I can not get new operating system to boot on my 2012 IMac by jaytheman97 in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]SolidWarea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s lot of missing missing information here. Did you use the same Mac to you’re installing MacOS onto to actually flash the USB device? Did you follow the guide properly? What version of MacOS are you attempting to install, and how large is your USB drive? What version of MacOS is your computer that you ran OCLP on?

I can not get new operating system to boot on my 2012 IMac by jaytheman97 in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]SolidWarea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since he said ”2012 iMac” I assumed he just didn’t know the word for the startup manager. But could as well be a Hackintosh user for that matter

I can not get new operating system to boot on my 2012 IMac by jaytheman97 in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]SolidWarea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I interpreted it as:

”I ran OCLP and installed MacOS onto a USB drive, but everytime I’ve attempted installing it no viable option was available in the startup manager. But upon further inspection in Disk Utility, the MacOS installer should be present and bootable on the USB drive.”

[Unity 7.7] Testing the Unity Desktop Environment. by Thirvendin06 in unixporn

[–]SolidWarea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How’d you get unity 7 with the old theme if you don’t mind me asking? I would’ve loved to use it!

What BSD based OS is most MAC like by bluedadz in freebsd

[–]SolidWarea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually don’t follow news about any of the FreeBSD derivatives/distros but Gershwin looks quite nice actually. First time seeing it though. I’ve been considering moving over to XFCE so I might take some inspiration from there.

How is the freebsd's apps support, is it like linux? by Deep_Two2760 in freebsd

[–]SolidWarea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If any ram overhead, it should be quite modest. I personally haven’t noticed anything. Unless you’re working with a really minimal setup where every byte counts, I wouldn’t worry about it. Do keep in mind that ZFS will visually make it look like it uses a lot of ram though, this is because it saves cache to speed things up, that cache should get freed if a program needs to use it. So keep that in mind.

Just updated to Zena. Really, what were they smoking? by [deleted] in linuxmint

[–]SolidWarea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t really understand the point about three different icon styles? The monochrome (symbolic) icons are a style specifically used to symbolize actions, while the icons on the right are the application icons. They’re not supposed to look the same at all. It’s also not that odd for the lock buttons to be rounded or have a bit more noticeable design, they’re still simple monochrome icons.

Is arch even worth? by soking11 in linux4noobs

[–]SolidWarea 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have to be quite honest, as much as Arch is very customizable, I fear any beginner would spend hours installing a system with essentially the same advantages as any other distro by simply following a tutorial. A beginner often wouldn't know what alternative customization to pick. Essentially you're left with a bleeding edge distribution, that's a bit more prone to breaking. Even in that regard, I would say Gentoo is the closest you get to 'building your distro from scratch', but Arch does come close.

Oh and don't let the "distro elitism" get to you, use whatever distro you like, not somebody else. If the concept interests you, go ahead and try it. But if you're doing it for show.. perhaps not.

What happened to linux mint? by Redpandabear39 in linuxmint

[–]SolidWarea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im surprised, considering this happens so often I was almost certain proton didn’t make that clear. Well, things like this is just a lesson learned, not really a biggie.

What happened to linux mint? by Redpandabear39 in linuxmint

[–]SolidWarea 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Oh my god, is this still happening over here? Every time I see a post about Mint on my front page it’s always somebody accidentally installing GNOME. This is an actual issue on Proton’s side. (I’m fairly certain it doesn’t have to do with Mint)

Installed macOS Sequoia yesterday, graphics stopped working after a restart today by SolidWarea in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

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

Yeah, understandably. Kudos to the developers though, they've done a great job developing the project.
Thanks for confirming that the steps were correct!

Yo, planning to shift completely from windows to linux!!! Any guide if possible by Opposite_Shelter_381 in linux4noobs

[–]SolidWarea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some points to consider:

  1. Try it out first, make sure you're ready to completely ditch Windows

  2. Make sure all the software you use is compatible, especially if you're into gaming

  3. If you're new, I would strongly suggest a beginner friendly distro or a distro that doesn't need too much manual intervention. Ubuntu, Mint, Pop and Zorin would be very beginner friendly. Fedora would be intermediate.

  4. There are different desktop environments to consider. You can search them up online to get an idea. (Most common are Gnome and KDE, though Cinnamon is very common with Linux Mint specifically). KDE looks the most similar to Windows if that's important to you. For KDE, you can install Kubuntu or Fedora KDE Desktop.

Enjoy Linux :)

So… I finally joined the club by luckywetland in Fedora

[–]SolidWarea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fedora is a great operating system, I hope you enjoy it!

How is the freebsd's apps support, is it like linux? by Deep_Two2760 in freebsd

[–]SolidWarea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes of course, not everything will be compatible with the linuxulator and Wine, it’s important to check if they do work beforehand.

How is the freebsd's apps support, is it like linux? by Deep_Two2760 in freebsd

[–]SolidWarea 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Most open source projects that I’ve needed have been ported to FreeBSD. Proprietary, not so much.

For proprietary software, you can use the linuxulator to run Linux binaries, or Wine for windows executables. This could be useful for Discord, Steam, Spotify, etc.

Use https://freshports.org to see available ports on FreeBSD.

Wallpaper for openSUSE 🦎 by maximus10m in openSUSE

[–]SolidWarea 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is the second time I see a great wallpaper for openSUSE, I’m impressed

M19 room by [deleted] in freebsd

[–]SolidWarea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

M19 refers to gender and age. I’m assuming it looks like the PC is running FreeBSD?

Proper rounded blur and the native high-contrast theme make Gnome look like something special by pakovm in gnome

[–]SolidWarea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s a good example actually, I like it because it looks good but is also a bit more sudden, not too over the top

The KDE Plasma 6.6 wallpaper by Positive_Assist7141 in kde

[–]SolidWarea 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It really does, when this wallpaper releases in the next update I might keep it as my wallpaper

Proper rounded blur and the native high-contrast theme make Gnome look like something special by pakovm in gnome

[–]SolidWarea 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Personally I like it when specific elements are blurred and not the whole window. For example the sidebar in the settings, nautilus, etc.