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Slop, systemd, and dual-booting
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ZDNet ☛ 7 ways AI can help with your Linux system management [Ed: More promotion of slop]
I'm not a big fan of employing AI for everything. I strongly believe that it should have no place in creative endeavors (with some exceptions -- such as DaVinci Resolve's incredible AI voice isolation), but it does make sense to employ AI in certain areas.
For example: Linux system management.
Before anyone gets up in arms, I'm not saying that system administrators should be replaced by machines. What I am saying is that AI can help those who are new to Linux learn how to manage (or better manage) their systems. And in cases where a single admin has to manage more machines than they have time for, AI can make for a great assistant.
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The Register UK ☛ Flatpak-NG sounds like bad news for systemd refuseniks
Flatpak development has been very quiet for years. Discussions about a next-generation take are happening – and some of the signs are worrying if, like many FOSS folks, you are systemd-intolerant.
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HowTo Geek ☛ I finally ditched dual-boot for Proxmox, now Windows and Linux play nice on one machine
Microsoft designs Windows with the assumption that it's going to be the only operating system on the computer drive. Because of that, it does not play nicely when it has to share that drive with another operating system. Anyone who has ever tried dual-booting Windows and Linux will tell you that it rarely ever goes smoothly.
Even if you don't have any problems during the setup process, you can be almost certain that you'll run into some OS conflict down the line. I say this as someone who kept a dual-booting workstation for years. Clock sync errors, bootloader errors, or BitLocker errors are pretty much inevitable. But there is a better way.