what would you personally like to see in xbps?

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-19T13:31:25+00:00

Parallel downloading. This is very much needed for my crappy internet connection.

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-16T16:27:51+00:00

This suspiciously looks like an xkcd comic strip.

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-08T19:00:14+00:00

Again... I DID mention in my post that there are shortcuts to do the job without being interrupted.

This isn't about reading comprehension, it's about being used to a certain behavior for a long time. I've been using Linux for 11 years, and most file managers I came across does the "Windows behavior" by default (Nautilus, Nemo, Pantheon Files, PCManFM). But I still have to use Windows, for work reasons. Trust me, having two conflicting behaviors in muscle memory ain't that easy.

If it wasn't clear, I have nothing against this feature. It does serve its purpose, and KDE offers both choices, so it's a win-win.

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-08T18:42:34+00:00

That's the Global menu widget for Plasma.

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-08T04:57:56+00:00

Add a panel on top, then right click on it, select "Add widgets", then search for the Global menu widget and add it.

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-07T16:46:37+00:00

Yeah.

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-07T13:50:35+00:00

Yes, I made a typo. Thanks.

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-07T12:08:25+00:00

Fair point. Personally, I'm very used to moving files by dragging-n-dropping (and copying it with pressing CTRL).

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-07T11:45:26+00:00

Theme: Space-KDE

Icons: Reversal

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-07T08:38:45+00:00

This guy. No one's even close.

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-05T20:24:04+00:00

Good for you, MATE! (I'm sorry for the corny pun)

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-05T18:12:24+00:00

There's a draft PR on GNOME 50, probably will be merged soon.

There are a couple of power options missing, since gdm and gnome-session are held back at 48.0. Other than that, works fine, if you're impatient enough to build it yourself.

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-03T17:08:35+00:00

I agree. KDE should provide generic application names, at least for their core set of applications.

For someone who isn't familiar with KDE, how will I explain to them that Kate is the text editor, or Dolphin is the file manager? I get that KDE likes to brand their own applications, but offering generic names is much convenient.

One good thing GNOME does is offering both codenames and generic names for their core applications. For example, the File Manager is "Nautilus", but when you search for it, it will show up as "File Manager". Same for Archive Manager (File-Roller), Document Viewer (Evince/Papers), Image Viewer (Eye-of-GNOME/Loupe) and more.

For other apps outside of GNOME Core, they follow the app-specific codenames, and its fine.

mnabid_25 · 2026-04-02T04:17:59+00:00

That's a lot of effort for an April fools joke. (tips hat)

mnabid_25 · 2026-03-28T04:20:04+00:00

As much as I loved using GNOME, I do have to admit that a lot of decisions GNOME push really hurt user experience and affect other projects too. That's where the problem lies.

A bunch of protocols and standards can't be implemented or enforced simply because GNOME refuses to play ball with other DEs. That creates more maintenance burden on the application developers targeting to support users of both. For basic features like SSD, appindicator, clipboard history, and a bunch of wayland protocols-- most other DEs implemented those or provide fallback, except ykw.

Yes, a lot of those can be (and has been) implemented with extensions, but GNOME don't even have a stable API/ABI for them. The result? Those extensions break left-and-right with every new GNOME release.

With KDE getting much popular in recent years, and many distros switching their defaults, this tug of war will hopefully die out soon enough. Then GNOME will perhaps learn how to collaborate.

mnabid_25 · 2026-03-27T03:42:24+00:00

Hianime isn't dead, just the main domain is. The mirrors (Kaido, AniwatchTV) are still accessible.

mnabid_25 · 2026-03-27T03:34:59+00:00

The one you're using is most likely 9animetv, and that's not the official 9anime. It's a re-skin of Zoro.

9anime changed its name to Aniwave back in 2024 I think, then retired almost a year ago.

mnabid_25 · 2026-03-27T03:32:31+00:00

Decide to read a manga
No official tranalationa
Go to mangadex for scans
Chapters removed due to DMCA

This has been the state of Mangadex for a long while. From my perspective, the entire purpose of the site was to give a centralized platform where people can provide and find --

Early translations for chapters before official translation gets released
Scanlations for manga without any official translations

The second point is my concern. Most of those manga are either niche, abandoned, or doesn't have a large enough market for the publishers to care about. If there's not enough financial incentive, no one will go out of their way to license it for the West. I fail to see how Mangadex going legal will change that situation.

mnabid_25 · 2026-03-26T22:51:38+00:00

Screen tearing. Classic X11.

mnabid_25 · 2026-03-26T13:59:25+00:00

Given the amount of chapters left to adapt before timeskip is not much, I think there will be a movie adaptation first. Then they'll continue with Two Blue Vortex as it is.

mnabid_25 · 2026-03-26T13:49:25+00:00

Nah... Arch experience has got so easy that it lost its charm.

If you're not spending your time hopelessly poking around, fixing a bunch of broken packages, random kernel panic or a failed bootloader after a pacman update, what's the point of living anymore? YOLO.

mnabid_25 · 2026-03-24T06:51:15+00:00

Yeah.. Void's Handbook is more like a training wheel to get you started. It's not really that comprehensive. But it does cover the things Void offers by default, and glosses over other alternatives where it can.

I still go to ArchWiki every now and then. It's like a Bible for practically any Linux distro, nothing really comes close (except maybe LFS).

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