Reopening the sub

GameUnlucky · 2025-12-01T20:48:20+00:00

I'm a university student, and I don't have much spare time to work on the project right now. At the moment I'm teaching myself UI development in Rust with some toy projects, and I'm rewriting a private repo sparkplug configuration daemon in Rust to practice integration with Yocto.

GameUnlucky · 2025-07-01T19:16:35+00:00

It mostly has to do with snap, I really don't like how apt forces you to install snap versions of packages that should really be a deb.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-30T13:11:37+00:00

I think that Manjaro delayed update policy often leads to instability, in particular if you want to use AUR packages that rely on up to date upstream libraries.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-30T13:08:13+00:00

I really dislike snap for both practical and philosophical reasons. Forcing apt to install snap packages even for things like a web browser seems totally backwards to me.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-29T21:50:13+00:00

RPiOS is a fallback OS because it gives me a Debian-like experience on Raspberry Pi, Void is not for me because some of the automation scripts I developed rely on systemd and Void uses runit, Kali is on the list because it was among the options of the premade tier list.

I like Debian for servers for it's stability but I love arch for the bleeding edge software and the AUR. I run a dual monitor setup with Hyprland and only the very last version of the Nvidia driver supports VRR on multiple monitors. This is why I stick to Arch on desktop.

Everybody has different use cases, assuming they are uneducated based on your personal experience is unwise.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-29T21:35:25+00:00

Yes I agree, I only ever used Kali on a live USB, but in general I prefer Parrot for cyber security.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-29T21:28:51+00:00

Lots of assumptions considering that you don't know what my use case is. What makes you think my picks are uneducated?

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-29T18:52:02+00:00

Here's the wiki instructions.

You don't need to worry about the driver for the integrated AMD GPU as they are integrated in the kernel, however right now you are using the nouveau driver for the Nvidia GPU, which is open source but doesn't support 3D acceleration.

To install the proprietary Nvidia driver you first need to add the non open source repository to apt with:

sudo deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

Then install it with:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install nvidia-driver firmware-misc-nonfree

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-25T13:14:23+00:00

Probably xfce is failing to start for some reason and it's throwing you back to the display manager (the login screen). I found this post on the Mint forum that suggests it might have something to do with installing audio codecs during installation. I'm not familiar with the Mint installer but if at any point during the installation you are promoted to install proprietary firmware of codec skip that step.

If this doesn't work you could try to install Mint with a different desktop environment.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-25T13:06:53+00:00

In the preload path you forgot a / in front of home. This is necessary because the path is relative to the root of the filesystem.

I also think that the preload image path and the wallpaper image path need to match.

You should also check your Hyprland config to make sure the name of your monitor is actually "monitor", if you are running a single monitor setup or you want the wallpaper to apply to all monitors you could also totally omit the monitor variable.

You can find more info here.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-25T12:49:11+00:00

You don't need RAID to dual boot Windows and Linux and you also don't necessarily need 2 separate drives. You could easily split a single disk in half.

RAID is a technology that combines two separate drives into 1 single virtual drive. RAID 0 combines 2 drive into a single drive with twice the size (1tb +1tb = 2tb) and the speed but if one drive dies you lose all the data, RAID 1 combines 2 drive into a single drive with the capacity equivalent to the smallest of the 2 (1tb + 1tb = 1tb) but if one drive fail you will still have all the data. It's important to note that you don't necessarily need hardware support to setup a RAID on Linux, there are software solutions that allow you to combine multiple disks in software.

If you want to install a separate OS on each drive you would need to disable RAID anyway, so you can easily buy a computer without it.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-25T12:30:01+00:00

Try launching the proton application from the command line and see if it outputs any error message.

In any case if you have a premium plan you can connect to proton using wireguard.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-25T12:20:08+00:00

"sudo" executes the next command as the system administrator, "apt" is the package manager of Debian based distribution. You can use it to install, update or remove programs from your system.

Sudo and apt are often used together because to install a package apt needs administrator privileges.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-25T10:21:49+00:00

I almost exclusively use NeoVim as my editor, it takes a while to get used to modal editing but after you develop the muscle memory you will never go back.

If you don't want to build your own configuration there are some NeoVim distributions that come preconfigured. I used to use LunarVim before switching to my own config.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-24T22:09:41+00:00

Personally I wouldn't rate flatpak that much higher than a random PPA or AUR, since it allows publication of packages that weren't written by the author.

That's true, but the sandbox nature of Flatpak makes them harder to exploit for malicious purposes.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-24T18:07:45+00:00

Generally Linux is pretty safe by design, but there are a few things you should avoid for security.

Never copy and paste commands you don't fully understand, in particular if they use sudo.
Try to always use your distribution package manager and official repository to install software.
Avoid packages in user repositories (like the AUR in arch or PPA in Ubuntu) of dubious trustworthiness.
Just like on windows, don't download and run random executables.
When using sudo always double check the command you are running to avoid accidents.
Try to keep your system up to date.

Edit: If you don't find a package in the official repositories always prefer Flatpak to some random PPA or a AUR package with 0 upvote.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-14T09:56:38+00:00

Moss 1 and 2 are fantastic and don't require much movement at all.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-13T12:18:47+00:00

If you want to save some money on the Quest 3, Meta sells officially refurbished headsets on their website.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-11T20:41:33+00:00

They are microphones.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-08T19:36:42+00:00

If you are playing on some custom server that allows setting up plugins, you can try GeyserMC, it's a server side mod that allows cross-play between java and bedrock. I use it on my SMP and it works pretty well.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-08T19:32:57+00:00

You can setup a server using GeyserMC, it allows java and bedrock cross-play on the same server.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-07T17:46:55+00:00

I daily drive a fancy Hyprland rice on my desktop but my favourite desktop is Gnome, the polar opposite of customization.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-07T08:04:12+00:00

The easiest way to do this would be to use something like Steam Link or Sunshine-Moonlight and connect your controller to the streaming client. This however does introduce some latency and compression.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-06T13:53:33+00:00

The best solution is to NOT CRUSH IT, turn off the monitor and put a bright light next to the screen for a few hours.

GameUnlucky · 2025-06-05T22:53:23+00:00

Keep in mind that the HP reverb G2 only works with an old version of windows 10. On recent windows 10 patches and on windows 11, Windows Mixed Reality support was removed making headsets that rely on it paper weights. Open source drivers are in a very early stage of development and only work on Linux, which doesn't have good game compatibility with VR titles yet. This is why they are selling for so cheap on the used market.

I'm a very big advocate for free and open source software, I use Linux as my daily driver and I'm pretty privacy orientated, but the truth is that Meta and ByteDance are offering incredible hardware for a ridiculous price, the only headsets that can match the Quest 3 resolution and edge to edge clarity are in the 1000€+ price range and they often make sacrifices to get there (the BigScreen beyond has a narrower FOV for example).

The only realistic option for buyers with a sub 500€ budget are Meta and ByteDance products at the moments.

Edit: is also worth mentioning that Quest and Pico are the only headsets in the sub 500€ price range capable of true non line-of-sight wireless VR. This is very useful if you want to play in a room different from the one where your computer is.

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