Not a popular opinion, but if the media in question is only being played on a phone (especially with a slow connection), I’m tempted to stick with Laserdisc rips (or equal). I’m a 4k Atmos kind of guy, but I can barely tell a difference if I’m on-the-go streaming to a sub-1080p screen

1. yes
2. in my compose file, I’ve set the extra variables that (supposedly) pass the GPU according to Jellyfin’s instructions

Jesus dude…was it good?

I’ve been hearing people suggest staying away from flatpaks, but I haven’t heard the reasons why. I guess that’s it?

Friendly reminder that streaming services have negatively impacted artists and art cultivation. Headbanging while blackout drunk at a dive bar gig, without directly giving the band(s) a penny, would help them more than their semiannual Spotify payout

I’ve spent so much time testing RAM, using DISM, and scanning drive health…its nauseating. Considering the machine is good with the old GPU (which I want to rehousing in a different machine), I feel comfortable ruling out other peripherals (mouse, keyboard, audio interface). But correct me if I’m wrong here

I ran MSI Afterburner for a while too, forgot to mention that. Even under load, none of the components went over 30°. I stress tested the CPU and GPU for a long time just to see if it made the system more unstable, but it didn’t seem to make a difference

No other USB issues

The motherboard is becoming my concern. Before I disassemble my computer again and buy yet another part, I’d like to make absolutely sure that this is the problem and not (for example) a simple setting change

Different cable as in HDMI? In that case no, and I don’t have a different DP cable to try. I’m using the one that came with my display

Thanks for the info! I’ve heard very little about Fedora so I assumed it had a large learning curve. My only experience with Arch-based distros is whatever they put on Steamdecks, and my friend with one has had problems every time he’s over

I’d consider it, got recommendations?

As far as my novice knowledge understands, this isn’t a fixable “issue”. But I’d love to use Debian as my main OS for everything, but I know there’s gonna be issues with Steam/GOG games and GPU drivers. My patience and tolerance with “daily drivers” is much lower than my servers, so as far as I know that pretty much limits me to Mint (which isn’t as cool)

I’m glad its working. When I tried Docker in Windows a few years ago, it was pure pain. So bad that I gave up and started learning Linux. If it’s as simple as you suggest, that’s great news for people getting into it

I spent several hours last night talking about FOSS projects and tech certifications to a guy in entry-level IT. I’m out here doing my best, guys

Fingers crossed for socials skills in FOSS communities, then it’s game over for big tech

In many cases…yes, and it’s embarrassing

Like you’ve already heard, you’re unlikely to feel a difference across most distros. I’ll recommend Debian or Ubuntu, I use both

I’m using Mullvad, its been great for me. I know it’s a fork, I don’t care

Recently switched to Mullvad, I like it

Yeah, I got it set up through Cockpit actually

Streamlined VM deployment inside a headless server. Been scratching my head for 2 days now on getting a Debian VM to work as advertised. Every step of the way I keep thinking “surely it doesn’t have to be this difficult, right?” And for some reason, a basic netplan edit to make a bridge broke all my NFS binds. Took all day to sort a brand new permissions issue that shouldn’t be possible

Can someone educate me on why the more common ones like Debian and Arch aren’t on this list? Every single day Linux communities force me to look at computer stuff in a different light

Edit: I learned a lot and accidentally incited discourse oops