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Orcocracy, in Kernel 6.6.6 is out 😈
@Orcocracy@hexbear.net avatar

Yay, happy hail Satan day everyone. I remember when Intel chickened out and rounded up their 666 megahertz pentium 3 processors to report as being 667 megahertz. Absolute cowards, no wonder China is kicking their ass.

Chewy7324,

Iirc it’s a thing for hotels to not have a room number 13.

Petter1,

And that there is no version 9: no windows 9 no iPhone 9 etc. I think it’s s unlucky number somewhere in Asia

Palacegalleryratio, (edited )

iirc the no windows 9 thing was actually because a lot of software ran a compatibility check like:


<span style="color:#323232;">if windows version = “windows 9*” then open legacy mode
</span>

This worked for software written for newer windows like xp but still allowing a legacy mode on older windows versions like 95 and 98. Problem was this also put that same software running on windows 9 into legacy mode. So they called it windows 10 to sidestep the compatibility issues.

Chewy7324,

It’s great to see to what lengths Microsoft goes to keep backwards compatibility. Compared to how a minor glibc update broke Linux apps without much warning. Without supporting legacy workflows I don’t think Microsoft would’ve had the market share they have today.

azertyfun,

I believe that’s apocryphal
 Some people came up with that theory on twitter, but AFAIK it’s not been confirmed. It only matters in some edge cases of an edge case.

And let’s be real, if backwards compatibility really mattered, they could have made the API return “Nine” or “IX” or whatever and used “9” everywhere else in the UI, marketing, packaging, whatever.

The real reason is probably the simplest and stupidest: Microsoft’s marketing department got impatient and went for the big round number because 10>9. Also why NVIDIA went 9xx->10xx->20xx
 bigger number = better, it’s really that mind-numbingly stupid.

ademir,
@ademir@lemmy.eco.br avatar

In Japan it is number 4 because sound like their word for death (something among those lines)

sevenapples,

which is kinda stupid because they have two words for 4 (shi and yon) and only shi sounds like death.

ademir,
@ademir@lemmy.eco.br avatar

Well, what superstition isn’t stupid?

OsrsNeedsF2P, (edited )

If it’s anything like Korean (and it probably is), it’s specific when you can use each version of the word so it’s not like you could simply swap shi for yon

luthis, in How to automatically assign classes in GRUB?

Can you post your grub.cfg?

RossoErcole,
@RossoErcole@kbin.social avatar

It seems too long to copy paste here

RossoErcole,
@RossoErcole@kbin.social avatar

Here it is: https://textdoc.co/qNyF4iIgsaTo5cZX

inasaba, in Firefox PiP doesn't stay on top in GNOME

I usually right click the window in the app bar and choose the “stay on top” option. This issue only happens in Wayland, also. in X11 it stays on top as expected.

rustydrd, in recommendations for lightweight window managers for an old netbook
@rustydrd@sh.itjust.works avatar

Used to have an Eee PC running CrunchBang (Debian + Openbox). Really lightweight and simple (some potential for customization), and it was enough to carry me all the way through university.

fernandu00, in recommendations for lightweight window managers for an old netbook

I have the exact same netbook and specs and I installed fedora lxde a couple months ago just to see how it would go and
it’s pretty decent performance if you use it just to browse the web or text editing
 Installed vscodium and it got laggy as hell though 
 Had to use geany instead

dramaticcat, in Kernel 6.6.6 is out 😈

😈😈😈😈😈đŸ‘čđŸ‘čđŸ‘č

bizdelnick, in How to automatically assign classes in GRUB?

Scripts that generate grub.cfg are located in /etc/grub.d/. You can edit them to specify classes. In my system (Debian) entries you ask about are added in /etc/grub.d/10_linux and /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware.

RossoErcole, (edited )
@RossoErcole@kbin.social avatar

should I just add the class parameter in these files where it is usually supposed to be, and the files even on updates will not be changed and this will work?

bizdelnick,

These files are not changed on updates. grub.cfg will be changed, but it will contain what these scripts write into it, so if you add classes to them, they will appear in new grub.cfg.

To test that everything works as expected, backup your current grub.cfg and run sudo update-grub.

RossoErcole,
@RossoErcole@kbin.social avatar

daje, grazie! (thanks!)

RossoErcole,
@RossoErcole@kbin.social avatar

I'm not managing to get it to work on the submenu entry, only on the efi one. Don't know why

bizdelnick,

See if this entry generated by another script in this directory.

RossoErcole, (edited )
@RossoErcole@kbin.social avatar

there were 2 scripts that semeed related to that: 10_linux_proxy and 35_linux_proxy.
There is a folder called proxified scripts, and inside it there are two files: linux and os-prober

Here is the text in the linux file: https://textdoc.co/V3atnuEvcG4QlPUp

I'm not sure what to do with it

bizdelnick,

You need to add class to this line:


<span style="color:#323232;">echo "submenu '$(gettext_printf "Advanced options for %s" "${OS}" | grub_quote)' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-$boot_device_id' {"
</span>

Insert ${CLASS} before $menuentry_id_option:


<span style="color:#323232;">echo "submenu '$(gettext_printf "Advanced options for %s" "${OS}" | grub_quote)' ${CLASS} $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-$boot_device_id' {"
</span>
RossoErcole, (edited )
@RossoErcole@kbin.social avatar

What generates is this, so I think it's from the linux proxy 35:

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/35_linux_proxy ###
submenu "Advanced Options"{
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 5.15.0-91-generic" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.15.0-91-generic-advanced-9e121508-86c8-407a-803d-9521d13f0be9' {
		recordfail
	savedefault
		load_video
		gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_gpt
		insmod ext2
		search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9e121508-86c8-407a-803d-9521d13f0be9
		echo	'Loading Linux 5.15.0-91-generic ...'
		linux	/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-91-generic root=UUID=9e121508-86c8-407a-803d-9521d13f0be9 ro  
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-91-generic
}

...more entries here
RossoErcole, (edited )
@RossoErcole@kbin.social avatar

it's not working, also I don't know why when I went in that line I have a \ now, that wasn't there before apparently, before $menuentry:

echo "submenu '$(gettext_printf "Advanced options for %s" "${OS}" | grub_quote)' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-$boot_device_id' {"

(I've tried adding it also in front of ${CLASS}, leaving it only were it is, and removing it from both)

root, in Kernel 6.6.6 is out 😈

If this post gets 666 upvotes hell will definitely break loose lol

CohortCzort, (edited )

I
 We did it.Got the 666th
 ground rumbles, and ruptures bringing forth the second comming of the year of the linux desktop

jsh, (edited ) in Is linux good for someone tech illererate.

There’s a reason why chromebooks are so popular, and it’s not just the price.

nik282000,
@nik282000@lemmy.ca avatar

Because they are the Crayola of fuckin computers?

Moonrise2473,

I really don’t think people is reasoning “yes I definitely need a computer that exclusively can browse the web no matter the price” because otherwise, if price is no objection, they would buy an ipad with a keyboard.

This considering that a Chromebook instantly loses the resale value as soon as you pay it and it comes with a time bomb which is known only to hyper technical people. Chromebooks on discount have just 1-2 years of updates left or in some cases they’re already EOL. It’s crime against the environment that a Linux machine with a browser has a EOL date when it could receive browser updates indefinitely without any issue.

saigot, (edited ) in Is linux good for someone tech illererate.

Depends on just how illiterate imo.

Here’s a good usecase:

My mum is completely tech illiterate, I have to teach her how to every task individually, and she has to write them down and follow them step my step. Tasks like emailing a document are a challenge. Linux is great for her. She isn’t used to windows anyway, and Linux makes it harder for her to accidentally make damaging changes, collect viruses or experience unexpected ui updates. It has much less maintaince, so it’s a lot less work for me to manage the system.

Here’s a bad usecase:

You are a user who can do the basics of using a website, install new apps, use usb drives etc etc. You are used to windows ui like where to find apps, where the close button is etc. You dont have a tech friend set up your stuff but if something goes wrong you are boned. This isn’t a good use unless you are interesting in becoming more tech literate (its easier to learn, if you can google your problems).

SnokenKeekaGuard,
@SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Thanks for the advice

ahal, in Firefox PiP doesn't stay on top in GNOME

This is a limitation of Wayland, aiui it’s not currently possible for apps to set this by default. You can right click and select always on top for now.

kaidelorenzo, in Firefox PiP doesn't stay on top in GNOME
@kaidelorenzo@lemmy.today avatar

does anyone know if there is any work on like a portal/wayland extension or something to enable the ability for applications to get permission to create an always on top window on wayland.

BCsven, in (solved) I can't get my linux system to run properly

Laptop or desktop?

kib48, in Firefox PiP doesn't stay on top in GNOME

theres an extension for that extensions.gnome.org/extension/4691/pip-on-top/

southernwolf, in Kernel 6.6.6 is out 😈
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