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Guenther_Amanita

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Guenther_Amanita ,

I disagree (a bit at least).

Debian is just as prone to breaking due to the lack of fallbacks (e.g. Snapper), it just doesn't break as often because it doesn't change as much as Arch.
If you use a minimal/ default install, this won't happen as easily, but as soon as you customise anything, you get problems.
Arch can be reliable too, there are many people who have had the same install for years without breaking.

I would actually recommend Fedora Atomic or other image based distros, e.g. VanillaOS.
They can be more modern, while being way more reliable thanks to atomic updates/ transactions, complete image rollbacks and the reproducibility.
They are a dream to use imo!

Guenther_Amanita ,

I don't like apt too as much. But, interface-wise, you can make it way better with Nala, which is a frontend for it.

NixOS is too complicated and demanding for most users, who aren't programmers or hobbyists, imo.
I prefer Fedora Atomic. It has the same pros (unbreakable, highly configurable with universal-blue.org, etc.) but feels way more user friendly.
I use it with Distrobox on top, so I can use my package manager/ distro of choice (turned out to be Arch btw) on a extremely reliable system.

For your case, you can replicate Mint by just installing the Cinnamon image from uBlue and applying some minimal tweaks.
Then you get the user friendliness from Mint with the flexibility and unbreakability from NixOS. Do you like the idea? Just in case you get annoyed by NixOS in the future 🙃

Guenther_Amanita ,

You can still install Nix (package manager) on Atomic, on uBlue, it even comes pre-installed afaik.

And also, there's Distrobox, which is totally enough if you prefer package managers over Flatpaks.
I personally like the "reliance" on Flatpaks. I think it reduces the fragmentation and makes it easier for devs, but that's just my opinion. Do as you prefer.

Linux distro for selfhosting server

So I have been running a fair amount of selfhosted services over the last decade or so. I have always been running this on a Ubuntu LTS distribution running on a intel NUC machine. Most, if not all of my services run in a docker container, and using a docker compose file that brings everything up. The server is headless. I...

Guenther_Amanita ,

Debian. I don't see much benefit of Ubuntu LTS compared to plain old Debian. It's exactly what you wanted.

Alternatively, AlmaLinux is a good choice if you like Red Hat stuff (RHEL clone), but the difference between Ubuntu LTS and Debian would be almost not noticeable for you I think.

Guenther_Amanita ,

Debian is community run, which often means all changes and features get implemented because the community wants that, not some corporation. One notable example of that is Snap.

Also, I found (minimal install) Debian a bit more minimalist than Ubuntu server, which is great imo. I just want the bare minimum for my services to work, and pretty much the only thing I expect from my server to have is SSH and Docker.

Guenther_Amanita ,

I downvoted the post here, because I think it doesn't belong into Linuxmemes.
But even though I disagree in some way, I upvoted the original post in c/Linux, because I think you spent quite some time writing it.
I'll discuss my thoughts with you in the other thread ✌️

Guenther_Amanita ,

I really like that post!

It seems like OP put a lot of work and creativity into the meme, while intelligently criticizing a problem and not just using "Windows bad hurr hurr" as the base.

I wanna see more of those kind!

Guenther_Amanita ,

My recommendation would be to use Logseq.

It's similar to Obsidian ("Second Brain"/ PKM), but with the journal function as backbone.

It relies heavily on crosslinking, is markdown-based, very efficient and a joy to use once you "got" it, and supports a hell lot of features, including TODO, plugins, a knowledge network ("graph view") and much more.

I use it for everything (external brain) and pretty much never loved a piece of software this much!
It sounds like it is THE tool you're searching for!

Guenther_Amanita ,

Because containers (Distrobox, Flatpak, etc.) are bae.
You can read my post I made a while ago for more information: https://feddit.de/post/8234416

Once you "get" image based distros, you probably never want to go back. Traditional distros just feel... off now for me.
Containerisation is the biggest strength in Linux, we use it all the time on servers, so why not on the desktop?
Atomic OSs just make more sense for me, not only because of security/ bug/ whatever reasons, no, also because they feel simpler and are pretty convenient and robust.

Guenther_Amanita ,

I made a similar post a few weeks ago.
I will try uBlue core and give you all a small update about it.

I feel similar about Debian. It's a good distro for sure and I don't have any issues with it for server use, but somehow, I still don't like it somehow. RPM-/ OSTree based distros are more my taste, and I don't even know why.

Guenther_Amanita , (edited )

I think 4 a year is better than 3. With 4, you can just do a quarterly thread, which is easier.

I think the concept of megathreads could be executed a bit better. In the way it is suggested in the post, it's only a poll about preferences and popular choices we all use anyway.

I'm thinking about the idea to make a weekly category collection, where we can discuss specific things in more detail.
E.g. "[Weekly thread] What browser do you use? (07/2024)", where we can debate why one prefers Mull over Fennec, what problems we had with Vanadium, and so on.
Or, what niche apps we found this month.
Or, what FOSS app exceeds it's proprietary counterpart.
And so on, and so on. I can give you 20 topic suggestions in less than 2 minutes 😅

This would generate much more engagement and value imo.

And then, we can just simply link each weekly discussion in the quarterly mega thread with one bottom line each.
In that way, everyone would have more resources to read further into, and it's more organized.
Also, this would prevent routine. We don't need a "Which gallery app do you use, and why is it simple gallery?" every time.
We can come up with many new ideas each week, and then, every megathread is different and still worth reading into a few years from now.

Getting more than one vote is simple, too simple. It should be linked with why you think that way and use that tool.
Lemmy is a discussion site, not one for popular opinions and polls. I think engagement is the highest priority, both for strengthening the community, and for the SEO to rank Lemmy higher than Reddit some time in the future 🙃

And linking it to upvotes is bad, that's not the purpose of them. We can still upvote suggestions we disagree with, but that are argued good and add value.

Tittle Im thinking: [Megathread] FOSS Apps — Lemmy Edition | You like? Or do you want another?

Not recognizable enough imo. It will go under in less than a year. What about
[Megathread] Summary of your favourite FOSS Android apps | Community picks for Q3-2024!
?

Feel free to discuss!

Guenther_Amanita ,

Logseq. Linear To-Do-lists aren't for me, and in Logseq, I can do it organically

Guenther_Amanita ,

I think both are equally great and it's more about taste.

Logseq is an outliner, so basically everything is written in bullet points. For my type of thinking, that's great.
Obsidian is more about longer notes.

You can archive both with extensions, so it's about you what you prefer.

Guenther_Amanita ,

Logseq. I love it so much I bought the sync-access to support the project!

Guenther_Amanita ,

I don't know what's your intention.
I'm no expert or highly qualified in any way, so please correct me, but I don't know if that's the right way.

LLMs usually need lots of computing power, optimally in form of a GPU.
I use GPT4All, and when I send a prompt, I notice the temps/ fan speed and usage of my GPU turning up instantly to almost 100%. If it's a longer one, my PC sounds like a helicopter 😁

In terms of hosting a server, you want something barely good enough for your service, e.g. running your cloud. This results in way less power draw, which is what you want, since it runs 24/7.
Something powerful enough to run LLMs comfortably would likely draw lots of power, even an Apple Silicon.

I think, you're better off just using GPT4All on your gaming PC if you need it.

I hope I'm wrong, and that M1s draw barely any power, especially in idle.
And even if I am, they (almost) can only run MacOS, which wouldn't be a good server OS.

Guenther_Amanita ,

Alright, interesting...
As I said, I'm no expert or anything and this was just my noob optinion.

Thank you for the correction and further resources!

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