I joined Lemmy back in 2020 and have been using it as [email protected] until somewhere in 2023 when I switched to lemmy.world. I’m interested in systems/Linux, FOSS, and Selfhosting.

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  • I hate this trend so much. I very much prefer just being referred to as the group that is being targeted with the message. Our school does this and I have gotten plenty of messages like “Hello qaz, You haven’t turned anything in for the X assignment yet due today” to then find out it’s not just for a course I’m not following, but also a course that isn’t even part of my study altogether. I have gotten these incorrect messages for so many courses, mostly business management classes (probably because they’re less adapt with our online course platform, but I don’t blame them, the UX is awful)












  • From the BBC:

    Police said “the danger is not over” and warned the public to stay away. The extent of the injuries is unclear - but police say no officers have been shot.

    “This is currently seen as an attempted murder, arson and aggravated weapons offence,” they said in a statement.

    The shooting - which occurred just before 13:00 (12:00 GMT) - apparently targeted a Komvux, or adult education centre.

    These centres are attended primarily by people who have not finished primary or secondary school.

    Police say students at nearby schools are being kept indoors “for security purposes”.

    “The news of an attack at Orebro is very serious,” Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer told public broadcaster SVT.





  • qaz@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlWorth using distrobox?
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    It works well when you want to install software that is not compatible with your distro, but it is not a great security measure since it integrates with your host system instead of acting as a sandbox.

    Isolation and sandboxing are not the main aims of the project, on the contrary it aims to tightly integrate the container with the host. The container will have complete access to your home, pen drive, and so on, so do not expect it to be highly sandboxed like a plain docker/podman container or a Flatpak.


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    This is just incorrect

    …or containers, e.g. Docker/Podman

    Distrobox is a script that manages Docker/Podman containers

    What you are installing can cause damage so IMHO it’s more about keeping things manageable while having your actually important data…

    Programs are installed the container, not on the host system. When you break the container the host system is fine unless using rootful (or Docker) containers.

    …while having your actually important data (not programs, downloaded content, etc but rather things you did yourself, e.g. written documents, sketches, configuration files, prototypes, photos, etc) safe…

    Using Distrobox does NOT keep your own files safe, it actually mounts your home directory and external USB drives inside the containers by default fully exposing your documents to whatever you install inside.

    From the documentation:

    Isolation and sandboxing are not the main aims of the project, on the contrary it aims to tightly integrate the container with the host. The container will have complete access to your home, pen drive, and so on, so do not expect it to be highly sandboxed like a plain docker/podman container or a Flatpak.