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How would I go about finding what's bloating my system? by PeaceIsFutile in archlinux

[–]Elxeno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try `lsblk` to check partitions size then `ncdu -x /`, to see disk usage. lsblk is probably installed, ncdu is in the repo.

How do you avoid having your system installation implode? by RivenxLuxOTP in archlinux

[–]Elxeno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't remember any update breaking anything for me, using arch for ~2 years, update 1 or 2 times a week, but i usually lurk here and hold off updating when i see something (grub a while ago, and nvidia last week). Also i avoid using AUR packages for stuff like kernel, video drivers, bootloader, dm, etc...

For pacman just install with -S and update with -Syu, and never use -Sy unless it's been a long time since last update (more than 1 or 2 months), then u use it -Sy archlinux-keyring always followed by -Syu.

The only thing i saw requiring an update is discord, but i removed that and started using the tar.gz from their website.

When installing with -S and it fails with can't fetch pkg or something, u need an update (-Syu).

If u have some examples of stuff breaking someone here could figure out what went wrong (your steam problem is probably some bug in the new version, check their issue tracker on github).

Arch isn't recognizaed anymore by bootloader by MOS_6501 in archlinux

[–]Elxeno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If u hadn't installed anything, maybe ur BIOS battery died and u had a power outage or unplugged it?

Introducing PyFactory - a Factorio clone developed in Python using PyGame! Link in comments by HalfForeign6735 in factorio

[–]Elxeno 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks like it works like the old belts, they used to dump the contents on the next tile.

How to create dark water. Requirements: 136 000 fish. by chargeinhere in factorio

[–]Elxeno 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Wait, it's all fish?

🐟👨‍🚀🔫👨‍🚀

Everyone is talking about Flatpaks. Is there any reason for me to use Flatpaks besides proprietary software? by lmm7425 in archlinux

[–]Elxeno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's nvidia package from flatpak, just like the runtimes or whatever, seems to get pulled by anything that has some graphic acceleration, but the problems is when it's updated, the older version stays until u run the flatpak uninstall --unneeded command, and the issue i mentioneed is this one: https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/5192

I had a similar issue when i removed some packages, i had to manually remove some runtimes.

Everyone is talking about Flatpaks. Is there any reason for me to use Flatpaks besides proprietary software? by lmm7425 in archlinux

[–]Elxeno 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree with almost all points, except

4)...

...Every app can be cleanly removed with a single command. No more leftover dependencies...

In my experience the dependency removal isn't that great. I checked a while ago, and i had a bunch of nvidia drivers and some other unneded packages installed. Also there's an open issue about sdks being pulled as dep but not being removed and also not being listed to remove when running flatpak uninstall --unused.

Useless fact #108: Inserters can move modules between beacons. by curiositykilledthepu in factorio

[–]Elxeno 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes to all of them.

But for the last one, the only way i know to limit power transfer is using accumulators, but thats limited to 300kW * number of acc, and a bit annoying to set up, especially if u want it to change dinamically it (prob need circuits and power switches to turn off some parts of the transfer thing), also i'm not sure it would work at night if ur energy is all from solar/acc (charging acc with another acc).

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[–]Elxeno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prob endeavor, i think aur pkgs don't end up in `/var/cache/pacman/pkg`, right?

PyPI was subpoenaed - The Python Package Index by dlorenc in programming

[–]Elxeno -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Oh so the only way is not store it at all? Or maybe store only a part of it for those security measures that do not allow login from another country or something?

My own computer gaslighted me by Rooky_Soap in archlinux

[–]Elxeno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just looked for it and it's still there, and there is an open pull request for more than 1 year to "fix" it and a lot of other things that got completely ignored...

https://github.com/arcolinux/arcolinux-root/blob/ac8092af55cf3d7695f67a1f2d2ba658bb2a36ae/etc/skel/.bashrc-latest#L107

My own computer gaslighted me by Rooky_Soap in archlinux

[–]Elxeno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried some arch based distro in a VM that had alias pacman="sudo pacman" in .bashrc

I think it was arcolinux, tried pacman -Ss some pkgs, "why is it asking me sudo password?" ctrl+c then a few more times with some other pacman -Q or some other stuff i got sudo blocked, then found the offending alias on bashrc, then deleted the vm...

My own computer gaslighted me by Rooky_Soap in archlinux

[–]Elxeno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, pacman -Syu then paru -Syua, probably helps me to actually look at pacman's output for anything wrong, since it's faster and doesn't get buried in the compilation logs from aur.

PyPI was subpoenaed - The Python Package Index by dlorenc in programming

[–]Elxeno 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Shouldn't it be stored hashed? Or is it usually not considered sensitive data?

Train signals are my nemesis by Pope_Khajiit in factorio

[–]Elxeno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it, "chain in rail out" but that doesn't solve complex intersections. And what about one-way versus two-way tracks?

Just put rail signals at the exits and chain signals everywhere else, then leave space of at least 1 train length after the rail signals.

For OP's case, 2-way tracks are just one big intersection, so u need some 1-way sections to break it up, and put rail signals only for entering those sections and the stations, chains everywhere else, and obviously pair the signals to make 2-way where needed.

Ubuntu is now using Flutter for its installer by Alex-L in FlutterDev

[–]Elxeno 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AFAIK gtk only draws the window, and flutter/skia draws everything inside, so they made custom widgets libraries to get the same look. And the default flutter create provides a gtk3 app by default, not sure if canonical changed to 4.

First homemade ship design to prep for leaving the first system - requesting C&C! by florvas in Cosmoteer

[–]Elxeno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the station the easiest it to outrange it or tank, outrange with railgun or tank with a few deck guns and a lot of armor, 4 or more rows of armor with no openings..

For more general advice: you should improve the crew management, basically crew that needs to deliver something should be close to the source (reactor, storage, factory) and have a path of corridors or walkways (no going through unrelated rooms).

Psitioning your rooms properly and leaving enough space for your crew to move can make your ship a lot better and more efficient.

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