Root Moose

Monkeying with computers since 1984, Linux user since 1994.

Free/Libre Open Source Software, data sovereignty & privacy advocate.

I've seen some things; is there such a thing as computer related PTSD?

Transitioning to "just a user".

Distros I'm "into" lately:

* Alpine Linux: https://alpinelinux.org
* FreeBSD: https://freebsd.org
* Debian Linux: https://debian.org
* Chimera Linux: https://chimeralinux.org

My automotive half can be found at https://weird.autos/@fxworks

Boosts / Shares ≠ Endorsement.

#nobot #noindex #noai

Last Notes

2026-06-15 10:53:46 CEST

Alpine Linux Merchandise... Does it exist?
Quick search shows some random stuff around but no indication that any proceeds get back to the project.
Don't see anything called out on the website but I could be blind.
#Linux #AlpineLinux

2026-04-13 19:16:21 CEST

I've been running two degraded ZFS arrays for the last few weeks (Debian host).
Yeah, I know. Whatevs.
One of the pools was basically "scratch" backup space and one of the spindles died (breaking the utility of the mirror). Pulled the drive, wiped the remaining, put back in service with minimum fuss as a single drive. I'll throw another spindle at it when drive prices drop again.
The other array had the SSD cache die and it's been chugging along fine ever since. Not a big deal, but from a "experience" point of view it "feels slow" like a working md array.
New SSD arrived in the mail so that'll get sorted sometime today/tomorrow.
So, what's this post about?
Linux peeps, if you are thinking about md arrays, just stop, take the time, and throw 'yer leg over the zfs horse. It's worth it.
#Linux #RunBSD #zfs #md #mdadm #raid #homelab #SelfHosted #SelfHosting

2026-04-10 23:36:05 CEST

Is there a "trick" to getting Firefox/Waterfox/spin_of_choice to actually reload images from source when you press Shift-Reload / Shift-Ctrl-R ?
Sometimes it does it - most of the time it keeps reloading the same image from cache for a really long time regardless how many times you shift-reload. Closing the browser doesn't help most of the time.
What am I missing?
#Web #Firefox

2026-03-31 22:06:36 CEST

A tool that doesn't get enough love is the KDE "ISO Image Writer".
Sure there's dd and there's tools like Rufus, Etcher, and whatnot, but if it's effectively a tool meant for your platform then why not?
[ Currently writing Alpine v3.23 to a stick to wipe/replace my garage 'droid from Debian to Alpine after work ]
#KDE #KDEPlasma #Plasma #AlpineLinux #iso #iso9660 #USBStick
https://apps.kde.org/isoimagewriter/

2026-03-30 19:19:09 CEST

- reply

@nprofile…vf35 always enjoy nuking a fresh Windows install!

2026-03-30 18:30:35 CEST

- reply

@nprofile…wslp I'm very much in the same boat - looking to reduce power, space, and brane pan requirements.

2026-03-27 09:40:05 CET

There's one last thing I need to get my head around with respect to using FreeBSD jails as a replacement for docker/podman.
I generally configure containers as totally ephemeral. Any data or individual files that a container uses, and that I care to keep, resides outside the container. It is linked inside via volumes defined in the run shell script or compose file. In some cases even dumb things like root's .bashrc gets linked in so that nuking a container doesn't lose the shell history the next time something needs hand fettling (mediawiki, maintenance scripts, composer, bootstrap, and friends - yes, needs more automation).
Any time a container gets restarted, step one may be to delete the container (and associated volumes it creates), re-pull latest and instantiate fresh. This is pretty typical for Jellyfin for example.
Also, working this way means that the entire backup process can exist outside the container volumes and nothing redundant in /var/lib/docker needs to get backed up.
Anyway, I need to figure out how to achieve something similar under FreeBSD jails. I'm assuming there is something in ZFS that provides a similar type of functionality during jail startup but haven't dug into it yet.
Then there's the 'correct' and easy way on how to upgrade the software inside a jail (os components and services the container runs) that needs experimentation on my side. Some scripting to do.
Jails seem much more elegant but there is lot of old cruft and 'finger memory' to work around. Ha. A lot of stuff is pre-wired and ready to go for regular usage in Linux containers in comparison, I think.
The journey continues.
#FreeBSD #jails #docker #podman #RunBSD

2026-03-21 20:52:53 CET

- reply

@nprofile…65q8 Btw, if you are really thinking about getting an electric car, check out Jonny Smith's channel on Youtube (The Late Brake Show). He has done a lot of sensible reviews of electric cars over the years and is UK based.