Where do we hear lines of BS that state they are for your own good? It's not that Linux doesn't do this they do, such as x11 being soon deprecated in GTK 5 (GNOME). On Linux that software isn't usually gone, but you may have to take extra steps to keep using it. That is until the demand is gone and it is no longer updated.

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-deprecating-windows-features-good-thing/

On the subject of "Digital Archiving"

I used to do that early-on - but I have been around since 5 1/4" Floppy drives - then 3 1/2" - then CR-R - then iOmega Zip - then Orbit - then DVD-R then various memory formats and external drive interfaces (Firewire, etc...)

I finally just decided that eventually, the thing I am storing data on may not be accessible by the thing I may or may not have available to read the archive from.

Even this could be mitigated by using the most basic Android tablets and long term storing in Mylar, etc... But I have even found THOSE devices that were justva few years old in the move to the new house - that are now dead dead dead - Could I rip them apart and maybe clip the correct power to the battery leads? maybe?

Another trooperisim: Books define wealth. The more books in your library - meaningful books, not Harlequin romance novels - but real books - the wealthier one is. I regret getting rid of books I had no room to keep. I regret their exile to boxes in the garage, to suffering lingering torment from silverfish and moisture, before their inevitable condemnation to a donation bin in exchange for a paltry tax deduction.

The few surviving artifacts of historical antiquity tell us that messages pressed, chiseled, or etched into durable materials are vastly superior to papyrus/paper, paint, or cloth.

Old films, negatives, even photographs have self-destructed due to chemical composition, age, storage...

Digital archives of any form or format are much less likely to survive any test of time far beyond the next few generations.

That said, if one were trying to just store the entire digitized Library of Congress, or even exabytes of general information in some archive - I think those archives would indeed serve the purpose of safeguarding our intellectual heritage, and likely serve as essential troves of information "in the immediate post-event need" - but a considerable amount of planning and contingency architecture would be needed to fully realize such a library of posterity.

https://t.me/trooper_chat/49859

While Void is not a user friendly distro. Adding more Distros with the ability to run on Apple Silicon is a big deal as it means being able to ditch the rotten apple.

https://linuxiac.com/void-linux-february-iso-adds-apple-silicon-support/

We do not agree with everything on the list but the idea of getting away from Google is the same.

https://itsfoss.com/leaving-google-ecosystem/

This has been a long time coming and needed. If you don't know what HDR is modern TVs and monitors are equipped with this to increase the range of colors that can be displayed. GNOME has been sorely lacking on this feature as Plasma has at least been integrating it in bits and pieces.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-48-HDR

Something we often don't think about. Most of our use cases will just involve ext4 for our filesystem but when should you use something else?

https://www.howtogeek.com/filesystems-on-linux-when-should-you-not-use-ext4/

If you have problems seeing your screen icons due to vision issues consider a dock or adjusting your fractional scaling.

https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-linux-docks-to-make-your-desktop-beautiful/

If you use VLC player and encounter issues with "seek bar", "seeking with FF" or using the "Chapter buttons" causing VLC to Crash. disable "Hardware-accelerated decoding". Close and relaunch VLC and you should now be able to "seek" again. There is a bug that has not been worked around in the latest Intel video codecs. HTH
MrDeploarable

On Linux we generally smirk at these complaints as one of the things we have is the power of choice. The freedom to choose how our system looks and functions is entirely up to us.

https://www.xda-developers.com/design-flaws-windows-11-microsoft-still-hasnt-fixed/

#A15 #Unofficial #TD #GSI #LineageOS #Light

Build Date: 2025 01 31
January 2025 Security Patch

LineageOS 22.1 2025.01.31
Latest

Changelog

Sync with latest sources of LineageOS and Treble Droid
Fix fingerprint scanners

Features

For a/b devices only
No inbuilt root
Fixes that will never be in aosp
Face unlock
Forced LTE_CA
EROFS(Requires kernel 5.4+, and the corresponding fstab entries)
All ext4 builds are fully rw
No fixes from me for specific devices

Note

From main thing to know, I'm primarily building a GSI for myself. I need exactly LineageOS base + EROFS. And I can't fix bugs on all kinds of devices

Maintainer: MisterZtr
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#A15 #Unofficial #TD #GSI #CalyxOS #AOSP

Build Date: 🤷‍♂️
January 2025 Security Patch

CalyxOS 6.3.2 Release Candidate 1

Changelog

Idunno

Note

Your Phone Should Be Private.
CalyxOS is a privacy-focused, de-Googled Android-based operating system designed to enhance security while maintaining usability.

Please, please support the developers of Calyx OS if you like this firmware!
I would like to note now that this GSI is not hardened the way an official CalyxOS build is, because it inherits the vendor kernel ..

Special Thanks​

CalyxOS developers
Phh
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Maintainer: Nullvalue
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#A15 #Unofficial #TD #GSI #CipherOS #AOSP

Build Date: 2025 02 03
November 2024 Security Patch

CipherOS 6.0 Beta 2025.02.03

Changelog

Test build

Features

For a/b devices only
No inbuilt root
Fixes that will never be in aosp
Face unlock
Forced LTE_CA
EROFS(Requires kernel 5.4+, and the corresponding fstab entries)
All ext4 builds are fully rw
No fixes from me for specific devices

Note

From main thing to know, I'm primarily building a GSI for myself. I need exactly LineageOS base + EROFS. And I can't fix bugs on all kinds of devices

Maintainer: MisterZtr
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if you are looking for a much simpler self hosted cloud experience than Nextcloud.

https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-casaos/