[-] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I use Timeshift to backup my SSD to a HDD then I use Lucky backup to (oneway) sync my main folders (doc, music, download, pic, videos, etc) to a USB HDD.

Still need to figure out how to do an encrypted backup to cloud storage (thanks to 90% of common cloud storage is based in the USA with very loose data protection laws).

[-] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Logitech does not support Linux.

Most of the current compatibility of Logitech devices comes from, Linux devs reverse engineering their software, USB standards or from default programing stored in the device.

[-] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago

Correction: You were making a bag, now you are making a blanket. Kitty has decided for you.

[-] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

About 25 years for me.

For most people it's a better option to use a local print shop for the odd times that they need something printed.

More options for printing too.

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Just a PSA: for anyone using a MikroTik router, using it for their DHCP server and are having issues with their devices not using Pi-hole.

If you have set the IP of your Pi-hole as the DNS server and are seeing entries in "dynamic servers" then the router is using your ISP's DNS server causing it to bypass your Pi-Hole.

You need to go to the interface that is supplying your internet connection (PPPoE client, DHCP) and turn off the option "use peer dns".

This will disable dynamic servers and route everything to your Pi-hole.

[-] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

Cats view the laws of physics to be mere suggestions.

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I was looking through my Pi-hole logs and a strange URL is regularly coming up that I can't figure out what it is used for.

ap.syncforreddit.com

Does anyone have any insight?

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submitted 2 months ago by dr_jekell@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

I have the search bar added to the toolbar which I use to either search straight from it or use it to bring up google.

It looks like in the latest update you can no longer select the text box, hit enter and get taken to the search page.

You have to enter some text before it does so.

Does anyone else have the same issue?

[-] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Install RockBox onto it and continue using it as a music player.

Edit: apparently this is a device that can't use RockBox.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by dr_jekell@lemmy.world to c/networking@sh.itjust.works

I have recently upgraded my router from a nearly 7 year old consumer "gaming" router to a Mikrotik RB960PGS router.

So far I have been able to:

  • Remove all configurations
  • Set a long admin password
  • Create a bridge
  • Setup DHCP server
  • Set up NAT
  • Set up Spark NZ fibre connection
  • Update to latest stable firmware (7.15.2)
  • Set up basic IPv4 & IPv6 firewalls
  • Setup NTP & disable cloud/update time
  • Set DNS to my Pi-hole
  • Disabled the following IP services API, API-SSL, FTP, SSH, Telnet, & WWW-SSL
  • Turned off "detect internet"
  • Turned off "use peer dns" so all DNS goes through the Pi-Hole instead of the ISP's DNS servers.

Is there any other "gotcha's" or things that I should be setting up?

[-] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 44 points 5 months ago

Hannah Montana Linux

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by dr_jekell@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.world

Just a PSA for anyone beating their head against a wall trying to figure out why snaps are not working on their Manjaro stable install.

The current top kernel (6.8.4-1) is bugged and causes snaps to give this error:

error: system does not fully support snapd: cannot mount squashfs image using "squashfs"

Apparently the newer version of the 6.8 kernel available in Manjaro testing works fine.

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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by dr_jekell@lemmy.world to c/support@lemmy.world

About a day ago this post was made over on sh.itjust.works.

~~It has proceeded to cause the Sync for Lemmy app to either fully crash or to crash and restart as reported here.~~

~~Upon testing it doesn't appear to be the image as when posting, the PNG image link, WEBP image link, embeding the PNG image or WEBP image, Sync can open or view the image without issue.~~

Edit: Sync has been fixed.

But the mystery gets deeper as the above testing works fine when using the default "lemmy.world" interface but when I attempt to post a link to the image using the "old.lemmy.world" interface it crashes to what appears to be the webpage within the comment section (as shown here).

This is what I was attempting to post ("lemmy.world" - Worked, "old.lemmy.world" - Malfunction).

Test link [Test](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/b733f506-7837-415d-a761-e3bea08c0594.png)

This is a test link to see if it is the image

I am using Firefox 123.0 on Manjaro 23.1.3

Could you please have a look into this.

[-] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

I had this come up when I was using a locked down version of FF.

Basically what happened was the security settings were not allowing Twitch the access it required.

Once I went through and allowed access it worked fine.

[-] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 64 points 8 months ago

This happened often with Sync for Reddit.

The dev would be away for a while then come back with a big update to functionality and a number of bugs fixed.

Lemmy itself is still not a mature platform and is a moving target when third party app devs are trying to keep up with the changes.

And if I recall correctly this is a side project for him so updates are not as regular as people expect.

[-] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 38 points 9 months ago

Are you sure he didn't leave because he couldn't find the exit?

[-] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I had been expecting this.

Lemmy itself is still a work in progress and the new version apparently makes some major changes from the current version.

Sync is currently in a usable stable state so instead of squashing bugs in the current Sync version it was a better use of their dev time to work on a build for 0.19.

[-] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  1. Linux is not Windows

Do not expect things to work as they do in Windows.

  1. The terminal is not to be feared (it only bites when told to)

While you can get most things done via a GUI option using the Terminal is much more powerful and gives more information.

  1. Not all hardware works with or works well with Linux

This pertains mostly to Laptops and peripherals, but always do a quick Google search to check for any issues.

One of the big issues for people is sound, a lot of computer & parts makers like to use the cheapest no-name parts they can because Windows lets them require "drivers" aka software fixes for poor hardware whereas Linux tends to give unaltered output leading to complaints about sound quality.

  1. Not all software works on or works well on Linux

You are not going to find software from Adobe, Microsoft office 365 etc running on Linux even using WINE.

Some games will not work on Linux even using the Proton compatibility software.

  1. Linux software is often lacking in the visuals but has lots of options under the hood.

There is a lot of software made for Linux are made by devs who focus more on the under the hood performance than making the software GUI look pretty. So don't be put off by the looks of a lot of Linux software.

  1. Alternative to is a great website.

I highly recommend Using the Alternativeto website to (as the name implies) find alternatives to software you use on Windows.

  1. Backup's are your friend

Setup an external device be it an internal hard drive, external hard drive or NAS as a backup target for your files.

You can use Timeshift to backup the entire drive (and it can reload a chosen backup directly onto the drive), Lucky backup to sync specified folders (either one way or both ways) to your drives or as I do use both.

And backup before doing major updates.

I have Timeshift setup to backup the entire drive (including $home) to a separate internal HDD and Luckybackup set to backup my important folders to an external USB HDD.

  1. Accidents will happen

As you are learning how to use and navigate you will have accidents that will require a full reinstall, don't fear this has happened to everyone else and why you backup your files so it's an annoyance instead of the end of the world.

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