X11 isn’t secure and it can’t be fixed apparently

Which is why so much work has been going into Wayland, which will replace X11.

It doesn’t let me select more than 1 file to add.

It’s easier to type a command than it is to add files to Handbrake one at a time. I can also run multiple encodes simultaneously. It takes 2-4 to max out my CPU depending on the codec and resolution.

Handbrake is good for a few files, but I still prefer ffmpeg when doing a large batch.

You can use the --download-sections parameter to specify a time range. --download-sections "*0-600" would download the first 600 seconds to the nearest keyframe. To make it exact, you would have to re-encode the video after downloading it.

For making the thumbnail square, you will probably have to write a script to extract it, crop it, and re-insert it.

It sounds like he wants everything done server side like they did in the mid 90’s. It’s certainly possible, but it won’t result in a very good user experience. The whole page would have to reload to change anything on it.

Just make sure the VPS will shut down if the bandwidth is exceeded rather than giving you a big overage charge.

With Wayland, programs still can’t restore their window position or size. It sure would be nice if they could get basic functionality working.

If your ISP provides IPv6, set that up. Everything will have a globally routed address, so your domains will work from your LAN and the internet. If you don’t have IPv6 available, get a free tunnel from Hurricane Electric.

I would only recommend using it if a native package is not available or you need a newer version than what’s available.

Half the time I will just compile from source when I see how much space a flatpak and its dependencies will take up though.

NAT works fine until you get stuck on CGNAT and can’t host anything on IPv4 without using a VPN.

The benefit is being able to easily access devices from the internet. The same address works on the LAN and WAN. There’s no port forwarding, so multiple devices can have the same port open. You also don’t need to mess with a VPN if your IPv4 connection uses CGNAT.

It needs more information about what went wrong. That’s about as useful as a windows BSOD.

I don’t even have a webcam on my desktop. My Thinkpad has a sliding cover on its webcam that stays closed when I’m not using it.

You can zero out the free space on each partition then pipe the output from dd into gzip if you want to save space.

It’s getting harder to find routers that will run open source firmware. The best option is to run OPNsense or pfSense on a low power x86 machine and use separate APs for WiFi.

If the machine has 4GB of RAM, then MATE, XFCE, LXDE, and LXQT will work well. I’ve used all of them on older computers. The distro doesn’t really matter. If it has 8GB of RAM or more, it will run any DE you want to use.

If the machine has less than 4GB of RAM and can’t be upgraded, it’s not going to be very useful. Sure, you can put a lightweight window manager on them, but they are not going to run a web browser well. They could still be used for teaching students how to install Linux though.

There are very lightweight media players available that will run on anything with enough CPU power to decode whatever codec you are playing. It’s modern web browsers that will be an issue with less than 4GB of RAM. There are lighter web browsers, but they usually don’t support javascript or have very limited support for it.

I just use my password manager to generate the TOTP. There’s no way I’m going to install an app just to use a website.

A lot of media players have a compressor if you are watching ripped movies on an HTPC.