prlzx

prlzx, 4 days ago

@thelinuxcast
There's degrees of how deep to go (so a bit like Linux I suppose).

From just wanting more visibility with what's happening on each switch port

To segmenting a switch into different networks (VLANs).
Which either makes one switch into multiple logical switches or else only comes into its own when multiple switches are connected.

Some managed switches can perform a cable test (TDR) which is useful in itself if you suspect a fault such as a short or a partial break.

prlzx, 4 days ago

@thelinuxcast
out of interest what model is your older TP-Link - is it a JetStream - Smart or fully Managed?

Have used them and Cisco Small Business (but was nearly all Cisco Catalyst in the public sector due to scale).

prlzx, 4 days ago

@thelinuxcast
At least you can still download the user guide and not bad to have any firmware updates available after 2020 at least for hardware revision v2 or later.

We had some 3xxx of that series and the UI is pretty similar, just a smaller subset of features for 2xxx and 1xxx.

Yours still has the link status/speed/duplex, cable testing and port statistics which is key to basic troubleshooting.

prlzx, 4 days ago

@thelinuxcast
Well here's the support page but you can choose your region and hardware revision :)
https://www.tp-link.com/uk/support/download/tl-sg116e/

prlzx, 7 days ago

@thelinuxcast
That's kind of the opposite of Ubuntu then.
Sometimes I am trying to get only a Spice client or VM admin utility and forget that installing (say) virt-manager pulls in the system daemon because recommended dependencies are used by default.

They progressively restructured the packages and inter-relationships in each LTS between 2014 and 2020 and I have just about got the hang of it again subsequently.

prlzx, 6 days ago

@thelinuxcast
I do have an enduring curiosity about openSUSE and will eventually try it out just not during summer seasonal work.

I had a quick look at Patterns and I guess they resemble Debian's tasksel (for grouping packages by task/role).
But could only really find this list:

prlzx, 6 days ago

@thelinuxcast
I have an old Arch VM around and yes the concepts are similar enough.

Ubuntu offers up a list of common server tasks when you install server but you always have the choice to skip and run tasksel at a later date or just install the appropriate meta-package(s) or normal packages until you have what you want.
The "recommended" and "suggested" packages are usually more helpful than not in setting you up with "relevant but optional dependencies" despite what I said a moment ago
:)

prlzx, 12 days ago

@thelinuxcast
Is is apparently random or is there some pattern such as when entering a folder with a large number of files (say more than 250)?

Or is something trying to make a pass over file contents (e.g. image thumbnailer or text search / indexer process).

Having a process monitor showing in both client and server side when it happens may reveal more.

There are many possible factors including even network storms or something causing lots of remote requests at once

prlzx, 12 days ago

@thelinuxcast
I presume you've checked basic stuff like that the mount options uses relatime rather than atime so that just reading the directory graphically doesn't result in the access times of the contained files needing to be updated at once.

prlzx, 18 days ago

@BrodieOnLinux
When someone says that window managers are inherently superior to desktop environments (as a blanket statement)

• or that WMs are some kind of natural progression for advanced users while only beginners stay with DEs.

But then spend hours trying to recreate types of functionality that already just work automatically and integrated well in the DE that they were mocking.

prlzx, 18 days ago

@BrodieOnLinux
Given that you've posted the same question on YT are you evaluating the effectiveness of giving people permission for some friendly trolling as a tactic for gaming engagement or am I just over-thinking it?

prlzx, 25 days ago

@thelinuxcast 2025 and Matt will be all about the LTS editions, as long as there is a wallpaper and theme colour changer to keep it feeling fresh, because you know he actually has productivity requirements where his system needs to behave predictably and repeatedly week to week.

And meantime keep the trying-stuff-out on secondary machines.

prlzx, 26 days ago

@thelinuxcast
I still just create a bookmark in Nemo with the appropriate URL
sftp:://username@servername/path

There's no special client or server-side requirements other than OpenSSH installed enabled on server (which would be there for my machines anyway).

I guess the only difference is whether you want it permanently in a client's fstab.

prlzx, 26 days ago

@thelinuxcast
For a one-off transfer if I don't need any SSH overhead or authentication I will do temporary web server
python3 -m http.server 8008 &

usually for copying some ISOs over.

prlzx, 2 months ago

@BrodieOnLinux
Had a feeling the word "tweaking" would factor at some point.

I do agree on principle that there's a conceptual difference between a debugging option and a customisation option.
I can also imagine people accustomed to having as much control as possible over their own hardware and see the attraction for eking out every last drop of performance or efficiency.

prlzx, 2 months ago

@BrodieOnLinux
Admit it you just want to see Hotdog Stand trending again:

https://imgur.com/gallery/SsVYqM1
(Windows 3.1 Colour Scheme image gallery)

prlzx, 2 months ago

@BrodieOnLinux
Honestly, the next time someone takes a pop at Ubuntu's oranges and purples (and browns) …

It's such a classic that there are re- implementations for modern desktops.

But I'm not even sure if Hotdog Stand is both light and dark at the same time.

prlzx, 2 months ago

@thelinuxcast
Currently Sengi (AppImage, yes I know) on desktop and Tusky on Android.

In both cases I prefer being able to interact with Fedi independently of having a browser open or not, and Sengi does have multi account capability if I should ever need it.

There may be better clients but I like the flexibility of being able to add and remove columns including for (say) following a hashtag search alongside the main feed, such as during live events.

prlzx, 2 months ago

@thelinuxcast
Fair enough I keep it sort of docked to left side so the strip with the account icon remains visible when other windows aren't fully maximised.

The account icon does that glow effect when mentions, replies and other notifications pending which is good enough for my workflow.

But if I have another window maximised over it it's because I'm focused on a task anyway so don't then need to see it.

prlzx, 3 months ago

@revk
I think their implication is that if buying pot noodle a person is more likely to be in need of or receptive to spiritual guidance.

prlzx, 3 months ago

@revk
Indeed, I have been waiting for a break in the rain to head out for some daily exercise.

btw I wasn't having a dig it it was only supposed to be a light-hearted comment about how some church groups might target their outreach compared with (say) street-based activities but that might not have come over.

prlzx, 3 months ago

@BrodieOnLinux @cappy @hq

Is this generalised across all Mastodon or is it mainly targeting "popular" users?
I ask because I haven't seen any of the spam here yet, but then I rarely visit the federated feed.

So I presume I will only see it if someone I follow actually posts the spam or boosts it.
Otherwise the spammer would have to "at" me for it to be in my mentions or notifications.

BUT I don't want to downplay the problem, is there anything else going on that I've not covered?

prlzx, 4 months ago

@thelinuxcast cheeky question but had you previously formed an opinion before trying out the experience over a more extended time frame?

I wouldn't exactly say I'm a fan but as a long term Ubuntu user I consider by their intended purpose to be a reasonable implementation of self contained apps.

I sometimes use them to avoid pulling in extra system wide toolkit/frameworks just for the odd app.

prlzx, 5 months ago

@BrodieOnLinux
This was a good update on how the proposal is going.

Personally I like the term canvas (client virtual canvas or client positioning canvas) as it's a familiar in web CSS and drawing applications.

Stealing from drawing apps, the next logical concept is to allow the user to draw a selection box around a collection of windows already on the desktop, and choose Group, assigning them to a parent canvas to be moved (or tiled) as a group.
And the converse option of UnGroup.