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    Question whats your long term storage in critical fields and use cases: SSDs vs HDD?

    good evening dear friends :) I was looking at Amazon and some electronic distributors for a long term cold storage device. Well - belive me: traditionally I've always gone with HDD but since SSD prices have dropped significantly, So i'm wondering if it is worth going for a SSD now...
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    #HPSFcon :: the conference high performance software :: May 5 – 8, 2025 Chicago, IL, USA

    dear friends on AnandTech, :) from time to time its probably a good idea to post interesting events - and conference-tips: here is one: Building the Future of High Performance Software :: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/hpsf-conference/ Join us for the inaugural HPSF Conference, where...
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    If Linux is only distro on the notebook, do i still need Grub here?

    good day dear friends, I am installing Linux on all my notebooks and desktops: EndeavourOS Manjaro and several others some time ago i noticed that it lists installing Grub as an advanced option. I have made up my mind bout Grub So here my questions: why do you use Grub - i do not...
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    EndeavourOS: installation - decisions: to swap or not !?

    Hi good day dear Community , I'm lovin Endeavor. I use my PC for office and some things more so it must be kind of safe and fast. I also like the rolling release idea of Endeavour-Community, so i really really love the arch based distro. My personal start config would be: File System -...
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    pgp-secured mail exchange: how to get started

    g day dear experts here - hello dear Community, :) i need to get started with seahorse on Linux. Well i have to get a rapid start into this pgp-encryption method that supports pgp secured mail traffic with my friend. so first of all i have installed SeaHorse on my Notebook a older ( a very...
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    how to find out a flexible and powerful db-plugin for WordPress?

    Good day dear friends hello to everybody., first of all: i hope that this thread is posted in the right sub-forum here: Plz set me straight if not. for a new project i need to have option to show data to my user i generally work with a WordPress-Tech-Stack Well if it comes to...
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    iso creation on command line : issues

    dear friends first of all: at the moment i am not sure if this is going to right sub-forum. Plz set me straight if i am writing this to the "wrong" forum? - Let me know this.. background: What is aimed: what do i want to do: i am currently trying to create a iso file ( of a linux system on...
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    Linux foundation could support Firefox...

    The Linux foundation could support Firefox... Good morning dear friends,. :) In my opinion I see Chromium critical cause for people who wants free Internet. Even if it's open-source, Google is constantly pushing their proprietary things. Well Chrome for a long time didn't care about giving...
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    install and update WordPress plugins automatically - without providing FTP access

    install and update WordPress plugins automatically - without providing FTP access good day dear friends well i hope that this goes to the correct sub-forum. If not plz set me straight: ( i hope thast you can help me witht this wp-question) to begin' I am using WordPress on a server which...
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    Windows on ARM is set to become much more exciting in `25 - what do you think?

    good evening dear friends :) first of all: i am not very sure if this is posted to the right sub-forum. Plz set me straight if i am wrong. i am somewhat excited about the new development in the field of the ARM-processors: have heard that Windows on ARM is set to become much more exciting -...
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    Has anyone experimented with extending the range of LoRa modules on a Raspberry Pi Pico?

    good day dear friends :) first of all - i hope that this question goes to the right sub-forum Has anyone experimented with extending the range of LoRa modules on a Raspberry Pi Pico? I’m curious about what antenna designs or power settings worked best for you. Look forward to hear from you...
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    are there any open-source alternatives to digital drawing apps out there for the use on Tablet?

    good day dear friends, are there any open-source alternatives to digital drawing apps out there: well i am looking forward to any recommendation in that field: btw: There aren't many open-source digital drawing apps for tablets. and i think its pretty hard to find some open source APPS...
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    Question which Firefox Alternatives for Linux do you recommend

    Good day dear community-members, which Firefox Alternatives for Linux do you recommend which alternatives to Mozilla Firefox for Linux do you recommend i am looking for a replacement that does not collect so much data.. look forward to hear from you greetings :)
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    Arch based Linux-Distros: which one would you reccomend!?

    good day dear friends well i have tested some Arch based-Systems so far EndeavourOS Manjaro Linux yes: I have tried EndeavourOS and also Manjaro and agreed: the Linux community, Arch Linux has a cult ever since: The Arch-System is called to be lightweight and fast: besides this the...
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    doing the partitioning on the command-line: a headstart

    g day dear experts well i am trying to get some basic skills - skills on the command line: well guess on a sidenote: Anyone should be able to do this. Background: When doing a new distro install, I i am sometimes asked to do some partitioning: well - i often let the installer handle...
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    How do I use github? - how to get a starting point here?!

    dear community, :) How do I use github? Git/Github usage and technique allways seem to be like rocket surgery to me. well, I keept seeing it as something that is usually required to know how to navigate and it is a resource used on the odin project but I cannot figure out how to navigate...
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    Question unfortunatley forgotten to create a swap-partition during the install-process

    dear community, good evening, :) unfortunatly i did not create a certain swap partition during my linux installation. how to do this later: should i U/could i do this later?! Should i free up some space and try to make a swap Partition!? my Friends told me -that i should boot up, then...
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    Rpi 4 vs X86 architecture: are there alternatives ...!?

    g day dear community, well - are there any x86 alternatives for the RPI4 ( or the 5 ) out there - and if so: would you choose them over the pi 4!? in other words: How does a Raspberry Pi 4 truly compare against a modern desktop CPU? my usecase: I have a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8 GB. I use it...
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    [Reg] "doomsday critical Linux bug" in CUPS

    https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/26/unauthenticated_rce_bug_linux/?td=readmore CUPS is the Common Unix Printing System. If you're not using a printer, and not printing to PDF, you can uninstall all things CUPS. Otherwise, I suggest most just disable and/or uninstall cups-browsed.
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    Question Linux tool for measuring a directory's data throughput

    Can anyone recommend a tool or explain a method for to measure data throughput for a (common) filesystem's directory, including sub-directories (maybe even with limiting on depth of recursion)? (thx)