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Starfish, 9 months ago to linux in SystemD

There are some security, privacy and stability advantages of other init systems over systemd. But for most people systemd should be fine.

See here for further info:
https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/guides/linux-hardening.html#choosing-the-right-distro
https://forums.whonix.org/t/fixing-the-desktop-linux-security-model/9172/2
https://www.unixsheikh.com/articles/systemd-isnt-safe-to-run-anywhere.html
https://unixsheikh.com/articles/the-real-motivation-behind-systemd.html
https://suckless.org/sucks/systemd/
https://without-systemd.org/wiki/index_php/Arguments_against_systemd/
https://nosystemd.org/

Also getting encrypted dns to work with systemd is pretty tough and unreliable in my experience (with debian and opensuse). See here https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Installation-linux

Starfish, 11 months ago to technology in what would Reddit need to do to get you to go back

open the source code and become part of the fediverse. reddit is stuck in the past

Starfish, 11 months ago to technology in 3rd party reddit app redreader avoids the purge (for now)

Using RedReader for 5 years now. Glad to see them add Lemmy support

Starfish, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to linux in Should i switch from systemd to another init system, What are the advantages of using another init system?

Looks like there are some security, privacy and stability advantages. But for most people systemd should be fine.

See here for further info:
https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/guides/linux-hardening.html#choosing-the-right-distro
https://forums.whonix.org/t/fixing-the-desktop-linux-security-model/9172/2
https://www.unixsheikh.com/articles/systemd-isnt-safe-to-run-anywhere.html
https://unixsheikh.com/articles/the-real-motivation-behind-systemd.html
https://suckless.org/sucks/systemd/
https://without-systemd.org/wiki/index_php/Arguments_against_systemd/
https://nosystemd.org/

Edit: also getting dnscrypt to work with systemd is pretty tough and unreliable in my experience (debian and opensuse). See here https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Installation-linux
This could be a problem if you are planning to use encrypted dns.

Starfish, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to privacy in Is privacy possible with smart TV?

A german magazine just made a video on that topic. You can activate english subtitles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBSEHpU-pyI
They tested a bunch of smart tvs and tv-sticks and their network activites.
They say that roku devices were the most privacy friendly tv-sticks.

And if you dont care about warranty voiding, open the tv and tape the things you dont want. Mic, cam, etc. Its probably the cheapest option

Starfish, 10 months ago to linux in What Are Your Favorite SBCs (Single Board Computers), Why, and How Did You Get Into Them?

Beagleboards are great. Good Support and nice community. Nearly as good as Pi. I used BBB because it was the only open hardware SBC available in my area.

BTW: Please recommend me other good Open Hardware/Open Firmware SBCs. I am always looking for something new. Maybe for a Router or Selfmade-NAS.

Starfish, 8 months ago to thinkpad in What's this design on my T450's back called? Googling "thinkpad t450 back" doesnt give any similar results.

Some people use carbon foil for cars to customize their thinkpads.
see here: https://thinkwiki.de/Geh%C3%A4useteile_mit_Schutzfolie_versehen

Starfish, 9 months ago to linux in SystemD

His stance on desktop security may be very hard. But his views are not far off from that of other known security researchers like Micay (Copperhead/GrapheneOS), Rutkowska (QubesOS), Matthew Garrett (Red Hat, Canonical), Solar Designer (Openwall) and others. They heavily criticize Linux and *BSDs to make us aware of all its shortcomings.

Systemd is hated by hobbyists mainly because it invalidates a lot of their hacked together wisdom ...

Maybe these people dont hate systemd but want choices for a more minimal/barebones OS. Not to gatekeep Linux but to install a more energy-efficient, lightweight Linux OS for themselves like many Alpine, Debian and Arch users do. They believe in the KISS principle. The concept that less complexity equals better security ("less is more").

Starfish, 9 months ago to freegames in Warfork (a FOSS game)

yes its warsow with bugfixes. They renamed it to avoid legal issues.

Starfish, 10 months ago to linux in Linux Distro For Use On A Flash Drive

Maybe MX linux or AntiX Linux. They are very thumb drive focused

Starfish, 9 months ago to linux in Should i switch from systemd to another init system, What are the advantages of using another init system?

not sure about the other ones, but "madaidan" (Kicksecure/Linux Hardening Guide) and Daniel Micay (Copperhead/GrapheneOS) are well known security researchers. See Daniel Micays take on Systemd:
https://old.reddit.com/r/GrapheneOS/comments/bddq5u/os_security_ios_vs_grapheneos_vs_stock_android/ekzo6c0/
https://forums.whonix.org/t/fixing-the-desktop-linux-security-model/9172/2

Suckless.org's take on systemd is pretty well researched. All sources inside.

Some other critics are Ted Tso, Torvalds, Volkerding (Slackware), ... See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd#Reception
https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-and-others-on-linuxs-systemd/

Starfish, 9 months ago to android in Rooting android & banking apps

Just use a second phone for that proprietary stuff. So you dont have to comprise privacy/security on your main/private phone. Also a huge fan of xprivacylua to isolate proprietary apps and feed them random data.

Starfish, 11 months ago to RedditMigration in I don’t understand people who say they can’t figure out Lemmy or KBin

when you are used to reddit its not easy to make yourself feel at home in fediverse. The Lemmy themes dont look to good on widescreens.
I can recommend kbin with rounded corners + Stylus add-on with "kbin-it theme" activated.

Starfish, 11 months ago to RedditMigration in I got a lemmy account and a kbin account while deciding what i like best. Since I'm new to this i'm having trouble searching and "subscribing" lemmy communities while on kbin and viceversa. Can someone please help me with this issue?

is that the reason for this behavior?
https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/3836/Search-for-remote-magazines-communities-not-always-works

Starfish, 11 months ago to unix in which OS do you like the most?

I have tried them all. The one wo never let me down was Debian stable. I use it for 8 years now on desktop, gaming rig and server.
The ones that come close are Alpine Linux and Ubuntu LTS.