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Does entering personal details in cryptocurrency exchange compromise privacy? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 days ago

Unless you pay from the exchange's wallet

Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago

I have read that it is faster, though I have not tested it myself. Personally, my initial reason to use it was just to try something new and explore the unix world. My reason for staying is that it is a very simple init system that is pleasant to work with. It made me understand what an init system is and use it a lot more.

Systemd is good if you just want something invisible and you do not want to mess too much with an init system unless you have to. Everything integrates with it

OpenRC is nicer if you want to write your own init scripts. It is very well documented also.

Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

For #2,

For gaming, if you use steam, you may not face more than the following:

  • game does not work with no well known way to resolve. You can find this out by checking protonDB
  • game does not work because it needs to enable some options. Very easy to fix, and you can find the options on proton db for each game.
  • does not work because you didn't setup steam right. You often need to enable proton, which in short is steam's emulator or windows
  • does not work because your gpu drivers did not install. This depends on distro and they should all have a guide on how to do it, but usually it is just a matter of installing something.

For programming, you will love your life because everything programming is way easier on Linux.

Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

For #1, I've made the realization that most distros are lightweight skins or addons on top of another distro. Most of the time, if you start with the base distro, all you have to do is install some apps, change some configurations, and suddenly you have that other distro. It is much easier than doing a reinstallation.

If you filter out all of these distros that only do a little on top of an existing, you're left with a quite small number actually. I'd bet it's less than 10 that are not super niche. Fedora, Arch, debian, gentoo, nixos are the big ones. There's some niche ones, like void Linux and Alpine.

So I'd say if you try all of those, you don't need to try any more 😁

Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

First time Linux user you mean?

I wouldn't recommend it, unless you can navigate the terminal well. When you install arch, it installs no desktop environment, only the ability to talk to a terminal.

It's technically possible and very doable with some googling, but I wouldn't recommend it.

What made everyone move to Bluesky or Threads instead of Mastodon? in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

Well I am speaking about users who may be picky about mastodon's features. If someone is picky, I don't imagine they'd care much about just finding a platform with their preferred features, similar to how they didn't like mastodon and found bluesky instead.

Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

* spontaneously combusting * NOOOO

What made everyone move to Bluesky or Threads instead of Mastodon? in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The fediverse has many micro blogging implementations outside of mastodon if you don't like their featureset (and they federate with each other, unlike bluesky). The only features I couldn't find are those that contributed to making Twitter the dystopian toxic space that it is.

Bluesky continues to soar in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Is anyone here opposed to bringing more people? I'm upset that people are going to an unfederated platform like BlueSky. I wish more people to join, no matter who they are.

I haven't been on mastodon much, but lemmy is quite diverse.

Bluesky continues to soar in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

I preferred the Internet that isn't driven by non-genuine posts by profit driven influencers. I am glad that those people don't like mastodon so they don't ruin another platform.

Bluesky continues to soar in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not the best platform for the profit driven, and I much prefer it that way.

Bluesky continues to soar in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh no, now nostr is ruined

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Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! (lemmy.ml)
 

Ever had a question about Linux but felt too afraid to ask? Well now's your chance, ask any question about Linux, no matter how noob or repeated it is, and I and others will help answer them.

Previous noob question thread: https://lemmy.ml/post/14261893

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Which protocol or open standard do you like or wish was more popular? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by cyclohexane@lemmy.ml to c/programming@programming.dev
8 comments fedilink
 

There are a couple I have in mind. Like many techies, I am a huge fan of RSS for content distribution and XMPP for federated communication.

The really niche one I like is S-expressions as a data format and configuration in place of json, yaml, toml, etc.

I am a big fan of Plaintext formats, although I wish markdown had a few more features like tables.

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Why is Matrix mentioned more often than XMPP in self hosted forums? (lemmy.ml)
 

I'm looking into hosting one of these for the first time. From my limited research, XMPP seems to win in every way, which makes me think I must be missing something. Matrix is almost always mentioned as the de-facto standard, but I rarely saw arguments why it is better than XMPP?

Xmpp seems way easier to host, requiring less resources, has many more options for clients, and is simpler and thus easier to manage and reason about when something goes wrong.

So what's the deal?

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[Question] Why is Matrix mentioned more often than XMPP in self hosted forums? (lemmy.ml)
 

I'm looking into hosting one of these for the first time. From my limited research, XMPP seems to win in every way, which makes me think I must be missing something. Matrix is almost always mentioned as the de-facto standard, but I rarely saw arguments why it is better than XMPP?

Xmpp seems way easier to host, requiring less resources, has many more options for clients, and is simpler and thus easier to manage and reason about when something goes wrong.

So what's the deal?

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Which communication protocol or open standard in software do you wish was more common or used more? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by cyclohexane@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
356 comments fedilink
 

Whether you're really passionate about RPC, MQTT, Matrix or wayland, tell us more about the protocols or open standards you have strong opinions on!

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Does this exist: Truly anonymous content sharing platform or social network? (lemmy.ml)
 

Given the extistence of technologies like Monero and SimpleX chat, I wonder if it is possible for a truly anonymous content sharing platform to exist? And does it?

Use cases:

  • sharing pirated content without a link back to you
  • journalists or political activists not wanting to be found or caught by a government

The platform should not allow the following to know the details of what you do on this platform:

  • users on the platform: should not know the identity of a poster unless they disclose it
  • the host of the platform: should not know which content belongs to who, or be able to deduce it via traffic logs
  • Intermediates like the ISP, DNS, or your router should not be able to link any content to you. However it is okay if they know that you use the platform at all, just not what you do with it.

Does something like this exist?

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Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! (lemmy.ml)
 

I thought I'll make this thread for all of you out there who have questions but are afraid to ask them. This is your chance!

I'll try my best to answer any questions here, but I hope others in the community will contribute too!

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Those who custom configure their kernel: what did you gain? (lemmy.ml)
 

Curious to know the coolest things you achieved by configuring your kernel. I know kernel config can be boring, but I'm hoping someone will have an impressive answer.

For me I have a very lightweight kernel that runs wayland on nvidia without any issues to date.

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Linux users with uncommon or unusual setups: tell us about it (lemmy.ml)
 

I'll start with mine. yes part of this was to brag about my somewhat but not too unusual setup. But I also wanna learn from your setups!

Anyways: I primarily use Gentoo Linux.

I have two headless servers: a Raspberry Pi 4B and a Oracle cloud VM (free tier). Both running OpenRC, and both were running mainline kernel with custom config (I recently switched the Pi to PiFoundation kernel due to some issues). The raspberry pi boots from SSD and has no sd card inserted.

Both servers were running musl libc instead of glibc for a while. This gave me a couple of random issues, but eventually I got tired and switched back to glibc.

I have a desktop running gentoo and a laptop running arch, but hoping to switch the laptop to gentoo soon.

Both are daily driving wayland (the desktop had nvidia card and used for gaming). The desktop is running a kernel with a minimal config that compiles in 2-3 minutes.

What's your unusual setup like?

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Striker funds in the US we can donate to? (lemmy.ml)
 

I am looking to contribute to striker funds, if possible. I am located in the US, hence why I choose it.

I am hoping for striker funds that would be effective enough to make change. In other words, they may be the last thing a group of workers needed to decide to strike.

I am hoping the fund is efficient in managing its funds, rather than a significant fraction going to administrative costs. Very preferred if the fund's financials are fully transparent.

Any recommendations?

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How do you use your tiling window manager? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by cyclohexane@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
20 comments fedilink
 

Tiling window manager users: how exactly do you use yours?

Do you have advanced keybindings for bringing up frequently used programs?

Are there less common layouts you use frequently?

Do you use any advanced or fancy features?

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How to secure (podman or docker) containers for public-facing hosting? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by cyclohexane@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
7 comments fedilink
 

Context

I want to host public-facing applications on a server in my home, without compromising security. I realize containers might be one way to do this, and want to explore that route further.

Requirements

I want to run applications within containers such that they

  • Must not be able to interfere with applications running on host
  • Must not be able to interfere with other containers or applications inside them
  • Must have no access or influence on other devices in the local network, or otherwise compromise the security of the network, but still accessible by devices via ssh.

Note: all of this within reason. I understand that sometimes there may be occasional vulnerabilities, like in kernel for example, that would eventually get fixed. Risks like this within reason I am willing to accept.

What I found so far

  • Running containers in rootless mode: in other words, running the container daemon with an unprivileged host user
  • Running applications in container under unprivileged users: the container user under which the container is ran should be unprivileged
  • Networking: The container's networking must be restricted. I am still not sure how to do this and shall explore it more, but would appreciate any resources.

Alternative solution

I have seen bubblewrap presented as an alternative, but it seems like it is not intended to be used directly in this manner, and information about using it for this is scarce.

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