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I install KDE Plasma on laptops I intend to use as a server. If the PC is easily reachable you can use the GUI to quickly manage files or use the terminal. Disable search indexing if you install GNOME or Plasma. I never used Debian but I assume the base system is as clean as it can be.



Model is Uptech SW-116, it has “Uplink” port and 16 LAN ports. It also uses external power.


WAN and LAN1 ports on router 1 is used. LAN3,4,5,6 and Uplink ports are connected on the switch. (model is Uptech SW-116) Uplink is connected to LAN1 on router 1. Other connections go to wall. I disconnected other routers, problem persists.


First router has DHCP enabled with range 192.168.1.20 to 192.168.1.80. Second one has “DHCP Relay” enabled with relay server set to 192.168.1.2. Third router has DHCP disabled.


2nd router is used as a wireless AP, getting rid of 3rd router is exactly what I am trying to do.


Ethernet switch only partially working
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Here is the past network setup: * Main Router (192.168.1.2) -> Ethernet Switch -> Multiple Ethernet cables connected to wall * Wall -> Second Router (192.168.1.1) * Wall -> PC After a blackout we thought the switch was no longer working so we replaced it with another router. The problem is the router has too few ports, not every room gets ethernet. The ethernet switch works in this configuration: * Main Router -> Third Router (Wi-Fi disabled) -> Ethernet cable connected to wall -> Wall -> Ethernet Splitter -> PC Under either of these configurations PC detects network but cannot reach 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2 or WWW: * Main Router -> Ethernet Switch -> PC * Main Router -> Ethernet Switch -> Ethernet cable connected to wall -> Wall -> PC Windows reports "Unidentified network", Linux tries to connect for a minute then fails. I knwo the PC isn't bad because other devices also fail to connect. Even if I set up a static IP I cannot reach a local IP. 2nd router has IP address 192.168.1.1 because it refuses to use anything else, first router is assigned different IP so these two don't conflict. Update: For testing I removed router 2, (the one I use as an extender / wireless AP) set router 1's IP address to 192.168.1.1. I tried connecting Router 1 to Router 3 (with DHCP disabled) and Router 3 (used as a switch) to PC via cables. It worked. Then I replaced Router 3 with the switch, network detected but no Internet. So even with the simplest possible setup and one DHCP server I had no network. My original problem was Router 3 had too few ports and not all rooms got Ethernet access. Router 3 is above Router 1 and connects to cables coming out from the wall that provide Ethernet to rooms. I recalled that WAN cable of Router 1 is too short so I cannot lift it to connect to cables, turns out that's not the case. So I lifted Router 1 and I could connect a cable to provide Ethernet for one more room which is what I needed. Routers 1 are 3 are held mid air with Ethernet cables. I previously mentioned that the switch works if it is connected to a wall plug in a room and it still works that way. Anyways here is the final setup: ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/7d8ea419-ddd1-49f8-b729-c01afe3caeb7.png)
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FYI, Plasma Bigscreen is not ported to Plasma 6.


For the Steam library I suppose?

I meant RAM deduplication. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=linux+same+page+merging&t=fpas&ia=web

For on disk deduplication, Steam supports user-specified locations for installing games and dependencies like Steam Linux Runtime. 2 users can theoretically use the same Steam library at the same time. To evade issues, auto updates should be disabled in the Steam clients. Steam doesn’t support completely disabling updates afaik, the best is setting update period to 3.00-4.00 AM. DXVK cache files must be located outside the Steam library folder. Otherwise if 2 people play the same game with Proton at the same time, cache files may be corrupted. (the default is the folder with game exe) Info on changing cache file location: link


I tried to do sth similar with limited success using Steam remote play. This is great but I have 2 questions:

  • Did you look into memory deduplication?
  • Is client software sunshine or custom software?

Do you mean a video with multiple songs split by chapters? Like this one? You can use yt-dlp with --split chapters -x options. -x extracts audio.



Kodi + PVR IPTV addon. I use this addon, keep in mind that it doesn’t support Apple silicon https://kodi.tv/addons/matrix/pvr.iptvsimple/


Windows defender (built in) on Windows, none on any other OS. Keep in mind that you need to uninstall existing AV for Defender to activate.