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I'd just like to say that this is where things like Google Bard/Bing Chat can really help you out if you're semi-competent but stuck.

Using the output from lsblk on one of my homelab machines I get the below:

NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda 8:0 0 111.8G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 1M 0 part
├─sda2 8:2 0 2G 0 part /boot
└─sda3 8:3 0 109.8G 0 part
└─ubuntu--vg-ubuntu--lv 253:0 0 54.9G 0 lvm /
sdb 8:16 0 465.8G 0 disk
└─sdb1 8:17 0 465.8G 0 part /mnt/usbhdd1

Giving Bard the prompt "how do I mount my ext4 formatted usb hard drive to /mnt/usbhdd1 at boot in Ubuntu server."

Sure, here are the steps on how to mount your ext4 formatted USB hard drive to /mnt/usbhdd1 at boot in Ubuntu Server:

Identify the USB hard drive. Use the lsblk command to list all of the block devices on your system. This will show you the UUID of your USB hard drive.
Create a mount point. Use the mkdir command to create a directory where you want to mount your USB hard drive. In this example, we will use the directory /mnt/usbhdd1.
Edit the /etc/fstab file. This file contains a list of all of the filesystems that are mounted at boot. Open the file with your favorite text editor and add the following line:
Code snippet
UUID=YOUR_USB_HARD_DRIVE_UUID /mnt/usbhdd1 ext4 defaults 0 0
Use code with caution. Learn more
Replace YOUR_USB_HARD_DRIVE_UUID with the UUID of your USB hard drive.
4. Save the /etc/fstab file and reboot your system.

After your system reboots, your USB hard drive will be mounted to the directory /mnt/usbhdd1. You can then access the files on your USB hard drive from this directory.

Here are some additional notes:

The UUID=YOUR_USB_HARD_DRIVE_UUID entry in the /etc/fstab file is the most reliable way to identify your USB hard drive. If you do not know the UUID of your USB hard drive, you can use the blkid command to find it.
The ext4 filesystem type is the default filesystem type for USB hard drives in Ubuntu Server. If your USB hard drive is formatted with a different filesystem type, you will need to specify the correct filesystem type in the /etc/fstab file.
The defaults options in the /etc/fstab file tells the system to mount the filesystem with the default options. These options include mounting the filesystem read-write and enabling file system checking.
The 0 0 values in the /etc/fstab file tell the system to not check the filesystem for errors at boot and to not mount the filesystem in read-only mode.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

bing chat:

To mount an ext4 formatted USB hard drive to /mnt/usbhdd1 at boot in Ubuntu server, you can follow these steps:

1. Get device info: $ lsblk or $ sudo fdisk -l
2. Create the mount point. In the example below, the mount point name is /mnt/usbhdd1. You can name it anything you want. $ sudo mkdir /mnt/usbhdd1
3. Edit the /etc/fstab file and add the following line at the end of the file:

UUID=<UUID> /mnt/usbhdd1 ext4 defaults 0 0

Replace <UUID> with the UUID of your USB hard drive. You can get it by running $ sudo blkid /dev/sdX1, where X is the letter assigned to your USB hard drive.

After you save and close the file, you can run $ sudo mount -a to mount all file systems listed in /etc/fstab.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Either Bard/Bing Chat can be a real help when you have some idea on what to do but are stuck.

They’re doing the right thing in this case for sure.

Not having one of your official update/news mediums being fundamentally changed in how you and your customers interact with each other by a hostile third party is a good thing.

Shoving things onto twitter/discord/facebook wouldn’t be a good alternative either.

Bing/Bing chat in combination with Microsoft Rewards.

To get a genuine opinion on “what is the best [whatever]” is an impossibility now with result after result of Amazon affiliate lists of utter garbage.

Try to compare 2 pieces of computer hardware and be faced with results from UserShitMark or other affiliate laden shitbags.

Google Search is ruined with all the inorganic shit it gravitates to.

My old cat Mr Kits used to do that and every time he'd ensnare me with bites and scratches when the belly rubs became too much.
I was always wiling to oblige with the belly rubs however.

Look after Rufus for us all and always rub that tummy when they want it.

Where to start…

Odyssey 2/Philips Videopac

• Munchkin

PacMan Clone with a map editor. Spent far too much time on that game as a kid. Simple as hell but a decent clone.

**ZX Spectrum **

• Arkanoid
• R Type

Excellent Arcade ports on the lowly ZX Spectrum. Amazed me that I could play Arcade level titles in my living room.

Nintendo Gameboy

• Tetris

One of the best ways to play Tetris. The gameplay, the sound, the console itself. Pinnacle of handheld gaming.

Sega 32X

• Virtua Racing
• Doom
• StarWars Arcade

Both StarWars Arcade and Virtua Racing were excellent Arcade ports and Doom on the 32x was real special to me, after experiencing the SNES port of Doom, the 32x was leagues ahead.

Commodore Amiga

• Lemmings
• Worms
• Cannon Fodder

I could list endless amounts of Amiga classics but Lemmings is one of my all time favourite games.
Worms was multiplayer perfection and cannon fodder shows me that rat has never been so much fun.

Sega Saturn

• Duke Nukem 3D
• Quake
• Powerslave/Exhumed

All running of the same engine. Fantastic fits person showers on the weakest of the goth gen consoles.

I could go on all night but I must stop…

Kbin getting better by the day. Great news!

When I got into my gaming rut I took some time off and got into Homelabbing. Used to scroll through my extensive steam library and nothing caught my interest so I needed something new.

Learned about different NAS Os’s, Docker, Linux and seeing what I could get out of some low-powered hardware and what I loved most was learning new things.

Started with a Raspberry Pi when they weren’t stupid expensive and moved onto a cheap Intel Nuc to my home made, small form factor NAS running Unraid and a 2nd cheap Thin Client running Ubuntu Server.

I focussed on doing more with my computer hardware and for a long while, didn’t feel the necessity to game much, then one day I fired up Forza Horizon 4 and had a good, enjoyable 5 hour session on it.

Now I’m back into re-playing Horizon Zero Dawn, I plan to move onto Forbidden West after and tearing around the UK and Mexico in Forza Horizon 4/5.

See if you can find another hobby or something that can enhance your knowledge on something you’ve never tried before for a while, one day you ,ignite just fire up a game after having a rest and get that spark back.

🐐

Makes my skin crawl even thinking of having problems in a submersible.

I do hope everything is ok.

They really are losing it over there.

Warhammer Boltgun and now that it’s finally playable and Steam deck verified, TLoU Part 1.

Game was a total mess at launch but has come on with all the patches.