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OddFed, in Who uses pure GNOME (no extensions)
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I don’t use a dock at all. My workflow is super+app-name and alt+tab.

But this is the same for me on Plasma or any other DE. I just don’t need or use a dock.

OddFed,
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What I’m saying is that my Plasma also doesn’t have a dock at all.

KISSmyOS, in Linux holds more than 8% market share in India, and it's on the upward trend

How was this measured? Just asking cause a lot of PCs are sold with Linux there cause it’s cheaper and the user immediately slaps a pirated Windows on after purchase.

Blackmist,

Browser stats.

xantoxis, (edited ) in Linux Distribution Timeline

I installed Slackware in 1994 or so. Floppy. Disks.

Fast forward almost 30 years and I’m still trying new (to me) distros. Proxmox VE this time.

cybersandwich,

Proxmox isn’t a “distro” as most would colloquially think of one. It’s a hypervisor.

Am I taking crazy pills?

Do you mean you are using it to use your setup in a VM or container?

xantoxis, (edited )

Proxmox VE is a packaging of Linux as an operating system. It is a distribution. Straight from the wikipedia page:

It is a Debian-based Linux distribution with a modified Ubuntu LTS kernel[7] and allows deployment and management of virtual machines and containers.[8][9]

Cool way to respond to a comment btw:

Am I taking crazy pills?

The VMs I’m running in Proxmox are also Linux, but that’s less interesting to me.

cybersandwich,

I gotcha. I meant no offense. I was halfway hoping you’d tell me there was a spin of proxmox that was meant for desktop use that containerized everything or something.

TechAdmin,

It’s Debian-based so can install all the same desktop and window environments available there.

danielquinn, in Linux Distribution Timeline
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I use this chart when teaching Linux. I think it does a great job of showing Linux’s “bazaar” vs. Windows’ “cathedral”.

perishthethought, (edited )

I think you misspelled biza… oh, you meant that word. Ok.

:)

cerement,
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as well as making a famous reference

virtualbriefcase, in I made it to Linux! What is your must-have FOSS or Free Software for linux?
  • Calibre - eBook manager/reader
  • Gparted - disk tool
  • Keepass - password manager
  • VLC - the greatest video/music player
  • Waydroid - run android apps
Strit, in I made it to Linux! What is your must-have FOSS or Free Software for linux?
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I’m surprises no one has mentioned the ones I use most days.

  • git (version control software development)
  • openssh (for ssh connections to other devices)
  • handbrake (video transcoding)
  • Element (matrix client)
metaStatic,

I literally had to run the windows version of handbrake in virtual box because for some reason the linux version can't save to the same directory as the input files while batch processing.

basically the same otherwise, fine for single files.

Strit,
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I’ve had no issues saving to same folder as source when doing batch transcoding queues on Arch Linux. As long as the input and output files does not have the same filename it’s fine.

metaStatic,

there was no way to set default path so everything got saved to the top level directory. maybe they've added it since but this wasn't that long ago.

Strit,
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I just realized you might be talking about the CLI version? I’m talking about the GUI version.

Wispy2891, in Linux holds more than 8% market share in India, and it's on the upward trend

And from 2026 thanks to Microsoft it will raise more as I can’t possibly imagine everyone buying new computers just for windows 11

Bene7rddso,

Me neither, but what I can imagine is people running an unsupported OS forever, like they did with XP and probably 7

TheAnonymouseJoker,
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And 10 is extremely secure compared to the jungle that was XP, and 7 was barely doing well, so post EOL usage will remain high. Most people will just airgap their Win10 machines.

30p87, in Linux holds more than 8% market share in India, and it's on the upward trend

Ofc, you would not want your own computer to have a virus, would you?

Joke, I’m jealous of you and your Government. Germany is doing something, but not nearly enough to push Linux.

jxk, in PSA: GNOME Shell replace from another TTY

Does sending SIGQUIT behave differently than sending SIGTERM?

dino, in I made it to Linux! What is your must-have FOSS or Free Software for linux?

MPV, although you could also have used it on windows already. Also freetube, you can also combine those two with a little bit of internet search.

hottari, in I made it to Linux! What is your must-have FOSS or Free Software for linux?

Flatpak for all *possible installs of user apps. But if there’s an app I respect most, it has to be MPV.

beta_tester,

Why do you respect it the most, or why is it better than vlc?

hottari,

Aside from the fact that I’ve used it long enough without encountering any breaking issues or bugs, it is very powerful and highly customizable.

SimonSaysStuff, (edited ) in New Plasma 6 Default Icon Theme Looks

These are definitely an improvement over the current icons but while some of the design rules are evident, i think a bit of refining is in order.

The games and download folders both need a complete redesign as the ignore the design rules that the other folders use, and why are the symbols on each folder white except for the Mac folder?

jokro, in Who uses pure GNOME (no extensions)

I use it with a system tray but no dock. The overview when you press meta is enough for me.

Blaiz0r, in Who uses pure GNOME (no extensions)

You’re trying to use Gnome the way you’re used to using a desktop.

If you try and learn the Gnome way, you’ll have a better time.

To be honest I had the same problem when I first went from Windows to OSX, I was struggling, trying to make OSX familiar, but when I decided to learn the Apple way, everything became easier.

mfat,

My problem is that I feel gnome is geared toward a certain group of people users who use a limited set of apps and want to focus on development work.

Blaiz0r,

Well I think that’s the issue here. It’s not geared towards a group of people, but towards an ideal workflow which is the Gnome Way.

If you’re someone that likes to have masses of applications or windows open you can certainly use Gnome, but the Gnome is more focused on one or two windows per desktop/workspace and I encourage you to embrace that way of working too

Again, it’s not about people, but the intended user experience.

I remember when Windows first introduced My Documents folder and subfolders for images, music, video. To begin with I rejected this folder because I wanted my folders in the root C: as I had always done. Eventually I decided to use these folders and I learned to appreciate the convenience of this, including all the additional thumbnails and meta data that the OS provided automatically for those folders.

registrert,
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  • Blaiz0r,

    Well said, although I do think Gnome is for everyone, they’re just being stubborn 😜

    MigratingtoLemmy,

    Herbstluftwm fans disagree

    30p87, (edited ) in Firefox needs a 180° turn to full privacy out of the box. - Feddit

    I’m much happier to install one of the dozens of adblock addons, than to disable the built in one and still install an addon. Cuz that would mean bloat. I want to have the options to choose the adblock I have installed, and not only which one I use.
    Builtin adblockers of other browsers, especially more commercial ones, have proven to be buyable by ad companies. They also fail, and have failed, on YouTube, where some addons still succeed.
    One could argue Mozilla could encourage the users to actively choose an adblocker, but that would mean annoying popups and basically ads for adblockers.

    Default FF with a few settings and addons is fine.

    Pantherina,

    Okay I just saw firefox advertises nice Collections now! But their privacy selection is… veeery lacking. But its a start

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