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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
> Chromium is an industry wide open source project like linux for good reason That "good" reason is thanks to Google's monopoly. Chromium is only technically opensource, it's still very much a Google project that&#x
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
They say their mission is "to get Framework products in front of more people" but that's a lie, because if they really wanted more people to have access to a Framework device, they should ship worldwide, or partner with a ret
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
> So, if you want to start using linux, but what I just describes turns your stomach. If you want something that ‘just works.’ – Give Bluefin a try. I disagree, I don't think Gnome is a good default experience for people switching
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45642874
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
Seems like it's based on Chromium? If so, that's a no-go for me. We need more web diversity and support smaller browser engines, we don't need yet another Chromium/Blink based browser.
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
I'm the same as you. In my case, the monitor I grew up with was a monochrome screen with a slight sepia hue - I have never been able to find a similar CRT on eBay or elsewhere. What completes the experience is the sounds, lights and lo
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
I'd use: - Nitro instead of systemd - musl instead of glibc - LLVM/clang instead of gcc - uutils instead of GNU coreutils - apk as a package manager - r/o filesystem in a virtual A/B configuration for immutability and in
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
I think the author made a typo (or was trying to be sarcastic and missed the sarcasm quotes around "well maintained"). I've used all NTFS drivers extensively in Linux, and whilst ntfs3 is maintained with somewhat regular co
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
That doesn't mean they're ahead of KDE. Check out the KDE blog announcements, they've always been ahead if GNOME (at least in the last couple of years) in implementing various Wayland features (like having proper HDR suppor
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
That's odd, usually older computers, especially NUCs are very well supported under Linux. I've got a 3yr old NUC-like Mini PC (from Minisforum) and it everything worked OOTB (with Fedora and Arch).
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
Not when it comes to Wayland support.
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
I'd wager that a lot of your issues could boil down to GNOME and the ancient software stack that Ubuntu is infamous for. I would recommend giving a more sensible distro like Fedora with KDE a try, or even CachyOS if you're not afr
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
That is highly debatable, largely subjective and probably hardware dependent to an extent. I'm running Linux on five different machines, and two of them are portables: a ThinkPad Z13 and a GPD Win Mini 2024 - and have none of the issue
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
Same here, but unfortunately I'm forced to use (and support) Windows at work. Linux jobs where I live are almost non-existent...
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
Let's not forget how they also killed the iconic "Office" brand - which is now called Microsoft 365 Copilot. And if you go to office.com, it says "Welcome to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app", which doesn't even m
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
There are decent Linux phones you can buy now, such as the FuriPhone FLX1 (Debian), Volla Quintus (Ubuntu Touch), Jolla C2 (SailfishOS) etc. The best part is that all of them also support running Android apps (via Waydroid or similar compat
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
WSL is unfortunately is less than ideal, not only is it rubbish (it has its own set of issues like weird networking bugs), it also doesn't mitigate any of the security vulnerabilities/bloatware/telemetry/bugs etc present
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
I would take this a step further and recommend a Fedora-based immutable distro like Bazzite (for gamers) or Aurora (for everyone else). These come with codecs and even proprietary drivers (nVidia), so you don't need to install anything
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
Sure, if you stick to stock Debian repositories you should be fine. However this guarantee is gone if you're using proprietary kernel modules, like say nVidia drivers - which is not an uncommon scenario. Also, the /usr merge thing
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
I think the vast majority of people use a PC for only basic functionality, like browsing the web and editing documents/spreadsheets, and for these users, Linux works fine. My 70yr old mum is a classic example of this - she used all ver
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
?? OPAL is transparent to the OS, Microsoft doesn't need to see/care about it. I'm multi-booting Win11, Linux and GhostBSD on my OPAL2 encrypted drive (on a ThinkPad Z13) and I've got zero issues.
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
You may feel so right now, but wait until it's time to do a dist-upgrade... https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2025/02/05/done-with-ubuntu/
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
Thing is, regular Linux distros are most prone to breakage when it comes to updates - especially Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based distros[1]. My elderly mum is non-technical and has been a Linux user for the past decade, and she had Xubuntu, Mint an
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
> One issue I've always had is when updating applications you use every day, one bad library could make the application unusable. Most are a dependency nightmares and there just aren't enough people paid to work on Linux apps
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
You can still run older versions, but anything from 2019 onwards will struggle - and you can completely forget about the latest M365 versions. Luckily OnlyOffice is a pretty decent alternative with excellent compatibility with MSO formats.
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
I second slicktux's suggestion: look into OPAL, it's much more easier to setup and use compared to LUKS. The best part is, the encryption is transparent to the OS, so you could multi-boot between multiple OSes and not worry about
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
Try the forums or Discord chat for the distro you're trying. LinuxQuestions.org and the "Linux for All" discord are good places to ask distro-agnostic questions.
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
- For diagrams, draw.io is a decent alternative - Similarly for Photoshop users, Photopea might suit them better than GIMP. And there's also Photoshop Express/Online if they really want to stay in the Adobe ecosystem.
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
Get a distro with atomic updates, preferably an immutable one like Aurora[1]. Updates are automated and can't break your system. And in the rare event something does happen, you can easily boot the previous version right from the boot
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by d3Xt3r 1y ago
OnlyOffice might be a better option here - its UI is similar to MS Office, and it has a much better MS Office file format compatibility compared to LibreOffice.

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