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I highly recommend the Prism Launcher. You can find it in the standard Linux Mint Software Manager.

They have an install script that makes this much easier. https://github.com/tailscale-dev/deck-tailscale

I summed up the steps:

Create an account at https://login.tailscale.com/start

Open Konsole and copy-paste the following commands, then hit enter to run them:

git clone https://github.com/tailscale-dev/deck-tailscale.git; cd deck-tailscale

sudo bash tailscale.sh

source /etc/profile.d/tailscale.sh

sudo tailscale up --qr --operator=deck --ssh This will give you a QR code, that you need to scan with your phone. You will have to log in to Tailscale to add the Steam Deck to your Tailscale network.

Try running sudo tailscale update

If this works, i.e. if you don’t get any error messages, run sudo tailscale set --auto-update

If you use Decky Loader, I recommend installing the Tailscale Control plugin, which lets you control Tailscale from the Steam menu. You can also use KTailctl to control it from desktop mode.

Corporations steal from us all the time, and they don’t even let us buy their content, they only sell limited access that can be revoked at any time (see https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/9531016 or https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/12904663). Under these circumstances, there are no ethical issues with piracy.

Tailscale might be the easiest and best solution for this. It’s like Hamachi, but more modern and much better. They even have a guide on how to set it up on the Steam Deck: https://tailscale.com/blog/steam-deck

Seems like using a VPN is basically inevitable now

DoH, DoT, DoQ, DNSCrypt, or just use a VPN

Yes, I know, draw.io theoretically isn’t entirely open source, but the source code is available and it can be self-hosted. Honestly, that’s good enough for me, I think I can make an exception for this one. But generally I care a lot about strictly using FOSS too. It can also be integrated with Nextcloud: https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/drawio

I wouldn’t compare a Pixel to an iPhone in that context. The Google Pixel has been designed to run Android, a fundamentally open platform, which for example allows for sideloading, something that iOS only added recently because of pressure from lawmakers. The Pixel also allows you to install any OS you like while preserving all security features, including Verified boot, whereas the iPhone has always been locked down and only supports a single operating system that’s entirely controlled by one corporation. Hardware-wise, the choice between a Pixel and an iPhone should be pretty clear. The Pixel is open and supports alternative operating systems, as well as custom verified boot signing keys. Software-wise, I’d take the iPhone over a Pixel with the Stock OS any time of the day, even though it’s not as open, simply because I don’t want any invasive Google bullshit running as a privileged system app on my device.

There’s a fork called Input Leap that is working on Wayland support. Most of the maintainers of Barrier have now moved on and are working on Input Leap.

Sure, CoreHunt is nice, but I still prefer ANGRYsearch or just good old fd or find from the command line

I’ve been addicted to Unrailed recently, it’s genuinely a great game that (at least for me) never gets boring. I’m desperately waiting for Unrailed 2. Even the multiplayer works really well on the Steam Deck/Linux in general.

Hell yeah, fuck Nintendo, don’t let them take away your right to emulate the games you paid for (hell, I don’t mind if you emulate games you didn’t pay for, Nintendo is a massive scumbag company, it’s totally fine to pirate their stuff)

Hardware isn’t privacy invasive, it’s neutral. It’s Google’s proprietary software that collects all of your data, which is the reason I don’t use it. I don’t use any Google services, and completely blocked their servers on my network (both in my firewall and DNS). A Pixel with GrapheneOS is the best way to protect your privacy and security simultaneously, and it’s the only device that can compete with iPhone hardware security. I’ll happily buy Pixels from Google for their great features like the Titan M2 secure element, but I will never use their software and services.

Really? That’s your concern? People seeing you use a Google phone? Just put a case on it ffs, no one cares that much about the phone you use. With a case, basically all modern smartphones look the exact same.

https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/113049891764818911

Edit: That was the experimental release. There’s a stable release now https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/113072219898252365

Has anyone tried loading arkenfox user.js on there? That’s the bare minimum for me to use a Firefox-based browser. I’m not using that without hardening.

I understand the idea, but I will continue to take notes, because my notes are tailored to my personal needs. A manpage lists all the options for a command, of which I probably only use a few. So I’m only going to include the ones I actually need in my notes. This makes everything much less complicated, easier to find and it saves me time. I know that there are tools like tldr or tealdeer (Rust rewrite), but they only show a few options, which might not be the options I’m specifically looking for.

The IP address is shared between all people who connect to the same VPN server.

Well, you can change your IP as often as you want. You can go to a completely different ISP in a different country in a matter of seconds.

So if you are using one tool to access YouTube while being logged into Google on your browser, doesn’t that defeat the purpose of the VPN?

Yeah, I didn’t assume anyone in this community would log in to YouTube, but maybe I’m wrong

Frigate is pretty nice. If you need a simpler setup, go with Rpisurv, it’s made for a Raspberry Pi, and very easy to setup and use.