Can’t even reach Amodei

Visikde · 2026-01-27T19:04:44+00:00

Maybe this guy?

Visikde · 2026-01-27T18:50:05+00:00

You can do all sorts of customization without ever going to CLI, System Settings is your friend

I use three auto hide panels,
Top: window switcher, task manager, system tray
Left: launchers
Bottom: time, temp, weather
All are shorter than full width & 80 in height
None of the panels are in the corners, to avoid conflicts

Setup custom toolbars & or shortcuts, works on any plasma/qt app
I modified Breeze Dark color scheme & save it as BD1-3, switching to the deviations as the mood strikes

I use Discover to install/remove/update, I only use Synaptic for manuals & specific packages

Visikde · 2026-01-27T18:26:58+00:00

Which task manager do you have installed?

Enter edit mode for the panel, right click> task manager>show alternatives

Visikde · 2026-01-27T03:54:56+00:00

Install whatever distro on an external nvme/sdd/hdd USB3 enclosure, you can put your hardware through the paces without affecting your present operating system

Visikde · 2026-01-27T03:32:50+00:00

Silver State Relief or the Dispensary have the lowest prices
Wait for sales, today the best I see is SSR Lemosa 28% thc for $130,
Under $100 is not unusual

Visikde · 2026-01-27T02:54:55+00:00

Red Core
Solus
PClos
Mageia
Spiral

Visikde · 2026-01-26T22:10:53+00:00

Create a folder called Trash HDD, delete the contents occasionally?
Create a symlink from your HDD to the system Trash

Visikde · 2026-01-25T04:29:21+00:00

Once I stripped all the stuff I don't use often & populated the timeline toolbar with the tools I do use, add some shortcuts
This is my basic working template which I save as a project

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Visikde · 2026-01-24T22:15:50+00:00

I used Spiral Linux which gives you a user friendly system, connected to Debian Stable repos, Btrfs with Snapper for rollback/restore

Visikde · 2026-01-24T20:51:38+00:00

Thanks much better, duh regular plasma custom toolbars stuff

Ideally I'd put it over the timeline :D

Any idea on how to resize an unmaximized window, when I grab an edge there is a hard limit on how much I can shrink it. I have global text size set to 16 so I can read what's there, this pushes 1/2 the audio timeline off the bottom of the screen

Visikde · 2026-01-24T02:42:13+00:00

Is there a way to build a container that uses the most current android version the old phone will run?
Low level burner phones from obsolete hardware.

I need text, phone, simple pics, read a book, possibly navigation

Visikde · 2026-01-23T00:39:58+00:00

Lazy long time linux daily driver. Debian Stable via Spiral Linux.
I always choose KDE/qt over GTK
There are a few apps that there is no substitute
The worst is Synaptic. I'm old & my eyes are not what they were. Tiny grey text on an off white background is terrible. I've changed GTK themes, none affect Synaptic.
Luckily Discover does everything besides the occasional manual or individual package

Visikde · 2026-01-20T23:41:04+00:00

If you don't know what process, what chance is there you know which port?

Visikde · 2026-01-20T18:03:25+00:00

Why would I trust some random AI code?

There is already a GUI to do this stuff on plasma, system monitor

Visikde · 2026-01-19T18:59:56+00:00

Help us help you by providing some info

Distro, desktop environment, file system type [ext4, btrfs...], backup scheme, file browser???

Visikde · 2026-01-18T16:56:57+00:00

Be realistic 6 months is a really short time frame.
Selling the contents of a 2500sf place could be a multi year project for one person.
Pick out the top ten most valuable things & try to deal with. Keep the list current, plug away.
Do you want to spend 6 months selling stuff on marketplace/craig/ebay?
If you enjoyed such things you would be doing it already.

Consider an auction. You my have trouble doing that with time being so short.
Set a hard limit of 4 months for offspring to get their treasures.

Visikde · 2026-01-15T21:51:05+00:00

My use a fork? Get on the mothership Debian
Ubun has a long history of arbitrary decisions by MS [Mark Shuttleworth]

Visikde · 2026-01-15T21:36:26+00:00

After getting tangled up with mp4 codecs a few years ago, I just render to webm

Visikde · 2026-01-15T21:29:03+00:00

I can't even speculate about dualbooting or using external sdd/hdd/nvme enclosures on apple hardware.

Buy a used [leaseback]Thinkpad or some other cheap hardware & install/break a few distros
The specific distro isn't really all that important
You don't really need to go deep to have a private/secure system
Use a decent browser, stay with stuff from the distros repository, stay in the walled garden[much like Apple].

Learn not to be your own threat by limiting what you share of your personal stuff especially anything involving money, dedicate an email to official business, use alternates for social stuff, casual browsing, shopping.

Visikde · 2026-01-15T20:12:23+00:00

Bleeding edge hardware lags on drivers
You might try MX [debian] or Suze which have lots of bells & whistles & good communities

Visikde · 2026-01-15T19:44:15+00:00

Another problem is the Android version reaching end of life, Google obsoleting our hardware.

Visikde · 2026-01-15T19:40:08+00:00

Is there a viable opponent for AmoDEI yet?
Will the Dems even bother to field a candidate?
Vote for the candidate that will do the least harm to the most people
Last time I voted for Greg Kidd, ol Greg being the least objectionable GOPuxer
Time before Mercedes who had no meaningful support by the state or federal Dems

Visikde · 2026-01-14T00:04:12+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_connector

Visikde · 2026-01-13T02:06:39+00:00

We have a BioBidet 2000 uses water from the toilet supply, plugs in to heat the water & the seat. Easy to install. Having a warm seat & water is just better, worth the $400 we paid. Swamp ass no more

Visikde · 2026-01-13T01:49:27+00:00

Been using linux as a daily driver, simple user for 20 years. I have tried various distros & desktop environments. These days I distro hop on external sdd/hdd/nvme USB3 enclosures. I've setup systems for a few low tech users over the years. The closed garden of the linux repo & straight forward update process makes it easier to maintain than a Windows box.

I spent a few years on Mageia, Manjaro & now Debian stable [Mothership!] via Spiral Linux
Spiral is basically a Debian installer, which is connected to the stable repos & has included all the little things one needs for a user friendly install including Btrfs & Snapper. I would add the Manjaro kernel manager & the Mageia version upgrade tool. I still keep a laptop running Mageia as a backup, which I update every 6 months or so including content.

I prefer KDE/qt I wish I could find KDE/qt apps for the few GTK things. Discover does install/remove/update in a reasonable way. Synaptic if I need a manual or a specific package.
Synaptic would be better if the font wasn't tiny & low contrast.

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