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Cake day: July 22nd, 2023

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  • Um, do you? I don’t seem to need to, never had except for major release updates and changing sources.

    Just now;

    root@backups:~# cat /etc/os-release
    PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)"
    NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
    VERSION_ID="13"
    VERSION="13 (trixie)"
    VERSION_CODENAME=trixie
    DEBIAN_VERSION_FULL=13.5
    

    Then “apt update” and “apt upgrade” followed by “reboot” and

    root@backups:~# cat /etc/os-release
    PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)"
    NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
    VERSION_ID="13"
    VERSION="13 (trixie)"
    VERSION_CODENAME=trixie
    DEBIAN_VERSION_FULL=13.6
    

    (My history)

     497  apt update
      498  cat /etc/os-release
      499  apt upgrade
      500  reboot
      501  uname -a
      502  cat /etc/os-release
      503  history
    

  • I do, and have printed instructions in a “When I die” sealed envelope.

    But I think this is more of a people problem than a technical one. 99% of the pictures in my immich instance are of no interest to anyone else, along with most other things I back up. Some websites I’ve made I’d like to continue so have their source in github and on free hosting, but eventually the domains will expire and they’ll go away.

    What you can’t provide is selecting what’s important enough to the family and what they want shared, which is the hardest part. And in some cases, that’s what people post on socials. How you want to be remembered is often just your facebook feed.







  • OS update fuss level is hugely dependant on distro though.

    EL and rebuilds? Full new machine and copy services over (or if paying RHEL, use their migrator which can have mixed results). Agree, huge fuss.

    Debian/ubuntu? Dist-upgrade, normally safe and much quicker.

    Plus a bunch of rolling release distros that just keep up to date (but will occasionally add breaking changes that you might not be ready for)

    Can’t so easily get around hardware issues, so build cattle that can be easily redeployed or scaled. Doesn’t fit all situations though.









  • Hmm… Do I side with Epic, famous for:

    1. Apple app store lawsuit because they didn’t get enough of the profit
    2. Google play lawsuit, ditto.
    3. Paying publishers to release games exclusively on Epic Games Store, pushing up prices to gamers.
    4. Many allegations by former allegations about toxic work culture, very long working hours, especially “crunch” times leading to burnout and mental health issues.
    5. Aggressive loot boxing and monetization of games specifically targetting children.
    6. Having to settle a lawsuit with the FTC for $275m to escape prosecution for breaching children’s privacy laws and forced to issue a further $245m in refunds to customers who were victims of “dark patterns” employed by Epic.

    Or with Steam?