Tysm, @MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml and @nanook@friendica.eskimo.com.

[Resolve]
DNS=1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8
FallbackDNS=8.8.4.4

I added this to the file /etc/resolv.conf and it’s working again.

What can I do to fix the problem here?

Well the machine’s time is off by a few hours after I power it off for a night. So the time is incorrect right now. This might explain why it suddenly stops when I wake up and reopen it a day after installation. Should I manually set the correct time to fix it?

I did perform the self-test function, the long version that says it will take 10s of minutes. Some of the errors were displayed with red text before the test. After the self test, it said that my drive passed and all the red errors showed up as “Old age” in black text, every single one.

(This is in the GUI app for smartctl)

It’d be bad if I were working on something and the entire thing just suddenly broke down before I have the time to save and backup 😅

I used the GUI program for SMART and the list of issues got marked as “old age”, all of them.

It’s the same error, no matter how many times I reinstall. I assume it’s a hardware issue

Yeah the important stuff is backed up, but I am still concerned my entire OS will suddenly go kaput. How fucked am I?

Yeah… I am so sorry but I’m just a beginner and all I see here is a bunch of jargon. I am trying the solution that @nightwatch_admin has suggested here at the moment.

Could you please point me to some sort of simple guide/video? If that’s not too big of a hassle

Yeah, it doesn’t :(

Yeah It’s more reliable in that way.

Still, I wish there was a something like a simple flag for the package manager so I could control if user data gets preserved.

I’m a bit surprised that that isn’t a feature.

(In Windows) If you uninstall a program using the “uninstall.exe” provided, you can tick an option to wipe all the data.

This is also available from the Control Panel’s “Uninstall programs” page. The “uninstall” button usually launches the “uninstall.exe” provided by the app’s devs.

I’ve never had this issue on Windows before

Thanks. I wish there was a more straightforward process though.

Every other OS I’ve used purges all app data after uninstalling, why is Linux different?

Here’s an excellent tutorial for that: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ&t=0

Wdym by dead on performance? works fine for me.

And yeah, I feel like I’m nailing my feet just to avoid walking into a trap here lol. I should relax, I’ve minimized a LOT of data collection already.

Any good browser suggestion you have?

I am aware of that feature, but I can’t do the same for a few essential system apps that constantly ping chinese IPs for whatever reason.

As for my browser, I mostly use Tor browser for browsing/reading and Mull for downloading and streaming.

Am I being too paranoid? lmao

Yup, you are right. Mobile banking seems to be really difficult on custom ROMs and overall it just brings too many issues. I will keep using the stock ROM for now (HyperOS). I have google play services disabled, all Gapps and Xiaomi bloatware apps deleted. I feel like that’s good enough. RethinkDNS to block internet connection from apps that don’t need it. I shouldn’t let “perfect” get in the way of good.

Do you have any other suggestions to make my phone a bit less of a data mine?

Thanks a bunch!

I hope they do the same for my phone. Any way I can check if it’s being maintained? Thanks.

Do the unofficial builds get regular security updates, though? Even if they do, I don’t think it’s the best idea to rely on two independent developers at the same time, I’d rather not have multiple points of faliure.