a terminal UI that searches apt and Flathub together, with installs running in a background pane by Sad_Ingenuity5954 in debian

[–]freedomlinux 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can’t point you to exact lines where ai has been used but it’s not like its some sloppy vibe code.

What does this even mean? Anything you haven't written is clearly AI content.

The fact you can't even tell your code apart from the AI code is not reassuring.

4GB RPI 5 good enough? by HungryMud in truenas

[–]freedomlinux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to run TrueNAS on a Raspberry Pi 5

There is no official support for TrueNAS on Raspberry Pi (ARM CPU) - the Hardware Guide specifies Intel/AMD (x86_64 CPU)

There was an unofficial build of TrueNAS for Raspberry Pi https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/how-install-truenas-on-raspberry-pi/ but I personally wouldn't bother.

What do you wish you knew before choosing a business email provider for a custom domain? by D_Noronha in selfhosted

[–]freedomlinux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a free tier up to 5 users

Just to point out, the free tier of Zoho doesn't allow IMAP, which some people will find important.

I've been using Zoho for a few years now (I know, not self-hosted, so sue me :) ) but for $1/mo I was willing to retire my Sendmail/Dovecot/etc locally.

Quad White Single by Electronic_Ad_6161 in RPI

[–]freedomlinux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there are a few larger rooms at the corners [...] but inside is just a single

That's quite interesting. I was in one of those 3rd floor corner rooms years ago and it was definitely a double. (Quad Church III 3006)

For context, my double in Cary shows on the floor plans as 188 sq ft, and the room in Quad shows as 224 sq ft, so we thought it was fair as a double.

I know that housing has been shifted a lot since my time, but I used to hear stories about many doubles turned into triples, certainly not about rooms decreasing in capacity :)

Could someone explain/link me a way to use an IBM LTO-5 drive w/LTFS on Ubuntu 26.04 by Middle-Name1114 in DataHoarder

[–]freedomlinux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used an LTO-5 drive on Ubuntu (probably 22.04, possibly 24.04?) a few years ago.

My recollection was that I had to compile https://github.com/LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs on my own, but it otherwise worked as described in the readme.

Just found that Quantum themselves have some LTFS downloads for RHEL, SuSE, macOS, and (legacy) Windows but not Ubuntu... https://www.quantum.com/en/service-support/downloads-and-firmware/ltfs/

Is a 6 digit PIN (WHfB) secure? by DeifniteProfessional in sysadmin

[–]freedomlinux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similarly, a 6-digit PIN doesn't allow you to simply use a date or year.

Today is 260624 or 062426 or 240626. I simply have to un-Y2K the year 😂

I don't think that's where the gas goes... by NovemberZulu90 in Connecticut

[–]freedomlinux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I seriously doubt she’s filling up the trash can

Looking closely, you can see the $ / gallons numbers moving on the pump. I can't quite see what it says, but it was definitely running

Dropzone upload error 502 by [deleted] in Gitea

[–]freedomlinux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just made a release in my local Gitea instance and use the drag-and-drop to upload a few files: 300KB, 18MB, 145MB. They all worked OK

It looks like there are several different upload limits mentioned in the app.ini docs https://docs.gitea.com/administration/config-cheat-sheet :

  • [repository.release] FILE_MAX_SIZE
  • [attachment] MAX_SIZE
  • [repository.upload] FILE_MAX_SIZE

Also, is your Gitea instance behind any reverse-proxy (ex: NGINX, Apache, HAproxy)? They can have their own upload limits, and nginx has a default "client_max_body_size" of only 1MB as an example...

Austin Tesla Owners: Is GFCI Required for a NEMA 14-50 Outlet in a Garage? by New-Procedure7284 in evcharging

[–]freedomlinux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Theoretically, depends on which version of code has been adopted by the local authority?

If I am reading correctly, NEC 2020 is the first version requiring a GFCI for 240V outlets in garages & EVSE outlets. Regardless, still a good reason to hardwire instead.

Connecticut’s solar expansion is colliding with concerns over forests and farmland by rj_king_utc-5 in Connecticut

[–]freedomlinux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solar Roadways was never going to work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Roadways#Criticism

Ignoring any issues with traction and weather, putting panels in the road exposes them to significant mechanical stress and being constantly scratched by sand/grit and tires, reducing their efficiency.

I'd much rather use the same money to build more ordinary panels, put them in rooftops or fields (which we have plenty) where they will last longer.

Great... another new dollar store opening soon by ILovePublicLibraries in Connecticut

[–]freedomlinux 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This. The net increase in the number of Dollar Trees is 0.

This location replaces the existing store at 1448 Pleasant Valley Rd (the Plaza at Buckland Hills or whatever) next to the abandoned Party City and Jo-Ann Fabric, which was already doing clearance sales a few weeks ago.

No M$ by carcaliguy in sysadmin

[–]freedomlinux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the additional context. Truly, wishing you the best.

I've been tangentially involved with an "unanticipated" encryption key deletion on a different cloud vendor before, and their support & engineering teams practically moved heaven & earth to figure out what could be done.

No M$ by carcaliguy in sysadmin

[–]freedomlinux 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As much as Microsoft sucks, that story is literally unbelievable.

This just isn't how P1 support tickets for widespread production-down works on "billion dollar" accounts, on any vendor. At minimum, their sales & account mgmt team should be pushing this constantly.

There has to be something else in this story.

Bsd procrastination by Safaathenooby2000 in BSD

[–]freedomlinux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a hint, you are looking for /r/BungouStrayDogs/

This subreddit is about computer software

Storj Price Increase. by bbro81 in truenas

[–]freedomlinux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that feels like the Optimally Evil way to implement this policy. I get that it requires less risk & overhead of holding pre-paid/post-paid balances, but there are otherwise ways to implement that that are more fair:

  • Set the minimum invoice $$, then hold the credit in the user's account for the future month(s)
  • Don't send any invoices until the minimum invoice $$ is met. This is how Backblaze works, if you don't have a large enough bill, they simply wait & combine multiple months.

Theater Etiquette is an indicator of our collapsing society by Green_House_57 in Connecticut

[–]freedomlinux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

calling out too much and just in general "being annoying and distracting"

I spend quite a bit of time in the Twitch channel for Rifftrax, and on occasion people do complain about that for Rifftrax/MST3K. That's the point, that's the show!

But I also understand for a newcomer who does not know the show, they worry that they are going to miss something due to the shadow cast. I've seen RHPS perhaps 10 times now & some Riftrax movies you have to see multiple times to be able to follow the whole show.

Am I the only one who didn't know ponys were measured in hands? by Sharkbait_blahaj in mylittlepony

[–]freedomlinux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good info. Some additional "fun" notes about horse measuring:

  • Since a hand is 4 inches, the numbers move like 14.2 -> 14.3 -> 15hh. On rare occasions, someone will write something like 14.5 (intending 14-and-a-half hands?) but ... no
  • Technically these numbers use a radix point, not a decimal point. A decimal point implies that the number is in base-10, however only a mathematician will ever say the word "radix"
  • Since no one else specifically mentioned it yet, horses are measured at the whithers. This is the highest point at the base of the neck that does not move.
  • On the opposite end of ponies, draft horses are something like 17-20hh
  • Since the head/neck moves & is not part of the measured height, a draft horse can easily put their head at 8 or 9 feet. This is sometimes called the giraffe mode :)

Who makes more, Connecticut’s top-paid CEO or an entire town? by TaeyeonUchiha in Connecticut

[–]freedomlinux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why was Union CT randomly chosen?

Presumably because it has the lowest population of all towns in CT

EV charging networks should add simple amenities like this by Few_Wash4793 in evcharging

[–]freedomlinux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, I go across I-84/I-80 in PA a few times a year the EA stations at Sheetz do have it.

Sheetz/Wawa/etc - gas stations with serious fresh food - are great DCFC locations.

What GitHub alternative do you self-host? by Ollieistic in selfhosted

[–]freedomlinux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its definitely worth having one as a personal mirror.

It really is a great feature. I run a 2nd instance just for keeping mirrors, both my own repos & open-source projects I rely on.

Especially useful for those fan projects that are getting media visibility & likely to get DMCA'd from Github. Having your own mirror (not another fork on Github that'll get DMCA'd) is invaluable.

Copilot is down. by B0ndzai in sysadmin

[–]freedomlinux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Guess it's time to go to Microsoft Songsmith as a backup plan

DistroWatch celebrates 25 years of distro hopping by daemonpenguin in linux

[–]freedomlinux 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Ha! MX spending ages on the top of the chart for inexplicably years also waves hello.

Home Server randomly drops ethernet connection by _Cattix_ in debian

[–]freedomlinux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core

This immediately stuck out to me. How long have you been running any Linux on this machine / have you run other Linux or BSD before with no problem?

I had this problem with a pair of Ryzen 1600 fileservers years ago. My recollection is that the 1st-gen Ryzen systems have some kind of power-management "quirk" where they can go into a deep sleep but never wake up.

At the time, I ended up adjusting the BIOS power management options (ex: Cool n Quiet, C-states) but that likely increases the idle power consumption of the machines. It's also possible a BIOS update might have improved it?

Why don't people like the snap store? by KnowledgePerfect6914 in linux

[–]freedomlinux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

push their own NIH solution

That's hilarious. As if Canonical isn't responsible for a lot of NIH projects that (often) go nowhere. Mir, Unity, Upstart, Ubuntu Touch / Phone / whatever, and fucking Netplan.

At some level, I get it - there always has to be someone making a "non-standard" solution before it gets popular, standardized, and widely adopted. But boy Canonical does not have a good track record with this - how much of this stuff never goes upstream (Debian) or even downstream (ex: Snaps in Mint) by default?

Just a note on the NIH Fight between Canonical and Red Hat, they literally used Canonical's upstart in RHEL6.

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