KDEConnect works great, you can share every form of content I've run across between desktop and mobile device. Runs on Linux, Windows and Android. Not sure if there's a Mac client.

I had the same problem when I set up endeavourOS recently. Seems to be an Arch specific issue, not KDE (provided it's the same issue I ran in to.) Here's an excerpt from the Arch wiki that helped me:

Reference article: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Avahi

2 Using Avahi

2.1 Hostname resolution

Avahi provides local hostname resolution using a "hostname.local" naming scheme. To enable it, install the nss-mdns package and start/enable avahi-daemon.service. doas systemctl start avahi-daemon.service (if you do not use doas, substitute sudo)

Then, edit the file /etc/nsswitch.conf and change the hosts line to include mdns_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] before resolve and dns. It should look like:

    
hosts: mymachines mdns_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] files myhostname dns


  

I actually haven't found much value in his videos lately. I followed him during the time that he was covering more informational topics like android ROMs and a smattering of how to walkthroughs. Haven't seen anything like that in awhile. The few I have watched have basically been news bites about some event in the tech world. I guess those are OK, but still not super helpful in discovering new tech or services.

Now that I think back, he did do a video on how to switch from sudo to doas in Linux, which was awesome. One or two videos like that are enough to keep me monitoring the channel.

I ran in to this problem in the past when I was testing Wayland out. Here is the solution that worked for me:

• Append -platform xcb to the end of your keepassxc autostart entry, or start keepassxc with this tagged on the end from a terminal and it should work.

This was months ago now though and I don't use Wayland regularly.

Yeah, weird right? 😅

Check out Immich for the photo backups. You can have multiple users with their own personal libraries. My family has Android and iOS backing up to my server right now, and its super nice to have it all consolidated.

Other than that, I second the nextcloud option. You can set the nextcloud app (which is available on all major OS) to auto upload pictures. Les Pas is a great way to view and manage a nextcloud photo library from Android.

I've looked for this off and on over the years and haven't found anything I really liked. The closest I came to it was Youmail. It isn't an open source app, which is a bummer, but it seems to be a (at least sort of) privacy respecting company. I remember reading their privacy policy at one point and not seeing anything terrible in it.

Haha, I like it

Desktop - thebox
Server - thecloud
Phone - thewand
Tablet - theportal
Home assistant - theoracle

Not too creative, but it works.

tasks.org is pretty excellent

I really liked the "Otherland" series. If you are a fan of metafiction, you'll love it. Fundamentally it's sci-fi, but written in the style and cadence of fantasy. Without giving the plot away, the 4 book series takes you through historical events, imagined fantasy settings and through other works of fiction. There are elements that are perhaps a bit overwritten, but all in all it has a special place on my shelf.

The shadow march series is straight ahead fantasy, more cohesively (though maybe a bit less colorfully) written. Shadow march and shadow play were excellent. My attention waned a bit in the following two. Perhaps the same pacing issues the other commenter mentioned.

War of the flowers is a one off storyline that I remember enjoying, but it's tone was a bit more young adult if I remember right.

Yeah it can be legit frustrating 😅 but all the things that make it that way help to deepen the gameplay. The only class I've made it far with is the mage, I can't get in to the rest of them.

This is pretty much my same set up as well, it's refreshing to see a fellow firefox derivative user standing on principle 🤩. Here's a few more mentions that are daily drivers for me that I really respect:

• Tasks.org: highly configurable to do list app.
• Doodle: high quality live wallpapers for degoogled devices.
• KDE connect: iOS/MacOS like integration for your mobile and desktop devices. Share files, copy clipboard contents, sync notifications and a ton of other stuff I haven't gotten in to myself.
• Photok: encrypted vault for your sensitive photos.
• Shattered Pixel Dungeon: a fun top down RPG to kill time with. Very difficult and dynamic.

Lastly, the music app: I would actually suggest an audio converter instead of trying to find something that can play m4a. I've used this linux app (soundconverter) and its been great for getting my files changed to either mp3 or ogg. If you're on Windows I'm sure there are other apps that would do the same thing, but if you happen to be a penguin user definitely check that app out.

Maybe this is what your looking for? Self-hosted video sharing set up through Docker.

https://github.com/ShaneIsrael/fireshare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHID50gmkYc&t=531

• Tasks.org - To Do lists
• Saber - Handwritten notes and drawing in PDFs
• Les Pas - photo management (Nextcloud based)
• Invoice Ninja - invoicing for business

This is a fun connection to make. I think the most impactful storytelling in SciFi/fantasy is when it explores a specific corner of the human experience. Even if the writers didn't intend to portray these specific governmental systems, they definitely explore the types of human interactions common to them. The substance of each era of trek has so many influences acting to shape it, from culture externally and from the intention and vision of the writers internally. I think the parallels you made are apt (though I haven't seen TAS), it'll be fun to watch through this lense.

I had tasks.org a few years back, but didn't appreciate all it's functionality. Just got back in to this app today and it truly is amazing. I usually assume I'm going to have a bit of compromise in an app that has a solo developer, but this really hits all the right notes for me. I'll definitely be sending this guy a donation, he's making life easier for a lot of people.

For your use case I would definitely recommend Immich. It has a "partner sharing" feature that allows you to view your partners photos from your account while still maintaining separate archives. You can then download or add to albums from there. Immich has been fantastic for my family because it supports android and iOS (being as I can't get some members off Apple products.)

Here's the description of the feature. Sorry it's a Reddit post, that's the only place I could find the developers summary of the update.

https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/13lbp2r/immich_selfhosted_photos_and_videos_backup/

Yeah, seems like Immich is kind if taking over. It really is an excellent one stop solution for automated multi-user backup. Ive been using it for a few months and its solid.

The other option that I really like is a combination of software: Nextcloud + Les Pas. Nextcloud is the server where images are stored in a flat folder system, and Les Pas is an android photo album app that organizes and manages the albums. Its super nice and has some really advanced organization features. Worth checking out if you want to use nextcloud as the storage server.

I second LinuxMint. When I first got in to linux I was (shamefully 😅) looking for something that was as close as possible to Windows and a turn key experience with both installation and app compatibility. Linux mint was what I settled on personally.