dragnucs

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[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There are 2 kinds of distributions. Ones that are on customization side and those on stability side.

For example Debian, Fedora, and arguably Arch are on stability side. They are intended for people that want things to work predictably and software to be packaged and shipped as the developer intended it. Customization or lack of it is up to the user.

Distributions like Manjaro, Zorin OS, Elementary OS, LMDE or even Linux XP are have a given goal to a particular customization. Either a set of tweaks, a particular look or even their own desktop environment or set of software they develop themselves.

This means that the first kind would have the most boring update, as they just ship new and correctly integrated software. While the second kind would provide very nice customisations or patching of their own to their environment.

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

My logitech mx master 3 works instantly on fedora with all it's features. I also have various wired and worless keyboards and mouses that work instantly on Fedora.

For same mouse on windows, I need to wait for it to download and install outs drivers.

Maybe you got things confused or are using LinuxFromScratch or something.

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Generally, when things work on windows, it is the effort of whomever made the device or software. Microsoft generally does not develop drivers. However, when things work on GNU/Linux it is the effort of GNU, Linux, or the community. The manufacturer probably did nothing. This simply explains why we are generally relaxed or "give Linux too much benefit of the doubt relative to the “things that just work”".

So fairly comparing a Linux distro to raw windows, Linux is better. When you install a distro, things just work, when you install windows, most stuff do not work and you need to complete setup. Unless you use tools provided by the manufacturer, but then again, it is same story.

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

I tried this in the past and it does not seem a good option. Letting a smartphone record 24/7 would make it melt maybe.

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

Their code repository is still active. So worth giving a look.

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks. this opens up more devices to choose from. So products like hikvison are a candidate for me now.

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What hardware is it compatible with?

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Yes I may, I don't have it setup now, but I do have an ultra PC that might run it.

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It would be best if I don't have to create an account or install a proprietary app to perform the initial setup.

I still haven't found any AMCrest camera being sold near me. I found some Hikvison.

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago

I made some reasearch for avalable hardawar near me and found this one Hikvison DS-2CD1053G0-I

I'll keep looking for ones that are more inside friendly.

Many thanks!

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What camera hardware is compatible with Soteria?

 

I want to setup a camera monitoring for my house and some rooms. I need to bee able to view the cameras remotely and and also do recording if possible. I could find some camera brands like dahua cams but having briefly tested them they. Seem to rely on acwmtralized cloud and proprietary visualization software.

What are you recommendation? This is not a professional setup I would at max have 3 cameras.

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Post of the content is in the image so very hard to filter.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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