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Hey Arch-enjoyers, there's a thing that annoys me and I'm wondering if I'm being a derp and there's a better way to do it. If I install or update using `yay` and the process takes a long time, like when it has to build something from source, I'll go and do other important stuff like posting nonsense on the fediweb and then of course I'll forget to go back to the terminal window to put in my password at the end and the install will time out. I know you shouldn't run yay with sudo, but is there a way to pre-approve whatever it needs so it can just do its biz and finish?
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I need an open source program to allow me to search the pictures that I've saved on my hard drives. Once I have that, I'm deleting everything in Google Photos.

Any recommendations?

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I've used the free Antivir antivirus program for decades on my machines. It was effective for a long time, and I could put up with it's once-a-day ad for subscription.

But it's been getting a LOT pushier lately. I've already been through hell with McAfee back in the '80s (that's a different story), and I remember hating Norton. So...can anyone suggest a decent antivirus program for Windows? Preferably one that's open-source, free, and maybe part of the Fediverse if that's not insane?

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I've used the free Antivir antivirus program for decades on my machines. It was effective for a long time, and I could put up with it's once-a-day ad for subscription.

But it's been getting a LOT pushier lately. I've already been through hell with McAfee back in the '80s (that's a different story), and I remember hating Norton. So...can anyone suggest a decent antivirus program for Windows? Preferably one that's open-source, free, and maybe part of the Fediverse if that's not insane?

#tech #technology #antivirus #FediTechSupport

I've used the free Antivir antivirus program for decades on my machines. It was effective for a long time, and I could put up with it's once-a-day ad for subscription.

But it's been getting a LOT pushier lately. I've already been through hell with McAfee back in the '80s (that's a different story), and I remember hating Norton. So...can anyone suggest a decent antivirus program for Windows? Preferably one that's open-source, free, and maybe part of the Fediverse if that's not insane?

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I'm thinking that my next cellphone might be a Fairphone. I've generally tried to shop wisely for phones, and mostly I've been quite successful. They generally last me at least five years each, often a year or two longer.

I go with as close to vanilla Android as much as possible, with high RAM and good specs - never top-tier phones, but solid mid-range phones. I don't buy from Samsung, because I have no interest in having crapware foisted on me or helping a corporation violate my privacy.

My current phone is a OnePlus 6T, which is still running solidly after nearly seven years. But Carl Pei left OnePlus some time ago, and OnePlus has apparently gone downhill as a result.

The Fairphone sounds appealing, but I'm concerned that I might have to switch carriers. Meanwhile my son is pulling for a Pixel; I'd rather avoid doing business directly with Google because they're so fucking evil.

So...suggestions? Thoughts?

Thanks!

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I'm thinking that my next cellphone might be a Fairphone. I've generally tried to shop wisely for phones, and mostly I've been quite successful. They generally last me at least five years each, often a year or two longer.

I go with as close to vanilla Android as much as possible, with high RAM and good specs - never top-tier phones, but solid mid-range phones. I don't buy from Samsung, because I have no interest in having crapware foisted on me or helping a corporation violate my privacy.

My current phone is a OnePlus 6T, which is still running solidly after nearly seven years. But Carl Pei left OnePlus some time ago, and OnePlus has apparently gone downhill as a result.

The Fairphone sounds appealing, but I'm concerned that I might have to switch carriers. Meanwhile my son is pulling for a Pixel; I'd rather avoid doing business directly with Google because they're so fucking evil.

So...suggestions? Thoughts?

Thanks!

#cellular #phones #Cellphones #Android #Fairphone #Technology #FediAdvice #FediTechSupport

I'm thinking that my next cellphone might be a Fairphone. I've generally tried to shop wisely for phones, and mostly I've been quite successful. They generally last me at least five years each, often a year or two longer.

I go with as close to vanilla Android as much as possible, with high RAM and good specs - never top-tier phones, but solid mid-range phones. I don't buy from Samsung, because I have no interest in having crapware foisted on me or helping a corporation violate my privacy.

My current phone is a OnePlus 6T, which is still running solidly after nearly seven years. But Carl Pei left OnePlus some time ago, and OnePlus has apparently gone downhill as a result.

The Fairphone sounds appealing, but I'm concerned that I might have to switch carriers. Meanwhile my son is pulling for a Pixel; I'd rather avoid doing business directly with Google because they're so fucking evil.

So...suggestions? Thoughts?

Thanks!

#cellular #phones #Cellphones #Android #Fairphone #Technology #FediAdvice #FediTechSupport

I'm thinking that my next cellphone might be a Fairphone. I've generally tried to shop wisely for phones, and mostly I've been quite successful. They generally last me at least five years each, often a year or two longer.

I go with as close to vanilla Android as much as possible, with high RAM and good specs - never top-tier phones, but solid mid-range phones. I don't buy from Samsung, because I have no interest in having crapware foisted on me or helping a corporation violate my privacy.

My current phone is a OnePlus 6T, which is still running solidly after nearly seven years. But Carl Pei left OnePlus some time ago, and OnePlus has apparently gone downhill as a result.

The Fairphone sounds appealing, but I'm concerned that I might have to switch carriers. Meanwhile my son is pulling for a Pixel; I'd rather avoid doing business directly with Google because they're so fucking evil.

So...suggestions? Thoughts?

Thanks!

#cellular #phones #Cellphones #Android #Fairphone #Technology #FediAdvice #FediTechSupport

Can anyone recommend some good open-source torrenting software I can use on a Windows 11 machine?

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Edited to add:
Thank YOU to everyone who responded in any way to his call to the Fediverse for greater knowledge about WiFi routers than I possess.
Finally settled on this 3-unit mesh router set from the Costco online store:
TP-Link Deco BE11000 Wi-Fi 7 Tri-Band Whole-Home Mesh Wi-Fi System, 3-pack.
I've been using an earlier version of this router and satellites with which I've been quite happy.
This new setup represents an upgrade to a higher "G" level.
The set I have now installed easily and quickly, and had an online app with numerous useful system tools and diagnostics. It worked flawlessly for years. I WAS hoping the Fediverse hive would come up with something off the beaten path that would work for me. And now I'm hoping that the new setup works as we'll as the old one.
Again, thanks to all.
We all know something.
Together we know everything.

Asking the Fediverse Hive Mind About WiFi routers:
I'm moving to a home where fibre high speed internet is available.
In order to avoid the monthly fee for the service provider's router, I'd like to provide my own.
Are there brands or models you kind folks would recommend?
I'm looking for something offering a good product at a reasonable price. (WiFi 7 seems worth getting.)
Dependable would also be nice.
Thanks to those who would be kind enough to boost.
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Hey lovelies 🩷

Question for any of y'all who have more knowledge than we do in relation to fixing networking issues within Windows 11 :Windows_11_Logo:

One PC on our network had been having intermittent networking issues on Windows 10, so we did an in-place upgrade to Windows 11 24H2.

This did fix some issues, but we're still having 2 major issues:

1. The PC can see, but refuses to connect to, our Synology NAS (DS220J). It keeps asking for a username and password, like it's failing authentication.
2. Other Windows-based PC can connect to it, and it can see them, but Kodi on a Fire TV stick (4K Max, 2024 model) refuses to connect to it over SMB (Samba), giving a "no route to host" error message.

We've reviewed guides such as:

• Accessing a third-party NAS with SMB in Windows 11 24H2 may fail
• Control SMB signing behavior
• Detect, enable, and disable SMBv1, SMBv2, and SMBv3 in Windows

... and made some settings tweaks. We've also gone through common troubleshooting tips such as:

• Making sure the connection is private;
• Making sure that filesharing is enabled;
• Tweaking SMB connection settings in Synology NAS;
• Deleting and manually re-entering the login details for the Synology NAS under the credentials manager;
• Changing the minimum (no minimum, 1, 2) and and maximum (3) SMB level on Kodi;
• Updating Windows and drivers;
• Using DISM and SFC;
• Group policy updates;

... but sadly to no avail.

We're trying to avoid a clean install, as there's a lot of stuff we'd need to reinstall, and we don't have the time, executive function, or (most importantly) and patience and emotional regulation to do that right now 🥺

Any thoughts?

Update, 2025-07-11:

With the help of suggestions from lovely folks, it looks tenuously like both issues have been resolved on the PC 🤞🩷

We didn't make it clear above, but both versions of Windows are the Pro versions. (Used a Home version of WIndows - XP Home - only once. Never again!!!)

In case it helps anyone else, here are the additional steps we took, based on comments, to resolve the issues described above:

• Checked router (RX-AX88U) to check no DHCP issues.
  • Realised that the MAC address on the static IP address section for the PC was for the onboard NIC, rather than the PCI-E one we'd previously installed. This hadn't caused issues previously, but we did take the time to update this.
• Reset the IP stack.
• Uninstalled SMBv1 by removing from Windows Features.
• Disabled SMB1 and verified that SMBv2/v3 enabled (per guide here).
• Disabled SMB client signing requirement and enabled guest fallback protection (per guide here).
• Deleted saved credentials for the Synology NAS again under Credential Manager
  • We'd done this previously, but it hadn't worked by itself.
  • Interestingly, when we deleted it once, it then reappeared, so we had to delete it twice.
• Rebooted.

On the Fire TV Stick (4K Max, 2024), we'd also checked that the Kodi settings showed a minimum SMB protocol of V2.

Under the Synology NAS (a DS220J), we'd previously also gone into Control Panel > File Services > Advanced Settings > General and set:

• Minimum SMB protocol to SMB2;
• Transport encryption mode to Client defined;
• Server signing status to Forced;

... per recommendations we'd read online.

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