Bonjour,

En janvier dernier, ma famille et moi avons décidé d'utiliser XMPP pour communiquer, suite à l'entousiasme que j'ai eu en leur présentant cette solution décentralisée et sécurisée.

Après quelques ajustements de clients logiciels (en particulier pour mes sœurs qui ont des téléphones Apple), on a réussi à avoir des conversations stables.

Mais après plusieurs mois d'utilisation je trouve quand même que XMPP, bien que plus ancienne que toutes les autres messageries, est très peu conviviale. Les interfaces des clients (en particulier Cheogram et Gajim) sont très rustiques et font pale figure face à Signal, par exemple. J'ai l'impression d'utiliser une brouette avec les clients de XMPP quand je vois la coupée sport qu'est Signal.

D'autres part, j'imaginais qu'étant très ancienne, XMPP serait peut être utilisée par d'autres personnes. Finalement, je n'ai croisé personne depuis janvier qui l'utilise. Les seuls autres usages que j'ai de XMPP aujourd'hui sont pour consulter des groupes sur XMPP créé par des collectifs qui veulent améliorer et promouvoir XMPP.

Bref, et vous, vous en pensez quoi de XMPP ? J'ai l'impression que je m'obstine avec cette messagerie que "j'impose" à ma famille, pour communiquer avec un logiciel d'un autre temps juste par philosophie, au détriment de l'expérience utilisateur.

Merci, bonne journée !

I'm planning on setting up a nas/home server (primarily storage with some jellyfin and nextcloud and such mixed in) and since it is primarily for data storage I'd like to follow the data preservation rules of 3-2-1 backups. 3 copies on 2 mediums with 1 offsite - well actually I'm more trying to go for a 2-1 with 2 copies and one offsite, but that's besides the point. Now I'm wondering how to do the offsite backup properly.

My main goal would be to have an automatic system that does full system backups at a reasonable rate (I assume daily would be a bit much considering it's gonna be a few TB worth of HDDs which aren't exactly fast, but maybe weekly?) and then have 2-3 of those backups offsite at once as a sort of version control, if possible.

This has two components, the local upload system and the offsite storage provider.
First the local system:

What is good software to encrypt the data before/while it's uploaded?

While I'd preferably upload the data to a provider I trust, accidents happen, and since they don't need to access the data, I'd prefer them not being able to, maliciously or not, so what is a good way to encrypt the data before it leaves my system?

What is a good way to upload the data?

After it has been encrypted, it needs to be sent. Is there any good software that can upload backups automatically on regular intervals? Maybe something that also handles the encryption part on the way?

Then there's the offsite storage provider. Personally I'd appreciate as many suggestions as possible, as there is of course no one size fits all, so if you've got good experiences with any, please do send their names. I'm basically just looking for network attached drives. I send my data to them, I leave it there and trust it stays there, and in case too many drives in my system fail for RAID-Z to handle, so 2, I'd like to be able to get the data off there after I've replaced my drives. That's all I really need from them.

For reference, this is gonna be my first NAS/Server/Anything of this sort. I realize it's mostly a regular computer and am familiar enough with Linux, so I can handle that basic stuff, but for the things you wouldn't do with a normal computer I am quite unfamiliar, so if any questions here seem dumb, I apologize. Thank you in advance for any information!

I recently installed KDE Plasma to my Debian system after using Gnome my entire life. I still quite enjoy gnome, but I think that its workflow is better suited to a mobile system like my laptop.

Using Plasma on my desktop system has been revolutionary - there is a stupid amount of functionality in here. In particular, widgets, themes, and activities are just so well implemented for the most part - I really feel like I can tailor the GUI to my needs and wants, and I think this is an enormous part of what is making Linux a truly modern OS when compared to proprietary alternatives.

The more I tweak things, the more the system feels truly like MY system - something that I don't think I could make work with proprietary software.

I was not a big fan of the splash screen until I found out that, of course, it can be disabled or customized as well - so now I find myself making vector graphics to customize that as well haha.

My only real regret is that having been on Gnome originally, some Gnome stuff can get in the way (though I do still kind of like using GDM instead of SDDM). Whenever I should do some big update/upgrade I am for sure installing plasma from the get go.

As someone who is new to KDE overall, and particularly with a system that has Gnome still partially installed, if there is anything I should know, I would appreciate it. Furthermore if anyone has any favorite widgets and whatnot, I would love to hear about them as well.

Thank you

I posted about this phone when I bought it and promised to tell about my experience after some use. So here is my story :)

Background

I needed to buy a new phone and wanted something unusual. Initially, I was looking at the Hisense A9.
It's an e-ink phone and, based on reviews, people love it. But the phone there is no official open source
Android distribution available for it (although there is an unofficial LineageOS port). I just don't like
running outdated Android versions. I wish we had broader device support, like we do with GNU/Linux.
distributions.

A few days later I read news about the LineageOS 22.2 release and went to check out which models were supported
from day one (it was December 2024). These phones are usually actively maintained, which means they're usually
good. I was surprised to see the F(x)tec Pro1 X there. Here
is a good article from 2022 if you've never heard of it. To put it shortly, it's a crowdfunded phone with a physical keyboard
that had a lot of issues at release. I went to the unofficial F(x)tec Discord server and found out that they finally finished shipping
the phone to all backers in November 2024! But some people already have more powerful phones and no longer need the shipped
F(x)tec. They had a dedicated channel for buying/selling, so I managed to buy one in mint condition for 300 EUR.

Keyboard

The keyboard is awesome. I previously had the Nokia Asha 200, Motorola Droid 4, Motorola Photon Q, and a physical keyboard addon for my PinePhone,
so I can compare. The one in the F(x)tec is by far the best. People who designed it clearly had a passion for physical keyboards.
The keyboard is full-sized with Ctrl, Shift, and Fn keys on both sides. It's very important for a slider because it allows you to type
while holding it. The keyboard also has home row markers on F and J, and it's natural to type on it without looking at it. The keys also very responsive -
I never miss my inputs.

These days, physical keyboards are not very practical. Glide typing on touch keyboards is quite convenient. But I feel like
I can type a bit faster and more accurately with a physical one. Plus, I really like the tactile feeling.

Screen

The screen is also great. Colors are very vibrant. It's curved on the sides and I saw people reporting accidental touches while holding it,
but it might have been fixed on the software side since I never encountered such an issue. And I actually like how the curved screen looks -
especially with such a nice OLED panel and the Android dark theme.

Slide mechanism

It feels very robust, but I don't like how it opens - it's quite loud. I liked it more in my Motorola sliders. But what I like is that the
screen is angled when you open it. It's a much more natural than when the screen is parallel to the keyboard. Plus, you get a
built-in kickstand :)

When closed, it looks like a regular phone. It's not too bulky - I'd say it's comparable to a typical phone with a protective case.

Fingerprint sensor

I hate it. It's the worst place they could have put it. I constantly touched it by accident when gripping the phone. So I ended up disabling
it completely.

Connectivity

Some units have issues with the antenna. I asked the seller to test the connectivity before buying, and it looks like my unit is unaffected.
Can confirm that calls and mobile internet work fine.

Performance

The specs are quite low. But I don't game on phones. I use it for calls, web browsing, messaging, and social media. It works smoothly,
so it's good enough for me.

Software

As I mentioned, the phone is officially supported by LineageOS. So I immediately re-flashed the stock Android 11 with it after testing the functionality.

Unfortunately, my favorite FUTO Keyboard doesn't propagate the defined layouts to the physical keyboard - it's always English. It works only if I
select the default AOSP keyboard as my input method. But since I don't need the sensor keyboard much, I just use the AOSP keyboard. It hides
automatically when I open the physical one.

But even when the touch keyboard is hidden, it still leaves a tiny bar at the bottom of the screen when any input field is active. It takes extra
space, and in horizontal layout, you don't have much space to spare. So I installed the Hide Navbar module
for Magisk which removes it.

Also, when the keyboard is open, the previews for running apps behave as if they're in horizontal mode. But it's a minor bug.

But there is one major issue I still haven't figured out. Sometimes the phone just refuses to wake from sleep once every few days. I have to hold
the power button to force reboot it. I asked about it in Discord and it looks like only one other person besides me has this issue. Others never encountered
anything like this. The only thing I found in common is that they all install Google services, while I use MicroG. Not sure if it's related. If you
have any idea how to debug it, let me know.

Battery

Battery life is okay. I charge it once every few days, but I don't have a lot of screen time. Also, I think the lack of Play Services improves it.

Camera

I currently can't leave my house, so I don't have nice photos to share :) But the camera is okay, even with the built-in LOS camera app.

There's also a dedicated camera button. I think it's convenient, but I don't mind using the on-screen shutter button either.

Weight

It's 46g heavier than my wife's Google Pixel 7 (197g vs 243g). It doesn't bother me - I barely notice the difference.

Headphone jack

I like that this phone has a headphone jack. I know I could just buy a Type-C adapter, but I don't like to carry it with me. And I just can't leave it
connected to the adapter, since I also share the headphones with my PC.

Conclusion

I like this phone - it fits my use cases perfectly. I'll continue to daily drive it. But it's not a great value - you can buy a much more modern phone
for the same money. And I wish its launch hadn't been surrounded by so many issues. We need more niche phones.

Lemmy has a rate limit on uploading photos, so I've uploaded more photos in this Imgur post.

Der Linux-Presentation-Day [LPD] findet zwei mal im Jahr um einen Stichtag herum statt.

Dabei sind viele Akteure aus den unterschiedlichsten Bereichen, ob Linux-user-Group [LUG], Volkshochschulen [VHS], Maker, Space's und andere. Alle eint die #Freiheit, die in ihren unterschiedlichen Facetten durch freie Software, um und mit #LINUX, so viel mehr bietet, als anderes es je könnte.

 Freiheit ist die Möglichkeit nein sagen zu können.
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Btw: Wir Begrüssen auch die EndOf10, Veranstaltungen und Veranstalter sind auf LEO vertreten:

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Finde und verwalte Deine Linux, FOSS und Open-X Veranstaltungen oder Linux-User-Groups auf einer globalen Karte mit vielen Extras für Veranstalter.

Happy LPD! 😄

-- EN --

The Linux Presentation Day [LPD] takes twice a year around one cut-off date.

Many actors from a wide variety of fields, whether Linux-user Group [LUG], adult education centres [VHS], maker, space's and others, are among the other. All united the freedom that offers in their different facets through free software, around and with LINUX, so much more than other could ever.

 Freedom is the possibility of being able to say no.
 Can you do that? Are you free?

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Participate, take part in; and enter your #LUG, group, event early at

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Finde und verwalte Deine Linux, FOSS und Open-X Veranstaltungen oder Linux-User-Groups auf einer globalen Karte mit vielen Extras für Veranstalter.

Btw: We also welcome the #EndOf10, #events and organizers are represented at LEO: linux-events.org/-EndOf10

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Need to let loose a primal scream without collecting footnotes first? Have a sneer percolating in your system but not enough time/energy to make a whole post about it? Go forth and be mid: Welcome to the Stubsack, your first port of call for learning fresh Awful you’ll near-instantly regret.

Any awful.systems sub may be subsneered in this subthread, techtakes or no.

If your sneer seems higher quality than you thought, feel free to cut’n’paste it into its own post — there’s no quota for posting and the bar really isn’t that high.

The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)

BlueMonday1984

2025-04-27 23:05:12

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 4th May 2025

Need to let loose a primal scream without collecting footnotes first? Have a sneer percolating in your system but not enough time/energy to make a whole post about it? Go forth and be mid: Welcome to the Stubsack, your first port of call for learning fresh Awful you’ll near-instantly regret.

Any awful.systems sub may be subsneered in this subthread, techtakes or no.

If your sneer seems higher quality than you thought, feel free to cut’n’paste it into its own post — there’s no quota for posting and the bar really isn’t that high.

The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)