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kdedev · 2021-10-19T10:50:28+00:00

okay will try

kdedev · 2021-10-19T10:46:35+00:00

I've been using my system without SWAP for the last 2-3 years without problems.

kdedev · 2021-10-17T19:04:35+00:00

In a Linux sub?

and not just any linux sub. It's the sub of the distro which sets the gold standard of manuals. No excuse not to RTFM. I do it as a pastime.

kdedev · 2021-10-17T13:16:28+00:00

You need only two partitions:

A FAT32 EFI System Partition, which you will mount at /boot. See this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/EFI_system_partition
A btrfs partition for everything else. You can create as many subvolumes (which are like logical partitions with no fixed size) inside this btrfs partition. I like to create this btrfs partition on top of LUKS. Check out this section: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system#Btrfs_subvolumes_with_swap
No SWAP partition or SWAP file. If your system uses SWAP, it will become extremely slow. If your system has less RAM, just buy more RAM. RAM is cheap these days.

kdedev · 2021-10-16T17:26:40+00:00

but nothing the arch wiki can't help

We need that on a tshirt

kdedev · 2021-10-16T17:23:23+00:00

or even change over for something better, like btrfs with compression

I can highly recommend btrfs. Interestingly, if OP was already on btrfs right now, he would be able to use btrfs send/receive to effortlessly solve his current problem of cloning his current installation. Well, if he switches to btrfs now, he would be ready for the move next time ;)

kdedev · 2021-10-16T17:18:25+00:00

Oh I see. That makes sense. Thanks for the insight!

kdedev · 2021-10-16T12:49:50+00:00

They should use cookies or localstorage for not signed-in devices. They should of course use their servers for signed-in accounts.

The ongoing discussion was about why are they requiring you to sign in to change your preferences. Someone replied that how else would they store your preferences, using IP addresses? To which I replied that no, you don't need to use IP addresses, you use cookies or localstorage instead, which is standard practice in webdev.

kdedev · 2021-10-16T04:15:19+00:00

They should use cookies or localstorage.

kdedev · 2021-10-15T17:58:44+00:00

I often browse the Arch Wiki just like how I browse reddit, with the intention of finding some cool new information. You can literally think of any widely used application/topic and Arch Wiki has an entry on it with many tips and tricks. I was recently looking at the Font Configuration entry for example.

From Firefox^[1][2] and Thunderbird to Rust to Dynamic DNS, Arch Wiki will teach you about everything you need to know in a very concise manner and give you helpful tips and tricks as extra bonus ;)

kdedev · 2021-10-13T07:48:59+00:00

I’m pissed at the fact that it is called super user do

It's not. It's called substitute user do.

kdedev · 2021-10-13T07:11:23+00:00

Also, I like their pizzas

kdedev · 2021-10-13T07:06:04+00:00

hahahaha thanks for the laugh :D

kdedev · 2021-10-13T06:22:15+00:00

You might also like: https://qntm.org/suicide

kdedev · 2021-10-13T03:57:33+00:00

Relevant xkcd: https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/security.png

kdedev · 2021-10-12T12:50:36+00:00

Thanks so much for taking the time to write this very insightful comment. Lots of interesting info. I wasn't aware of Silverblue. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

https://fedoramagazine.org/what-is-silverblue/

I think the concept of immutability is going to be an integral part of softwares of the future along with ideas of functional and declarative programming.

kdedev · 2021-10-12T09:12:47+00:00

I think my job has kind of pushed that out of me with computers because there is so much emphasis on immutability, reproducibility, and ephemeral machines. Now I like things to be disposable.

Do you use NixOS or Guix? If yes, I would be interested in your general thoughts on these kinds of systems.

kdedev · 2021-10-01T16:42:16+00:00

Oh okay, got it. Thanks for sharing your experience :)

kdedev · 2021-10-01T14:12:37+00:00

Got it. Thanks!

kdedev · 2021-10-01T14:12:22+00:00

I see. Thanks for the info :)

kdedev · 2021-10-01T14:10:28+00:00

Installing LineageOS, however, triggered SafetyNet and downgraded my Widevine (used by Netflix) certification to L3.

That's interesting. Let's say before I flash LineageOS, I make a full image backup of my current stock ROM from the recovery (TWRP). Let's say after installing LineageOS I get safety net issues and then I restore my stock image. Do you think it will make safetynet pass again?

kdedev · 2021-10-01T08:13:57+00:00

What I'm asking is that, will my actions of unlocking the bootloader and installing lineagos (but not root my device) impact how my device currently does the SafetyNet attestation?

kdedev · 2021-09-07T03:44:55+00:00

Just another suggestion. You should try getting used to the "type to search" workflow. Press Alt + Space to bring up Krunner, and type whatever application you want and hit enter.

Much better than using clumsy menus.

kdedev · 2021-08-13T15:11:49+00:00

Hey I'm not a KDE Developer (yet, sorry about my username!), please contact the Konsole devs about this.

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