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smartypants wrote (edited )
Reply to comment by BlackWinnerYoshi in Best resources to learn more about Arch? by Rambler
nothing systemd does makes linusx less free, or corporate owned.
watch the video link i offered and learn something.
you sound deranged and not educated on why systemd won and is now in all linux.
your one dead link is practically a parody of itself based on emotion, not modern facts.
That archive of a dead site is a list of emotional screeching about bugs.
bugs long since patched.
it also includes "Unprofessionalism" as the reason.
Unprofessionalism?
What the ever loving fuck?
Did you even read that link? If so, tell me a reason all those operating systems made a mistake in switching to Apple's launchd (systemd).. i bet you cant find a logical reason that stands up.
Ignorance of fundamental operating system concepts?
laughable linked examples.
in fact the link does NOT cover RAID at all :
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2015-February/028514.html
That example only discusses turning off journal control of a binary log file. And everything discussed is 100% factual by Lennart Poettering, but not the means or meachanisms entirely. For example a journalled atomic file system only protects VOLUME BITMAP and FILE SEGMENT SPANS and STATE OF FILE... not CONTENTS of data. FS_NOCOW on or off has no relevance on CONTENTS of a crashed log other than its possible new spans, and even then, those, if not flushed, would not be on disk anyways, and as Lennart Poettering stated... it uses its own sanity checksums to detect corrupt logs and to restart a missing log :
https://systemd-devel.freedesktop.narkive.com/lCPb8KVG/announce-systemd-219
Anyways that section has NOTHING to do with RAID.
Launchd/SYSTEMD won the battle, and is now 98% of all linux servers and desktops
98% of linux servers and desktops use the modern and wonderful launchd, and boot far faster as a side-effect.
J0yI9YUX41Wx wrote
Reply to Best resources to learn more about Arch? by Rambler
May I humbly suggest pacman -Syu rather than doubling up the y? Here's a forum post about yy: Arch Forum Post (clear net).
It's ironic. Over the last 10 years or so, I've switched from the Ubuntu-based Linux Mint to Arch, and I used Debian for many years prior. Yet, I really can't think of any specific tips. The Arch Wiki is first class, and I just refer to that whenever attempting something new. Honestly, I switched to Arch simply because the Wiki was so good.
BlackWinnerYoshi wrote
Reply to comment by smartypants in Best resources to learn more about Arch? by Rambler
No, you're the one who's stupid. systemdestroy is used purely for big corpos to take over Linux, which is unacceptable if we want a free operating system. Please read arguments against systemd (clear net only) and stop trying to push us into using a thing that only does harm and endangers Linux. Really, you can live your entire life with SysV, for example. It doesn't try to harm you.
Wahaha wrote (edited )
Reply to comment by smartypants in Best resources to learn more about Arch? by Rambler
Hurr, durr, trust the scientists.
https://ramble.pw/f/funny/2583/i-m-a-scientist-you-can-trust-me
Systemd is bloat. That's what it is.
smartypants wrote
Reply to comment by Wahaha in Best resources to learn more about Arch? by Rambler
I can tell you are not an engineer AND that you did NOT watch that video that 700,000 people watched.
Systemd won, and all linux switching to it.
Only low IQ fools tried to stop its complete take over.
I do not need to look at your links, because all the operating systems and all the educated people sanely switched over.
WATCH THE GODDAMNED VIDEO i linked to. watch it all.
riddler wrote
I don't know if knowing this really improves security. It's wireless and not wired, so If someone knows your SSID and password they can already listen. Sure they can start feeding bogus DNS and stuff but that's what other higher level security protocol protect against. With wifi, once your password is compromised there is minimal advantage to having someone connect to a compromised router.
Wahaha wrote
Reply to Best resources to learn more about Arch? by Rambler
On Arch there's a whole lot of reading the manual to figure things out. But the manuals are actually worthwhile reads, so there's that.
Wahaha wrote (edited )
Reply to comment by smartypants in Best resources to learn more about Arch? by Rambler
smartypants wrote (edited )
Reply to Best resources to learn more about Arch? by Rambler
systemd is eventually going to be all 100% of serious linux unix mac (partly in concept) osses
Good tips for a systemd-less OS?
Even your arch linux added systemd in 2012 nine years ago , and its default : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd
systemd was correctly promoted then spread to many osses for 100 great technical reasons.
WATCH every minute of this extremely famous video on systemd (speed it up to 1.25% if you want faster pacing) :
https://v2.incogtube.com/watch?v=o_AIw9bGogo
47 minutes of truth bombs from linux.conf.au
systemd is AWESOME and the future
Already it took over most operating systems. Proof:
Arch Linux - October 2012 switched to Systemd
CentOS - July 2014 switched to Systemd
CoreOS - October 2013 switched to Systemd
Debian - April 2015 switched to Systemd
Fedora - May 2011 switched to Systemd
Linux Mint - June 2016 (v18.0) switched to Systemd
Mageia - May 2012 switched to Systemd
Manjaro Linux - Nov 2013 switched to Systemd
openSUSE - September 2012 switched to Systemd
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - June 2014 (v7.0) switched to Systemd
Solus switched to Systemd
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - October 2014 switched to Systemd
Ubuntu - April 2013 (v13.04) soon mandatory
Anyone that is not happy with the future of OSses and faster booting and hates systemd typically is uneducated on systemd and never watched this 700,000 view youtube video.
anti systemd people in 2021 are laughed at behind their backs by skilled engineers and people who watched ALL of that video :
https://v2.incogtube.com/watch?v=o_AIw9bGogo
2012 short pamphlet : Arch Linux Environment set-up How-To
https://b-ok.cc/book/2286634/56b8eb
2009 167 pages : Arch Linux Handbook: A Simple, Lightweight Linux Handbook
https://b-ok.cc/book/730238/7581a5
neither are modern arch info, so i guess you need to use online stuff
BlackWinnerYoshi wrote
I agree, there are a dozen things Windows does better than Linux (tilde club clear net mirror, Tor v3 mirror, Tor v2 mirror, Freenet mirror, I2P mirror), but to be honest, Windows has ten times more issues than Linux, so I don't think those things should make us not switch to using Linux as the default operating system. But still, those issues should be pointed out, especially to Linux fanboys because they love to attack any suggestion, even if it's actually a valid suggestion.
smartypants wrote (edited )
apple does it too, i believe, but informs via a os call if a ARP-MAC path hosts a doppelganger IP on a second MAC address, though not an error, because a machine can use more than one MAC over time to support one IP address
WINDOWS programs are far far worse for man in the middle attacks than other osses and weakened because calling https://tmobile.com in most tools allows man in middle downgrades to http (not https) for example due to trusting faked DNS trampoline chains. This can be seen in most all laptop cellphone cards (technically modem dongles) for windows, but never on mac implementations of same products.
multipath FAILOVER is another reason linux and apple allow OS to merely note these suspicious events, rather than block doppelgangers :
failover and multipathing originated on laser optical Fibre Channel and copper iSCSI originally, but now failover encompasses multiNIC world and SANS :
Understanding Multipathing and Failover: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.storage.doc/GUID-DD2FFAA7-796E-414C-84CE-1FCC14474D5B.html
Multipathing is retarded in my opinion and pairs packets across two typologies and switches, but if going to two different SANS with two different powersupplies in two buildings and using RAID-0 and a hack... it is amusing to me. apples original top end SANS had multiple cables, multiple power cords, and multiple powersupplies and RAIDED 5-0 (five Oh) of 14 drives into two 7 drive clusters and multipathed for speed, but could run with 7 drives on one side of rack pulled or dead from powerout on half of that single rack. That was wehn apple bent over backward to appeal to fucktard IT losers with amazing technology... but the fucktards still bought slower cheaper stuff from dell.
so secure topologies are a mixed bag and may depend on if a device is used for certain wifi setup protocols, or a "WIRELESS PIN SETUP CODE". wifi printers use a "timeout grant" "easy passcode" setup mode to create a crypto handshake to a router... for example. I could see how that printer would NOT at all like a MAC to change between it and some other point, if printer was using "WIRELESS PIN SETUP CODE" mode, meant for small "internet of Things" devices.
so windows is sometimes less secure than linux or mac, not more secure
spc50 wrote
Reply to Best resources to learn more about Arch? by Rambler
I bump into Arch's Wiki material a lot in search.
There is a project I know you'd love :) https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=archbang
lubby wrote
Reply to Debian Packages that Need Lovin' by Rambler
Thank you, Debian and contributors. I can't tell you how thankful I am for what you've given to the world!
spc50 wrote
Reply to A Brief Review of the Q4OS Linux Distribution by HMTg927
Browsers leak. Utter sh!tware they are. Bloated. Bad quality control.
Tried Puppy Linux? http://puppylinux.com/
distrowatch.com is an old favorite of mine for discovering new distros.
Kalchaya wrote
Reply to comment by Rambler in Whats your Linux flavor of choice? by Rambler
Used OptiPlex PCs with XP Pro pre-installed and pre-activated are still available on eBay. Got my last/current one over three years ago, and it's still going strong. Unfortunately it's use for surfing is very limited by the last three remaining browsers, which is the only reason I'm in process of moving on to Win 7 Pro.
I am not a fan of Win 7, but I can put up with it for a year or two, til I teach myself Linux. My 'new' used PC is Dell Optiplex 7010 Mini-Tower, Quad Core i7 3770 (3.4GHz), 16GB DDR3 SDRAM, 1TB Hard Drive: Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. I had computer shop modify it. Mobile rack in the spare 5.25 bay which holds a SSD for MX Linux, and a regular hard disk for bare-metal/clone backups of Win 7.
AntiX is more on par with Linux Mint, both being slightly less intuitive than MX Linux, but I think AntiX is a smaller install than MX, so might be better for a laptop.
https://embeddedinventor.com/mx-linux-vs-antix-similarities-differences/
Rambler OP wrote
Reply to comment by Kalchaya in Whats your Linux flavor of choice? by Rambler
XP Pro was the last MS OS I ran at home and honestly, loved it. I still probably have an old XP SP3 disk somewhere. Didn't know installs were still in use outside of POS systems and purpose built use cases in factories and industry running software that requires it.
May try MX Linux on an older laptop that I'd like to breathe new life into. I've heard good things about AntiX as well.
Kalchaya wrote
Reply to Whats your Linux flavor of choice? by Rambler
I gave a test drive to around 20+ distros over the last couple years. Only ones I found usable for an XP Pro expat was MX Linux, Linux Mint, AntiX, Kodachi Linux, and Tails. My pick of the litter was MX Linux for install. Linux Mint, Kodachi and Tails for LiveCD use.
My upcoming move from XP Pro to a Win 7 Pro rig will have MX Linux on separate SSD. I will continue to use Linux Mint for online banking/shopping, and Kodachi or Tails to safari into the darkest darkness of the Darknet. MX Linux and Kodachi impresses me the most!
J0yI9YUX41Wx wrote
Reply to dmenu: Your own Custom Script Menus! by Wahaha
Good to know!
echo one two three | tr ' ' '\n' | dmenu
boobs wrote
Reply to comment by DcscZx5idox in qutebrowser - All the Cool Kids should try it! by Wahaha
Tech Literacy Watchdog rates spyware watchdog as: "mentally fucking retarded"
TechLit Level: mentally fucking retarded
Spyware watchdog is retarded and all associated ratings are fucking stupid. The site states and omits facts and context while framing themselves as an authority. It's at best a good troll but at worst a misinformed opinion with a very politically aligned definition of what is spyware and what is not.
DcscZx5idox wrote (edited )
Reply to qutebrowser - All the Cool Kids should try it! by Wahaha
Spyware Watchdog rated this browser, "Spyware Level: Not Spyware".
Clearnet, Tor, I2P
Spyware Level: Not Spyware
Qutebrowser makes no unsolicited requests at all. It is also libre software. This web browser is a great choice to use, and there is nothing to complain about from a privacy standpoint. (although I don't really know how to use the User Interface that well...) So far this browser looks like it can stand tall in the ranks of the other privacy-respecting web browsers out there.
Rambler wrote
Reply to comment by Wahaha in qutebrowser - All the Cool Kids should try it! by Wahaha
Thanks for the response. I may take it for a test drive in a VM and see how I like it. As far as ad-blocking goes, can always use an ad-blocking VPN... I know a guy offering just that. Ha!
I've added to my list of "things to check out" so I'll try to get around to it this week.
Wahaha OP wrote
Reply to comment by Rambler in qutebrowser - All the Cool Kids should try it! by Wahaha
Biggest issue is that there isn't a feature rich adblocker. A basic one is included, but that's it. Other than that, it takes a different mindset. For example there is no build-in password manager. You're supposed to integrate your preferred tools yourself. I like that customization aspect of it. For example opening video links directly in mpv or even downloading videos directly.
Entering text is somewhat cumbersome because of different muscle memory I have from previous browsers. You need to be in 'insert mode', just like in vim, to enter text. Or set up an external editor for that. Clicking inside a textbox brings up a cursor, but you need to press 'i' to start 'insert mode'. Clicking inside the same textbox while being in 'insert mode' takes you out of it again, which makes copy/paste a little annoying.
I'd completely move over to it, if it wasn't for heavy lifting adblocking having become a necessary, though. Last time I checked, extension support was something planned for the future. Not sure how far this has gotten. I'm on an LTS distribution that doesn't have up to date versions of qutebrowser. I meant to switch to a rolling-release one, but haven't done so, yet.
Rambler wrote
Reply to qutebrowser - All the Cool Kids should try it! by Wahaha
Looks good. Have you encountered any issues with it?
Wahaha wrote
Reply to A Brief Review of the Q4OS Linux Distribution by HMTg927
according to Mozilla, Firefox 85.0.1 32-bit requires 512 MB of RAM.
Well, Firefox is currently using 800MB of RAM for me and 5GB of virtual RAM. It's the most memory hungry process I'm running. I don't even have that many tabs open. Only about 20.
smartypants wrote
Reply to comment by Wahaha in Best resources to learn more about Arch? by Rambler
I can still tell you are not an engineer and also did not watch my video link.
All the linux world now has finally switched to systemd!
Systemd nearly default everywhere!:
Hurray for progress!