I do the exact same thing, only over PFSense (no issues with OPNSense at all, I just get along with PFSense better). 6 VLANs and 7 APs around the house, no VLAN can see the other, and all my "smart devices work exclusively local, and if I need to reach them from outside, I VPN into my house over WireGuard. It sounds more complicated than it is. Once it's all set up, it just works.
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In my experience, once you hit Vega 8, all issues are gone (Fedora, OpenSuse, PopOS and EndeavourOS).
Yes, I distrohop a LOT 🤣
Well, that sucks.
Very good points. But can't you provide those permissions to the flatpak via flatseal or something?
That's a pretty pretty good set of suggestions and explanations, and i appreciate you taking the time to express them.
What is this list, that has no equivalent in Android/AOSP in general? Storage scope existed since Android 10, when GSF was introduced separately from native storage access. I have no clue when they claimed to "invent" contact scope, but a different user account (like work profile) segregates everything from storage to network tunnel to contact storage, and user accounts have existed for 10ish years. Disabling all userspace apps is possible on all Android phones as well, just not system apps, for which you need a computer and ADB/Shizuku API access, all of which can be done without rooting or a special "custom ROM".
While the storage scopes ability has been there since Android 10, I have never seen the level of granilarity by app that GrapheneOS provides anywhere else, which justifies the mentiin of it on GrapheneOS. I never said that they invented Contacts scope, and I am not aware if this is their doing or someone else's. The ability to choose scoped content by app is super convenient, and IMO more straightforward than using different accounts for this purpose. Now, having segregated profiles for the apps that I know I need and have no way of replacing with a "trackerless" alternative (such as my Aruba InstantOn app) is a Godsent, no doubt. Using ADB is not for the faint of heart, we all know the capacity of damage it has if used carelessly, and punching a hole with Shizuku does expand the vulnerable attack surface, specially since it enables those holes over WiFi.
CalyxOS. Even LineageOS is fine. Even not putting one of these things on your phone, and doing things non-rooted (my guide) via ADB/Shizuku on any Android phone in the past 5 years is going to be fine. An exceedingly more important (99% as you say) thing is the user, them forming a proper OPSEC, and not making OPSEC mistakes.
If you could shqre your guide, I'd appreciate it. I am paranoid about using Shizuku or any other type of hole punching method.
These AOSP forks are tools, and all of these open source tools are uncompromised, that is a common theme. Tools do not really matter at this point if you use any of them. It is like picking any Linux distro. You are pretty much safe from telemetry and spyware immediately compared to a vanilla Windows installation, the moment you pick a distro.
I'm 100% in agreement with you in this comment. Any Linux distro will remove almost all risk of telemetry or spyware when we choose to move away from Windows or Mac, unless you opt-in to some telemetry on avfew, like Ubuntu, and even then, the difference is night and day.
I never played that game, but I can only imagine the frustration. Sorry you went through that.
True, but without it, at least they just run, haha!
Why not just "Flatpak" it and be done with it?
Publishers don't seem to understand that Denuvo is detrimental to them as much as for gamers. That crap regularly breaks games. Ask Bethesda, they should know.
Never apologize for enjoying the discovery of new things. That's awesome, enjoy it.
You have, so far, made the most logical address on this subject, out of any of the others, including myself. I am very biased against Windows, for reasons that may be irrelevant, and I'm also very vocal about it, so if I offended anyone, know that is not my intention, although I regularly come across as if it is. Having said that, I'm removing myself from this thread moving forward, just because I dont want to be part of any discord with myself or anyone else. Everyone should use what works best for them, which is why I'll try to stay away from further "what is is best?" and similar discussions in the future, and will just keep to discussions that bring something positive or beneficial to the table. God bless you all guys, Jesus lives all of us, without exception. Enjoy.
You're sure allowed to think you did, and sure as hell I don't care about your alleged IT professional background. Just like you say that Windows is noob friendly, I say Windows is NOT friendly, period. The OP makes a great case on yet another reason why Windows is complete and utter crap, and I'm an IT guy that has worked with Linux and Windows professionally. I HATE Windows. I'm not sending my business card either, and I know better than to have a LinkedIn profile. That's hould be enough to tell us apart.
True. I made a bash script for that, and it runs on boot. Super easy and seamless.