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Re: MX Linux

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: MX Linux
Date 2026-06-18 19:23 +0000
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On Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:02:36 -0400, c186282 wrote:


>    Oh, DID buy some long concrete drills lately ... in case I needed
>    (may SOON need) a DISH TV connection. Could also drill for StarLink.

Lucky me, no concrete. A 5/8 spade and 5/8 hole saw got the job done. The 
boot on the connector just fits. 

>    Oh ... sounds like there's an outdoor antenna of sorts. HOW big ?
>    WHERE does it point (if anywhere) ?

23.4 x 15.07 in 

https://www.starlinkinfo.com/starlink-dish-size

There are several options but the Standard 4 is the latest. It comes with 
a kickstand. There are other mounting techniques but I have a flat area 
where the kickstand works well. So far I laid an old bike battery on the 
kickstand but there are two holes in the kickstand. I'll see how it works 
but may mount it to a piece of plywood I had laying around and add a few 
more batteries for more weight. Bikes tend to go through batteries so I 
have a good supply.

There is a phone app that's used to set it up. Even without the dish the 
app allows you to scan the sky and determine a suitable area. Unlike the 
geosynch dishes in the northern hemisphere you point it north. I initially 
pointed it a 45 degrees. The app has an alignment page that said it was 
good. If not, it shows the correct alignment.

You can also connect to 192.168.100.1.  That's a little more detailed and 
said 30 degrees would be better. I didn't notice much improvement for 
download speeds, ping times, or latency.  

speedtest.net shows 40 Mbps down on the older Dell box with Fedora, 101 
Mbps on the Lenovo T480 with Leap 16. I'm thinking the difference is the 
older WiFi chip. I've got an Ethernet cable coming today to see if a 
direct connection gets it up to full advertised speed. 

Someone asked how much people were downloading a month on the starlink 
subreddit. Many said they were using 1+ TB. Games, continuously streaming 
4K, and so forth. With my current Verizon 100 GB plan I've only gotten 
emial that I was getting close a couple of times, but I did watch the 
usage and deferred iso downlads or release updates to the end of the month 
period.

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MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-14 01:07 +0000
  Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-14 00:10 -0400
    Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-14 06:16 +0000
      Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-14 03:19 -0400
        Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-14 18:11 +0000
          Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-14 23:00 -0400
    Re: MX Linux Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-14 10:33 +0100
      Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-14 18:20 +0000
        Re: MX Linux Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-14 19:45 +0100
          Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-14 23:49 +0000
            Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-15 01:41 -0400
          Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-15 01:34 -0400
            Re: MX Linux Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-15 07:23 +0100
              Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-15 07:02 +0000
                Re: MX Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-15 12:36 +0100
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-16 03:39 -0400
                Re: MX Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-16 11:52 +0100
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-16 22:05 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-17 02:59 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-16 23:55 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-17 07:00 +0000
                Re: MX Linux Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-17 08:14 +0100
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-18 04:10 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-18 19:26 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-18 03:20 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-18 18:45 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-19 02:50 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-19 16:56 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-20 03:41 -0400
                Re: MX Linux "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-20 10:19 +0200
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-21 01:06 -0400
                Re: MX Linux "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-21 12:34 +0200
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-21 22:41 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-20 17:36 +0000
                Re: MX Linux "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-20 20:01 +0200
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-21 03:19 +0000
                Re: MX Linux "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-21 12:29 +0200
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-21 17:34 +0000
                Re: MX Linux "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-21 19:49 +0200
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-21 23:22 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-22 01:08 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-22 06:34 +0000
                Re: MX Linux Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-22 09:27 +0100
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-22 13:46 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-23 04:32 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-23 17:26 +0000
                Re: MX Linux Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-23 18:36 +0000
                Re: MX Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-23 21:57 +0100
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-24 01:34 +0000
                Re: MX Linux "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-24 11:51 +0200
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-24 18:07 +0000
                Re: MX Linux "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-25 12:02 +0200
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-25 17:11 +0000
                Re: MX Linux "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-26 10:52 +0200
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-26 17:58 +0000
                Re: MX Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-26 21:59 +0100
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-26 22:04 +0000
                Re: MX Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-27 09:35 +0100
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-28 00:29 -0400
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-27 23:48 -0400
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-26 01:50 -0400
                Re: MX Linux Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-23 07:20 +0000
                Re: MX Linux Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-22 09:22 +0100
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-21 23:51 -0400
                Re: MX Linux Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-21 17:49 +0000
                Re: MX Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-22 02:19 +0100
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-22 01:13 -0400
                Re: MX Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-22 10:20 +0100
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-22 05:25 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-22 13:54 +0000
                Re: MX Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-22 17:28 +0100
                Re: MX Linux Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-22 17:07 +0000
                Re: MX Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-23 04:23 +0100
                Re: MX Linux Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-23 04:49 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-23 05:10 -0400
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-22 00:11 -0400
                Re: MX Linux Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-22 17:07 +0000
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-22 20:36 +0000
                Re: MX Linux Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-23 07:18 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-23 05:03 -0400
                Re: MX Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-23 10:27 +0100
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-23 17:39 +0000
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-23 17:36 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-21 22:39 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-22 03:50 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-22 01:16 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-22 06:29 +0000
                Re: MX Linux Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-22 09:55 +0100
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-22 13:50 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-21 02:34 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-21 06:44 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-21 03:35 -0400
                Re: MX Linux Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-21 17:30 +0000
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-21 23:31 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-21 23:22 -0400
                Re: MX Linux Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-22 17:07 +0000
                Re: MX Linux John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-06-17 15:50 -0700
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-18 04:53 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-16 17:52 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-16 23:19 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-17 07:07 +0000
                Re: MX Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-17 11:06 +0100
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-18 04:02 -0400
                Re: MX Linux Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-18 18:26 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-19 02:37 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-18 19:23 +0000
                Re: MX Linux Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-19 04:46 +0100
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-19 05:55 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-19 02:56 -0400
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-19 02:59 -0400
                Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-19 17:00 +0000
              Re: MX Linux Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-15 08:01 +0000
            Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-15 07:00 +0000
        Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-14 23:05 -0400
      Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-14 22:32 -0400
        Re: MX Linux Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-15 07:21 +0100
          Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-15 02:50 -0400
            Re: MX Linux Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-15 13:19 +0100
          Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-15 06:52 +0000
            Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-16 03:37 -0400
              Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-16 17:00 +0000
                Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-16 22:40 -0400
          Re: MX Linux Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-06-15 13:09 +0200
    Re: MX Linux 🇵🇱Jacek Marcin Jaworski🇵🇱 <jmj@energokod.gda.pl> - 2026-06-14 11:50 +0200
      Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-14 18:16 +0000
        Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-14 23:04 -0400
          Re: MX Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-15 06:56 +0000
      Re: MX Linux c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-14 22:35 -0400

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