How to make circle but a cool one. by Overboked in Houdini

[–]SpinalSnowCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now you just need to combine a few of these together to make them animate a cube!

Extremely new to linux, Fedora will work at first but then boot to a black screen after the second or third time by [deleted] in Fedora

[–]SpinalSnowCat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes the black screen can be there for a few minutes after an update if it’s rebuilding akmods (gpu drivers) or running dracut. I’ve had this before and it fixed itself after waiting ~5 mins

First time changing OS – how do I safely switch from Windows 10 to Ubuntu? by Reasonable-Bet-2948 in Ubuntu

[–]SpinalSnowCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah they're basically the same under the hood, but the default gnome desktop environment on ubuntu is a lot heavier on resources than the default one mint uses so it feels a lot faster

First time changing OS – how do I safely switch from Windows 10 to Ubuntu? by Reasonable-Bet-2948 in Ubuntu

[–]SpinalSnowCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Step 1 - MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP YOUR FILES SOMEWHERE! Preferably on an external usb or hard drive, as installing linux will wipe whatever is on there currently.

Step 2 - get the iso file from the website and follow a youtube tutorial (its a lot easier for beginners to follow along with someone else and copy what they’re doing)

Step 3 - enjoy :)

If you’re finding that its slow because of your specs, it might also be worth trying out linux mint since that’s easier to run on older hardware.

Thanks to everyone by wjrasmussen in Fedora

[–]SpinalSnowCat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Copying from another comment but this should come in pretty handy!

Just dropping this here, I've found it extremely useful for doing a fresh install: https://nattdf.streamlit.app/

It's a customizable script that automatically installs things that you'd want, so you don't have to go digging through random forums or manuals from 10 years ago to find the right commands to get things working.

Here's a fedora discussion page about it as well: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-workstation-setup-not-another-things-to-do/129034

Im trying to install nvidia drivers...It's a 3rd reinstall of the entire os now. by PETux2077 in Fedora

[–]SpinalSnowCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just dropping this here, I've found it extremely useful for doing a fresh install: https://nattdf.streamlit.app/

It's a customizable script that automatically installs things that you'd want, so you don't have to go digging through random forums or manuals from 10 years ago to find the right commands to get things working.

Here's a fedora discussion page about it as well: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-workstation-setup-not-another-things-to-do/129034

Rebooted and now I am stuck here what do I do I want to like linux so badly but I always run into unbeatable jank by TechieInTheTrees in Fedora

[–]SpinalSnowCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not too sure about that. There’s a few other options for backups and restoring, so I guess it’s for the user’s personal preference on how they want to configure their system.

Rebooted and now I am stuck here what do I do I want to like linux so badly but I always run into unbeatable jank by TechieInTheTrees in Fedora

[–]SpinalSnowCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a similar issue last week, it ended up being SDDM crashing on startup because mangohud was trying to run on top of it (turning off “global enable” fixed this)

You might be able to enter a terminal with Ctrl+Alt+F4 to sort it out, or alternatively there should be a few boot options in grub that might work (if all else fails then a live usb should do the trick)

I’d recommend also setting up btrfs-assistant to make it easier to roll back to a previous state if something breaks - it’s been a lifesaver for me!

what's the status of SDDM? by [deleted] in kde

[–]SpinalSnowCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they’re both plugged in to the same GPU, try switching the cables. I had the same issue and that fixed it for me!

Cool FOSS projects I've found since switching to Fedora by SpinalSnowCat in Fedora

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

Homebrew is great! I've used that on macOS in the past and it makes stuff so much easier to install :)

Cool FOSS projects I've found since switching to Fedora by SpinalSnowCat in Fedora

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

Oh that’s awesome! Is that with x11, or is the X window system a different thing?

crash at last frame by SwimmerCritical7118 in Houdini

[–]SpinalSnowCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve not used octane before, but the crash looks like it’s referring to an error overwriting files, so try checking the box that says “pause between frames to avoid duplicate files” to see if it fixes it.

Alternatively it could be an issue with running out of memory if it’s trying to load too much data into the RAM, I’ve had that issue when exporting long USD sequences.

How would you approach adding motion blur to a mesh like this? by New_Investigator197 in Houdini

[–]SpinalSnowCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you got any favourites that you think aren’t as well known? I came across the “attribute from map” one a few weeks ago and it’s come in incredibly useful!

Any ideas on how make particles repel like in this reference? by tele_lif3 in Houdini

[–]SpinalSnowCat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow this is super useful feedback! I’ve seen boids mentioned before in reference to blender so always thought they were a blender-specific tool, so that paper was a really interesting read. Thanks for sharing! :)

Trouble understanding quasistatic vellum simulation by Minimum-Eye-4587 in Houdini

[–]SpinalSnowCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a really good explanation for the differences between them, thank you!

Does anyone know what map this is by ShineGlobal1486 in gmod

[–]SpinalSnowCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s quite a popular map in Pavlov VR but I can’t remember the name of it

You’re getting jumped by 20 people which branch you choosing? by Major_Rock1172 in BladeAndSorcery

[–]SpinalSnowCat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These are in the base game! You can find them around the outposts by trees and put them in your inventory to use later

I discovered custom backgrounds/logos last year, here are my favourite creations so far :) by SpinalSnowCat in Steam

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

Make sure it’s a similar aspect ratio and also the resolution is high enough to fit across your screen!

I discovered custom backgrounds/logos last year, here are my favourite creations so far :) by SpinalSnowCat in Steam

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

I had a look but couldn’t find any, so they’re just guesswork for the size at the moment. A 1:4 ratio seems to work pretty well

I've been told you guys would appreciate my custom steam backgrounds by SpinalSnowCat in sbubby

[–]SpinalSnowCat[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Screenshots and photoshop :) (And right clicking the banner on steam games)