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Here's How Linux Mint is Silently Redefining User Experience
  • I think it's because more cutting-edge options are not anywhere near as easy to set up and use.

    Also visit flatpak.org for more information about how stable distros get around the old packages issue.

  • Linux, openSUSE ready for Everyday Users
  • I think Windows 10 going EOL is a good opportunity for Linux. People know how objectively bad Windows 11 is and how intrusive Microsoft ads can be.

  • Stackabrix, a simple terminal game
  • I'm all in for terminal games. GUI games are bloat.

    unpauses Minecraft

  • GNU Shepherd 1.0 Service Manager Released As "Solid Tool" Alternative To systemd
  • Ok so it's basically a yet another point of fragmentation. Nice.

  • Why does my cursor change in size over certain windows? (solved in comments)
  • It's not really complicated. It's called "pushing not ready software to production".

  • Why do open-source social platforms have much more biased moderation than proprietary commercial alternatives?
  • Well I'm glad you haven't experienced it on the platforms you use. I personally did (and it's not just about Lemmy and Mastodon) and saw others reporting it so that's why my opinion is different. Though I agree it's not always the case and some instances/platforms can be better than others.

  • Why do open-source social platforms have much more biased moderation than proprietary commercial alternatives?

    No like seriously, I get that the admins work for free but FOSS is supposed to be about freedom and making products that everyone can benefit from yet still the bias is simply hilarious sometimes and concerning usually.

    For the record, I'm talking about conflicts of different opinions here, not justifying hate speech or extremism. I know there is a major difference between FOSS and Big Data in terms of treatment of troll behavior (with the latter supporting it because it generates engagement), but it is clearly being misunderstood and abused now.

    I even think I'd rather recommend proprietary options to others at this point because of mental health risks. Yes, I know that some major platforms are quite heavily biased politically (with X even being accused in supporting fascism) but it's not as bad as being biased in everything imo.

    Can't we finally understand that the modern trends in most cultures praise exclusiveness (often cleverly disguised as distorted inclusiveness which sounds impossible but is actually a case and it hurts people's understanding of the latter) and work against it? Or at least we could do it for the FOSS reputation.

    On the positive note though, Mastodon that is probably the biggest FOSS social platform seems to be pretty good (though probably a bit too close to the Big Data in terms of troll treatment). Could it be because of the size?

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    Collision: a simple checksum utility for GNOME with Nautilus extension support
    github.com GitHub - GeopJr/Collision: Check hashes for your files - A GUI tool to generate, compare and verify MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, Blake3, CRC32 & Adler32 hashes.

    Check hashes for your files - A GUI tool to generate, compare and verify MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, Blake3, CRC32 & Adler32 hashes. - GeopJr/Collision

    GitHub - GeopJr/Collision: Check hashes for your files - A GUI tool to generate, compare and verify MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, Blake3, CRC32 & Adler32 hashes.

    I think it's just nice to be able to verify a file with a right click instead of opening the terminal and typing the *sum command. Yes, it is technically bloat, but also good for time saving.

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    OBS Studio 31.0.0 released
  • What's the point of removing NVENC support for Kepler? Is there a CVE in old drivers or something?

  • Intel or AMD CPUs for new Laptops?
  • Hmm it could've been that. But also I saw a research paper and Intel won in almost every category there too.

  • Q: New to linux, is steam os an ok pseudo casual distro?
  • I installed Debian at least 3 times and don't remember ever seeing that message.

  • Q: New to linux, is steam os an ok pseudo casual distro?
  • How can a new user know that? Same with the domain name that Debian installer asks you to enter.

  • Intel or AMD CPUs for new Laptops?
  • The tests I saw reported significantly higher performance on Intel. I'm really bad at searching stuff ngl. But that means Intel has pretty much 0 benefits nowadays so AMD is simply better for regular users and gamers.

  • Q: New to linux, is steam os an ok pseudo casual distro?
  • Well I personally think having to read documentation ,manually set up sudoers and add repos is worse for the first impression than installing a distro that mostly just works.

  • Q: New to linux, is steam os an ok pseudo casual distro?
  • Debian is not a beginner distro. It requires some knowledge and advanced setup. Mint is the default for new users nowadays.

  • Q: New to linux, is steam os an ok pseudo casual distro?
  • SteamOS for PC is long outdated and similar distros are made specifically for handheld hardware. Go for a general desktop or gaming distro instead.

  • Intel or AMD CPUs for new Laptops?
  • As I said, only in high end. I'm talking about i9s here and whatever the new name is. AMD just doesn't keep up. Though it could already change. I'm not so sure.

  • Intel or AMD CPUs for new Laptops?
  • I saw some Reddit posts claiming AMD being not optimized for Linux particularly for arch related distros (I use EndeavourOS)

    This is literally the other way around.

    But in general it depends on the budget. Both Intel and AMD work perfectly on Linux. It's more about the CPUs themselves. AMD is better in the budget category because of much more capable iGPUs and performance/price ratio but Intel is better in high end because of simply better technological advancement (as long as you can keep the chip cooler than 90°C).

    But if it keeps working for a long time, like 6+ years, then I don't mind investing.

    I wouldn't be so optimistic about modern laptops, especially ones with dedicated GPUs. They don't live for more than 2-3 years without repairs.

  • Could an update brick my display [EndeavourOS]?
  • That said, no idea why you would have this type of issue. Do you have BTRFS? With Timeshift? If so, you should have the option to boot into an earlier version, as it was before the update.

    Other file systems have backups working perfectly fine.

  • [XFCE] Unreleased XFWM theme
  • I think that design is viable if it's overhauled a lot. I'd make everything bigger, the color scheme more modern, the text actually visible and put all 3 window controls in one shape (like the title). Though it may not be possible without implementing heavyweight WM components.

  • OrgNote: a notes and "second brain" app for Android that is similar to emacs/Org I guess
    github.com GitHub - Artawower/orgnote-client: Frontend side for second brain service

    Frontend side for second brain service . Contribute to Artawower/orgnote-client development by creating an account on GitHub.

    GitHub - Artawower/orgnote-client: Frontend side for second brain service

    Idk much about emacs but some people love it and probably will find it useful. Also the app seems to require a self-hosted backend so don't check it out if you're poor.

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    Image Toolbox: a feature-rich image manipulation app for Android
    github.com GitHub - T8RIN/ImageToolbox: 🖼️ Image Toolbox is a powerful app for advanced image manipulation. It offers dozens of features, from basic tools like crop and draw to filters, OCR, and a wide range of image processing options

    🖼️ Image Toolbox is a powerful app for advanced image manipulation. It offers dozens of features, from basic tools like crop and draw to filters, OCR, and a wide range of image processing options -...

    GitHub - T8RIN/ImageToolbox: 🖼️ Image Toolbox is a powerful app for advanced image manipulation. It offers dozens of features, from basic tools like crop and draw to filters, OCR, and a wide range of image processing options

    Many features are still incomplete and barebones but I think it's good to have it installed, especially for those who share and post photos all the time.

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    GolfNovemberUniform GolfNovemberUniform @infosec.pub

    I use Arch based distros btw.

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