Samba Stuck on Authentication (Debian Cinnamon with Nemo)

So i have this problem that samba stuck on authentication and keep asking for password loop forever. And googling about this problem, i found out that i am not alone. Of course some problem is kind of different and some problem quite similar. And there's quite a lot of solution too that involved editing config from the terminal.

 

It doesn't matter whatever you choose, either forget password immedately, remember password until you logout or remember forever, the password pop up dialog box keep recurring.
 
Dig deeper into google search engine, i found that someone has a very simple solution just to kill the gnome-keyring-daemon on startup.

Go to System Setting and search for startup application.

System settings.

Disable the SSH Key Agent (GNOME Keyring : SSH Agent), and then restart the computer.

Problem solved and dang! its so simple. It's harder to google the right solution than to implement it.

Well, good day and back to work!

Accessing Windows Network from Debian Gnome

Working from different Operating System via Cloud Storage is nice because the file is there. We just need to set the client on each PC such as Insync Apps.

But, what about accessing Windows Network from Debian System? Well, after a good-googling-time, I need samba installed in my system, and i must know what ip address the PC with a shared folder in it.

Samba? Spiral Linux already came preinstalled, so i think i good to go. I just need to know the ip address now.

 

For this purpose, i use Angry IP Scanner. direct download from its webpage.

Install it and Make sure you have at least Java 11 or OpenJDK installed - check your distribution.

Last version with Java 8 support was 3.7.6.

DEB and RPM packages will install appropriate 'desktop' files, so Angry IP Scanner will appear in Applications menu, under either Internet or Networking. Alternatively, you can just type ipscan to launch the application.

Yes. With the help of IP Scanner, i manage to know what PC with what IP Address that has the shared folder in my network.

Well, of course i can just go to the pc, and do Select Start > Settings > Network & internet > Ethernet.

Under Properties, look for IP address listed next to IPv4 address.
Or open cmd, and then type ipconfig. 

Next, open file manager, go to Other Location, and type smb://10.xx.xxx.xx (the Windows PC ip) in the Connect to Server box.

And there you go. Lets go back to work now =)

Spiral Linux on Deskmeet B660

DESKMEET B660

Hello there.

Yeah. Its been a long time since my last log. Live have been amazing. So how are you? :)

Anyway, i've got a new toy..

Yes. Asrock Deskmeet B660. A very nice low profile mini PC. When thinking about Mini PC's, people often say that it is less powerfull than a full-sized desktop. But in my case, it is powerfull enough for standard computing task daily. Ranging from doing office task like spreadsheet and mailmerge, email responses and online application, doing some GIS map stuff and learning game development.

"With just 8 liters of volume, DeskMeet is a powerful and compact desktop PC designed to deliver the best experience for daily computing, gaming, home entertainment, content creation and business. It supports the desktop processor and the graphics card under 20 cm long. This chassis can stand either vertically or horizontally to fit into any workspace and give users a neat and tidy desk space."

Ok. Maybe a little bit over budget because i am jamming the box with 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700F 2.10 GHz, 32 Gbs of ram and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6 Gb. Boys will always be boys, the toy will always getting more and more expensive =)

---The Deskmeet sits nicely burried under paperworks beside the cardbox.---

The Deskmeet came with Windows 11 preinstalled, but i always like to thinkering with open source realm. And this time i want to use Spiral Linux.

...but, why Spiral Linux?

Because it's Debian  =)

But why not just install Debian pure blood? why need another derivatives? because its faster than a snail.

The website says :

"SpiralLinux is a selection of Linux spins built from Debian GNU/Linux, with a focus on simplicity and out-of-the-box usability across all the major desktop environments. SpiralLinux serves as an alternative live installation method for a highly reliable customized Debian system using only official Debian package repositories."

So why another Debian-based distro?

"Great question. Debian does an excellent job of providing the fundamentals needed for a highly reliable and flexible operating system. However, it is a sprawling and impersonal organization that does not focus on being friendly for the end-user. So a plethora of Debian-based distributions have arisen with the objective of adding a layer of polish, albeit with varying degrees of success. Most of these efforts depend on a single developer or a small group of developers with far fewer resources than the official Debian project. Many such projects create custom packages and supplemental package repositories that will cease to exist and leave their users stranded in the event that the project ever ceases to function. SpiralLinux, on the other hand, has been carefully designed to be completely dependent on the extensive development resources and excellent package infrastructure of the upstream Debian project. Debian itself provides a base system that is capable of being very user-friendly when properly configured. This is where SpiralLinux comes into play. Great effort has been expended in polishing the SpiralLinux default configuration for all the major desktop environments using the packages and mechanisms that Debian itself provides. So in effect, a SpiralLinux installation is actually a legitimate Debian installation that can be infinitely upgraded from the official Debian repositories while retaining its unique SpiralLinux configuration."

And this one sentences really describe what i am looking for:

Normal users can operate and administer the system without recurring to the terminal and the system

depends entirely on the Debian infrastructure, thus avoiding the "developer-hit-by-a-bus" concern

Source : https://spirallinux.github.io/

And here's screenshots of the proccess just in case you interested

Note : the SpiralLinux support and Release notes button do nothing when i clicked on it despite my system is connected to the internet.

Tested the connection, the Firefox can reach Google.

Notes : The log stays empty and is not populated by ...err, log.

Update The System

And done. we're good to go.