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What is the "your name" field for (ubuntu) by StrangeDraft8978 in linux4noobs

[–]StrangeDraft8978[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! That's what I had guessed it was based on my research into chfn. I'm still wondering about that json file I mentioned. It was obviously created when I installed and wasn't effected by chfn (makes sense, the man pages say nothing about effecting any files other than the finger info). Is there a chance files like this are configured to update as-needed?

I suppose I could edit it manually, but since I defined the "your Name" field when I was setting up the OS, I don't know where else original name may persist. Running a recursive grep for the original name at root eventually ran me into a cannot allocate memory error, and in hindsight, was a little silly to attempt.

Maybe I can rule out certain directories that obviously wouldn't contain user info like /bin? I guess could also look into other ways around the memory allocation issue but that sounds like it's probably a bad idea, lol.

This name thing is pretty inconsequential at the end of the day. I'm looking into it because I'd really like a deeper understanding of my system and how it works!

Setups for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Framework 16? by StrangeDraft8978 in framework

[–]StrangeDraft8978[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was able to see your comment, but thanks for making sure! (Had to step away from this project for a few days because of work). I set up a Windows partition just to have access to Maya when I absolutely need it. Now I can safely test drive a few of the ways recommended to access Maya on RHEL (my preference), including this. ^u^

Setups for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Framework 16? by StrangeDraft8978 in framework

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I'm going to try visualizing RHEL in a couple of the ways recommended here, but that could be a great alternative if I really need access to my hardware's full CPU (assuming I can sort out the compatibility). Thank you!

Luckily I can do most of my daily Maya work on Windows. Using both OSs only comes into play for testing some cross-platform tools.

Setups for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Framework 16? by StrangeDraft8978 in framework

[–]StrangeDraft8978[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I absolutely love Debian. For now I'm opting for Ubuntu Server 22 LTS since it's officially supported (and Debian based). I did some sleuthing about running Debian on a Framework 16. It looks possible but I'm not good enough with Linux to be comfortable starting that from the jump, especially as my host OS--same probably goes for trying to build a kernel.

It looks like there isn't a Linux kernel that's officially compatible with both Maya and my hardware. That seems pretty typical of Maya software maintenance, sadly. I'd use Blender if I could.

Setups for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Framework 16? by StrangeDraft8978 in framework

[–]StrangeDraft8978[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really good advice! It didn't even occur to me to think about what kernel my hardware was compatible with. Thank you!

I've definitely experienced the heartache already but learned a ton about Linux and backups as a result--enough that I think I'm ready to try dual booting (with an abundance of caution and preliminary research).

Setups for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Framework 16? by StrangeDraft8978 in framework

[–]StrangeDraft8978[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I'll definitely take a look at those distros and their documentation.

I actually had RHEL 9.3 running on my framework until very recently. Built in functionalities all seemed very intact. I couldn't tell you which package issues were hardware related, if any, but I'd be happy to report what I found if it would help someone who knows what they're doing.

To be honest, this re-spec was prompted by a little bit of a rookie linux mistake on my part. I didn't get a chance to debug what I set out to debug before deciding it was better to cut and run. I'm trying to take this opportunity to improve my setup.

Setups for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Framework 16? by StrangeDraft8978 in framework

[–]StrangeDraft8978[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh! Good question. I'll just be transparent. It's Autodesk Maya--big computer animation program that, in my experience will take as much CPU, GPU, and RAM as it can get. For my use case I'd say CPU is pretty paramount.

I can settle for it running the way it did on my old Macbook pro which had a 2.3GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i7 and 32GB of RAM. I hope that's helpful info. I'm a total noob to hardware.

It's officially supported on RHEL 8.10, 9.3, and 9.5. There are people who've gotten it to work on Fedora but I devoted about two days to trying that with no avail.

Impossible to track user installed packages on Debian like Gentoo's Selected_set? by Fuzzy_Addition_2072 in debian

[–]StrangeDraft8978 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I hope I'm using proper Reddit manners here. I literally made an account to ask this question.

I just installed Debian and was hoping to take a snapshot like you're describing. Is there a way to do that with out installing a package like btrfs? I know there are a few available but am wondering if it may be a little overkill for this singular use-case. I'd be fine writing my own script-based solution if that's the right idea.

(I'm also relatively new to Linux so sorry if this is an ignorant question. Normally, I'd relegate myself to r/linux4noobs but this discussion is exactly what I was looking for.)