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I've switched to Linux + Mint in part because I don't want to be using Windows any more. Many of my games work with Steam on Linux now, actually. With Google's

by cwojno 7y ago

I've switched to Linux + Mint in part because I don't want to be using Windows any more. Many of my games work with Steam on Linux now, actually. With Google's docs/drive, everything works cross platform. I really have no productivity loss by not using Windows any more.

xtracto 7y ago
> With Google's docs/drive, everything works cross platform What do you use instead of Google Backup and Sync client? I haven't found something that works like that. The "best" thing I've found is the FUSE Ocaml filesystem (https://github.com/astrada/google-drive-ocamlfuse https://github.com/astrada/google-drive-ocamlfuse) but still it is a "mounted" over network filesystem and not a sync-on-change solution. I tried InSync but could not make it work and it is not free, and also the Gnome "mount Google Drive" option, but it is also a "mounted" over network solution. Other than that and some of the rough edges (random bluetooth issues, random issues after updating, completely broken Android ADB support), I like Linux Mint a lot. I do all my work and play (CS:GO, NFS, Cities Skylines, Hitman) on it, even for games that are not supported by default.
- phasnox 7y ago
  What about Dropbox? Also Nextcloud
  - pletnes 7y ago
    Dropbox runs on linux but they are missing a lot of features and it only works on unencrypted ext4 fs. They are slowly dropping support I would say.
    - btgeekboy 7y ago
      Dropbox recently updated the Linux FS limitations. See https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/system-requirements#linux https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/syste...
    - bad_user 7y ago
      Dropbox is still the only mainstream sync service that works on Linux though. And it works well. Never had any problems with it. On the other hand I've had plenty of problems of Insync. And the open source solutions are all garbage.
- PureParadigm 7y ago
  You can also try syncthing [1], which has been working well for me on Linux and Android. 1. https://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/
- pascalo 7y ago
  I use use a git-like cli binary to sync my google drive (https://github.com/odeke-em/drive https://github.com/odeke-em/drive). Really like it, and there's no weird background process or automatic syncing going on that's chewing up resources.
- c17r 7y ago
  I use oDrive for sync-on-change to various cloud accounts.
- arendtio 7y ago
  Happy Nextcloud user here. If you don't want to host it yourself, there are different providers out there (click on 'change provider'): https://nextcloud.com/signup/ https://nextcloud.com/signup/ Hetzner doesn't seem to be listed there, but they offer Nextcloud as a service too: https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share
- Iolaum 7y ago
  Happy nextcloudpi user (and small contributor) here. Look for more information here: https://ownyourbits.com/nextcloudpi/ https://ownyourbits.com/nextcloudpi/ and here: https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi TLDR selfhosting a NextCloud server on a raspberrypi and sync data between all your devices. You can also sync calendar/tasks/contacts etc
- AJRF 7y ago
  InSync enables Google Drive sync on linux, $30 but I found it to be worth the cost - works really well: https://www.insynchq.com/ https://www.insynchq.com/
- dsego 7y ago
  You can try rclone, it's a command line tool though and you have to invoke it manually. I've been using to back up my photos to google drive and so far seems to work. I can even leave it running and close my laptop, next time it just continues like nothing happened.
- e12e 7y ago
  If insync doesn't work, maybe one of the solutions for mounting the Google drive combined with unision? https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/download.html https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/download.html Personally, I have the stuff I want synced in git (at work, mostly just text files) - and look to combine that with zfs and zfs send - with the new pricing at rsync.net that is looking very attractive. But that's different from Google drive sync.
- dannyw 7y ago
  Drive File Stream. You need a G Suite account for some weird reason tho.
- commoner 7y ago
  Mega is source-available, and works perfectly under Linux. It's end-to-end encrypted, and the free plan includes 15 GB of storage. Mega supports syncing multiple folders. https://mega.nz https://mega.nz https://github.com/meganz/MEGAsync https://github.com/meganz/MEGAsync
- cwojno 7y ago
  I'm using Overgrive, but I can't say that I recommend it. Some files cause it to freeze and crash and you have little control over source and destination folders. I've also experienced a situation where it deleted a folder somehow. I lost data in that episode :(. Sometimes, I have to wait for a linux port, but the games usually are on sale by then anyway ;).
- neop1x 7y ago
  I also use NextCloud but we need something like that written in a faster tech like Golang. For periodic filesystem backup snapshots I use Restic.
wetpaws 7y ago
Same story there
daveheq 7y ago
How do you deal with Broadcom WiFi drivers?
- __turbobrew__ 7y ago
  You buy laptops with Intel nic's
  - deleted 7y ago
    [deleted]
- ekianjo 7y ago
  You can change the WiFi card on some laptops. Otherwise buy Lenovo.
- the_pwner224 7y ago
  I looked into WiFi cards a year ago for a computer build, and iirc you can get a very high end Intel NIC for <$30. Atheros also has good support for Linux. I just looked it up, and Intel's best chip the AC 9560, with 2x2 1.73 Gbps WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0 is <$20. It's an easy swap on desktops and on most laptops too.
  - yourad_io 7y ago
    How can you swap anything aside from disk or RAM in modern laptops? Isn't everything soldered these days - including RAM in some cases ?
    - e12e 7y ago
      Wifi is also generally on a card.. For Lenovo thinkpad, Dell and à few others. Unfortunately not the sp4: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+4+Teardown/51568 https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+4+Tear...
- ageofwant 7y ago
  You unscrew the small screw that keeps the mPCIe wifi card in place lift it out and throw it in the fish tank where it becomes part of the amusing detritus of social commentary and landscape art you've been contributing to. Now pop in the $18 Intel card you ordered last night and landed a hour ago. Your done ! Oh wait ! NOOB, you forgot to replace the screw !
ksonny4 7y ago
Check this app https://lutris.net/ https://lutris.net/ .
wolco 7y ago
Mint vs Ubutuntu vs fedora. What's the right choice in 2019 for a power desktop user who wants video drivers to work,for a 7 year old hp machine?
- dralley 7y ago
  Probably Ubuntu LTS or Mint. Whichever meets your desktop preferences better. Fedora is my personal preference, but it is aggressively up to date, including updating to the latest kernels. Good for new hardware, possibly not as good for a 7yo machine, especially with Nvidia graphics.
- 3131s 7y ago
  I have two HP laptops running Linux -- my work laptop is running Manjaro with i3, and the other is Linux Mint with MATE. I absolutely love these two machines, neither have any compatibility problems with Linux. No experience with Fedora, but of the other distributions that I have tried (Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, CentOS...), Mint is my suggestion for beginners. Now though I like Manjaro for its rolling releases of the newest software.
a_imho 7y ago
With Google's docs/drive Have you tried Libre Office? I'm not a power docs user but it gets the job done for me. Opting for Google to replace MS on principles is out of the frying pan into the fire.

by cwojno 7y ago

xtracto 7y ago

> With Google's docs/drive, everything works cross platform What do you use instead of Google Backup and Sync client? I haven't found something that works like that. The "best" thing I've found is the FUSE Ocaml filesystem (https://github.com/astrada/google-drive-ocamlfuse https://github.com/astrada/google-drive-ocamlfuse) but still it is a "mounted" over network filesystem and not a sync-on-change solution. I tried InSync but could not make it work and it is not free, and also the Gnome "mount Google Drive" option, but it is also a "mounted" over network solution. Other than that and some of the rough edges (random bluetooth issues, random issues after updating, completely broken Android ADB support), I like Linux Mint a lot. I do all my work and play (CS:GO, NFS, Cities Skylines, Hitman) on it, even for games that are not supported by default.

phasnox 7y ago
What about Dropbox? Also Nextcloud
- pletnes 7y ago
  Dropbox runs on linux but they are missing a lot of features and it only works on unencrypted ext4 fs. They are slowly dropping support I would say.
  - btgeekboy 7y ago
    Dropbox recently updated the Linux FS limitations. See https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/system-requirements#linux https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/syste...
  - bad_user 7y ago
    Dropbox is still the only mainstream sync service that works on Linux though. And it works well. Never had any problems with it. On the other hand I've had plenty of problems of Insync. And the open source solutions are all garbage.
PureParadigm 7y ago
You can also try syncthing [1], which has been working well for me on Linux and Android. 1. https://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/
pascalo 7y ago
I use use a git-like cli binary to sync my google drive (https://github.com/odeke-em/drive https://github.com/odeke-em/drive). Really like it, and there's no weird background process or automatic syncing going on that's chewing up resources.
c17r 7y ago
I use oDrive for sync-on-change to various cloud accounts.
arendtio 7y ago
Happy Nextcloud user here. If you don't want to host it yourself, there are different providers out there (click on 'change provider'): https://nextcloud.com/signup/ https://nextcloud.com/signup/ Hetzner doesn't seem to be listed there, but they offer Nextcloud as a service too: https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share
Iolaum 7y ago
Happy nextcloudpi user (and small contributor) here. Look for more information here: https://ownyourbits.com/nextcloudpi/ https://ownyourbits.com/nextcloudpi/ and here: https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi TLDR selfhosting a NextCloud server on a raspberrypi and sync data between all your devices. You can also sync calendar/tasks/contacts etc
AJRF 7y ago
InSync enables Google Drive sync on linux, $30 but I found it to be worth the cost - works really well: https://www.insynchq.com/ https://www.insynchq.com/
dsego 7y ago
You can try rclone, it's a command line tool though and you have to invoke it manually. I've been using to back up my photos to google drive and so far seems to work. I can even leave it running and close my laptop, next time it just continues like nothing happened.
e12e 7y ago
If insync doesn't work, maybe one of the solutions for mounting the Google drive combined with unision? https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/download.html https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/download.html Personally, I have the stuff I want synced in git (at work, mostly just text files) - and look to combine that with zfs and zfs send - with the new pricing at rsync.net that is looking very attractive. But that's different from Google drive sync.
dannyw 7y ago
Drive File Stream. You need a G Suite account for some weird reason tho.
commoner 7y ago
Mega is source-available, and works perfectly under Linux. It's end-to-end encrypted, and the free plan includes 15 GB of storage. Mega supports syncing multiple folders. https://mega.nz https://mega.nz https://github.com/meganz/MEGAsync https://github.com/meganz/MEGAsync
cwojno 7y ago
I'm using Overgrive, but I can't say that I recommend it. Some files cause it to freeze and crash and you have little control over source and destination folders. I've also experienced a situation where it deleted a folder somehow. I lost data in that episode :(. Sometimes, I have to wait for a linux port, but the games usually are on sale by then anyway ;).
neop1x 7y ago
I also use NextCloud but we need something like that written in a faster tech like Golang. For periodic filesystem backup snapshots I use Restic.

wetpaws 7y ago

Same story there

daveheq 7y ago

How do you deal with Broadcom WiFi drivers?

__turbobrew__ 7y ago
You buy laptops with Intel nic's
- deleted 7y ago
  [deleted]
ekianjo 7y ago
You can change the WiFi card on some laptops. Otherwise buy Lenovo.
the_pwner224 7y ago
I looked into WiFi cards a year ago for a computer build, and iirc you can get a very high end Intel NIC for <$30. Atheros also has good support for Linux. I just looked it up, and Intel's best chip the AC 9560, with 2x2 1.73 Gbps WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0 is <$20. It's an easy swap on desktops and on most laptops too.
- yourad_io 7y ago
  How can you swap anything aside from disk or RAM in modern laptops? Isn't everything soldered these days - including RAM in some cases ?
  - e12e 7y ago
    Wifi is also generally on a card.. For Lenovo thinkpad, Dell and à few others. Unfortunately not the sp4: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+4+Teardown/51568 https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+4+Tear...
ageofwant 7y ago
You unscrew the small screw that keeps the mPCIe wifi card in place lift it out and throw it in the fish tank where it becomes part of the amusing detritus of social commentary and landscape art you've been contributing to. Now pop in the $18 Intel card you ordered last night and landed a hour ago. Your done ! Oh wait ! NOOB, you forgot to replace the screw !

ksonny4 7y ago

Check this app https://lutris.net/ https://lutris.net/ .

wolco 7y ago

Mint vs Ubutuntu vs fedora. What's the right choice in 2019 for a power desktop user who wants video drivers to work,for a 7 year old hp machine?

dralley 7y ago
Probably Ubuntu LTS or Mint. Whichever meets your desktop preferences better. Fedora is my personal preference, but it is aggressively up to date, including updating to the latest kernels. Good for new hardware, possibly not as good for a 7yo machine, especially with Nvidia graphics.
3131s 7y ago
I have two HP laptops running Linux -- my work laptop is running Manjaro with i3, and the other is Linux Mint with MATE. I absolutely love these two machines, neither have any compatibility problems with Linux. No experience with Fedora, but of the other distributions that I have tried (Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, CentOS...), Mint is my suggestion for beginners. Now though I like Manjaro for its rolling releases of the newest software.

a_imho 7y ago

With Google's docs/drive Have you tried Libre Office? I'm not a power docs user but it gets the job done for me. Opting for Google to replace MS on principles is out of the frying pan into the fire.