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  • Aside from the point that Jellyfin is meant to browse your own personal collection of files usually after the fact…

    Some file formats like mkv do work even if partially downloaded, so if you’re downloading a torrent for a free libre open source movie, choose the option to download chunks in sequential order, and I think there’s a way that you can watch while downloading.


  • There aren’t many Linux problems that cannot be fixed in one way or another.

    Even with the messed up resolution on Pop, can you connect to the internet and open a browser? From your desktop, usually you can press the Super (Windows) key on your keyboard, then type firefox and press enter to get the browser. Similar with “terminal” to get the terminal. From there you have a number of options.

    Option 1. Couldn’t you try booting from the same USB you used to install Pop OS again? Then avoid the Proprietary graphics option, use Nouveau graphics instead then install the last version of the Nvidia driver that supports the 1080 ti.

    Option 2. Get another USB stick you don’t need for anything else on hand. Download the software Balena etcher from https://etcher.balena.io/ go into file properties to make the program executable. Then download bazzite and get the version with old nvidia drivers. Then insert the USB and use Etcher to flash the disk image to it. Boot to the USB.

    Option 3. Uninstall and reinstall an older version of the nvidia drivers in the terminal to try to salvage your current Pop OS! installation.











  • Rentlar@lemmy.catoLinux@lemmy.mlBash scripting question
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    Edit: I think there are better answers downthread than mine, but I hope my first comment spurned them on.

    Not the most experienced bash guru at it but let me see…

    • does the while condition have to be within [ ] brackets?
    • Also I can’t figure out what your condition is, it seems to have an unclosed quotation mark.
    • Most bash while-do-done loops I’ve made have a comparator like -ne for not equal or -le for less or equal to. So for example: while [ $variable -ne 5 ]; do

  • Bazzite is a great distro if you want to jump in and start playing games and getting the software you need to use your computer. The intent behind bazzite seemed to me that it should be accessible enough for non-technical users but provide access to a large library of programs in just a few clicks. It has a few quirks that make it different than other Linux distros if you pick it apart.

    Have you ever used command prompt, batch scripts or PowerShell on Windows? That’s what BASH, shell scripting or ‘the terminal’ is equivalent to on Linux (and mac sorta). It’s the virtual scalpel you can use to tinker, fix, control, or totally screw up your system. If you don’t have important data to lose, then feel free to just try whatever and learn from mistakes you make along the way. If not, then backups are your friend, and be EXTRA careful doing anything as the root user (that’s the admin account with total access over the operating system) or any command like sudo (it might even lecture you about it once)

    For self-hosting, if you have a spare machine you can just try experimenting on it to your heart’s content. If your search-engine skills are good enough then you should be able to fumble your way through install instructions or tutorials. Another alternative is you could rent a VPS and optional domain for <$90/year, which then you can learn about SSH (secure shell) and fiddle with a computer remotely for fun.

    People here can probably give you advice or support, if there’s a specific problem you’re having and you’ve couldn’t figure it out from the documentation and search.