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EDIT: After reading all the responses, I’ve decided to allow cookies to persist after they close the browser, which I expect will make it so that 2FA doesn’t kick in as often, at least not on their most frequently used web sites. I may also look into privacy oriented browser extensions that might offer some protection, such as Privacy Badger. Thanks, all!

OP: I know two factor authentication is considered more secure than just passwords, but here’s the deal: One of my family members uses Linux Mint on their laptop (at my recommendation and yes, they are aware that it’s not a Mac), and while they’ve mostly adapted to the different workflows (coming from a macbook), one of their biggest pain points is that web sites are constantly challenging them because they don’t recognize their machine. It’s frustrating to them because they used to just allow all cookies in Safari, whereas I’ve configured Firefox on their Linux laptop not to keep any cookies after the browser is closed. I know this isn’t a Linux/Firefox issue, but I think they might not see it that way and I worry they’ll get frustrated to the point that they’ll go out and splurge on a new macbook air when they already have a perfectly functional laptop with functional OS.

Right now I’m thinking of adding their most frequently used web sites as exceptions in Firefox settings so at least those cookies would persist after closing the browser, making them easier to log into. Or maybe I’ll just allow all cookies indefinitely, although I’d rather not just throw in the towel on Big Surveillance. Is there another way to walk that line between convenience and security that I’m not thinking of? Should I just remove my tin foil hat and allow all cookies indefinitely?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

I'm trying to install system updates on my gaming PC, which runs on Nobara 38. Typically I'd accomplish this in the command line by issuing dnf upgrade, but it refuses to update because doing so would remove the protected package nobara-amdgpu-config. Trying --skip-broken produces the same result.

How do I get past this issue or work around it so that I can install updates?

Command line output:

[yo_scottie_oh@nobara ~]$ sudo dnf upgrade
Last metadata expiration check: 0:33:19 ago on Sat 06 Apr 2024 05:57:10 PM EDT.
Error: 
 Problem: The operation would result in removing the following protected packages: nobara-amdgpu-config
(try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages)
[yo_scottie_oh@nobara ~]$ sudo dnf upgrade --skip-broken
Last metadata expiration check: 0:33:42 ago on Sat 06 Apr 2024 05:57:10 PM EDT.
Error: 
 Problem: The operation would result in removing the following protected packages: nobara-amdgpu-config
[yo_scottie_oh@nobara ~]$ sudo dnf update nobara-login
[sudo] password for scott: 
Last metadata expiration check: 0:43:46 ago on Sat 06 Apr 2024 05:57:10 PM EDT.
Error: 
 Problem: The operation would result in removing the following protected packages: nobara-amdgpu-config
(try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages)
[yo_scottie_oh@nobara ~]$ nobara-sync
# Option “-x” is deprecated and might be removed in a later version of gnome-terminal.
# Use “-- ” to terminate the options and put the command line to execute after it.
[yo_scottie_oh@nobara ~]$ 

EDIT: I'm still attempting to solve this on my own. Trying solutions found in this Super User thread and this Reddit thread, which points to this documentation on the Nobara project site.

EDIT 2: Issuing nobara-sync seems to have done the trick. The Nobara project documentation that I linked to above explains why they recommend nobara-sync instead of dnf upgrade.

This would make me sad. 😢

Judging from its profile, it seems there's been no activity in the last two weeks, plus I messaged it yesterday trying to get it to join a community, and the documentation says I should receive a reply confirming the new subscription, but alas, radio silence.

I don't see an issue on GitHub, which makes me think it might be user error, although it also seems highly unlikely that no video links have been posted in the last two weeks.

Does anyone know what's up?

Hello c/datahoarder! I need your help. Not sure whether this has been asked before—I've tried searching the web, but the only advice I can find is how to download episodes for podcasts whose feeds are still active.

The problem I'm trying to solve is that one of my favorite podcasts, Endless Boundaries Jam Radio, went offline during the pandemic. All the usual feed aggregators still show up in internet searches, but as they are not file hosts, just feed aggregators, all the episodes are now dead links (e.g. Podbay, Tunein, etc).

Thing is, I had already downloaded several episodes using the Playapod app on my iPhone. It's usable for now, but I'm very concerned about when I need to upgrade to a new phone.

Is there a trick for access the individual files on my iPhone that were downloaded through a third party app such as Playapod? TIA

EDIT: I figured out how to do what I wanted. Once I had installed ifuse and related dependencies (e.g. libimobiledevice) on my Linux PC, I could connect my iPhone to my PC via USB and browse the files on my iPhone in my distro's default file browser. Many folders are named as GUIDs, making it harder to tell what's what by just looking at their names, but I narrowed down the right folder by opening up the Disk Usage Analyzer app in Linux. In my case, the Playapod app is one of very few apps with more than a gigabyte of data. I still have to go through and figure out which episode each mp3 file is, but that's still better than having nothing at all.

Thanks to everyone who responded. I hope this info helps anyone else in a similar predicament!