cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34247715

Curious on the experiences of those recently migrating to Linux from Windows 10, Intel-based MacOS, etc. How is it being on Linux? Anything surprise or frustrate you?

  • The Picard Maneuver@piefed.worldEnglish
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    23 days ago

    I started with PopOS in September (?), ultimately replacing Windows on every PC in the house. It’s been going well. I’ve had to troubleshoot a few things, the biggest of which being a boot failure, but that turned out to be hardware related, not Linux’s fault. Feeling like I own my computer again is great.

    Since then, I’ve gotten into self-hosting and now have a NAS, a Debian Jellyfin server, and a ton of storage space. Right now I’m just backing up basic stuff for the family, as well as streaming movies/shows/music within the house. I’ve ripped so many old DVDs and CDs in the past few months…

    Next steps will probably be: books, audiobooks, and archiving family photos/videos in a way that is easier to browse than just files on a hard drive. I will likely de-google eventually.

    In short, I’m having fun and should’ve done this a long time ago.

    • lectricleopard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      23 days ago

      Im on a similar self hosting journey. What do think you’ll use for de googled phone photos and videos? Im not sure where to even start looking.

      • lietuva@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        23 days ago

        I’ve set-up Immich recently, moved 400gb photos from Google Takeout, works flawlessly so far.

      • JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nlEnglish
        2·
        22 days ago

        I have around 5 year of experience self hosting.

        There are tons of photo and video alternatives.

        One of the first was piwigo, but I don’t know what they are up to now. Photoprism brought a bunch of new interest into the space, but is a bit hindered by their pricing model.

        The three frontrunners nowadays are: Immich, Photoprism, and Ente.

        Immich: easy and very practical google photos recreation (and surpassing in some ways)

        Ente: A self-hosted or externally hosted, easy version. More of an ecosystem with Ente Auth authenticator app like Aegis with cloud sync.

        Photoprism: much more geared to photographers, tons of organizational and sorting tools and geared towards using metadata of different cameras and such. Limited for me as they don’t have multi-user support unless you pay 6€/month. I would consider that an essential feature to put in their 2€/month and move advanced geocoding to 6€/month.

        Immich on the other hand has a 1 time optional (you really should) $100 fee or $25 per account

        They are 3 great options.