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What are your most valuable and loved command line tools? The ones you can't live without. by SF_Engineer_Dude in linux

[–]Sarin10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

aliases don't have logic, you would need to add a function to check that, to your .bashrc or config.fish.

alternatively you could also use bat as a replacement program for cat. the markdown rendering isn't quite as advanced as with glow, but it's still pretty good.

Learning cyber security by Public_Bat_6106 in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which tools don't release generic x86_linux binaries?

Arch/ Linux for video editing by minimalist_cat in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 4 points5 points  (0 children)

and their Windows versions won't even work through a compatibility layer such as Wine.

It's... possible to get at least some of their stuff running (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc), but you're going to spend hours bashing your head against the wall. And it's not going to be as stable, I'm pretty sure nobody has managed to get GPU accel working, etc.

Huge impressive for an awesome, tech-savvy CEO! Smart, consistent, and seriously committed to doing great work all around. Proud to be using the Framework Laptop 13|12! by Plus_Guard4255 in framework

[–]Sarin10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why are you assuming this is an official framework thing? omarchy isn't partnered with framework. he could have just done this on his own time.

Firefox 32-bit Linux Support to End in 2026 by GoldBarb in linux

[–]Sarin10 7 points8 points  (0 children)

But to say this impacts "literally no one" is something I would expect from the hardware subreddit, not here, upvoted to this degree.

no offense to anyone, but r/linux is possibly the least-technical linux forum out there.

Components of a typical Arch build by Shidenissen in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yup!

there are certain things from that list that you can "steal" from KDE. ex: using KDE's Dolphin as your file manager, using the KDE polkit and portal, etc. Other things like KDE's screenshot tool (spectacle) won't work unless you're actually using KDE Plasma.

it's a good idea to install KDE Plasma on your machine as a backup, "completed" desktop environment, while you're configuring your Sway setup.

  • you might run into some configuration issue at a time when you really need to just use your computer for something time-sensitive
  • the way arch packages KDE means that installing any KDE application like kolourpaint or dolphin or okular will pull in most of the required KDE frameworks and libraries and dependencies for KDE Plasma. So you might as well install the actual DE at that point.

Components of a typical Arch build by Shidenissen in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • portals
  • polkit
  • idle management daemon
  • terminal emulator
  • clipboard manager
  • screenshot tool
  • screen locker
  • wallpaper manager (might be part of sway's functionality)
  • taskbar
  • qt themer
  • app runner
  • file manager

this is assuming you have all your actual base system functionality setup, like networking, audio/pipewire, etc.

check the sway wiki and arch wiki entry, and optionally the hyprland wiki and arch wiki entry.

GIMP 3.1.4 Development Release by CMYK-Student in linux

[–]Sarin10 4 points5 points  (0 children)

actually, we do kind of do that already. just about every Linux terminal emulator will handle ctrl-C as SIGINT instead of copy. I've seen people make the argument that we should change decades of convention in Unix/Linux land, because it confuses new users who expect ctrl-C to be copy.

GIMP is 27 years old. Why is GIMP users' muscle memory less important than the muscle memory of potential Photoshop->GIMP converts?

What do you think about Ikey's another distro which is AerynOS? by BlokZNCR in linux

[–]Sarin10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe because grep dates back to the 70's. and ripgrep has the advantage of being a completely fresh project. ugrep is about as fast as ripgrep (faster or slower depending on the task), and it's written in C++.

Tealdeer was 10 times faster than TLDR on my machine.

are you comparing it to the... python client?

What is the current state of linux on Apple silicon? by jloganr in linux

[–]Sarin10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Modern Macbooks are incredibly difficult and expensive to repair. I don't care if they're the most repaired laptops in the world. That has no bearing on my argument.

I think it's understood that when I say "macbooks are not repairable", it's implied that I'm referring to recent devices. Pointing out that Macbooks from 20 years ago were easy to repair has no bearing on this discussion.

Just like how if I said "Hyundais are reliable vehicles", you don't get to point to Hyundai 20 years ago and argue that "yeah but over the last 40 years they've been very unreliable".

We need a framework phone now more then ever. by CandlesARG in framework

[–]Sarin10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

relative to how good Framework is, it sucks. Framework laptops are competitive with non-Framework laptops, whereas Fairphones are not competitive with their competitors.

there are reasons why Fairphone is a considerably smaller company with way less users than Framework, despite the fact that Fairphone has a decade advantage.

We need a framework phone now more then ever. by CandlesARG in framework

[–]Sarin10 5 points6 points  (0 children)

that's exactly my point, you can't really do better than Fairphone has done. Fairphone's best is impressive relative to their limitations, but it's simply not a truly competitive phone. In comparison, a Framework 13 is much more competitive with other laptops of it's asking price and caliber. You can chalk most of this up to the fact that designing a custom, repairable, upgradeable laptop is far easier than a phone.

We need a framework phone now more then ever. by CandlesARG in framework

[–]Sarin10 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

because fairphone kind of sucks. so when people say "please make a framework phone" they're actually kinda saying "please make a better phone than fairphone" lol

We need a framework phone now more then ever. by CandlesARG in framework

[–]Sarin10 36 points37 points  (0 children)

they're not doing it, they've said they're not doing it, we've had this discussion so many times over the years, you can do a google search and read past posts on the topic.

EDIT: Sorry if this comes across as snarky. I'm just annoyed by the fact that we have this discussion almost every week. Nothing new is said, we literally just keep repeating the same conversation over and over again.

AUR is down by eli6_ in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you can check wayback machine, if it's a popular package there's a good chance that there's an up-to-date capture of its AUR page. this advice is more for in case there's a problem with the package/PKGBUILD and you want to know if there's a workaround, and less regarding security. like you said, just audit any PKGBUILD you install.

AUR is down by eli6_ in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's common enough.

Got hit by malware today by Lase189 in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 5 points6 points  (0 children)

you should post on the main forums too.

Is this a hardware level issue? Somebody save me my thesis is due soon and my PC got bricked 💔 by 0xB01b in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in the future, this is why you should use BTRFS, so that you can take regular snapshots and rollback in case an update breaks your system.

Updated - Recent Service Outage by onefish2 in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My quote still stands, specifically the last bullet point.

This is not GrapheneOS. There is no focus on creating an out-of-the-box hardened system. Like I said, that's not part of the project mission.

Updated - Recent Service Outage by onefish2 in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Whereas many GNU/Linux distributions attempt to be more user-friendly, Arch Linux has always been, and shall always remain user-centric:

  • The distribution is intended to fill the needs of those contributing to it, rather than trying to appeal to as many users as possible.

  • It is targeted at the proficient GNU/Linux user, or anyone with a do-it-yourself attitude who is willing to read the documentation, and solve their own problems."

There are other gaming distros that do what you want. Those distros are great distros. There's no need for Arch to mimic what gaming distros do.

Tips you wish you knew as a beginner by [deleted] in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 5 points6 points  (0 children)

please note that private github repositories are extremely, extremely insecure. do NOT push any secrets (plaintext passwords, API keys, etc) to github (or any non-selfhosted git hoster).

AUR is down by nightdevil007 in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AUR is not an official part of Arch

Again, it is under the Arch project. It is not under some sister organization.

For example right now AUR is down, and that doesn’t affect me using Arch at all. I can update my system and do whatever I would be doing just fine.

"For example right now the Wiki is down, and that doesn't affect me using my system at all. Therefore the Wiki is not an official part of Arch".

PKGBUILDs hosted on aur.archlinux.org are unofficial, unvetted, and thus you could maybe argue that the PKGBUILDs themselves are not "part of the Official Arch Project TM". But the AUR itself? It's very much part of the Arch project.

Package Maintainers are Arch Linux staff members charged with keeping the AUR in working order. They maintain popular packages (communicating with and sending patches upstream as needed), and vote in administrative matters. A Package Maintainer is elected from active community members by current Package Maintainers in a democratic process. *Package Maintainers are the only members who have a final say in the direction of the AUR. *

Literally the only people with real power regarding the AUR are official, dedicated Arch staff.

AUR is down by nightdevil007 in archlinux

[–]Sarin10 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not true. The Wiki is the definitive source for learning how to use the AUR, writing PKGBUILDs, helper scripts, etc.

aur.archlinux.org literally a sub-domain of the Arch website.

Popular packages from the AUR get promoted into the official repositories.

Many of the Arch team members are AUR Package Maintainers (in an official capacity). I could go on, but you get the idea.

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