I threatened to steal my friends identity to legally change his name to something funny. What name would you use? by ReCursing in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] ReCursing@kbin.social 40 points 2 months ago

X Æ A-12

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How can I run something that needs sudo at every login without having to do so manually? (kbin.social)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by ReCursing@kbin.social to c/linux@kbin.social
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I want to run openvpn every time I log on, but currently I run

sudo openvpn --config <myconfig> --auth-user-pass <user/pass>

every time. Is there a way to make it run that automatically and not need my password?

I could make it launch a terminal and run a script but is there a way that would not require me to type my password every time? Can I maybe give myself permissions to whatever openvpn needs so it doesn't need sudo? How do I find out what those permissions are? Is this the right place to ask?

I'm running KDE/Plasma 6 on Manjaro should that matter

edit: Thanks all! I'm going to try the systemd option, if I can't get that working I'll fall back to the cronjob option, and failing that changing openvpn to not need a password for sudo and launching a script at kde statup.

And I'll vote for him again by ReCursing in c/memes@lemmy.ml
[-] ReCursing@kbin.social 48 points 3 months ago

Trump not fashy enough for you?

And I'll vote for him again by ReCursing in c/memes@lemmy.ml
[-] ReCursing@kbin.social 240 points 3 months ago

They are both awful, yes, but one side is distinctly worse than the other

What is something that gets a lot of hate for absolutely no reason? by ReCursing in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] ReCursing@kbin.social 66 points 4 months ago

Nickelback. I mean they're not good but they're not really bad either, just a complete nonevent. They don't deserve the hate they get, they don't really deserve anything

Who could have forseen the woes of capitalism? by ReCursing in c/memes@lemmy.ml
[-] ReCursing@kbin.social 38 points 4 months ago

Didn’t Bill Gates revolutionize home computing for the average user?

By literally stealing DR DOS, swapping the drive letters for the hard drive and floppy disk, and rebranding as MS DOS

Linux users when by ReCursing in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[-] ReCursing@kbin.social 66 points 5 months ago

Use Firefox, not Chromium

My children will refer to me as father. by ReCursing in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[-] ReCursing@kbin.social 77 points 6 months ago

I do not get the sexualisation of daddy. It just feels pedo and cringy to me. if I was having sex with someone and they called me daddy I'd probably immediately go soft

An oldie but a goodie by ReCursing in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[-] ReCursing@kbin.social 108 points 8 months ago

You build a bridge and do they call you Drath'nor the Bridge Builder? You educate the young and so they call you Drath'nor the Teacher? You protect your sheep in a storm and do they call you Drath'nor the Shepard?

No

But you make ONE dodgy curry for the village...

Be kind to our financially paired brethren. by ReCursing in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
What are some FOSS programs that you think are a far better user experience than their counterparts? by ReCursing in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[-] ReCursing@kbin.social 48 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

KDE is better than Windows

~~Audible~~ Audacity is more audio programme than most people need

KdenLive is more video editor than most people need

Kritta is more art programme than most people need

There are edge cases where there are professional programmes that might be better but unless you are a professional you do not need them and even semi-pros would likely be better served by those three

People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars by ReCursing in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] ReCursing@kbin.social 100 points 11 months ago

Touch screens in cars are stupid: you need to take your eyes off the road to use them. Buttons and knobs, once you have learned them, can be operated by touch and maybe a quick flick of your eyes.

What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life? by ReCursing in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] ReCursing@kbin.social 47 points 11 months ago

"The best time to plant a tree is fifty years ago. The second best time is right now" - essentially don't worry about what you could have done better, or what could have been, make now and the future as good as you can

and

"If you don't fall off occasionally, you're not trying hard enough" - originally told to me in the context of learning to windsurf (I still can't windsurf), but applicable in a lot of areas. This doesn't mean try to fall off, it means failure is a natural part of growth, not something to be shunned

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