Damn, that sounds very interesting! The use of a Keepass DB instead of a new one makes it great to have as option. It's something I hadn't think about for a long time.
I'll check it out later and maybe install it after I restore my server, I'm planning to reduce my attack surface too:)
Damn, those stories scare me a lot because I can't afford good enough backups right now, so I rely on mirroring via Syncthing what I can and using an USB for my server (fortunately I don't have a lot of personal things). All the family memories are in multiple locations and devices so I don't have the time (nor storage) to backup those lol
Because of my situation, it takes me some time to save even for second hand things (I just bought a CPU and a new voltage regulator). I'm planning on buying some used HDDs as secondary storage and one as an external. Slowly but surely D:
Well, OP didn't say what was their situation. I'm behind a CG-NAT so I'd need a VPS or something similar for which I'd have to pay, and I don't have the budget right now. I understand the concern, but OP is looking to reduce the time needed to setup things.
You seem to have almost everything under control and already planned. For the VPN I'd suggest Tailscale since it's the easiest VPN to set up (if you don't have a public IP). You can do a lot of things with it, but if you only want the basics, then there's not much reading to do. Some people recommend ZeroTier, but I havent tried it, tbh.
BTW, I would keep in mind that Tailscale is planning to go IPO (if you care about that):
Thank you! That's really helpful for the plans I have :)
May I ask what are the specs and size of those Thinkcentres? I have one I'm using as a server and planning to upgrade the CPU because it has a dual core one, and someone offered me the same one I have, but it's pretty big. I'd prefer to use the tiny models when I can buy some :D
Same here in México, a lot of people think their dual core Intel from 2011 (and even older than that) is still worth more than +$100USD. Even worse, companies usually want to resell devices to recover some of the cost, so even that option is kind of expensive. I'm waiting for some friends that can buy company devices for cheap so they can resell them to me for cheap too lol
Hey, I also sway my foot while using the terminal!
Same. I mean, I was already looking to rent a VPS, but at least there's some time so I can save money until things get weird.
Thanks for pointing that out. I think some are also supported in KWin:)
I don't know if it's been updated recently, but take into account that LXQT doesn't support global shortcuts yet ☝️
It works well, but it's still missing features; as they say: it's experimental right now.
I mean, Mexico has never been a beacon of privacy or regulations (just for super specific technologies that were implemented first, mostly banking ones), but the government has also been pushing weird changes to how they handle surveillance and personal identifications, giving more power to the authorities while they're exempt for most of the transparency laws (everything they do, even public infrastructure is managed as some kind of 'state secret').
I am scared.