General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. Year of the Linux Desktop! - Hardware & Software

I did a test with this battery and I got nearly 5 hours on full brightness, wifi, watching a twitch stream solidly and on steam/discord Not bad for Mint, would probably be a few hours more on Windows though

Anyone got experience with ZFS FUSE? With Red Hat dropping Btrfs I'm kinda tempted to try it

[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;52982084]Anyone got experience with ZFS FUSE? With Red Hat dropping Btrfs I'm kinda tempted to try it[/QUOTE] No need for FUSE anymore, [URL="http://zfsonlinux.org/"]as there's a kernel module implementation[/URL]. And this whole "let's remake ZFS, except GPL licensed" ordeal with numerous projects all aiming for the same end result but accomplishing it in different ways is fucking stupid. It's like a more scattered version of the Wayland versus Mir debacle that happened before Canonical realized they were wasting effort trying to reinvent what somebody else already was busy inventing. They should really just sit down, agree on end goal and methods, and collaborate.

I only really wanted the FUSE module since Fedora already has it in its repositories, but I get I could try compiling the module. I don't really get why Fedora can distribute the FUSE module, but not the kernel module. I thought the license issue only prevented the kernel being built with ZFS, but linking to the module was fine?

[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;52982416]I only really wanted the FUSE module since Fedora already has it in its repositories, but I get I could try compiling the module. I don't really get why Fedora can distribute the FUSE module, but not the kernel module. I thought the license issue only prevented the kernel being built with ZFS, but linking to the module was fine?[/QUOTE] It's purely a licensing issue, although only in a slightly grey area since it's a kernel module. Red Hat (and in extension CentOS and Fedora) likes to play it very safe in the licensing regard. Wasn't it also required to side-load several media codec's once due to licensing with those distro's? my memory seems to hint at it.

I know they didn't include MP3 and AAC support until recently due to patents, but I'd imagine that went for a lot of distro's

[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;52982548]I know they didn't include MP3 and AAC support until recently due to patents, but I'd imagine that went for a lot of distro's[/QUOTE] *buntu included it as a "check this box to install media codec's covered by patents" checkbox during install. But they also decided to [URL="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Reference/ZFS"]include the ZFS kernel module package in their own repository[/URL] So not all of them follows the [I]belt and suspenders[/I] mantra regarding licenses.

Ran sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade. [QUOTE]No bootloader integration code anymore. The extlinux package does not ship bootloader integration anymore.[/QUOTE] Well, that's it.. I'm never rebooting my VPS again. I hope I configured GRUB correctly.

[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;52982084]Anyone got experience with ZFS FUSE? With Red Hat dropping Btrfs I'm kinda tempted to try it[/QUOTE] Wait, they're dropping Brtfs? I'm pretty sure Fedora uses that by default in some partition or another, what does that mean for me?

[code]rm -r Documents[/code] And this is why I keep daily snapshots. How did I run that!? It happened roughly 4 days ago and I don't even remember what I was trying to do.

[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;52988215]Wait, they're dropping Brtfs? I'm pretty sure Fedora uses that by default in some partition or another, what does that mean for me?[/QUOTE] They're pulling a Canonical, except with hot and upcoming filesystem instead of hot and upcoming display server protocol

A new filesystem which they fully admit is just XFS, in a container which is basically LVM [editline]19th December 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;52988215]Wait, they're dropping Brtfs? I'm pretty sure Fedora uses that by default in some partition or another, what does that mean for me?[/QUOTE] Fedora doesn't use Btrfs by default, but I'd imagine Fedora is safe anyway since they usually stick to the latest kernels

I posted this on the other computer thread but seeing as I will be running Linux on it mainly, I thought I would post it here also: [QUOTE=J0SEPH;52989709]Well I am considering getting a Lenovo V110 or a HP 250 G6. I want a laptop that has Core i5, 8GB of RAM, 256SSD and a 15.6" display. The HP 250 G6 has these specs upfront and costs about £450, whereas with the Lenovo V110 I would have to upgrade the 4GB of ram to 8GB and the 128GB SSD to 256GB, by opening the laptop and changing the components. The components in combination cost £150, and that added to the base cost of the Lenovo V110 would make £550 in total. (I know how to replace the components, disassembly is no problem.) What should I go for? HP 250 G6 (£450) Lenovo V110 + Better RAM & SSD (£550) I'm short on time and I'm in a one-or-the-other situation, no time to think about alternative laptops or thinkpads or specs whatever, so don't suggest them. I will be planning to use Linux predominantly on it.[/QUOTE] What should I choose?

[QUOTE=IpHa;52988423][code]rm -r Documents[/code] And this is why I keep daily snapshots. How did I run that!? It happened roughly 4 days ago and I don't even remember what I was trying to do.[/QUOTE] You should send a job application to NVIDIA :v:

I'm not sure if this is the write place for this question but what are some issues with using a regular ole desktop pc as a dedicated server for things like KVM? What are the cons of using an old desktop as a kvm server? I want to re-purpose an old desktop and give a couple friends their own virtual server for things like games or a vpn. The desktop in question is a POS that runs with an AMD fx-4100 and 8gb of non-ecc ram.

[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;52988215]Wait, they're dropping Brtfs? I'm pretty sure Fedora uses that by default in some partition or another, what does that mean for me?[/QUOTE] Yes. Rumour is it could be to pressure Oracle into relaxing ZFS rights. [editline]19th December 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=false prophet;52990450]I'm not sure if this is the write place for this question but what are some issues with using a regular ole desktop pc as a dedicated server for things like KVM? What are the cons of using an old desktop as a kvm server? I want to re-purpose an old desktop and give a couple friends their own virtual server for things like games or a vpn. The desktop in question is a POS that runs with an AMD fx-4100 and 8gb of non-ecc ram.[/QUOTE] If you don't have hardware virtualization support (e.g. vt-x) you're gonna have a bad time. Probably worth checking the cpu first.

The processor in the that pc does support virtualization.

[QUOTE=false prophet;52990486]The processor in the that pc does support virtualization.[/QUOTE] In that case your main drawbacks compared to a typical kvm vps will be lack of ecc ram, lack of redundant power supply and network (and network blend quality), nat (likely if you're hosting from home), fire risk and legal risk if your friends do something illegal. Depending on your friends and what you plan to use the box for, most of these except fire are probably non-issues, but that's a call you'll need to make.

[QUOTE=Flapadar;52990466]Yes. Rumour is it could be to pressure Oracle into relaxing ZFS rights.[/QUOTE] Have they sacrificed a money-stuffed lamb to sate Oracle's executives and legal department? Because Oracle never does anything out of goodwill.

[QUOTE=Van-man;52990512]Have they sacrificed a money-stuffed lamb to sate Oracle's executives and legal department? Because Oracle never does anything out of goodwill.[/QUOTE] I believe Oracle Linux (RHEL clone effectively from what I've heard - never looked into it myself) makes heavy use of brtfs so they have to make a decision: support brtfs themselves, or licence zfs in a manner that is compatible. Zol is nice and all but I am hopeful we might see some movement. This is probably overly optimistic however...

[QUOTE=Flapadar;52990493]*snip*[/QUOTE] Can you expand on the network points? I have a 1000Mbps fiber connection, but only one IP. And legal issues have been discussed. I know where these guys live and I have coupons for bulk baseball bats. :buckteeth:

[QUOTE=false prophet;52990613]Can you expand on the network points? I have a 1000Mbps fiber connection, but only one IP. And legal issues have been discussed. I know where these guys live and I have coupons for bulk baseball bats. :buckteeth:[/QUOTE] Your router will be doing nat, then on your box you'd have to decide to either bridge (still nat via router) or double nat with a routed network. You'd then need to forward various ports so your friends can connect and deal with any related security issues (the number of ssh bruteforce attempts you'll get if you forward the standard port 22 will blow your mind). Datacenters will have lots of transit from multiple suppliers and normally good peering too. Residential lines are normally oversubscribed and normally with a lower quality of peerings and/or transit.

I set up my server with btrfs RAID1 a while ago because I wanted to use it as a backup machine for all of my media. Turns out that was a really good idea because one of the drives failed! I never actually looked up how to fix it until the failure and had a surprisingly hard time finding stuff on Google, so I documented the steps I took here: [url]https://silverhammermba.github.io/blog/2017/12/17/btrfs[/url]

Back to Linux, I accidentally wiped my Windows partition so I'm stuck with this for the considerable future. I always want to come back to Linux though so I don't mind. Ubuntu Studio [t]https://i.imgur.com/q5zteJL.jpg[/t]

Lots of games run well on my Arch laptop with integrated graphics, but the main problem is that it starts overheating. A handy workaround is to just kill -STOP the process, wait a couple minutes for it to cool off, then kill -CONT to pick up right where I left off. It's also nice if I'm multitasking with a game in the background since I can guarantee it isn't using any resources while I'm doing other stuff.

[QUOTE=Larikang;53004665]Lots of games run well on my Arch laptop with integrated graphics, but the main problem is that it starts overheating. A handy workaround is to just kill -STOP the process, wait a couple minutes for it to cool off, then kill -CONT to pick up right where I left off. It's also nice if I'm multitasking with a game in the background since I can guarantee it isn't using any resources while I'm doing other stuff.[/QUOTE] That doesn't freak out the game's process? I ought to try it with Wine. Finally get to set up ZFS today! Shucked some Easystores for 4 8tb WD Red 256mb drives, just have do some reading.

Well, I've now successfully rid myself of my last physical Windows device. Got myself a RX580 for Linux and now just running a Windows VM which I pass through my GTX1070 into, which has proven to work well enough to play all the games I enjoy, as well as let me continue to do Windows programming. Going to have to grab a new PSU though, can't actively use both a compositing desktop and the VM at the same time on 650W, then the 1070 can't quite activate hardware rendering. Meaning I have to switch to a VT or close lots of applications when booting the VM, and avoid doing heavy rendering on the Linux side while the VM is running. The only issue I have with the whole setup is because I didn't mean to do it right now, but Windows decided to force the fall update on me despite all the postponing, and it destroyed its own partition table in the process. Still need to sit down and run some data recovery on there, but luckily I haven't had much important data on the system drive - only stuff that Windows requires to be in the user folder.

I remember a few years ago seeing or reading about a desktop environment or window manager or something that used HTML/CSS/Javascript to style windows and the system in general. Anyone know anymore about this? I want to do this for reasons :v:

I got a free Aspire 7100 from work, it's got a weapons grade Intel Pentium M725 @ 1.6ghz. Anybody got any recommendations for a linux distro I can boot off a USB on this thing? it's got no HDD so I have a 64gb stick laying around I'll use to experiment with. I don't need it for anything practical, just want to fuck about and experiment on it

[QUOTE=Flash_Fire;53039231]I got a free Aspire 7100 from work, it's got a weapons grade Intel Pentium M725 @ 1.6ghz. Anybody got any recommendations for a linux distro I can boot off a USB on this thing? it's got no HDD so I have a 64gb stick laying around I'll use to experiment with. I don't need it for anything practical, just want to fuck about and experiment on it[/QUOTE] Seems like that model supports a max of 2 GB of RAM and the CPU is 32-bit. That's pretty limiting. Wouldn't recommend to use a distro with GNOME or KDE; so XFCE, LXDE, LXQT. Are you looking for something like a live USB or an actual installation on the stick?.