Ah, I see why you met with some success. I was trying to do this painfully with GRUB and I just couldn't get it to work for the life of me. I may try again but I am okay just using LUKS with a fully encrypted root partition on an EFI system with GRUB as my bootloader. I at least managed to get the keyfile portion working so I only have to enter my password once.
I am a die hard Cinnamon guy. I used to like MATE and then I played with Linux Mint for a short while and Cinnamon became my thing. Cinnamon works really well in Arch too. I just wish that its window manager, Muffin, would support Wayland. I really want to drop xorg like a bad habit.
I wouldn't quite call Arch simple because it is probably not for most newbies who want a turnkey system. By newbie, I mean somebody that's only ever used a modern verison of Windows - in other words, they've never had to scratch the surface of computer usage. They have no idea what a partition is or even what a bootloader is for that matter. Arch's install tends to be somewhat terse by comparison but it's great for somebody comfortable with the command line and somebody having enough background knowledge. I can install Arch in a fraction of the time that it takes to install other distros.
In a nutshell, I like it because it is a very lightweight distribution. The install process forces you to really learn what is going on with your computer. You know what's going to be installed and what will be running. It doesn't get in your way and hide things from you.
Yes, that is the way to do it privately. Remember though that these constructed VPNs can still leak meta data. They're not perfect but for a few friends, I don't think anyone is going to bat an eyelash. I've been trying to get Nebula to work because I really want to use a system that is completely open source. I know somebody reverse-engineered the server component and calls it Headscale but I am hesitant to use it.
It's sad how greedy the wealthy have become and even allowed to become. This is why I personally am so far to the left now that I identify as an anarcho-communist.
Are you hosting Jellyfin publicly? Or is this just an internal static IP. I would strongly advise against hosting your Jellyfin server publicly because you could run afoul of copyright and usage laws. If you want to host Jellyfin for a few friends, consider using something like ZeroTier or Tailscale to construct a private overlay network.
Interesting! Thank you for that. The only init systems I am really familiar with are the old system V, rc.d, OpenRC, and systemd. I actually don't mind systemd all that much now that I've gotten used to it. I still don't like the way Poettering basically forced it on us but it's tolerable.
I really like Food Lion's Dr. Perky over Dr. Pepper. I know it's like really strange but the Dr. Perky is quite good. Also, Food Lion's version of Mountain Dew, Mountain Lion, is a lot better.
I am sorry but I really don't have any constructive advice to offer. I am more curious what distros you are considering. If you haven't thought about using Arch, please give it serious consideration because it is nice and lightweight. Yes, the install process is terse but it leaves you with a good system that you really know what's going on.
Google reaps a more than simply healthy profit compared to what it outlays to help open source projects. Alphabet is not doing this out of altruism so it's definitely profit motivated. Google's cash outlay to benefit FOSS is mere peanuts when compared to the lucrative value it gets in return.
It's definitely against the ToS for me ISP. I doubt they'll ever really find out because the bandwidth I'm using isn't as crazy as the other customers which regularly stream from Netflix, Hulu, etc. I can kind of hide in plain sight. Also, my internet connection is fiber to the home. I have the lowest tier of service at 300MiB up and down. So I guess I realize I'm coming from a situation of relative privilege. I wish most people had this capability.
Ah, I see why you met with some success. I was trying to do this painfully with GRUB and I just couldn't get it to work for the life of me. I may try again but I am okay just using LUKS with a fully encrypted root partition on an EFI system with GRUB as my bootloader. I at least managed to get the keyfile portion working so I only have to enter my password once.