I just farted

lol

I personally don’t tinker much with the OS. I want it to stay out of the way and let me do things. In the case of Bazzite, everything I need for gaming is just there and works without me lifting a finger.

I like the safety and simplicity immutables bring.

If I’m doing something out of the ordinary, a temporary container usually suffices.

It’s really made the switch from Windows as a daily driver much easier.

Okay 2 things.

1. I haven’t heard about any security issues with Rustdesk. Can you link to what you’re referring to?
2. It’s strange to see someone concerned about security recommend RDP for remote access when it’s a terrible idea to expose it to the internet. But maybe you mean to expose a VPN and then connect to RDP via that?

Edit: I see you have some info on the Rustdesk point elsewhere in the thread. I’ll read up on that part so don’t feel like you have to repeat yourself here.

No rustdesk but recommend RDP for remoting?

I’m confused on both recommendations.

restic -> Wasabi, automated with shell script and cron. Uses an include list to tell it what paths to back up.

Script has Pushover credentials to send me backup alerts. Parses restic log to tell me how much was backed up, removed, success/failure of backup, and current repo size.

To be added: a periodic restore of a random file to have its hash compared to the current version of the file (will happen right after backup, unlikely to have changed in my workload), which will be subsequently deleted, and alert sent letting me know how the restore test went.

First I’m hearing of it and I’m starting to question my security given I installed my OS using it.

Yeah that was fun times.

Luckily, thanks to using docker, it was easy enough to “pin” a working version in the compose file while I figured out what just broke.

For everyone’s reference, here’s my fstab to give you an idea of what works with linuxserver.io’s qbittorrent

## Media disks setup for mergerfs and snapraid

# Map cache to 1TB SSD
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Samsung_SSD_860_EVO_1TB_S3Z8NB0K820469N-part1 /mnt/ssd1 xfs defaults 0 0

# Map storage and parity. All spinning disks.
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD100EZAZ-11TDBA0_JEK39X4N-part1 /mnt/par1         xfs defaults 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD100EZAZ-11TDBA0_JEK3TY5N-part1 /mnt/disk01       xfs defaults 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD100EZAZ-11TDBA0_JEK4806N-part1 /mnt/disk02       xfs defaults 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD100EZAZ-11TDBA0_JEK4H0RN-part1 /mnt/disk03       xfs defaults 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WCC4N4XFT0TS-part1 /mnt/disk04 xfs defaults 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WCC4N4XFT1YS-part1 /mnt/disk05 xfs defaults 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WCC4N4XFT3EK-part1 /mnt/disk06 xfs defaults 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD30EFRX-68EUZN0_WD-WCC4N6CKJJ6P-part1 /mnt/disk07 xfs defaults 0 0

# Setup mergerfs backing pool
/mnt/disk* /mnt/stor fuse.mergerfs defaults,nonempty,allow_other,use_ino,inodecalc=path-hash,cache.files=off,moveonenospc=true,dropcacheonclose=true,link_cow=true,minfreespace=1000G,category.create=pfrd,fsname=mergerfs 0 0

# Setup mgergerfs caching pool
/mnt/ssd1:/mnt/disk* /mnt/cstor fuse.mergerfs defaults,nonempty,allow_other,use_ino,inodecalc=path-hash,cache.files=partial,moveonenospc=ff,dropcacheonclose=true,minfreespace=10G,category.create=ff,fsname=cachemergerfs 0 0

I do this with mergerfs.

I then periodically use their prewritten scripts to move things off the cache and to the backing drives.

I should say it’s not really caching but effectively works to take care of this issue. Bonus since all that storage isn’t just used for cache but also long term storage. For me, that’s a better value proposition.

I’ve loved Obsidian since I started using it.

If I moved to OSS, it looks like Logseq would be closest.

At least getting a snapshot of the Windows VM should be simple. And since it doesn’t connect to the internet and doesn’t update, restore should be quick and relatively easy.

Run

ujust update

That inconsistency is why I find Bazzite (and other immutables) so compelling. What works on my machine is very likely to work on yours.

My latest build is all AMD to help with compatibility/driver issues and I’m off to the races.

I can’t seem to play things like PUBG and others who’s anti-cheat doesn’t work (I guess) but oh well. I’m considering adding a drive for Windows to play the ones that just won’t work.

But, my superiority!

Ok I don’t actually know if you’re just joking or neurodivergent so as not to not pick up on the sarcasm.

OP can do whatever the fuck they want on their device. The worst thing that can happen if they don’t like the suggestion is to close the single extra tab they opened on their browser to read about it.

But thank Christ you were here to save him from that catastrophe.

I hate how OP is gonna have to do whatever we say :(

That really sucks. I super wish they could just go on using whatever they want :(

Buddy, I did read it. Allow me to quote in case the OP is too long for you:

I missing any key steps or tips to make the experience even better on a Surface? Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Dude is distro hopping and wants general input. Please fuck off.

It was on topic and made perfect sense. What’s funny is that it was in response to you saying”AXSHHALLY you guys shouldn’t suggest immutable distros” because those don’t count as Windows alternatives for reasons?

If you’re gonna be a prick, at least be correct.

Ahh. You’re just a prick. I get it now.

Hm… immutable distros are alternatives tho?

And did you just downvote me for politely disagreeing?

I think I disagree.

After using Bazzite, if I had to set something up for my mom, it’d be Aurora.

Updates are dead simple and most of what she would use would be flatpaks anyway.

They seem like a rock solid way to get into Linux with a low chance of breaking something.