is it really that simple? I was trying ways to like separate them or block them from each other

Yup that did it. but when I report the errors, nothing freaking happens. it just loads and loads and loads and hangs.

Hmm I always though western digital was pretty decent for hard drives?

Thanks, didn't know about the Broadcom wifi part.

so basically if the computer has the specs that meet the distros newest version's requirements, it theoretically should be gold?

Thanks. I do not want to mess around with virtualization; I went down that rabbithole before and got lost and broke stuff lol. I need to do a bit more research and learning before im more confident with virtualization. So how large should the swap be? and what about a bootloader?? Are all three compatible with grub? also how large should the bootloader partition be? thanks, this is all a bit foreign to me.

I have also heard this sentiment, that enterprise/business level hardware is best, even for personal use

oh dude i never do backups each time i start over from scratch its a brand new version of linux. the only "important" files (that I know of), i sync to the cloud.

Wow that is amazing, thanks for sharing.

Docks and dongs! Two things you ought love lol

Same, I am also a Linux user. What are your favorite brands?

It's just that my model is a newer generation Dell and I've heard from multiple people that Dell is getting more and more locked down and proprietary like Apple, so im thinking that's why I haven't had the best linux experience on this darn thing.

Lol really???? why is that? surely those are of way less quality than others available, right?

Wow wow wow, you guys are light years ahead of me in the equipment department. I plan to learn and utilize a lot of that stuff but I was more interested in the smaller everyday things like chargers, cables, flash drives, adapters, etc lol still great info though. I was super intruided by supermicros server selection when I went down that rabbit hole. Truth is, I'm not nearly ready for a server yet.

Well that's the thing, I can't afford to buy new where you can just return it and all that; I'll most likely be buying a refurb or used or older but new piece of equipment or possibly piecing together my own, depending on what i can learn about what I need for a smooth and easily fixable linux system

This is the info I needed to know! So I dont have a server; I should probably leave them alone then huh?

That's always a recommended brand. Never had much luck with their laptops, but had a real old Asus router that I liked.

Sorry, over my head on what a binary blob is lol does it have anything to do with proprietary stuff?

Wow thanks for the info, sounds like some hefty stuff to learn lol. So I'm kinda broke and can't afford new hardware ATM. I only have a tp Link archer ax1800 WiFi 6 router and a belkin rt3200 because I read its great for openwrt. Wellll openwrt completely overwhelmed me so I never got a chance to properly implement it. One of these days I'll need to sit down with more patience and try to understand the firmware better

Yup my dell xps 13 had kaby lake processors, not all cores though.

I gotcha, that makes sense. I'm really at the beginning of my homelab or self hosting journey. I've been exploring alot of random aspects and keep forgetting to think about the basic things first. My problem is figuring out how to start and setup things properly, but that's a whole other thread/story lol

thanks, good to know. I dont use bluetooth anyway, so not a problem

So would a router running pfsense then also become my primary WiFi routers too? Or is it best to keep pfsense strictly as a firewall and have a separate router strictly for WiFi?

Uhmmm so it would be interesting to learn about rolling releases and thats where my choice of manjaro could fit in. Sometimes I simply get bored of debian/Ubuntu but its what I'm most familiar with. The goal is to learn and USE other distros. Not just browse or hop around but I want to use the three main distro types all on one system. I want things to remain in tact like a normal workstation installed on your desktop. Idk much about virtualization, but I'm under the impression that they wipe your disk or a certain distro clean after each use. I do NOT want that.

Gotcha. Never explored Gnome boxes yet; probably just waiting for the right time. I've been trying to learn a whole lot of other tech stuff, so I sorta put virtualization on the back burner for now. Definitely wanna learn about KVM, lxd and lxc and even gnome boxes. just not right now

Thank you! Pfsense is one thing I'm confused about... Its a software, right? Does it matter the type of router you use it on? Or do you buy routers that specifically have it installed?

Holy crap thats crazy! Are simple things like surge protectors pretty much equal? Is there a point in researching brands for such a presumably simple thing?

Man thats shitty to hear. At least they fixed it! I'm having similar issues with my two usb c ports on my laptop and its been solo annoying. Just a ton of random disconnects and reconnects. I had one port completely replaced but I still have the issue from time to time.

Ahh good to know. Adding to the list lol I've heard the name mentioned a few times but never really looked into their stuff. Thanks

I will look into this, thanks

Yes!I have heard this before. I tried telling my parents, who are plagued by spam calls, to not engage with them but of course they like to answer and yelll at them or answer and hang up lol

Haha same here but I tend to focus on the wrong things...I jump too far ahead and get confused all while neglecting the basics

Awesome, thanks for the reassurance :)

Hmm koler sounds interesting... Any experience with it?

Very informative, thank you. Idk how you guys know all this stuff lol

good info! I am interested in NUCs just not quite yet ;)

Thank you. Its seeming that the VM route is more doable. I'm just curious if a VM for a linux distro will keep everything as is, like your files and filesystem, settings, tweaks, configs, etc. I essentially want three workstations. I dont want to keep starting over on a clean slate ya know? And if so, do you have a recommended virtualization platform that you would recommend for this project?

this is very very helpful, thanks alot. I love lemmy over reddit. you guys are actually kind and helpful here. so I mentioned in other posts, I don't store a whole lot of things at all and anything important is stored in a cloud. So do I necessarilly need to create a storage partition? can't I just use storage within each distro partition for trivial stuff like downloads or whatever? I hope that makes sense

Thanks again

fair enough