Question to #linux community: is it necessary/recommended to reboot my Raspberry Pi running Raspbian Bookworm after I update my packages via apt? What about those installed via Flatpak? And most importantly - why?

I want to set up a cron job for that and not sure whether or not I should also add a reboot after updating

Okay, a question for #GoToSocial users:

I've noticed that my profile page on the web shows the first post in threads I've started, but not any replies or boosted posts: https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/@aj (open the link in your web browser)

I've looked through all the settings, and there doesn't appear to be one change that.

Am I missing something?

Is there a way to get replies or boosts to appear there too?

Or is that just the way GtS works?

#FediHelp #MastoHelp #Fediverse #SelfHosted #MastodonHelp

@marquito
@admin
@VMwareRN

#FediHelp
#VMware

(1/n)

Zwei Frage zu VMware Workstation:

1.) Arbeitet eine (Windows10 64-bit) VM genauso wie ein natives Windows-System, es erstellt auf der SSD eine Auslagerungsdatei fürs Caching?

2.) Kann ich die Größe meiner VM signifikant reduzieren, indem ich einen Linked Clone erstelle?

Hintergrund:
Meine virtual machine (ca. 2,5 GB nach Bereinigung) läuft bislang auf einer sehr großen, aber langsameren SSD (SATA, 541/480 MB/sec).

Ich habe...

Yesterday, I set up my own single-user Fediverse instance using #GoToSocial. Eventually, this account will be my main presence on the Fediverse and (using BridgyFed) BlueSky.

But.

Before I pull everything and everyone over, there's a few things I need to take care of. One is waiting seven days before BridgyFed starts federating this account to BlueSky.

But the other biggie is moderation.

So, Mastodon and GtS instance admins: Are there particular blocklists you're using? And any tips on setting it up?

#FediHelp #Mastodon #Fediverse #Mastodon #MastodonHelp

#fedihelp I am looking for an android calendar app - preferably #openSource - which allows similar multi-account handling to how google does it (mainly being to see and manage all appointments from all accounts without the need to share calendars). This is important because I need a central source of truth, but also have client calendars which I can't just sync to my private account and don't want to merge private and work stuff.
Is thunderbird good for this? Other recommendations?

Ok, on to happier matters.

You may recall that I purchased a poor bedraggled plant from the clearance section at my local supermarket because I wanted to save it from the dumpster. It had two sad flowers which had grown kind of sideways, and it looked like it needed a bit of TLC. No label, so I had no idea what kind of flower it was. And I have historically not been a good keeper of plants. But it cost a dollar, and I figured I'd bring it home and at least let it live out whatever life I could give it, rather than it being consigned to the garbage as it doubtless would have been. I have no pictures of it from this period unfortunately.

He was christened Robert by my spouse as a joke, and I tried to remember to water him, and he lived on my porch through the summer. He got plenty of sun and rain, and at a certain point I also set myself a reminder to water him, and he seemed to be doing so well that I hazarded transferring him from his tiny pot into a larger one, and instead of dying, Robert throve like a champion. His flowers died, but he put out a bunch of new leaves and filled in his new pot. That's the first picture.

As with most flowers, I assumed that Robert was an annual, so I debated what to do as cooler weather set in, but in the end, I brought him into our back room which, while not quite as nice and sunny, gets a decent sun level and isn't freezing. I kept watering Robert through the end of the autumn, and while he seemed to have slowed down a little, he didn't immediately die, so as winter took hold I decreased my watering regimen a little but otherwise kept to the status quo.

At Christmas, my spouse did a show wherein they were given a plant by a castmate named Sean, so Robert, still chipper if with perhaps more dead leaves, was joined by Sean the plant in the back room. I kept watering, fully expecting Robert to eventually give up the ghost. After all, he's an annual. They only live for a year. Surely they know that.

Spring has pretty much set in at this point. Sean is doing fine, and as soon as the weather settles down he will be moved to a larger pot and possibly put outside. And Robert... About a month ago, Robert seems to have woken up again, because he put out a bunch of new leaves. And last week, I thought I saw something which looked like a bud. Sure enough, a few days ago when I came in to water him, the second picture greeted me.

Yes, Robert has blossomed anew. And he's going outside again as soon as it seems safe to do so. Maybe by May. So that'll be nice. Hooray for Robert and my ability to keep from killing him!

Now, my question: I know bupkis about plants. I believe Robert to be a gerbera daisy, as that's what his flower and leaves resemble to me. But my spouse insists that the flowers are too small and the leaves aren't right. Can anyone help? I can take better pictures if necessary.

Also, if I wanted to feed him, any suggestions? He's been making do with tap water and hand-me-down soil for almost a year now, and I wonder if maybe he'd like a bit of nutrition.

Okay, help me decide: Self-hosted Mastodon or GoToSocial? What's the pros and cons of each?

Recently, I set up a VPS running YunoHost.

I've been meaning to set up a personal single-user Fedi instance on it, but life's gotten in the way a bit.

I strongly considered Friendica, but it's not there in terms of UX.

So I've narrowed it down to GtS or Masto.

My understanding is that GtS is far more lightweight, but misses some key features. Masto is more resource hungry.

Will I need a relay server for a single-user instance?

Any other key things I should be aware of before diving in?

Kennt jemand von euch das #C64 Spiel „The castles of Dr. Creep“? Gibt es das irgendwo. #followerpower #fedihelp

I'm asking for #help again, fediverse.

I'm researching Operation Colussus, when British paratroopers landed in Southern Italy in February 1941.

I'd like to get in touch with people living in, or from, Calitri in #Italy. If you know anyone, can you please ask them to email me (Russell@RussellPhillips.uk) or DM me here.

Please #boost.

#FediHelp #SecondWorldWar #histodons
@italy @histodons @militaryhistory @worldwarshistory

I'm looking for a small (ideally up to 14" at most) CRT #TV that works correctly with my (RF) #PAL #SEGA #MasterSystem II at both 50 and 60 Hz (so it needs to have working #PAL60 support...)

Does anyone in Sweden has one to sell?

(please boost...)

Ich benötige bitte euren Rat.

Ich muss Katzengras in der Wohnung bzw. auf dem Balkon ziehen. Welche Sorte sähe ich da am besten auf welchem Grund?

#fedihelp @fedihelp #CatsOfMastodon

Hallo
Gibt es gute Pixelfed-server - geeignet für EineWeltläden - welche einen Instagram import aktuell erlauben?
#fedipower #fedihelp #pixelfed #instagram #einewelt

I have a fedi/masto question:

What's public boost, unlisted boost, boost for follower doing differently?
Especially what's the differenced between public and unlisted boost?

I have these different boost options for a few weeks now or something. (I use Tusky in case that makes a difference.)

ICh möchte ein wenig definierter werden und möchte deswegen mit Hanteltraining beginnen. Die Preise für neue und/oder gebrauchte Hanteln/Kettlebells etc sind ja astronomisch. Deswegen hier die Frage:
Hat jemand Hanteln oder Kettlebells ab 12 Kilo aufwärts für einen schmalen Taler ab zugeben? Bevorzugt im Raum München?
Danke fürs boosten
#fedihelp #flohmarkt #fedibörse

#fedihelp Hi, gibt’s hier oder kennt jmd Studierende aus #Lübeck, idealerweise Medizin 2.-3. Semester? Frage für eine zukünftige Medizinstudentin, die Ende dieser Woche nach Lübeck kommt, um Stadt und Uni etwas kennenzulernen. Gerne teilen. Vielen Dank.
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