cujoSep 21, 2023

What are some FOSS programs that you think are a far better user experience than their counterparts?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/5590846

What are some FOSS programs that you think are a far better user experience than their counterparts? - sh.itjust.works

I used Plex for my home media for almost a year, then it stopped playing nice for reasons I gave up on diagnosing. While looking at alternatives, I found Jellyfin which is much smaller and more responsive, IMO, and the UI is much nicer as well. It gets relegated to playing Fraggles Rock and Bluey on repeat for my kiddo these days, but I am absolutely in love with the software. What are some other FOSS gems that are a better experience UX/UI-wise than their proprietary counterparts?

Show threadZMonsterSep 22, 2023
Jellyfin can’t utilize local network storage… How is that a useful tool for a HOME MEDIA SERVER???
Show threadTheHarpyEagleSep 22, 2023
What os are you running? My jellyfin server runs on linux and I just permanently mount the directory on my NAS that holds all of my media.
Show threadZMonster
Oh, interesting, thanks! I’ve dabbled with Linux so I’m familiar with it. I believe my nas is NTFS, but I could be wrong. But if so, I wonder if it’s possible to mount an NTFS location to a Linux server… Something to research while working tomorrow 😄
Sep 22, 2023 at 5:21amWeb
Show threadOnUSep 22, 2023
Thats definitely possible. Im using nfs because it so much faster in my experience. Just one line in the fstab. Nothing every software should implement themselfs imo.
Show threadskarnSep 22, 2023

You can definitely mount a windows share on a linux machine. I was doing it at my last job, because it allows you to do anything on it transparently as if its part of the local filesystem.

Here instructions from the Ubuntu wiki, most things should carry over to most other distros.

wiki.ubuntu.com/MountWindowsSharesPermanently

MountWindowsSharesPermanently - Ubuntu Wiki