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1 • general thoughts (by Dave Brown on 2023-03-20 01:15:21 GMT from United States)
Looking forward to firing up my first Gentoo. Lots of new Arch based distros, and very similar to each other. And Serpent? I won't call it an OS because it is not complete. It reminds me of that distro called Solus.
2 • Serpent OS (by Marc on 2023-03-20 01:44:52 GMT from Australia)
I have been following Serpent OS since day 1 and I am loving the progress they have made lately.
I have managed to get the validation iso to boot and it is just a proof of concept / validation that it all works. But it does work.
In the last few days their build infrastructure has gone live and starting to build / update packages in the hope of a live iso :)
3 • Gentoo and a friendly derivative (by Sasi on 2023-03-20 01:57:38 GMT from India)
In my experience there can't be any better derivative of Gentoo than the Calculate Linux. It's easy to install; you enjoy the benefit of Gentoo performance and it's much simpler to maintain/upgrade.
4 • Liya Linux (by mnrv-ovrf-year-c on 2023-03-20 02:50:33 GMT from Puerto Rico)
The creators of Liya Linux need to offer the ISO on Sourceforge or another mirror. Tried downloading the 3.5GiB ISO but failed, Firefox crashed and had amnesia. This was after putting the hard disk to the near point of failure. If they expect better reception and more people to check it out and praise it, and not just rely on its being on Arch Linux, they have to get away from the place they're offering it now. Until I could download the ISO, like I could now with Debian or Slackware, which are about the same size, I don't care if it's independent and what else they do with this distro which is different from the bunch coming along lately which are "me-too".
5 • File transfer (by Trihexagonal on 2023-03-20 05:48:26 GMT from United States)
File transfers something I do often and if using FreeBSG have to work as root to do so. USB sticks and physical transfer from one machine to another is how I work, with XFE being my File Manager of choice.
Earlier today I transferred 23 single photos in a group from my smartphone to a Linux laptop using Bluetooth, which is preferable to using gmail to mail them so I can access that account from a laptop.
But I don't use any of the methods listed in the poll.
6 • Favourite transfer utility (by fenglengshun on 2023-03-20 05:59:58 GMT from Indonesia)
KDE Connect, for sure. It's just such a handy tool, it connects automatically, and sending files/url/clipboard are all instant too. My only complain is that the Send menu is a hassle requiring more clicks than I'd prefer (esp. if you have more than one devices) and without Plasma Integration some things are more annoying than they needed to be. And the GSConnect replacement, Valent, seems to still be in alpha as I had some stability issues with it.
Other than that, I use Resilio, since last I tried syncthing don't support selective file sync (unless you count manual sync rules). Works well enough to sync folders throughout my devices (including phone) and transfer files that I can't or too much of a hassle using KDE Connect.
And I guess I do use grsync from time to time, to backup files to office's shared folder network drive.
7 • File Transfer (by Any on 2023-03-20 07:30:40 GMT from Spain)
gFTP
8 • LuckyBackup (by LLL on 2023-03-20 08:52:29 GMT from Spain)
10 years using LuckyBackup (GUI for rsync). Perfect.
9 • openSUSE Leap popularity surge (by SuperOscar on 2023-03-20 09:00:11 GMT from Finland)
I wonder if the openSUSE Leap (15.4) popularity surge hasn’t something to do with the upcoming demise of the Leap platform? For the last ten years, it’s been my favourite distro; now I’m not quite sure what to use any more. More and more it seems users are forced to use rolling distros instead of stable ones. Welcome to “you have 2000+ updates” daily hell :p
10 • Data transfer (by Dr.J on 2023-03-20 10:10:40 GMT from Germany)
Almost all data transfer between all devices is done by rsync/rsyncd - mostly automated by cronjobs or scripts. For some special cases I use corresponding front-ends (grsnyc/backintime).
11 • File transfer (by James on 2023-03-20 11:27:44 GMT from United States)
Drag and drop meets my needs.
12 • File Transfer (by Marco on 2023-03-20 11:35:19 GMT from United States)
I wish more distros offered zsync for ISOs that are frequently updated.
13 • Security Onion (by Doug Burks on 2023-03-20 12:54:08 GMT from United States)
Hi Jesse,
Thanks for trying Security Onion! For first time users, we recommend following the First Time Users guide at https://docs.securityonion.net/en/2.3/first-time-users.html. If you have further questions or problems, we'd love to help you out over at https://securityonion.net/discuss. Thanks!
14 • Security Onion (by Donnie on 2023-03-20 18:51:00 GMT from United States)
@Jesse : Actually Security Onion works very well if you follow the documentation for setting it up. You'll also want to watch the tutorial videos on either their website or their YouTube channel. Security Onion is a specialty type of Linux distro, and you can't just install it the same way that you'd install any normal Linux distro.
Also, the hardware requirements actually are accurate. Everything on Security Onion runs as a Docker container, and there are lots of Docker containers. It also collects end-point log files and stores them in an Elastic Stack database, which will eventually require lots of disk space. So, just because you only have a few gigabytes worth of software in the install image doesn't mean that the extra disk space isn't needed.
Anyway, I hope that helps.
15 • Another command line tool: voted for "syncthing". (by mircea on 2023-03-20 23:26:10 GMT from Moldova)
I voted for syncthing, cause it is encrypted and has a nice web UI.
And it works with mac & windows too.
16 • openSUSE Leap popularity surge (by Daniel on 2023-03-21 12:15:10 GMT from Czechia)
I think I read somewhere about fixing openSUSE metrics. Maybe surge is just fixed metrics bug? Because I don't see any improvements in openSUSE numbers on pages like here, gamingOnLinux statistics or reddit user increase.
17 • metrics (by Glenn Dean on 2023-03-21 15:41:47 GMT from United States)
The metrics here are just a popularity contest. You need to go to Google Trends( or others) to find real metrics.
18 • File transfers (by Robert on 2023-03-21 16:12:03 GMT from United States)
Most commonly I transfer files between my desktop and file server using an NFS mount and standard mv and cp commands.
For other situations I might use scp, KDE Connect, or a USB stick, whatever is most convenient for the task at hand.
19 • file transfer utilities (by npaladin2000 on 2023-03-21 18:24:47 GMT from United States)
I use rclone. It's the most robust and yet simplest utility I've found. It acts like regular command line file handling only your source and your target can be remotes rather than local. And it can make pretty much anything a remote. Only downside is that it doesn't seem to handle transferring deltas, so for large files with small changes I do go back to rsync. But most of what I do is small files that are new or completely changed anyway.
20 • Sharing, file transfers, Liya @4, and Gentoo-based @3 (by El Gordo on 2023-03-22 03:54:35 GMT from United States)
I share little and rarely, so I just upload to Google Drive or other cloud storage any thing I want on my other devices.
@4, Liya seems to be based in New Zealand, so they use Mega for downloading. Mega downloads the whole package before asking to save it. It bypassed my download manager, but still was quick and painless. If it makes any difference, I used Chrome rather than FF. If you're looking for something different, it isn't. It quick to boot, light on resources and easy to install and looks very good, but the same can be said for EndeavourOS, except Liya is geared for non-technical users and newbies. Uses Brave browser, and Alacrity for cli. Pamac is included. They offer a free customized ISO for those unfamiliar with Linux or Arch.
@3, Gentoo derivatives. I like Redcore, based on testing, live ISO and has a GUI package manager named Sisyphus. (Odd name, Sisyphus is about unending repetitive effort with no result.)
21 • File transfer Utility (by Mike C on 2023-03-22 06:04:57 GMT from United States)
I have used NitroShare version 0.3.1 for several years on our local network. Least complicated I have tried and has never failed me.
22 • SerpentOS (by InvisibleInk on 2023-03-22 23:15:00 GMT from United States)
Serpent is the current brainchild Ikey Doherty of Solus fame. He's wound his way back around to creating an new distribution. Look forward to what it evolves into when it is ready for prime time.
23 • SerpentOS (by whatsinaname on 2023-03-23 09:03:28 GMT from Germany)
If SerpentOS is another Project of "Ikey Doherty of Solus fame", then expect it to be abandoned and possibly even completely disappeared when it becomes successful and actually useful to its users.
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ZevenOS was an Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution with focus on providing a fast and easy-to-use system with BeOS-like user interface and support for older hardware. The distribution was built on top of a recent Linux kernel and includes a large number of popular open-source software applications for office use, multimedia playback and software development. ZevenOS also ships with MAGI, a tool for starting applications and managing the system. The project's "Neptune" edition was a separate built based on Debian GNU/Linux and featuring the latest KDE desktop.
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