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In-progress COSMIC apps: terminal, file manager, text editor, and settings (fosstodon.org)

COSMIC is a Wayland desktop environment for Linux that is written in Rust with Smithay and Iced. COSMIC applications are developed with the libcosmic platform toolkit, which is based on iced. They are cross-platform and supported on Windows, Mac, and Redox OS in addition to Linux....

KrapKake ,

Looks great, can’t wait!

KrapKake ,

Probably similar to how manufacturers tell you it’s for your own safety and “think of children!”

KrapKake , (edited )

I do remember reading somewhere that smartphones don’t have a standardized bootloader like PCs do with BIOS and UEFI, and that it can vary between manufacturers and devices. Could be wrong about it. Also some manufacturers really don’t want you to be able to install custom software, like Samdung in North America. If you buy a Samdung device in NA…even if it is carrier unlocked… the bootloader will be impossible to unlock.

Has anyone gotten a game or account ban using Linux with Lutris or Heroic Games Launcher?

I built a PC for the family yesterday, and I’m hoping to get away with going 100% Linux. What makes me a little nervous is that Epic Games, GOG, battle.net, EA store, etc don’t officially support Linux. If I try using Lutris, or Heroic Games Launcher, or something similar to use those platforms, is there a chance my account...

KrapKake ,

I have been using battlenet for a couple of years now without account issues. Blizzard has been pretty decent towards Linux users in the past, even fixing issues that broke functionality in wine (there is an example of this on the blizz forums somewhere). Can’t speak for the rest of the launchers since I do not use them.

KrapKake ,

Yes its so damn bizarre. Every time talk about steam comes up, people start talking about how ancient Gabe is. What are they on? Lol

KrapKake ,

A distro with the Gnome desktop is where I would start. It has the best touch gestures and on screen keyboard. Gnome’s keyboard still could use some work however, and I would recommend you install “improved osk” if you intend to use it a lot. Cinnamon will work fine but it’s not as fancy…at least since I have last used it. (Its been a few years.)

I used to have some 2 in 1 HP x360 that I initially had Linux Mint on and it did work well. But then I tried PopOS out on it and I had to switch it over to that because of the touch screen gestures and an on screen keyboard that would automatically pop up when you activated a text field. I wouldn’t recommend PopOS right now if you want the latest and greatest Gnome updates, as it is a bit out of date since they are focusing on creating their own desktop. It’s still a solid choice though.

KrapKake ,

You can set custom DNS to block ads and whatnot on androids and most smart TVs AFAIK. It should just be a setting somewhere. I use

base.dns.mullvad.net

For TV you might need IP address in which case it’s 194.242.2.4.

Source and more info about this here: mullvad.net/en/…/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls

KrapKake ,

Don’t worry, I watch neither TV shows nor movies. I would just rather do something else with my time, like programming stuff, learning something new, and playing video games. If I am stuck with nothing to do I will watch something on YouTube. I think I would rather watch content made by real people instead of studios if that make sense.

KrapKake ,

We keep our thermostat set to 64-65 during the winter time. Keeps the HVAC from running a lot. You just put on some cozy sweater, sweatpants and warm socks. During summer we keep the thermo higher, up to +10 more degrees.

KrapKake ,

And yet the stove top/oven will stay on forever without alerting you until you realize something is on fire.

KrapKake ,

Instead of asking for Linux support maybe we should be asking companies for wine/proton support, since that works for Mac and Linux. Not ideal but probably more realistic and that would solve issues for all the non-windows desktops. I would also imagine it’s less work for the company to just ensure it works on wine, than it is to compile a seperate client for Linux. I don’t know about anti cheat stuff but personally I wouldn’t run a game that wanted that level of access to my system.

KrapKake ,

I haven’t tried but Murena sells Fairphones to the US market but no release date announced it for it yet.

murena.com/…/murena-fairphone-5-availibility/

KrapKake ,

Well if you’re on ATT or any of it’s mvno’s good luck ever using any devices that isn’t on their approved list. I can’t even use my carrier unlocked Oneplus 7T. Really the only choice for device freedom in the “land of the free” is T-Mobile.

KrapKake ,

Better yet, set…

WINE_SIMULATE_WRITECOPY=1

…environment variable in Lutris. Found in the Codeweavers forums for MacOS but many in Lutris Discord confirms it works without having to mess with the directories.

www.codeweavers.com/support/forums/general/?t=27;…

KrapKake ,

Yes! We need more non-human/humanoid based games. I think your idea has a lot of potential tbh, playing as a jumping spider could be fun. Personally I would really like to play an orca/dolphin simulator.

Paris mayor quits X platform, calling it a ‘gigantic global sewer’ (www.reuters.com)

Paris mayor quits X platform, calling it a ‘gigantic global sewer’::Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Monday announced she was quitting the X platform formerly known as Twitter, calling it a “gigantic global sewer” that was “destroying our democracies” by spreading abuse and misinformation.

KrapKake ,

Always has been.

KrapKake ,

Why are Nazis the first thing you think about? You and many others on the internet. I need a filter that blocks any comment that has the word nazi.

KrapKake ,

Still can’t unlock the bootloader on Samdung phones in North America even if carrier unlocked. So that is a non-starter for custom ROMs.

KrapKake ,

This is something that still happens. When I go on any road trips that involves driving on the interstate (US), I will always happen to glance at mile marker 66. I’m usually never thinking about it when it happens. I’ll be totally absorbed into my phone (as a passenger of course!) or talking, and just happen to look up and right at mile marker 66. It always gives me a bit of a shock that I’ve noticed it again. Otherwise I don’t really pay any attention to the little green mile marker signs on the side of the road. I am not at all religious or believe in anything like that. I guess it just means I die at MM 66 on some interstate somewhere. This started happening in my teens.

KrapKake ,

Just chonkier!

KrapKake ,

ZorinOS? I saw no talk of it here and I haven’t personally used it in a couple of years. It uses gnome and can be set to mimic the look of windows, mac, or just stock gnome. It looks super clean, modern and pro. It’s easy to use and based on ubuntu. It was a just works distro for me.

zorin.com/os/

KrapKake ,

True, I wish people would stop posting about Reddit and Twitter. I don’t care about those platforms.

KrapKake ,

Surely gcam can be installed, i’m using gcam on a oneplus.

KrapKake ,

Cart narcs fights the good fight though.

KrapKake ,

No, people who leave their carts out are the cunts that need to be made aware.

Did we kill Linux's killer feature?

A few years ago we were able to upgrade everything (OS and Apps) using a single command. I remember this was something we boasted about when talking to Windows and Mac fans. It was such an amazing feature. Something that users of proprietary systems hadn’t even heard about. We had this on desktops before things like Apple’s...

KrapKake ,

Im pretty sure there is a store, if I remember I think its called appimage pool.

Edit: github.com/prateekmedia/appimagepool

KrapKake ,

Any of the below, personally using the first one.

base.dns.mullvad.net

dns.adguard-dns.com

9b3afc.dns.nextdns.io

KrapKake ,

Set one of these providers as your private DNS in phone settings… if iOS allows it. I use the Mullvad. For the rest of you on android use FF+uBlock AND set your DNS.

base.dns.mullvad.net

dns.adguard-dns.com

9b3afc.dns.nextdns.io

KrapKake ,

I just wish we spelled things in a more German-‘esk’ fashion. They use K more appropriately. Examples such as “panik” and “akkordeon” for accordion. I find their spelling to be more straightforward and sensical.

New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns (apnews.com)

New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns::Those attending outdoor parties or barbecues in New York City this weekend may find an uninvited guest looming over their festivities: a police drone.

KrapKake ,

Peeridge Farm Forgets.

KrapKake ,

The thing about weather underground is that it’s the only way to see weather data online from my (and others) personal weather station. As far as I know anyway, not sure if there’s an alternative.

KrapKake ,

1000 roaches or a human in my attic is not what fucked me up, it was that damn second comment and I scrolled furiously thinking surely it’s not just me. Thanks for the explanation.

KrapKake ,

lmao I had flashbacks to the same line as well. For old memes sake, Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

KrapKake , (edited )

Gnome is actually amazing on a tablet. The touch gestures work well and it even does fancy stuff like pushes the content on your screen up when the on screen keyboard is active so you can see what you’re typing. The only thing that really needs work is the on screen keyboard, however it is greatly improved by using the “Improved OSK” Gnome extension. If only it had swipe type.

Source: I recently acquired a hand me down Dell latitude 5175 which is an x86 tablet (can be found for cheap on eBay) so of course I had to install Linux on it. If anyone happens to be interested in using Linux on a Dell latitude 5175/5179 do note that deep sleep does not work and neither do the cameras. I also recommend Ubuntu LTS and using X11 instead of Wayland.

KrapKake ,

In the words of our Lord Richard M. Stallman, “Free as in freedom.”

KrapKake ,

It’s ok, but you really need the “improved OSK” gnome extension so you can have things like arrow keys, Ctrl, etc at all times. The keyboard is usually very good about popping up on it’s own when you tap on a text field. If it does fail to auto show itself you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen and pull it up that way. There is no swipe to type but other than that and with the extension I mentioned before, it works well enough. Now there are issues on Wayland that makes it unbearable though so I would recommend you use X.

KrapKake ,

I am not from the deep south but close enough. I haven’t seen anything like what people online seem to think it’s like around here, it’s overly exaggerated. That’s not to say discrimination doesn’t ever happen, I’m sure there’s pockets here and there. I personally don’t know a single person who is ok with that crap.

KrapKake ,

Agreed, like what do chromium based browsers really have over Firefox? Real question.

KrapKake ,

HL-L2320D brother laser printer, had it for years with no fuss. It doesn’t have wifi but who needs it when you can just plug it into a raspberry pi and share it on the network.

KrapKake ,

Too late

KrapKake ,

The post title is perfect

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