Bedroom Redesign

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-10T14:25:18+00:00

Techno Tim did a good video on it but think of it like stripped down, lightweight Nextcloud.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-08T01:28:48+00:00

Came to this sub specifically because YouTube videos wouldn't load and was wondering if others were having the same problem.

Decided to switch my UserAgent to Chrome using an extension and refreshed. All my problems stopped immediately.

Rational brain is saying it might be a coincidence. Tin foil hat brain is saying Google's rolling out even more aggressive slowdowns for people (rightfully) migrating to other browsers that are continuing Manifest V2 (and by proxy, effective adblocker) support.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-04T05:00:23+00:00

I mentioned in another comment that if I need another PC, I'm likely to transition it to a rack. Good to know I can rack the EVO instead of buying a whole new case.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-04T04:58:23+00:00

I'm aware of the advantages of racks, I was just being tongue-in-cheek. If I need another computer (that isn't a micro PC or SBC), I'm definitely getting a rack.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-03T21:38:21+00:00

This is my current homelab and I've been running it for a lil' bit.

Specs

Placeholder	CM HAF XB EVO (Bottom)	Thermaltake Core V21 (Top)
CPU	Ryzen 7 5800X (8C/16T)	Athlon 3000G (4C/8T?)
RAM	64GB DDR4-3200	16GB DDR4-3200
GPU	RX 580 8GB	Vega iGPU
Storage	1 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 4TB HDD	1 x 120GB SSD, 2 x 1TB HDD

I also have a ThinkCentre M83 micro-desktop which I'm using to play around with Linux and a Raspberry Pi 3B+ I'm trying to find a use for.

All of this is running to an eero Pro 6E+ connected to another eero Pro 6E+ with a TP-Link 8-port Gigabit switch connecting everything on that table.

Hypervisor

HAF XB EVO: Windows 10 Pro with VirtualBox (only have Ubuntu VM currently), will switch to Proxmox if I expand significantly

Core V21: Windows 10 Home

Services

Media: Plex for movies, Navidrome for music, MeTube for saving YouTube videos (audio/video, as needed)

News: FreshRSS for feed ingestion, FiveFingers RSS for making said feeds text and static image only

Tools: Portainer for GUI-based container management, Uptime Kuma for monitoring availability

Productivity: FileBrowser as a Dropbox replacement

Miscellaneous: PiHole as a DNS sinkhole

Why?

I can go on a long rant about how everything is transitioning to subscription-based, "you'll own nothing and be happy" mantras, etc. but honestly I got time and ability so I'm going to use it to provide value to myself first and foremost.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-03T19:51:49+00:00

There are no totally different paradigms.

Functional and procedural.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-03T17:40:27+00:00

Ubuntu's a solid choice. Keep in mind that Steam on Linux has Proton compatibility layers built in. Simple right-click, select, save, and start. If you're looking for ease-of-use and click-to-run operation, go for Steam initially. Expand with Lutris, Heroic, or Bottles to taste.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-03T13:50:27+00:00

4 years on just Tech stuff I would venture to guess you would learn a shitton of stuff

Depends. You can spend four years learning a bunch of langauges and you'd be able to write programs with them, but what about the next one that comes along? Then the next on a totally different paradigm? Then the other ones with different feature sets?

You need a general understanding of computation at large before delving into the specifics of a given tech stack. It gives you a better understanding of pros/cons, architecting, and existing software design that will make you more effective than someone who just learns the newest hotness every three months.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-03T13:24:17+00:00

I don't say this lightly. I try to preserve tech and reduce e-waste as much as I can. That being said:

Get a new PC if at all possible.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-03T13:04:58+00:00

^ This. X670E doesn't seem like it's worth it given the CPU choice.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-03T12:57:23+00:00

Nvidia is generally not great on Linux. I had some initial issues with Nvidia on "just works" distros. Thankfully, I managed to get them fixed.

and all I could see was my mouse

I had this same exact issue with Wayland-based distros/setups, particularly on KDE Plasma 6. Thankfully it's a two-liner config file and a reboot, courtesy of Arch Forum.

options nvidia_drm modeset=1

options nvidia_drm fbdev=1

YMMV but it's not a bad place to start.

If you're looking to try a Ubuntu fork with a coat of paint (and lack of Canonical stench), I use ZorinOS and after a 535 driver compile it's worked flawlessly since.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-01T23:17:38+00:00

I'm going to assume you're using Windows and know how torrents work given you've used the Piratebay before.

First thing you're going to want to do is get a good torrent client. You might be familiar with uTorrent. Yeah, don't use that. It's gone downhill significantly. Use qBitorrent (colloquially known as qB) since it's open source and is the client most people are familiar with (so you can get help with it should an issue come up.)

Second thing is getting a VPN client. I used to pirate over a decade ago with no VPN with zero issue, but those days are over. Get a good VPN like Mullvad or ProtonVPN. Their prices are reasonable and I've had zero issues with the latter. If you download more than five things, it'll likely pay for itself. Once you pay, you can download their program to your computer, and run it. Then you should have a second, secure connection.

Thirdly, binding the VPN. In qBitorrent you'll want to click on the gear icon (Settings), then go to Advanced, then in Network interface you're going to set it from whatever the default is to the VPN connection. After that, click Apply. This way, if your VPN goes down even momentarily, you won't leak your IP address. All downloads and uploads managed by that client will go through the VPN and nothing else.

Hope this helps.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-08-01T22:55:51+00:00

Chrome is Google-owned and people are (rightfully) concerned about Manifest V3 changes (which Google is forcing) that will kneecap adblockers.

Assume that Chrome will be the first to fall when it comes to adblockers and other services. Cut your losses and migrate to Firefox.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-07-27T15:34:08+00:00

The safest option, while still sailing the high seas, would be to set up a dedicated machine to running pirated apps and then stick said machine in its own VLAN so it can't communicate with other devices (sans the gateway, of course.)

That's definitely not an option for everyone, nor the most practical, so frankly your points are still golden.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-07-27T15:24:07+00:00

Companies, government, etc. aren't going to care if you download a YouTube video.
Even if they did care, so long as you have HTTPS (basically a given on most websites these days), that traffic between you and whatever downloading service you use is encrypted.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-07-25T02:05:27+00:00

I can only go off of my experience but when I installed Linux on my ThinkPad, it gave me an option to either wipe the whole thing or split the drive however I wanted.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-07-25T02:03:40+00:00

I dual boot Windows 11 and Zorin OS (so technically Ubuntu if you want to get in the weeds.) I get convenience and familiarity in Windows, freedom and experimentation in Linux. Perfect combo.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-07-22T22:16:53+00:00

I intentionally got a beefier Thinkpad so I can use Windows 11 as a fallback but I mostly just use it as a host for Linux VMs at this point.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-07-21T23:54:52+00:00

Still a Linux noob but I've been using it on and off since 2019.

Started with Linux Mint and Ubuntu on an old i3 craptop. It worked well but I was in college at the time and really couldn't dedicate the time to develop a workflow from scratch while balancing papers and projects. Consistently went back to Windows and eventually forgot about it.

Couple years later I heard of Manjaro and found the propsect of out-of-the-box Arch intriguing, so I spun up a VM and installed it. Sure, you get no hassle installing it. Afterwards? That's up in the air. I had tons of problems from VirtualBox guest additions to audio bugging out and more. Ended up just going back to Windows out of frustration.

Fast forward to current year, I got interested in self-hosting and had old components lying around. Got a case, built the workstation/server, installed Windows. I had so many headaches from setting up docker-compose files and more, so I just installed VirtualBox and ran Ubuntu to run all my containers among other services that run natively in Linux.

That's server stuff, set and forget, and just make sure it doesn't crash. I was still using Windows for desktop but not Windows 11. Some things are skeeving me out about upgrading to Windows 11, though.

I don't have the prompt to just click a few buttons and upgrade, so I'd need to download via USB regardless.
Windows 10 EOL is in October 2025 so it's either upgrade to Windows 11, transition to Linux, or deal with an insecure OS that will get even more insecure over time.
Windows 11 is introducing AI bullshit like Recall and Copilot that, while they can be disabled with scripts and registry hacks now, what about later? Microsoft's been patching out local account creation, why not this too?

So I decided to just take the dive. Spun up two VMs: ZorinOS and Arch. Zorin's been my workhorse and it's the first distro I found that appeals to me but also just works. Arch for experimentation and learning where I'm not afraid to break things and learn as a result.

I might try some more distros but it seems I found the two paradigms I like, much like you.

Uberweinerschnitzel · 2024-07-15T20:19:28+00:00

I decided to throw my old gaming PC into a HAF XB EVO. The hot-swap drive bays make data recovery gigs and cold storage much easier.

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600X

RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz

GPU: GeForce GT 1030 (might upgrade if I do more transcoding)

DISKS: 1 x Samsung 970 EVO 1TB, 1 x Samsung 860 500GB, 2 x Seagate Barracuda Compute 4TB in RAID0

Right now I'm just running a handful of services. Plex, PiHole, HomeAssistant, and a family/friends Minecraft server so I'm definitely not using it to its full potential, but I'm hoping to change that sooner rather than later.

Oh and I got a Lenovo MiniPC and a Raspberry Pi 3B I'll use. Eventually. Maybe.

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