@travisdh1 said in Linux partitioning:

@marcinozga said in Linux partitioning:

@travisdh1 said in Linux partitioning:

@marcinozga said in Linux partitioning:

@travisdh1 said in Linux partitioning:

@marcinozga said in Linux partitioning:

@JaredBusch said in Linux partitioning:

@marcinozga said in Linux partitioning:

Last option on that screen. Why? Because if your root partition fills up, your system won't boot. Having /var on separate partition reduces that risk. Think of a bad app creating gigabytes of log entries, or writing junk to database.

Better solution, don't use bad apps

You never know if an app or kernel update doesn't go nuts. Here's an example of bad kernel module causing writing gigs of logs in minutes: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/195360/my-var-log-is-mysteriously-filling-up-gbs-in-minutes-any-cure-before-i-re-ins

Sure it's possible, but how many times do we see this sort of thing in normal use day to day? This is the first one I've heard of in years.

Used to happen more often because bad programming was more common.

Take Ubuntu for example, it will fill up /boot after a few kernel upgrades, so anything is possible.

That's a known badly implemented system. IE bad programming. Don't use it.

Also, it has nothing to do with /var filling up.

It's just an example of partition filling up, doesn't matter which one. It proves the point that it does happen.

In your example, they are causing a new problem because they've implemented your solution to the problem.

No, it would've had the same outcome if /boot wasn't on separate partition, but under root. Eventually it would've filled up entire disk with old kernel versions. The main point is to prevent root partition from filling up, not any other mount point.

@travisdh1 said in Linux partitioning:

@marcinozga said in Linux partitioning:

@travisdh1 said in Linux partitioning:

@marcinozga said in Linux partitioning:

@JaredBusch said in Linux partitioning:

@marcinozga said in Linux partitioning:

Last option on that screen. Why? Because if your root partition fills up, your system won't boot. Having /var on separate partition reduces that risk. Think of a bad app creating gigabytes of log entries, or writing junk to database.

Better solution, don't use bad apps

You never know if an app or kernel update doesn't go nuts. Here's an example of bad kernel module causing writing gigs of logs in minutes: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/195360/my-var-log-is-mysteriously-filling-up-gbs-in-minutes-any-cure-before-i-re-ins

Sure it's possible, but how many times do we see this sort of thing in normal use day to day? This is the first one I've heard of in years.

Used to happen more often because bad programming was more common.

Take Ubuntu for example, it will fill up /boot after a few kernel upgrades, so anything is possible.

That's a known badly implemented system. IE bad programming. Don't use it.

Also, it has nothing to do with /var filling up.

It's just an example of partition filling up, doesn't matter which one. It proves the point that it does happen.

@travisdh1 said in Linux partitioning:

@marcinozga said in Linux partitioning:

@JaredBusch said in Linux partitioning:

@marcinozga said in Linux partitioning:

Last option on that screen. Why? Because if your root partition fills up, your system won't boot. Having /var on separate partition reduces that risk. Think of a bad app creating gigabytes of log entries, or writing junk to database.

Better solution, don't use bad apps

You never know if an app or kernel update doesn't go nuts. Here's an example of bad kernel module causing writing gigs of logs in minutes: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/195360/my-var-log-is-mysteriously-filling-up-gbs-in-minutes-any-cure-before-i-re-ins

Sure it's possible, but how many times do we see this sort of thing in normal use day to day? This is the first one I've heard of in years.

Used to happen more often because bad programming was more common.

Take Ubuntu for example, it will fill up /boot after a few kernel upgrades, so anything is possible.

@JaredBusch said in Linux partitioning:

@marcinozga said in Linux partitioning:

Last option on that screen. Why? Because if your root partition fills up, your system won't boot. Having /var on separate partition reduces that risk. Think of a bad app creating gigabytes of log entries, or writing junk to database.

Better solution, don't use bad apps

You never know if an app or kernel update doesn't go nuts. Here's an example of bad kernel module causing writing gigs of logs in minutes: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/195360/my-var-log-is-mysteriously-filling-up-gbs-in-minutes-any-cure-before-i-re-ins

Last option on that screen. Why? Because if your root partition fills up, your system won't boot. Having /var on separate partition reduces that risk. Think of a bad app creating gigabytes of log entries, or writing junk to database.

Or you could even run Chromium browser on choice of Linux on Raspberry Pi or similar.

Chromebox.

https://store.hp.com/us/en/mdp/business-solutions/chromebox-244004--1#vao

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=CHROMEBOX

I've run Pi-Hole in Docker, now I have it on Raspbian on Rpi 3+, I might deploy it inside Docker Swarm on my Rpi cluster at some point. I'm also trying out alternative, Adguard Home, on Rpi too, although installation is not as straightforward as Pi-Hole.

@GodfatherX64 said in Advice On a New Setup:

@scottalanmiller said in Advice On a New Setup:

@GodfatherX64 said in Advice On a New Setup:
Keep in mind even big shops when they talk about clustering for file servers it is for failover, not load balancing.

what setup do you suggest to create a failover backup cluster?
lets say i want to connect to the 2 on site servers with one connection or one path , an if one is down the second is up with the same data on it

Starwind will probably work for this, in fact I had a failover cluster at work using Starwind few years ago, it wasn't worth it. Power loss was the weak point, Starwind had to sync storage after both nodes went down, so we were talking about 3-4 hours of downtime each time power went out for long enough to drain UPSes, no generators unfortunately. We had to spend additional few thousand on bigger UPS units.

So do the math, if the server goes down, would the business lose so much money to justify buying 2nd server? And probably more equipment (UPS, etc.) You can have 4 hour onsite service, Dell I think even offers 2 hours onsite, so best case you could be up and running in 3-4 hours in case of a server failure.

If you plan on going with 10gbit network, you really should be looking at SSD disks, spinning rust will have a hard time saturating that, probably 8-10 disks at minimum.

(Ab)use it while you can

I had to buy 4 drives few days ago, black friday sale, 4TB WD Red for $100 each, because all 10 of my drives are failing. That would have paid for 3 years and 4 months of G Suite, and with power cost it'd probably give me 4 years. Unfortunately I still need few TBs of local storage, but I just cannot justify the cost.

That's my account, G Suite business for $10, 1 user. They don't enforce 5 users minimum, but any business could afford 5 users.

I'd say ditch the whole idea of file servers, especially if they are lightly used and move to cloud storage. $10 per user per month gets you unlimited storage from Google. You would only need local storage for Veeam backups, in one location, since you have gigabit fiber between sites. And for that you could just get Supermicro server, Asrock rack has some nice options too, or even build one. Synology or similar will work fine as a target for backups too.

Sunshine, Existenz, Dark City, Splice, The Thing, Escape from NY, THX 1138, A Clockwork Orange, Brazil, Source Code, District 9, Solaris - the original one, Interstellar, Gravity, 2001 Space Odyssey, Total Recall - original, remake is just bad.

@jmoore said in Fedora Love:

@Obsolesce What is Peek?

https://github.com/phw/peek

I'd rather it was recording to apng instead of crappy gif.

That must be a new addition. CATIA was available on commercial Unix systems before, but not on Linux. Siemens NX was and still is available for Linux, but it's no longer maintained and all support will discontinue in 2019.

@scottalanmiller I work with engineers, and they deal with engineers from GE, UTC, NASA, Rolls Royce, Catepillar, you get the picture. And they exchange files constantly. There are only a handful of CAD systems they use. 2 biggest players are Siemens NX and CATIA. 2nd tier is where Autodesk, Solidoworks, ArchiCAD, Solid Edge and Creo falls into. We've also run into MicroStation, but that's a rarity. The rest are a novelty at best, and most engineers wouldn't touch it with a stick.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_computer-aided_design_editors

Of all the professional packages listed there (and most there are not professional), only NX runs on Linux, and it's being discontinued.

@scottalanmiller said in What flavor of linux to replace windows?:

@Pete-S said in What flavor of linux to replace windows?:

@aaronstuder said in What flavor of linux to replace windows?:

@JaredBusch said in What flavor of linux to replace windows?:

No, I think you are just deluded, or refuse to see reality only because you are paid to push Windows solutions.

It is easily and simply possible to be completely OS agnostic in the modern era for any size of corporation.

Completely Agree

OK, so if it's so easy then how do @Donahue and the people he supports go about doing their jobs when Autocad is what they are using and AutoCAD doesn't run under linux? Find another equivalent app?

Well, you are aware that AutoCAD are industry leaders in their field? There are no equivalents and it's not just the software itself, it's the ecosystem of add-ons and small programs. It's also the fact that subcontractors and consultants have the same software and you need 100% compatibility when exchanging files. It's also the fact that AutoCAD is what people are trained to use and what you can get training and support on.

https://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/

In the US AutoCAD is popular enough that people forget that alternatives even exist. But Dassault (yeah, the big aerospace giant) makes a competitor, and yes it runs on Linux.

Draftsight is not even close to AutoCAD. It might be ok for simple projects, but anything more complex, and you're sol. And that's just 2D. Most shops will use Inventor, Revit, perhaps 3ds Max, variants of AutoCAD (Electrical, Mechanical) and store files in Autodesk Vault. Add CAM to the mix, Mastercam for example, and you're stuck with windows, doesn't matter how much you try to move away from it.

@guyinpv said in Can we force drivers to install any more in Windows?:

@marcinozga said in Can we force drivers to install any more in Windows?:

@guyinpv I had similar issues with certain USB dongle, on Intel USB controllers, after upgrading to Windows 10. I had a PCIE USB controller lying around, non-Intel chip, and that allowed me to install drivers. If you have a spare controller, it's worth a try.

It's not a controller, it's a dual DVD duplicator/printer device.

I know that, but from your screenshots it looks like that duplicator is USB device. What I'm suggesting is connecting it to non-Intel USB controller.