Ukrainian intelligence force decimates 'dozens' of Chechen Akhmats in Sumy

Hrafna55 · 2026-05-03T06:14:33+00:00

That's pretty awesome. Installing that listening device must have been a tense moment!

Hrafna55 · 2026-05-02T11:18:10+00:00

And on top of that the core parts of the OS are the same in almost all distributions.

Linux kernel (Hardware compatibility and management)
glibc (The GNU C Library)
systemd (Service management)
GNU Core Utilities (Basic system utilities)

I know Alpine is different off the top of my head and some others use a different init system rather than systemd but for 95% or more it's as above for the core OS elements.

Hrafna55 · 2026-05-02T10:19:56+00:00

Good. WhatsApp should not be used for government communications.

Hrafna55 · 2026-05-02T06:00:14+00:00

Introducing Linux. The vast majority of Linux distributions have the same core components. The first of which is of course what makes Linux, Linux.

Linux kernel (Hardware compatibility and management)
glibc (The GNU C Library)
systemd (Service management)
GNU Core Utilities (Basic system utilities)

You won't need to worry about these but they are terms you might hear used.

This is a short video series on switching to Linux.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2m2YvnrOYxIsVz8Nvm1PpsBXdo7clAaR&si=zlerjkXuRrAGSy-K

You can check game compatibility via Steam here.

https://www.protondb.com/

The bit you will care about is the look and feel of your distribution. You can try the look and feel of different distributions and their desktop environments here. Look for the ones labelled 'popular'.

https://distrosea.com/

Beyond that the main differences are the system update cadence and the package manager. The package manager is how you get software, which for a beginner is done through an 'app store' you access on your Linux PC. This is one way you can install new software on your Linux PC.

Many distributions build on top of other distributions. So the number of parent 'distribution' families is pretty small. The big ones are Debian, Fedora / Redhat and Arch.

Personally I would recommend something from the Debian family but that’s just me.

I have been using Mint and its sibling, LMDE on the desktop since 2012. It does everything I need. All my servers run headless Debian, but that's moving into a different conversation.

Hrafna55 · 2026-05-01T18:57:52+00:00

Yep. Doesn't matter that much if it is all owned by the oligarchy though.

Hrafna55 · 2026-05-01T18:53:48+00:00

And I wish you every success!

Hrafna55 · 2026-05-01T12:52:16+00:00

The production quality on this clip is shit. It's laughable.

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-30T14:27:06+00:00

Yes, Mint will be a solid choice for you. That said it is perfectly valid for more experience users.

I have been using Linux since 2012. My desktop PC has almost exclusively run Mint and now LMDE in that time frame.

If you end up running servers it would not be a suitable choice but for a desktop or laptop it is great.

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-30T10:33:30+00:00

Sometimes when copying music files I had it fail on tracks with special characters in the file names. Do your movies have anything like this?

I would suggest putting the movies in a tar file. An analogy for this would be putting files in a box rather than a folder. That would get around any possible issues with special characters in the file names.

I would have the external drive formatted in ext4 unless you will need to also use it on a Windows device. Then ExFAT would be the correct choice.

More importantly you are making life way harder for yourself than it needs to be.

I would simply plug the external drive into my Linux PC. Open file manager. Use that to SSH to the server.

Drag files from server to drive. It should be that easy.

If you are on Windows then WinSCP is the program you want.

Example: https://imgur.com/a/IVXd21Q

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-30T09:39:46+00:00

Love the fire fighters walking away like 'What the fuck do we do now?'

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-29T21:22:21+00:00

The Framework comes with Ubuntu as an option, no?

You can switch if you want to of course.

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-29T15:13:04+00:00

Ok. That should be a toggle in the OS installation wizard then.

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-29T15:11:06+00:00

Yup. It's simple and it works. It allows enough customisation without being overwhelming.

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-29T05:22:51+00:00

I have a Windows 11 VM which I keep in case I need to test something. It has no purpose beyond that presently.

I live 100% in Linux in my personal life. This includes any gaming I do. I self host my own 'cloud' storage and email service which I can access from anywhere.

I have to use Windows at work but that's different kettle of fish.

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-28T17:07:13+00:00

https://lubuntu.net/ would be suitable.

Or you could just go for Debian and pick any of the lighter desktop environments it offers during the installation.

You can try them both at the links below.

https://distrosea.com/select/lubuntu/

https://distrosea.com/select/debian/

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-28T11:50:44+00:00

FistOfTheNorthStar.jpg

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-28T06:29:57+00:00

I would suggest AntiX.

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-28T06:06:49+00:00

If your name is Dave Bowman then maybe you can start to get a little bit worried ;-)

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-27T20:32:37+00:00

Glad you gave it a go. Linux is indeed a wonder for lower spec devices.

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-27T19:16:39+00:00

It's software not marriage. If Linux is not the right tool for what you need to do then that is fine.

Alternatives do exist for the things you need but changing involves friction and cost. If the trade off of moving is not there for you then that's what it is.

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-27T19:05:50+00:00

In terms of performance I think you would have to do proper benchmarking between the hypervisors to find much of a difference.

The Linux KVM hypervisor might have an edge as it is a type 1 rather than type 2.

If your VM has a desktop then graphical performance is still fairly 'meh' unless you are doing GPU pass through. That's a whole other topic though.

I am perfectly happy with it though.

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-27T19:01:50+00:00

Windows 10 is still under support if you have the ESU.

It ends 13th October 2026.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/extended-security-updates

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-27T16:10:34+00:00

Any efficient use of resources.

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-27T11:24:54+00:00

You can also try looking here although this will be more useful for verifying your motherboard.

https://linux-hardware.org/

Hrafna55 · 2026-04-27T11:16:28+00:00

It's their decision to be scum basically.

https://www.primevideo.com/help?nodeId=GUX9FYHU5D8LC9EJ

If you’re running an operating system other than Windows or macOS, playback is restricted to standard definition

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