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  • xavier666@lemm.eetoSelfhosted@lemmy.worldWhat is Docker?
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    21 hours ago

    Learn Docker even if you have a single app. I do the same with a Minecraft server.

    • No dependency issues
    • All configuration (storage/network/application management) can be done via a single file (compose file)
    • Easy roll-backs possible
    • Maintain multiple versions of the app while keeping them separate
    • Recreate the server on a different server/machine using only the single configuration file
    • Config is standardized so easy to read

    You will save a huge amount of time managing your app.

    PS: I would like to give a shout out to podman as the rootless version of Docker


  • I once installed Bazzite on my PC. I am an sway user/addict. So thought about installing sway on Bazzite.

    Below is my journey


    Let me try to download and compile it.

    Downloaded but it won’t compile.

    The libraries/dependancies are not installed. Here, try installing the packages via brew.

    Nope, some of them are available and some are not on Brew.

    Now what do I do? Okay, there is something called distrobox where I can install whatever I want.

    Looks like I have to learn distrobox. Wait, sway is not a simple application, it’s a full blown window manager. Even if it compiles, will it work?

    Most of the people online (Discord) told me the process won’t be very pretty.

    Do I want to invest another week experimenting with distrobox?

    Nope, installed Nobara the next day and I’m happy.


    Disclaimer: Bazzite is a fantastic distro and it’s powering my RoG Ally. Atomic distros are fantastic for the niche they fill.













  • xavier666@lemm.eetoLinux@lemmy.mlWindows doesn't "just work"
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    2 months ago

    Most of the time, the package is available on the standard package manager which makes the process extremely simple. Hardest part is knowing the package name. If you know apt search, you don’t even have to search on the browser to find the package name. But certain packages are only available as tar.gz or as source. But those are usually not encountered by newbies.

    If someone is using Nix, they generally don’t have trouble finding packages. Also, Nix has more packages compared to AUR.







  • xavier666@lemm.eetoLinux@lemmy.mlWindows doesn't "just work"
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    2 months ago

    How to install an application on Windows

    • You hear about some application
    • You google the application name
    • You get a bunch of links
    • You click the first one (and hope it’s valid and not hijacked by malware ads)
    • You scan the webpage to find the correct download button (and hope it’s not an ad link)
    • Download the application
    • Double-click the application.exe
    • Windows UAC pops up which you have to allow
    • Install start and you click next, next, next (You hope the installer does not change your homepage or install some browser toolbar)
    • Installation finished

    Windows is so much easier /s