Just a quick thought. These days you can create a special partition in the first part of your drive and just boot from it. No grub, no config really. You might want to take a look at EFI and an EFI system partition perhaps?
This post is going to be a bit personal (and maybe a little bit out of context, it’s not just Google software I want to remove) but I’m tired of not knowing what to do about it. I want and have wanted to get rid of a bunch of proprietary software in my life, including but not limited to Google’s software, for quite a while...
One idea is perhaps to have more than one device? A tablet at home could be used in some scenarios, the rooted phone for some others. Maybe you have an old device laying around?
Lately I've been really liking the idea of having something hosted on a RISC-V machine. RISC-V is a non-proprietary instruction set that is a competitor to ARM. The idea of having a something running on an open source operating system, running on an open standard CPU, served from my house, gives me a warm fuzzy feeling....
I do! Since a while I selfhost with my risc-v Unmatched board. There are prebuilt Ubuntu Server images available. Its mainly for software which you have the source code for, and are willing to build from source. I’ve made use of docker buildx for cross cmpilation a fair bit as well. Go and Rust has good support. A good start can be to check out the riscv-bringup repo from carlosedp. Its definitely early days though, you need to be pretty motivated. Debian support is scheduled for next year AFAIK.
So, what do I actually use it for? nginx + tailscale so far
I should say as well, postgres, mariadb and memcached all support riscv, you just got to build it yourself. I have found the riscv64 ubuntu docker images useful as well to use as a base - for example the riscv64/ubuntu one.
Pro-China President Mohamed Muizzu’s predecessor, former president Abdulla Yameen, who ruled for five years until 2018, borrowed heavily from Beijing for construction projects....
I can access my employer’s local network if I authenticate with a 2fa. They suggest proprietary software, but aegis authenticator (found in fdroid) works fine....
Bulk Crap Uninstaller (or BCUninstaller) is a free (as in speech) program uninstaller. It excels at removing large amounts of applications with minimal user input. It can clean up leftovers, detect orphaned applications, run uninstallers according to premade lists, and much more! Even though BCU was made with IT pros in mind, by...
I’m quite interested in putting coreboot onto my laptop, if that’s possible. But first I want to know if it’s reliable as I’ll be using this laptop for school, and if I can even do it in the first place....
I know of exactly 1 AMD corebooot laptop. Starlabs Starfighter.
For coreboot you’re basically on Intel. As others mentioned, look up dasharo. They have added support for two modern MSI motherboards and Intel cpu models.
In case you haven’t seen it already - 3mdeb shared some info on the state of things during last FOSDEM. If I’m not mistaken they also did an update the year before too.
I ask because I have tried both and neither consistently find destinations I need, and when they do, they don’t route me there in the fastest or most efficient way possible. My first experience with Organic Maps, for instance, tried to turn what was usually a 4 hour drive into a nearly 6 hour drive. I used Google Maps to get...
For me thats also what sticks out. You can get a 1 TB micro SD card these days - if you want hdd storage then why not aim for 8 or 10+ TB? Perhaps two drives in raid1 if you want some more safety.
Also re storage: maybe replace one SSD (both?) for a large M2 unit - I see a M.2 slot. Would be good for OS and games, for max read/write performance. Edit: nvm, I saw it in your list already.
For the project as a whole, it is not free. You are FORBIDDEN to distribute the apk compiled by you (including modified, e.g., rename app name “Shizuku” to something else) to any store (IBNLT Google Play Store, F-Droid, Amazon Appstore etc.).
Ukraine says hackers abuse SyncThing tool to steal data (www-bleepingcomputer-com.cdn.ampproject.org)
My Linux Odyssey (Or how difficult it is to put on a hat)
Back in October I bought myself a new shiny SSD to finally make the first step of leaving behind Windows....
I am a victim of the network effect who wishes to degoogle. What do I do?
This post is going to be a bit personal (and maybe a little bit out of context, it’s not just Google software I want to remove) but I’m tired of not knowing what to do about it. I want and have wanted to get rid of a bunch of proprietary software in my life, including but not limited to Google’s software, for quite a while...
Do you run anything on a RISC-V processor? (supermeter.social)
Lately I've been really liking the idea of having something hosted on a RISC-V machine. RISC-V is a non-proprietary instruction set that is a competitor to ARM. The idea of having a something running on an open source operating system, running on an open standard CPU, served from my house, gives me a warm fuzzy feeling....
Owners of a domain, which domain registrar did you choose and why?
I’m currently on the lookout for privacy-respecting domain registrars. What are you guys using and why?...
IMF warns of Maldives foreign debt crisis, after China borrowing (www.france24.com)
Pro-China President Mohamed Muizzu’s predecessor, former president Abdulla Yameen, who ruled for five years until 2018, borrowed heavily from Beijing for construction projects....
A slice of Atlantic Magic [St. John's, NFLD] (lemmy.world)
Setting Up a Secure Tunnel Between Two Machines
I have two machines running docker. A (powerful) and B (tiny vps)....
Is there any way to emulate aegis authenticator (fdroid) on an ubuntu based computer?
I can access my employer’s local network if I authenticate with a 2fa. They suggest proprietary software, but aegis authenticator (found in fdroid) works fine....
Best lemmy app
Which lemmy app for android do you use and why?
Bulk Crap Uninstaller v5.7 (www.bcuninstaller.com)
Bulk Crap Uninstaller (or BCUninstaller) is a free (as in speech) program uninstaller. It excels at removing large amounts of applications with minimal user input. It can clean up leftovers, detect orphaned applications, run uninstallers according to premade lists, and much more! Even though BCU was made with IT pros in mind, by...
[Coreboot] Can I coreboot my laptop? Acer Aspire A515-47
I’m quite interested in putting coreboot onto my laptop, if that’s possible. But first I want to know if it’s reliable as I’ll be using this laptop for school, and if I can even do it in the first place....
How far can Lemmy support nested comments? Let's find out
Comment on the top level thing and someonw will hopefully comment on yours. Just say like “Test”
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Does anyone actually successfully use OSMAnd or Organic Maps for navigation consistently?
I ask because I have tried both and neither consistently find destinations I need, and when they do, they don’t route me there in the fastest or most efficient way possible. My first experience with Organic Maps, for instance, tried to turn what was usually a 4 hour drive into a nearly 6 hour drive. I used Google Maps to get...
(Support) Backyard Baseball 2001 crashing on black screen in Wine (sopuli.xyz)
Backyard Baseball 2001 is immediately crashing in Wine on a black screen: paste.debian.net/1294999...
Indigenous Voice: Australians reject historic Indigenous referendum - BBC News (bbc.in)
Australian national broadcaster ABC has projected three states voted No, effectively defeating the referendum.
Sanity check request! Part list is basically finalized, requesting a final check for incompatibilities or other issues between parts that I'll keep from my current PC and new parts!
PCPartPicker Part List...
Canta | Uninstall any Bloatware, System App without Root just by using Shizuku
How to:...