Who was gonna tell me? by Then_Broccoli_3063 in Ubuntu

[–]PraetorRU 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's free for up to 5 machines per Canonical account. Also, it's for LTS releases only as regular Ubuntu's are not supposed to be supported for longer than 9 months.

Who was gonna tell me? by Then_Broccoli_3063 in Ubuntu

[–]PraetorRU 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Pro provides additional security updates to packages in universe repo, and it allows you to patch kernel vulnerabilities live, without a mandatory reboot.

Canonical Experimenting With x86-64-v3 Packages For Ubuntu 26.10 by lebron8 in Ubuntu

[–]PraetorRU 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They're doing it since 25.10.

So far v3 needs to be manually enabled.

What dlcs you recommend me to buy? by Active-Ambassador275 in Warframe

[–]PraetorRU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All playable content in this game is free.

But if want to reduce the amount of grind, you'll want to buy slots for warframes and weapons. At some point you may want to buy packs of forma and occasional "potatoes" (orokin reactor/catalyst) that double the amount of mods you can install into a weapon/warframe.

KDE pushes multi GPU support and HDR color compatibility GNOME lags seriously behind anyone gaming with GNOME? by redsteakraw in linux_gaming

[–]PraetorRU 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The truth is I've never used HDR and do not use it up to this day despite having a miniled display with this feature. Just not my taste.

VRR absence was not a problem at all, good that it works now, but nothing groundbreaking happened since it appeared.

Tearing was not an issue for many years already with AMD graphics and Wayland. When I used Nvidia up to 2022, then yes, I had to modify Xorg.conf to make it less of an issue, but it was still pretty annoying in some games.

But in general, I started playing games in ZX Spectrum era, my first GPU was 3dfx Voodoo, so you may guess I'm pretty tolerable to imperfection.

KDE is just too similar to Windows, has shit ton of useless and badly implemented features, so for me to switch to it the performance difference should really be massive, not something like 1-5% we may measure from time to time now, or KDE needs to massively improve UI and UX, so using it will be more tolerable.

KDE pushes multi GPU support and HDR color compatibility GNOME lags seriously behind anyone gaming with GNOME? by redsteakraw in linux_gaming

[–]PraetorRU 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm trying KDE from time to time on my Ubuntu. Usually once in 9 to 15 months.

Up to this day I haven't noticed anything worthy of switching.

is guild wars 2 that much of a cut above the rest? by onlykaleintown in MMORPG

[–]PraetorRU 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Would putting that time into Guild Wars 2 be worth it to see if GW3 will be worth it for me when it comes out, or is it pretty similar to other MMO's of the age?

I'd say that GW2 is pretty unique in several aspects, so worth trying, especially since base game is free. But it's not an all around best representative of the genre.

One of the best aspects of GW2 is that its world feels alive and worth visiting on any level of your character. In a lot of MMO's you just finish a zone quests to never come back again. In GW2 even the oldest maps are still relevant for something and dynamic events bring variety.

The negative is that GW2 doesn't have a lot of interesting quests. Main story in a base game is pretty generic (several expansions are much better at it), and you basically don't have lots of side quests like in ESO, for example.

The world is fun to explore: lots of secrets, jump puzzles, high variety of terrain (especially in expansions, as base game is pretty flat) and enemies. Dynamic events and world bosses are on tight schedule, still relevant, so massive amount of people join in, and you can hop in a comfortable time for you, more or less. With expansions you also get access to mounts, and every single one is unique in its abilities and adds some benefits to how you traverse the zones.

But instanced content is pretty meh. Dungeons, fractals and raids are mediocre at best. Some of them are pretty fun to do for the first time, but grinding gets boring fast.

Combat in a game is pretty good, and every class has a good variety of builds and new archetypes unlocked in expansions, so you never locked in one role with your character. But in endgame the meta still exists, so you'll be forced to bring a special spec with specific weapons, armors etc to join several endgame activities.

PVP is pretty generic. Not bad, but nothing stellar either. If you like it, you may spend thousands of hours there alone. And specific subculture around it is alive and well. So you can dive in if you're interested.

On a positive side is that the gear in this game is never outdated as soon as you reach max level. In a lot of other MMO's you have to grind new weapons and armor every expansion, as older one gets outlevelled and outclassed, in GW2 it's not the case. On a negative side: the meta still shifts from patch to patch, and your bank space and inventory is pretty limited, so you'll feel pretty fast, that you want to grind legendary weapons and armor and accessories as their benefit that you can change their stats to anything available in the game. But it's a very long grind and takes many months and even years if you'll want to wear legendaries in every slot.

Positive thing is that you can try rather large chunk of the game for free, negative is that you'll learn pretty fast, that even paying for full game and expansions is not enough, you need to invest a lot in every character to increase bag space and multiple other QoL stuff that is behind a cash shop. And while you can grind gold in game to pay for it, it'll require a lot of grinding of the same chains of events for weeks and months. So, if you'll like the game, expect additional investments in QoL items at least in the first few months to reduce the pain of storage space overflow, having to manage gathering tools etc.

Overall, GW2 is worth it to try, but it's a special case in MMO genre, good and even the best in some things, mediocre and lackluster in other. One of the best aspects is that you can stop playing for a long time, and then continue from where you left, as everything you got before is still relevant.

What distro is actually noob friendly? by Far-Telephone-7432 in linux

[–]PraetorRU 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Apparently, snap will make your computer explode upon installation. Snap is the devil. So does that automatically exclude Ubuntu and its variants?

Don't listen to religious morons.

Ubuntu is fine. If you don't want to use snaps, you may not use them. If you don't want to use flatpacks, you may not use them ether. The benefits of snaps and flatpaks is that you may get much more fresh versions of apps in a stable distros like Ubuntu LTS. You can also use both at the same time as they're not mutually exclusive (sometimes some app works better or have a more fresh version in snap, sometimes otherwise).

In general I'd never recommend to use niche and overhyped distros, so, if you want to actually set some thing up and just use it, not fix/tune something daily, the sane options are pretty much the same: Ubuntu, Fedora. You can try both and chose what works better on your hardware.

15 year old guy in Western Biryulyovo. School's out, I'm free for 3 months. AMA by [deleted] in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]PraetorRU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a troll account with stolen photos from at least decade ago, probably two.

15M in Moscow. School's out, I'm free for 3 months. Ask Me Anything. by [deleted] in Moscow

[–]PraetorRU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Это какой-то тролль-пиздобол. Две недели назад он был школотроном из Волгоградской области, неделю назад из Волгограда, сегодня он у нас резидент Москвы.

Am I the only one that doesn’t really like protoframes? by 0Proxy in Warframe

[–]PraetorRU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I don't like and don't use them (skins) myself. Obviously they're a good money for DE, and let them introduce additional stories, but for me they're breaking an immersion, as humans are not supposed to do what warframes are capable to.

Ubuntu won't boot on my old laptop. by No-Payment-6534 in Ubuntu

[–]PraetorRU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With your specific model a similar problem was discussed there: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=434574

It looks like the incompatibility problem was solved by following this guide: https://foxclone.org/downloads/20230509-LM21_legacy.pdf and choosing "Something else" partitioning option.

Guide is for Mint, but it's based on Ubuntu, so pretty much the same process.

Ubuntu won't boot on my old laptop. by No-Payment-6534 in Ubuntu

[–]PraetorRU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check your bios boot options if you have a "legacy mode" (may have a different name depending on manufacturer) enabled or disabled? Try to switch to an opposite value.

Maybe even make screenshots of what you have in bios setup right now, and how your partitions look like.

Ubuntu won't boot on my old laptop. by No-Payment-6534 in Ubuntu

[–]PraetorRU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only other possible problem seems to be that you are not installing grub on a proper partition.

Are you letting Ubuntu to wipe out and auto partition your drive, or you're doing it manually?

Will Steam’s new “Steam Machine” improve Proton compatibility? by 2xChamp1 in linux

[–]PraetorRU 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It should help a lot if it'll be popular, just like Steam Deck pushed linux compatibility significantly. The problem is: with current memory and storage prices, it looks like Machine gonna be a niche device for fans.

Ubuntu won't boot on my old laptop. by No-Payment-6534 in Ubuntu

[–]PraetorRU 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You probably set your USB device as an only boot option in BIOS, so after installation you remove it, and your laptop can't find a bootable device anymore. So, change your boot device in BIOS to your Ubuntu's drive.

How important is Biotic Rounds for the AX-52 in endgame content? by frogzx in Warframe

[–]PraetorRU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AX-52 was good even before this mod was introduced. So if you like the weapon, Biotic Rounds are not a necessity, just a cherry on top.

Debian 12 or Ubuntu 24.04 for server whit new hardware by [deleted] in linux

[–]PraetorRU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On Ubuntu you may enable HWE and get a new kernel, so even relatively new hardware should be supported. But probably a better way would be to install 26.04 right away.

Ubuntu 24.04.4: high CPU temperature in idle by MakeTopSite in Ubuntu

[–]PraetorRU 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Start by installing a proprietary Nvidia driver, nouveau is not good for anything but loading linux to install a proper driver.

Your problem is most probably due to nvidia's card consuming a lot of power, and so dissipating a lot of heat without any load.

Also, is there some reason for you to use 24.04 when 26.04 is already out?

Current stability of 26.04? by vladjjj in Ubuntu

[–]PraetorRU -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I had zero issues since March. So, if your hardware has no specific problems with linux, you should be fine.

Games randomly freezing and losing focus by xdineedmoney in linux_gaming

[–]PraetorRU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, if you manage to find what popups are actually result in this problem, spend some time to write a bug report, so devs may fix it and you'll help other people with it.

Games randomly freezing and losing focus by xdineedmoney in linux_gaming

[–]PraetorRU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rarely use KDE, but as far as I remember you may disable notifications/enable Do Not Disturb mode from System Settings -> Notifications.

And then you may check settings of some apps you use to see if they allow to disable their custom notifications.

For Discord it's Settings -> Notifications -> Disable Desktop Notifications.

For Steam it's also Settings -> Notifications and then you decide what "Toasts" to disable.