dario

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PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation changes license for no commercial use and no derivatives in c/emulation@lemmy.ml
[–] dario@feddit.it 2 points 3 days ago

Damn autocorrect set to my native language. Thanks for pointing out.

PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation changes license for no commercial use and no derivatives in c/emulation@lemmy.ml
[–] dario@feddit.it 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Even if everything was made in compliance this is still sad news.

PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation changes license for no commercial use and no derivatives in c/emulation@lemmy.ml
[–] dario@feddit.it 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Wow. This is unfortunate.

Edit: typo.

The Madness behind the Linux Source Code Comments - YouTube in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] dario@feddit.it 2 points 5 days ago

I was thinking the same. People are downvoting you because Lemmy is filled with left-leaning people.

Am I the only one using Btrfs snapshots like this? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] dario@feddit.it 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, now I understand.

Am I the only one using Btrfs snapshots like this? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] dario@feddit.it 1 points 3 weeks ago

I know it is not secure. Are you saying that I can roll back to the state before I intentionally messed around without rebooting? Can you elaborate?

Companies that use desktop Linux in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] dario@feddit.it 3 points 3 weeks ago

I work for a very small company. We do embedded development. They gave me a Windows machine. After a few months I ditched Windows for GNU/Linux and after a couple years the other two fellow developers followed suit.

Am I the only one using Btrfs snapshots like this? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] dario@feddit.it 1 points 3 weeks ago

This is an option, but I really do not need periodic snapshots.

Am I the only one using Btrfs snapshots like this? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] dario@feddit.it 1 points 3 weeks ago

Glad to read that.

Am I the only one using Btrfs snapshots like this? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] dario@feddit.it 2 points 3 weeks ago

This is also a sensible approach.

Am I the only one using Btrfs snapshots like this? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] dario@feddit.it 2 points 3 weeks ago

systemd-nspawn is interesting. I never managed to try it out.

Am I the only one using Btrfs snapshots like this? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] dario@feddit.it 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It could be a sensible approach, but with a snapshot I am free to tinker with every aspect of the system knowing that I can revert everything with a reboot.

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Am I the only one using Btrfs snapshots like this? (feddit.it)
 

I use Btrfs with Parabola GNU/Linux-libre, a derivative distribution of Arch Linux. I use no snapshot management tools such as Snapper or Timeshift. I keep my system minimal and tidy. Everything is boring and predictable. I do not bork my system by mistake, except when something breaks after an odd update, usually once or twice per year. When it happens, I find a workaround (usually something needs to be downgraded) and file a bug report if there is none.

When I need to tinker with something that can possibly go out of control, like installing a new package for a program that I want to try out and I am not sure I will want to keep it, I take a snapshot of my current "pristine" system and boot into it. In the snapshot copy of my system I do all the dirty stuff I want to try out. When I am satisfied with my findings, I reboot into the main subvolume and delete the snapshot.

It seems to me that most people use Btrfs snapshots preemptively in case of unexpected failure. I use snapshots exactly when I know I am going to do something that can lead to instability or «OS rot». Am I the only one using Btrfs snapshots like this?

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