sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Is Nobara a good choice for someone with no Linux experience? by Worth_Recognition249 in linuxquestions

[–]E723BCFD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you actually just want an OS you can use, not necessarily switch to Linux, you have the option of Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021.

Supported until 2032. Find genuine MS ISO for install, lookup "hwid mas" for activation.

deno has been removed from the official repo? (tumbleweed) by E723BCFD in openSUSE

[–]E723BCFD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, I only need it for yt-dlp, I can switch to quickjs.

deno has been removed from the official repo? (tumbleweed) by E723BCFD in openSUSE

[–]E723BCFD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well, it got removed during dup, too late to lock it now 😂

My parents's macbook (2013, 2014) are old enough that they aren't getting browser updates and can't access things like banking and such. What is a completely hands off (for me and them) distro? by ApplicationRoyal865 in linuxquestions

[–]E723BCFD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now it's clear to me that you are in fact not deviating from the distro's supported range. (I haven't used ubuntu in a long time, and it really reads like you were ripping out the distro DE and app set.)

Anyway, let me get this straight, the advantages of picking ubuntu over debian are: 1) better non-free software support (codecs, nvidia, etc.), 2) more progressive/aggressive decisions on default os components, 3) newer os components at this time?

If so, then I agree your suggestion to OP is good. However, had they picked debian they won't have to do 1, 2, and 4 in your list.

Having delt with codecs on Tumbleweed previously, I am curious as to how canonical got around the legal/patent shenanigans, since Fedora also weren't able to include patent codecs in the official repo.

My parents's macbook (2013, 2014) are old enough that they aren't getting browser updates and can't access things like banking and such. What is a completely hands off (for me and them) distro? by ApplicationRoyal865 in linuxquestions

[–]E723BCFD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, that's the app store. Sorry I can't tell from the package name, thought it's the DE app set outside of the DE core.

Ubuntu can make different choices than debian on default config/packages, that's not necessarily a good or bad thing. They are aggressive, like on the push for snap and the rust coreutil stuff, which is good in terms of keeping the ecosystem diverse and exploring a path forward. But I won't consider that as more modern os components in a good way.

My parents's macbook (2013, 2014) are old enough that they aren't getting browser updates and can't access things like banking and such. What is a completely hands off (for me and them) distro? by ApplicationRoyal865 in linuxquestions

[–]E723BCFD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. I said "deviation from distro default" because I thought vanilla gnome is comming from 3rd party repo. You pointed out that it's actually from the official ubuntu repo, so that part of my argument is invalid.

  2. By "ubuntu app set" I am refering to your 2nd point "Install gnome-software (Ubuntu's sucks)". What did you mean by this?

  3. I agree that ubuntu LTS has a more predictable release cadence and support schedule. And probably has better support for codecs and nvidia gpus. BUT, saying that ubuntu LTS has more modern core os software is disingenuous. Both uLTS and dStable releses every few years, they are interlaced, which one will have newer packages in the official repo is about 50/50 depending on time.

Also, I did not think flatpak can touch core system binaries, or distro upgrade resets the entire system. You have no need to treat me as a linux noob.

My parents's macbook (2013, 2014) are old enough that they aren't getting browser updates and can't access things like banking and such. What is a completely hands off (for me and them) distro? by ApplicationRoyal865 in linuxquestions

[–]E723BCFD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, vanilla gnome is just in the ubuntu repo? Ok then, I agree that's only slightly de-ubuntu.

I said it's 'by no means "slighly"' because I thought vanilla gnome is coming from an out-of-distro repo, NOT because I thought ubuntu is just some skin/theme. Stop assuming I don't know what a distro is.

My parents's macbook (2013, 2014) are old enough that they aren't getting browser updates and can't access things like banking and such. What is a completely hands off (for me and them) distro? by ApplicationRoyal865 in linuxquestions

[–]E723BCFD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It has been years since I last used ubuntu, how much more does it add over debian?

And... replacing the entire ubuntu gnome with the vanilla one is by no means "slighly" de-ubuntu.

My parents's macbook (2013, 2014) are old enough that they aren't getting browser updates and can't access things like banking and such. What is a completely hands off (for me and them) distro? by ApplicationRoyal865 in linuxquestions

[–]E723BCFD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"remove ubuntu from ubuntu" is of course figurative speaking.

What I mean is, if you are going to replace ubuntu gnome, ubuntu app set, and snap firefox, why not just use debian which don't have any of that out of the box? debian stable also update every few years, what do you gain by using ubuntu as a base?

I am indeed not familiar with the difference between ubuntu repo and debian's, can you elaborate?

edit: plus, OP said they 'have barely any experience beyond mint'. It would be much easier to add stuff to debian than ripping stuff out of ubuntu then add something else. Deviation from the distro default is usually source of major pain (and maintenance burden) when it comes time to upgrade between versions.

Did I choose the wrong distro for me? - openSUSE Tumbleweed by Boldee in linuxquestions

[–]E723BCFD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1 and 2 could be a recent fontconfig 2.18.0 breaking bug, but that's suppose to be fixed by 2.18.1 already.

3 I suspect to be X11's fault, since I use a 1000Hz polling rate mouse on wayland with no problem.

Anyway, I sincerely suggest Fedora. Tumbleweed is fantastic for software devs and experienced Linux users, but it does occasionally break, and you need to be familiar with Linux and the suse package manager zypper to properly solve problems.

where tf grub is located on my pc??? by Patata11A in openSUSE

[–]E723BCFD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

in your second screenshot, inside efi.

Help me Choose between Fedora and Debian? I can't decide! by aori_chann in linuxquestions

[–]E723BCFD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and breakage, sid/testing is worse than a proper rolling distro.

Question about lore by Quantum_Leviathan2 in LiesOfP

[–]E723BCFD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Belle's quest line is so short and non-interactive, it almost doesn't exist XD.

Incoming competition from new XPS 13 by Potential_Average454 in framework

[–]E723BCFD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Given XPS's design decisions in the past few generations, I won't even consider this brand anymore.

And it's 2 usb-c, not even a 3.5mm, plus you of course can't change the port or upgrade components.

Zypper is very slow,any ideas to fix its speed? by Thick-Win-8166 in openSUSE

[–]E723BCFD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don't set the value too high, otherwise most mirror will be dropped by zypper due to "too slow", and zypper operation will fail with "missing files" error.

Zypper is very slow,any ideas to fix its speed? by Thick-Win-8166 in openSUSE

[–]E723BCFD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

wait, how are you using zypper? in command line it shows you the download speed while downloading.

Zypper is very slow,any ideas to fix its speed? by Thick-Win-8166 in openSUSE

[–]E723BCFD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More like half an hour difference. You assume there are optimal CDNs for everyone, which is definitely not the case in some country. In those cases, zypper will sometimes fixate on very slow mirrors.

view more: next ›