uBlock on mobile Firefox gets rid of all the ads though.

That, and Revanced isn’t difficult to set up, you don’t even need root:

1. Disable stock youtube app
2. Download Revanced manager
3. Grab the recommended .apk version from APKMirror
4. Patch it with Revanced manager
5. Install it

And you’re done. Update once every 6-12 months or so.

contact the BBB and complain.

BBB is not a sanctioning body; they are just Yelp for boomers. Entirely voluntary participation. Gotta make that clear.

Can I block youtube ads with a transparent proxy like squid ?

I haven’t tried that, so I’m not entirely sure. I just focused on the easy methods that most people will gravitate towards.

Try it and let us know what you find!

What about a self-hosted youtube auto-downloading queue list ? I’m fine with .mp4 files !

Sounds like yt-dlp. Lots of people use that to get around ads, and also for data hoarding.

Revanced uses microG, which is optional. I also mentioned that these were the easiest methods. But, you’re absolutely right in that there are plenty of other methods to choose from.

Interesting. I’m just running vanilla uBlock Origin, never got a popup. I suppose we’ll see what happens…

Had a “youtube doesnt allow adblock” pop up yesterday

I haven’t run into that on any of my devices yet… 🤞🤞

What were you using before?

It’s like cable TV, pay $100+/mo just to watch ads

Edit: Guys. I think a lot of you missed where I said EASIEST METHODS.

Easiest methods to ditch Youtube ads:

• PC: Firefox + uBlock Origin
• Mac, option 1: Safari + AdGuard
• Mac, option 2: Firefox + uBlock Origin
• Android, option 1: Youtube ReVanced (FYI: ALL Play Store listings for this are fake; the official site is revanced.app and is the only place to get it)
• Android, option 2: Firefox Mobile + uBlock Origin
• iPhone/iPad: Safari + AdGuard

For those who may have heard about Pi-hole and are wondering why it’s not on this list: PI-HOLE DOES NOT BLOCK YOUTUBE ADS. IT NEVER HAS AND NEVER WILL.

There’s a programmable flasher relay that does exactly this. It’s specific to certain Toyota/Lexus and Subarus from the 2000s to mid-2010s, but it’s something. I have one in my 2008 Sienna - the “emergency flasher” part is programmed to strobe, kinda like a tow truck. I like it.

I’ve seen newer cars turn the headlight off while the turn indicator is on, so you get a sort of double-blink effect

Those are typically DRLs. Chrysler did this for a while in the 2000s-2010s (maybe still, idk), where the high beam - in DRL mode - turns off while the turn signal is doing it’s thing. Other manufacturers do this with dedicated DRLs, sometimes integrating the DRLs and turn signals into one multicolored unit (Kia Telluride, for example).

No manufacturer shuts off a headlight for a turn signal when the headlights are intentionally turned on (whether by light sensors at night, or by the driver).

What would happen if you collectively put your foot down on zero “AI code” to management, with such critical applications?

Exactly. There’s a reason why user-accessible file structures and categories in things like email, OS functions, and even cloud databases prominently feature search bars. There’s a lot of data to be had from search bars. And people having full-on conversations with AI systems is rife with that kind of data.

Why are we running Docker inside LXC? That’s not a wise decision, and is specifically stated as a big “no-no” by both Docker and Proxmox devs.

VMs don’t use as much resources as you realize. I’ve got multiple VMs full of Docker stacks (along with other VMs running various game servers, and several LXCs for various “not set up for Docker” services) spread across three i7-7700T servers; none of them are even close to being taxed.

Proxmox w/VMs for Docker, per your original plan (don’t use Portainer, use “Dockge” instead). You can also use small LXCs for services that aren’t set up for Docker, and Proxmox offers turnkey LXC images to make it that much easier.

Currently running Fedora. Debian is good, but I appreciate being closer to the bleeding edge, and while Flatpaks help bridge the gap, they also make more up-to-date distros remain stable, and you wouldn’t use Flatpaks for system packages which also matter.

That’s absolutely valid. I’m the opposite, in that I’ll add something from backports or unstable if I wanna try something more “fresh”. I’ve got a few flatpaks on my Debian desktop systems; not a fan of their sheer size, but I guess having all the dependencies bundled together is kinda the point… I equate Debian to a new Toyota, where the tech might be “outdated” compared to other brands (shipping a 6-speed auto when everyone else is shipping 8/9-speed autos, for example), but they ship it that way because the tech has a proven track record and won’t break at inopportune moments, waiting to “update” when the next gen/version is more mature.

Previously ran Manjaro - nice premise, but the team does not have the capacity to pull it off just stable and good enough. It does tend to break after a while. I still wish their team all the best and hope it will one day become my home again - but not before they sort their mess.

I hold similar view points. It looks good… Needs more team members though. Maybe I’ll throw it in a VM.

Arch on desktops is too much of a “debloated” experience for me - I don’t enjoy having to build my system from scratch, even though I know how. Also, the risk of updates borking the system is too high, and I’m not red-eyed enough to read all update notes. On experimental servers with just a few packages, though, it can be useful.

Yeah… I’ve got 5 kids, ain’t nobody got time in my house for fixing something that shouldn’t have broken 😂

Mint was actually quite buggy for me too, despite folks generally insisting on stability as one of its selling points. Also, they are strong on promoting Cinnamon, and I’m a KDE fanboy (and a bit of a Gnome enjoyer).

Ah, see, I used LMDE, not the Ubuntu-based one. I don’t like the way Canonical is going, but I really like Cinnamon, and having a rock-solid Debian base with some Mint goodies on top was more than enough to get me to switch on both my personal laptop (Thinkpad T14 G1 AMD) and my gaming PC (custom build, 5800X3D/7900XTX). I considered Bazzite for a hot minute, but I’m much more familiar with Debian than Fedora (again, used Debian for years on servers, and was the first distro I actually installed on my own hardware when I first discovered Linux), plus there’s a literal mountain range of documentation, forum posts, tips, and tricks for Debian. Not saying there isn’t for Fedora, but I just know how to find info for Debian better than other distros.

Fedora caused me problems only once, and that is when I used universal Linux package to install proprietary NVidia drivers (use the package from Fedora repos to avoid my mistakes!). Other than that, and through several major updates, it works like a charm. It also automatically saves system images while updating, and you can easily load any. Stability-wise, it was same as Debian to me.

Nice. I like Fedora, very clean, but the constant updates drove me nuts. I used Fedora on an older laptop for a while, but I found that I was running updates more often than just…using it.

Good to know about those.

My laptop has been running LMDE for the past year, so I was able to get the hang of it as a daily driver (been using Debian for years for servers).

Brave always reeked of VC money with all the promotion they do. It genuinely turns me off whenever I see supposed “for the community” software with heavy marketing.

I ripped the bandaid off a month or so ago. Went with LMDE. Haven’t looked back. Steam runs all my games through Proton just as good as they ran on Windows, if not better.

You do realize that Bill Gates hasn’t been involved with MS for many years now, right?

It is a bit technical, but it’s good learning experience as well. I don’t really trust cloud services with storing my passwords, so I use Syncthing (including a central server at home) to keep the database updated between devices.