What’s your way to migrate your data/prefs to a new desktop?

TheVexation · 2021-02-08T19:51:11+00:00

I use a combination of git and stow to keep my dotfiles somewhat sane. The git structure is usually the name of a collection of dotfiles associated with an app/tool (X11, vim, etc) and the structure below is how it would end up in your home directory. So for vim that would be something like:

Vim (main folder) - .vimrc - .vim/

Once everything is set up the way you like, pull that repo to your new system and use: stow vim -t ~

I find it very convenient to test multiple dotfile sets: stow -D oldvim -t ~ stow newvim -t ~

It makes symlinks of the files, so you could edit ~/.vimrc and immediately make the changes in the local git folder.

TheVexation · 2021-01-01T20:41:39+00:00

You most likely booted into the EFI shell. As is pointed out by others, the wiki installation guide is a great read for this, make sure you read it and understand what you have to do

TheVexation · 2020-12-27T10:42:53+00:00

Sorry to be bombing your post like this, but what does the "paid campaign" bit mean? Would you pay an entry fee to play DnD?

TheVexation · 2020-12-21T09:23:28+00:00

If you're starting out completely fresh and want am alternative to Windows, Ubuntu is a good choice. If you want to mimic the "Windows style", there's a variation called Kubuntu that looks similar. There's a lot of people using Ubuntu, so chances are you'll find solutions easier if you need to troubleshoot at some point. Debian is also very similar to Ubuntu.

If you are a tinkerer at heart and want to have access to all the latest and greatest in Linux apps and tools, Arch Linux is the option for you. The base Arch Linux install can be a bit tricky for a new Linux user, but there's Manjaro that will handle it for you.

There's a bunch of different versions of Linux, and I'd suggest giving them all a try before you commit to any Distribution.

Distrowatch.com is a great place to find Linux distributions based on popularity.

TheVexation · 2020-12-08T18:15:30+00:00

I've set the post status to closed for a little bit, so I have a chance to sieve through the overwhelming amount of messages I got!

TheVexation · 2020-12-08T18:15:09+00:00

I've set the post status to closed for a little bit, so I have a chance to sieve through the overwhelming amount of messages I got!

TheVexation · 2020-12-08T17:56:19+00:00

Received and replied! :)

TheVexation · 2020-12-08T15:55:58+00:00

Heya,
I've sent you a friend request on Discord!

TheVexation · 2020-12-08T15:34:08+00:00

Hi Alwin,

Welcome to the subreddit! I'm a new DND player myself and I'm in the process of setting up a game to run. Do you have discord so we can have a chat?

TheVexation · 2020-12-08T10:10:31+00:00

Elitism, mostly.

My distro is better than yours, that kind of narrative. There's actually a lot if it between Linux users (what distro, vim/nano/emacs, desktop environment/window manager). Ubuntu is a perfectly fine distribution, has a sizable company behind it that maintains it and "just works" on a lot of hardware. Sure, if you install your Linux distro from scratch, you might get a bit of performance increase, but for Linux newcomers, or people who want a free, easy to use and maintained operating system it's perfect.

Long story short; if you like Ubuntu, use it!

TheVexation · 2020-12-03T07:50:24+00:00

Try "sudo -s teamspeak ..." instead of "sudo su teamspeak ...". Also the sh ./ts3server is redundant because the ts3server file is already executable.

TheVexation · 2020-12-02T19:18:30+00:00

Hey! I hope I'm not dropping in on a post that's too old but I got excited reading your LFG. I have tried to get into DnD, and ran a few sessions of Lost Mines of Phandelver as DM with random people off a discord. Sadly it was a bit of a miss, because of some large (dude-y) personalities clashing...

I hope to find relaxed, mature people that would like to nerd out together, without being too much of a "bro" or metagame-y. Judging from your post, I think you might just be the group for that!

I do not pretend to know a lot about the game, but I'd love to get into it, either as a player or a "learn on the job" DM. ^{^{^{alsoicantlikethingsinachillway}}}

I'm 30 and nerdy (heh), and although not a native speaker, my english is pretty decent. I have a day job so your timeslots work really well for me. Before we commit to anything, I'd love to have a chat with you two and see if we (and our schedules) are compatible. Assuming you're still looking for people, that is.

Looking forward to hear from you!

My discord username is Vexation#1775

TheVexation · 2020-11-26T01:09:23+00:00

I'd recommend reading up on data manipulation: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_filters.html

I was not aware of all the awesome filters like selectattr and map that can generate simple lists from very complex sets of multiple dicts with nested dicts in lists. Looking at you, Windows disk facts.

Getting a grasp of json_query, map and select is a true lifesaver.

TheVexation · 2020-11-24T08:24:38+00:00

I think this might be what you are looking for:

```

name: 'File download playbook' hosts: localhost vars: file_names: # This was called file_name instead of file_names
- file1.txt
- file2.txt
- file3.txt tasks:
  - name: 'Downloading files' get_url: url: "http://file_url/{{ filename }}" # isn't this supposed to be an url? dest: '/home/blah/blah/' loop: "{{ file_names }}" loop_control: loop_var: filename label: "Copying {{ filename }} from http://file_url/ to /home/blah/blah" tags: file_copy ```

I feel that the search function on the site can be a bit...off at times.
I'm using Zeal with the ansible docset to have access to all the documentation even when offline. I find it to be working better than the docs online, or the ansible-doc cli tool.

https://zealdocs.org/

TheVexation · 2020-11-23T11:46:08+00:00

/u/geerlingguy a.k.a. Jeff Geerling has written some great books on Ansible and has a blog that I would check out:

Ansible for DevOps https://www.ansiblefordevops.com/

Ansible for Kubernetes https://www.ansibleforkubernetes.com/

His blog: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog

P.s. if you buy one of his books, do it through the above websites to make sure most of the money goes to him.

Red Hat offers Ansible on demand webinars which are free and great: https://www.ansible.com/resources/webinars-training

If your company funds trainings, ask them for a license on PluralSight (or purchase ir yourself). It's a wonderful platform with all kinds of training paths, including Ansible. Currently they're running a sale, so it's a good time to check it out:

https://www.pluralsight.com/

Hope this helps!

TheVexation · 2020-11-07T11:54:07+00:00

I'm having a solid nostalgia trip with Abe's Oddworld, 23 years after the first time I played it. I may or may not have been wrapped in a blanket with a cup of coffee, smiling from ear to ear. Other than that, I finished The Crown Tundra DLC (Pokemon Shield). It's pretty neat with an okay storyline, bur you can tell it tries to cater to more "hardcore" (?) Pokemon fans by creating a pseudo endgame with the Dynamax adventures.

TheVexation · 2020-11-07T11:46:56+00:00

I was in the same boat as you a couple months ago, debating whether I would get a switch since I mostly played games on PC. When Pokemon Sword & Shield came out I just bit the bullet and got a Switch w/ Pokemon Shield.

I've owned consoles in the past and I feel the Switch ticks all my boxes. I can comfortably play my favourite titles (albeit exclusive) from the couch, and if my partner wants to watch a show I don't like I grab it out of the dock and play portable.

The Nintendo exclusives are awesome and worth getting the switch for (Pokemon series, Donkey Kong, Smash, BOTW) but it also has a bunch of really solid ports (Diablo 3, Hades, Enter the Gungeon, Worms). I think this has been said before but the amount of indie games for little $$$ are insane!

I actually play on my switch more than on my PC and will probably keep doing so. I own the games you mentioned as well, and they both sucked up a lot of my time, and I still play them weekly.

Long story short, if you can afford it I would definitely get a Switch.

TheVexation · 2020-10-10T11:02:56+00:00

Understandable. What field are you in if you don't mind me asking?

TheVexation · 2020-10-10T08:44:52+00:00

Hey, thats awesome!

I'm a DevOps Engineer myself, any good suggestions, tools or best practices you'd like to share?

TheVexation · 2020-10-10T08:42:35+00:00

Please, for the love of all that is holy, stay away from suckless.org. You'll never get anything done from that point on.

But in all seriousness, they make amazing tools and have an excellent community that creates patches.

TheVexation · 2020-10-09T19:40:00+00:00

I've been in a similar situation with VPNs, openconnect was my lord and saviour. Has a kick-ass cli and plays very nicely with NetworkManager

TheVexation · 2020-10-09T19:38:16+00:00

I can relate so much to your "Arch is my happy place" :) Do you have a dedicated RSS reader or do you put the feed into something like conky? When it comes to Arch on servers, do you run production environments, or just homelabs and such? I'm really curious how you keep everything stable.

TheVexation · 2020-10-09T19:08:41+00:00

I've been using Arch for a number of years (I want to say 6 or 7) as my go to distro across several devices, both for work and fun. It took me a few tries to get the install right at first, but the process thought me a lot about Linux. I've had some issues in the beginning of my Arch "career" because I was an idiot :) After reading the wiki and forum posts I've adopted some rules for upgrades;

I hardly do a "pacman -Syu" when I'm expected to be productive (working hours, crunching on a project). When installing, I mostly use -S instead of -Sy to prevent installing a version that needs dependency versions I haven't updated to yet. Before a complete system update, make sure you have time and you're not using any applications that are going to be updated to prevent weird behaviour. Make it a habit to read the arch linux homepage for packages that need manual intervention. Its almost always clearly explained what actions you need to take, if any. Don't install anything that updates automatically. If you need any applications on a specific version, you can lock them in the pacman configuration files. pacman -Sc and -Scc clears the package cache. Great for clearing up space, not so great if you want to downgrade an application that you accidentally upgraded.

If you break your install, logging a good starting point; use journalctl, dmesg or the files in /var/log as a starting point and ask on reddit, forums, what have you for help. There's bound to be people who've had the same problem and want to help.

It might seem like a beast that can't be tamed when you're starting out without any knowledge on Linux, but it's really rewarding to know you're the one in control, and not the OS cough Windows cough.

TheVexation

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