There have been multiple accounts created with the sole purpose of posting advertisement posts or replies containing unsolicited advertising.

Accounts which solely post advertisements, or persistently post them may be terminated.

I_like_cats

@[email protected]

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

I_like_cats ,

Usually Chad VoidLinux because it avoids the Unix-philosphy ignoring piece of garbage systemD but now I’m trying NixOS

I_like_cats ,

Yeah it’s alright. I’ve been using Tumbleweed on my Desktop PC for the last few months and I gotta say it’s mid. They do hard drive unlocking in Grub instead of in the initfs which means that only LUKS 1 and with that only the not-so-secure PDKDF is supported, instead of argon2id which is the modern KDF you want to use. This is a small and annoying oversight in the distros security which is why I will not be using it in the future

I_like_cats ,

The HDMI forum is run by big companies so that is not happening, sorry

I_like_cats ,

I’m not an anti-systemd extremist. I use Void because it is a simple distro that doesn’t break as often as Arch does, while also being very up-to-date.

I do have some things I dislike about systemd though which is why I will continue avoiding it in the future.

  • It doesn’t follow the Unix Philosophy. This is a big problem for me, I want to be able to switch out different parts of my system as I please. Systemd is a collection of projects that are all so deeply integrated that you can’t use them without also running the Systemd init system. And now Desktop Environments are starting to depend on Logind for example and there’s no alternative for non-systemd users. (Except Elogind but that’s just Logind ripped out of SystemD)
  • It’s bloated and has many features I don’t use. I just need an init system to start all my services at boot and restart them if they fail. Nothing more

Also using a Distro without Systemd is not really that hard

Apple Walks Back Decision to Disable Home Screen Web Apps in the EU (www.macrumors.com)

Following the release of the second beta version of iOS 17.4, it emerged that Apple had restricted the functionality of iOS web apps in the EU. Web apps could no longer launch from the ‌Home Screen‌ in their own top-level window that takes up the entire screen, relegating them to a simple shortcut with an option to open...

I_like_cats ,

Yeah but it’s only for Webkit. Apple Webkit is deliberately neutered so webapps don’t work well with it so that people don’t use them and rather buy “real” apps in the app store

I_like_cats ,

Let’s see how well it works before congratulating. I have a hunch it won’t work well

I_like_cats ,

Depends on if you want to work with existing code. LLMs tend to be good at generating small code snippets but not good at understanding / finding errors in existing code

It is a huge failure in communication to pretend that distro upgrades are entirely different versions of the operating system. It does nothing but make Linux seem more complex than it actually is.

The jump in distro versions, say, from Fedora 38 to Fedora 39, is not the same as the jump from Windows 10 to Windows 11. It’s more like the jump from version 23H2 to 24H2....

I_like_cats ,

I disagree. Have you ever updated your Android or Iphone to a newer version of the OS? Did it seem complex there? I’d say no and on Linux Desktop it’s not different.

I_like_cats ,

Void Linux is S tier

I_like_cats ,

There’s no such thing as a efficient electron app. First electron apps have 80MB of overhead since electron needs to bundle a whole ass browser. Also in runtime this requires 120MB of ram.

If you really want to use webviews to make an app use Tauri.

I_like_cats ,

I know. I also use VSCode. However I just hate how much ram it uses. I had a Laptop with 4Gb of ram and I could not open VsCode on that thing when I had literally anything else open because the system would freeze.

Just because VsCode uses Electron doesn’t mean that Electron is not bad

I_like_cats ,

Yes. Thats a fuckton for a code editor. I also have an operating system that needs ram too. And if I open a browser it’s over

I_like_cats ,

This is a problem. Computers got faster over time and one would assume apps would also open faster. But no, developers that don’t care about their application’s performance (or companies, most of the time it’s not the developer’s fault) cause us to wait longer. Microsoft recently tweeted that they managed to get Microsoft Teams startup time down to 9 seconds from 18. I mean what the fuck.

I_like_cats ,

I’m hoping for COSMIC to come out. It looks so promising and the fact that they implemented the panels using wlr-layer-shell is so great. I think more desktop environments should do this for interoperability

I_like_cats ,

Yes but it’s not primarily a video editing app. Also Blender is kinda hard to learn and doing so just for video editing would be overkill

I_like_cats ,

they’re probably going to improve it further

I_like_cats ,

My opinion. The Israel situation is being popularized because they want to divide and distract the people from the issues in their own countries caused by unregulated capitalism

EU Article 45 requires that browsers trust certificate authorities appointed by governments (www.eff.org)

EU Article 45 requires that browsers trust certificate authorities appointed by governments::The EU is poised to pass a sweeping new regulation, eIDAS 2.0. Buried deep in the text is Article 45, which returns us to the dark ages of 2011, when certificate authorities (CAs) could collaborate with governments to spy on encrypted...

I_like_cats ,

They wouldn’t get banned. That’s the problem. The article mandates that these certificates are exempt from the usual repercussions for acting out

I_like_cats ,

Me here playing VR games on Linux: wut?

I_like_cats ,

Flatpak is good for chat apps and proprietary apps which you don’t want to have full access to your system

I_like_cats ,

It would be the greatest news I’ve heard in 2 years if that where to happen

I_like_cats ,

Kinda weird to call it a Bluetooth client. The only Bluetooth clients would be the devices and even that is not entirely correct since Bluetooth doesn’t follow a client/server model. I would rather call it a Bluetooth manager

I_like_cats ,

So? NetworkManager is also a deamon. Still it is a manager

I_like_cats ,

It is not free software but it is open source. Stop gatekeeping the term. I can look at the code and modify it to my hearts content. I can also watch as the project is being developed. That means it’s open source. It would be free software if you where also allowed to redistribute it but I can fully see why they do not want that

I_like_cats ,

Oh so what you’re trying to say is that, because the license they chose is not on this list, it’s not open source. Stupid take IMO but you do you

I_like_cats ,

Probably just the dudes on snapchat taxing. If you know the right people you can get it for cheaper

I_like_cats ,

The public library in my city uses OpenSuse

I_like_cats ,

It isn’t released yet but you can compile it yourself as the source code is available

I_like_cats ,

15/20 damn this was a lot harder than I expected. I’ve found that analyzing the pictures for small details that make no sense or lack context on why they are there helps greatly. But damn these things have better better fast

I_like_cats ,

Install the exfat driver: sudo dnf -y install exfat

I_like_cats ,

I think Snap has the potential to be better than Flatpak. It’s a real sandbox instead of the half-assed shit Flatpak has going on. The problem I have with Snap is that Canonical keeps the Server closed-source. I don’t want a centralized app store where Canonical can just choose to remove apps they don’t like. So as long as the Server is closed-source, I will stay on Flatpak

I_like_cats ,

Which programs?

I_like_cats ,

Elden Ring works great on Linux though. Even better than on Windows for some People

I_like_cats ,

Elden Ring works great on Linux though. Even better than on Windows for some People

I_like_cats ,

Why do you choose to be so hateful? The man is doing good work for the linux gaming community. If you don’t enjoy his content, don’t watch it but let others have their fun

I_like_cats ,

Not entirely true. The mullvad browser adds a lot of anti-tracking stuff, which was originally implemented in the TOR Browser. So you’re definitely safer using the mullvad browser instead of plain Firefox

I_like_cats ,

This is probably Xfce running in Termux on a normal Android phone

I_like_cats ,

Yes. Germany, 20 years old

I_like_cats ,

Yes. That is such a good feature. Before I knew this I don’t know how I managed my windows

I_like_cats ,

If you just want a terminal you can install termux from github right now. No need for a custom ROM. It will be fairly locked down but you can use almost all programs that there are for linux. I use yt-dlp in Termux to download youtube videos

UPDATE: So after I broke grub, I tried reinstalling Fedora. Now windows has disappeared from BIOS

EDIT: So after all that, I was able to reinstall windows and download Macrium reflect + my backup. First time I tried to recover it, it failed for some reason, but the second time around I was able to restore it successfully. I’m now back where I started, thank you everyone!...

I_like_cats ,

This happens, because the stupid windows bootloader installs itself onto the same partition as the fedora bootloader instead of making it’s own. So when you reinstall fedora, the windows bootloader is deleted. Look up how to reinstall windows bootloader

I_like_cats ,

Damn, your girlfriend likes excavators? Lucky

I_like_cats ,

Buy a pixel and install GrapheneOS

I_like_cats ,

“cheap” the switches with support for 2 monitors start at 250€

I_like_cats ,

I bet that is Microsoft getting scared, that the Steam Deck is taking it’s market share and paying Lenovo etc. to make Windows handhelds.

The UX will never be as good as the Steam Deck though since Windows just isn’t made for that

Curious and Unknowledgable

Linux is interesting to me, but I’ve never dipped my toes into it because it seems really intimidating (and a lot of loud people act pretty snobbish about it towards non-Linux users, making it seem even more intimidating to get into; I’d rather not be bullied for my choices in software or my ignorance in others)....

I_like_cats ,

Let me tell you a small story about how I learned Linux:

Two years ago I was annoyed by Windows and not being able to customize it.

(What annyoed me in particular was that you had to go to the settings to manage bluetooth devices instead of being able to just connect paired devices from the icon tray)

I had already heard of Linux in the past and had already tried it but never fully switched over.

So I decided to install Ubuntu, everything worked well for a few days until I tried to do something it wasn’t designed for and it broke.

(Ubuntu really isn’t designed for users that want to change their system in any way)

After that I decided fuck it. I’ll try Arch Linux. I was pretty tech-savy so I ignored all the warnings about it only being for advanced users. I installed it and it broke. I reinstalled and it didn’t work again. But after a few times I had a running system and I felt very accomplished.

Now I’m not suggesting you go the way I went. I had the privilege on not really needing my Computer and only using it for recreational means. That’s why I could leave it broken for a few days and not care that much.

If you want to learn Linux. Take the plunge, install Linux Mint, and learn as you go. You’re probably going to fuck up sometimes. But google Startpage is always your friend. And if you don’t get further, the community will always help you.

I_like_cats ,

You killed all of Humanity and now no one can invent time travel bad

I_like_cats ,

Yes because if you google “meme” you will only find the most generic memes that appeal to the most people. The memes we have here are like a fine wine. You need to like 'em but if you do, holy shit they’re great.

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • random
  • lifeLocal
  • goranko
  • All magazines
    •