Hello based people of lemmy,

I have recently started trying out BSDs as an alternative to Linux and found out that Spotify isn’t supported. Before you say try it in a browser this doesn’t work as spotify has DRM that doesn’t work on BSD OSes.

Now is there a way to stream music similar to Spotify? I know there is a downloader program available.

Furthermore do you know what self-hosted options are available? I already have a basic *arr stack and am always up for convoluted server and Linux hijinks.

    • amigan@lemmy.dynatron.meEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I use Arch too. I’ve been using FreeBSD for 21 years, though. I run everything on it, even this Lemmy instance.

      • areyouevenreal@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Okay I will probably move to FreeBSD proper eventually. I am still new to this though and likely to break things. I don’t want to have to go through a whole process every time I mess up to get a usable working system until I actually know what I am doing.

          • areyouevenreal@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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            11 months ago

            Yeah this might be the way. I have created a FreeBSD current USB drive to install off of. I am thinking the newer slightly less stable version has less GPU issues as that seems to be the main factor.

            • amigan@lemmy.dynatron.meEnglish
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              11 months ago

              That almost certainly untrue. Do not run CURRENT, it has INVARIANTS and WITNESS enabled that will make it painfully slow.

              • areyouevenreal@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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                11 months ago

                That’s good to know. Is there also a way to suppress error messages in the installer? They fill the whole screen from one repeating message and I can’t actually install it because of that.

                  • areyouevenreal@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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                    11 months ago

                    Did I say CURRENT? I meant STABLE. Which is weird because shouldn’t something called stable be the version you release, but release is a separate one. It’s confusing.

      • areyouevenreal@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Out of curiosity what do you use Linux for and what do you use FreeBSD for? Do you use FreeBSD as a desktop or only as a server?

        • amigan@lemmy.dynatron.meEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Linux on laptops, and certain other servers (TV headend/DVR, APCO P25 SDRtrunk host), and video transfer workstation. FreeBSD on any other servers, routers, and workstations, including my home automation controller (I maintain a fork of Home Assistant for FreeBSD).