The world has changed dramatically in the last decade. Because we live with it day to day, we don't notice it, but the change is nothing short of astronomical. When I joined these forums, the forum...
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The world has changed dramatically in the last decade. Because we live with it day to day, we don't notice it, but the change is nothing short of astronomical. When I joined these forums, the forum...
I find 2 phone alternatives on F-Droid:
Welefon
Fossify Phone
Welefon claims that their phone app does not keep a separate contact database and just relies on the contact database already...
We're getting into areas that are way beyond my pay grade, but my understanding is that it's a bit more primitive than that:
SQL injections exploit a poorly designed high level function that...
Something indeed!
Okay, I have one or two older Samsungs laying around and may give them a try.
@OP
I actually don't have too many concerns about Android if it is strictly the FOSS version...
Late to the party, but here are my two bits.
All code is just ones and zeros. When talking about computing, we often get confused by metaphors that really only anthropomorphize what is really...
This reinforces the understanding that browsers are the poorest link in most people's computing habits.
@tamariskfarm
I assume that you are new to Ubuntu/Linux, so you may find the following...
Thanks Irihapeti. Did not know this about Samsung. Just like me to choose the worst HW to try something like this.
Ubuntu on a tablet is very hard to set up. I consider myself something of a power user, but I gave up on a number of different Samsung tablets after days of fruitless and cussed effort.
I hear you...
Thread moved to Security as the more appropriate forum.
You could try dual booting, although preparing your rig to install Jammy requires a bit of care not to wipe out your existing install. Still, lots of people do this. I triple boot with two LTS...
Why do you have to run 23.10? Most users (including yours truly) stick with LTS releases for the added stability and to avoid precisely the problems that you are running into.
If the previous LTS...
I realize that there's usually a heavy investment made into genealogy platforms, so it is unlikely that switching is an option for you, but it still remains a fact that running Windows‑based apps in...
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Oh, I know how to convert them. I just can't muster the energy to actually do so. There are so many. I can always pay an outfit to do it for me I suppose.
The problem is not knowledge...
This happens to me too.
Possibly just your router going "whaa-aat?" from having to assign separate IP addresses to the same physical endpoint. Depending on your router, it may just take that long...
As he so often is, TheFu is spot on.
The short answer to your question is: there is no answer.
It's the nature of technology to change. It's the nature of IT, in particular, to change quickly....
This sort of misconduct arises because the depressing trend in our society is to adopt only binary positions.
Courtesy (and its sibling, civility) is, by its nature, the attempt to navigate life's...
I should perhaps note that Bruce's reference to this particular three‑letter agency was predicated on the specific circumstances of his work. But anyone who thinks that this sort of surveillance is...
A recent article from Bruce Schneier that I found thought provoking: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/06/snowden-ten-years-later.html
I was especially struck by this passage:
It...
Thread moved to Installation & Upgrades as the more appropriate forum.
My password management strategy is a bit complicated.
The Executive Summary version is that I keep two password management systems: a "casual" password management system in my personal Nextcloud...
I agree with your assessment. A lot of old Ubuntu users feel compelled to change to Debian or some other distro because of Snaps. But most of those concerns (not all) are addressable without having...
In addition to TheFu's very complete and excellent advice, here are my two bits:
If I have any say in the matter, I want to control my own data.
When it comes to my bank or my doctor or my...
No one ever imagines being a target and therein lies the problem. The bad guys are indiscriminate and go after everyone they can. Your value to them is far more than you think and, in any case, not a...
I cannot help you with Multipass on Windows, but it seems to me that you would need to create the network interface using Windows tools first. I imagine that Windows has security safeguards against...
This will never happen because the Linux ecosystem is self‑correcting. Ubuntu is far from the only distro around and were Canonical to make as foolish a move as the one you posit, users would abandon...