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StrangeAstronomer, in Is there such a thing as split-screen grep?

I daresay there’s a way to do something like this with fzf

Alborlin, in New Linux user here. Is this really how I'm supposed to install apps on Linux?

My advice is get zorin or popos and see if there is installer in their software store. I am a new user like you are well and this sense to be common, i resroted to keep it on old laptop ,as server so in install and thin necessary things and then dinner user it at all. Linux Community on Lemmy is humbug, they will downvote as soon as you say Linux is not for regular person

kugmo, in Is DNS Bloat too?
@kugmo@sh.itjust.works avatar

Embrace GNS.

Opisek, (edited ) in Terminal Utility Mega list!

I’d like to suggest:

where_am_i, in New Linux user here. Is this really how I'm supposed to install apps on Linux?

This is a troll, clearly. Purge this guy.

jackpot,
@jackpot@lemmy.ml avatar

?

Adanisi, (edited ) in New Linux user here. Is this really how I'm supposed to install apps on Linux?
@Adanisi@lemmy.zip avatar

Download the .deb and double click it. mullvad.net/en/download/app/deb/latest

People seem to be making this a more difficult job than it needs to be. Yeah I get we’re powerusers but can’t we drop that for 2 minutes while giving advice so a new user can actually get a job done quickly? Windows EXEs don’t automatically update either. Sure it might not be the best way to do it but it’s fast and not confusing. (EDIT: Apparently this specific program actually has it’s own auto updater)

Things take time to learn. Throwing all of the existing knowledge of repo management at a new user at once does not work.

princessnorah,
@princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Probably better to link the downloads page, rather than the direct download link: mullvad.net/en/download/vpn/linux

Blue_Morpho,

It’s funny how quickly Lemmy turns on a dime between “Linux is easier than Windows” in threads about adopting Linux to “spend some time learning the terminal” when presented with a question that should be a single click (installing an app).

Before the hate train starts, I’ve been using Linux off and on for 30 years now. And I still struggle with making distros do things that shouldn’t be that hard because they aren’t hard in Windows.

Adanisi, (edited )
@Adanisi@lemmy.zip avatar

In this case, to do the exact same as Windows, it literally is just a click.

To auto-update from a repository, it’s a similar deal in Windows.

In this case, they’re the same. Repos are preferred in GNU/Linux and installers in Windows, but both can do both.

69420, in How i can sign .pf2 files for using them with GRUB?

I’ve never had to sign font files, but I imagine you would use the same keys you used to sign your bootloader. sbsign is what I use to sign EFI Stubs.

prettydarknwild, (edited )
@prettydarknwild@lemmy.world avatar

sbsign fails with the error “Invalid DOS header magic”

69420,

Apparently sbsign is only for signing kernel images. You may be able to sign fonts using gpg.

prettydarknwild,
@prettydarknwild@lemmy.world avatar

how i can do it?

dario, in What are your opinions of Guix?

Parabola GNU/Linux-libre user here. On paper, GNU Guix System looks exactly what I want from an operating system. The problem I have with it is the software repository full of severely outdated packages. Heck, last time I checked GNOME was three major versions behind. This is a deal breaker for me. It’s a downside that I don’t see coming up often in discussions.

canadaduane,
@canadaduane@lemmy.ca avatar

This is the case for me as well. I tried NixOS this weekend, and even though it has more adoption than Guix, it still does not have 100% coverage of all software I wanted. That said, the packages I did install were pretty up-to-date. I guess NixOS is as close to “critical mass” as we’ve got when it comes to this type of OS. But if I were a wizard devops type person with more time, I’d probably enjoy Guix more.

dai,

I’ve found that the unstable branch of nixos has almost all the packages that I want / need at the bleeding edge. For more obscure packages I build from source.

Interested to hear what packages you were chasing that are outdated / not present.

CanadaPlus, (edited )

It’s a bit of a nitpick, but I’d argue there’s more than one critical mass, and NixOS is already there for the purposes of tinkerers and some early adopters. General Linux people are next, and it’s probably not quite there, which is I think what you’re getting at.

Since it’s the frontrunner as you point out, I have high hopes it will make it.

CanadaPlus,

Keeping a community going is a beast all on it’s own, which is probably what’s missing. Lemmy was pretty dead before Reddit refugees arrived too, or so I hear.

Penguincoder, (edited ) in Is there such a thing as split-screen grep?

Your request goes against the unix philosophy. Grep does one thing and does it well. If you desire additional functionality, you should add another utility to accomplish what you want.

rsync -naP --exclude-from=rsync-homedir-local.txt /home/$USER/ $BACKUPDIR/ | grep denied

In your specific task, utilize bashims to do (what I think) you want:

rsync -naP --exclude-from=rsync-homedir-local.txt /home/$USER/ $BACKUPDIR/ || echo “task failed”

sibloure, in I have started using fedora silverblue

I’ve been using Silverblue as my main computer for a couple years now and love it. It just always works and is super solid. I layered on distrobox for any other software so I can pretty much run any Linux software ever needed and it’s cleanly organized in containers.

EponymousBosh, in What distros have you tried and thought, "Nope, this one's not for me"?
@EponymousBosh@beehaw.org avatar

I’m currently using Linux Mint as well. I tried Garuda out and I did really like it, but the rolling release kept breaking NVIDIA.

I used Ubuntu back in the day but it sucks now. Snaps are the devil’s work.

FutileRecipe, in I have started using fedora silverblue

then rebased to ublue image because it has flatpak included in the image.

From Silverblue’s Getting Started Guide:

Flatpak is the primary way that apps can be installed on Fedora Silverblue (for more information, see flatpak.org). Flatpak works out of the box in Fedora Silverblue…

Just seems very odd to distrohop for one main reason (flatpak in this scenario), without even checking if that reason is available in your current distro…which it is, out of the box.

uzay,

Tbf I think it’s very easy to rebase a Fedora Silverblue install to ublue or vice versa

FutileRecipe,

Yeah, I’m not saying it’s hard, just illogical. To me, it came across similar as: “I’m moving to this other distro because they have Firefox.” Your current distro also has Firefox, so why are you moving again?

uzay,

For sure. I just meant that it’s just putting in a command and waiting for a bit, so I could understand doing it on a whim more than if it was a full reinstall. Doesn’t make any sense but it’s also not a big deal.

canadaduane, in Is there such a thing as split-screen grep?
@canadaduane@lemmy.ca avatar

Given encouragement to try tmux, here is what I’ve come up with as a “one-liner” (script) that does what I was originally looking for:


<span style="color:#323232;">#!/bin/sh
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">tmux new-session -d -s split_screen_grep ; 
</span><span style="color:#323232;">  send-keys "/bin/sh -c '$1' | tee /tmp/split_screen_grep.txt" C-m ; 
</span><span style="color:#323232;">  split-window -h ; 
</span><span style="color:#323232;">  select-pane -t 1 ; 
</span><span style="color:#323232;">  send-keys "tail -f /tmp/split_screen_grep.txt | grep '$2'" C-m ;
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">tmux attach-session -t split_screen_grep
</span>

I use it as follows, first arg is a command, second arg is a pattern to search for:


<span style="color:#323232;">$ ./split-grep "cat big_file.txt" "tmux"
</span>
pepperonisalami, in Happy new year of the Linux Desktop!

This is for real the Linux desktop year for me, went through the switch just before the new year. Had to reinstall a couple times but no big deal, and I get to learn as well.

Not sure if out-of-the-box distros are now that user friendly yet or not, but I remember getting Ubuntu running several years ago was frustrating (no sound, bad sound quality etc) and now running EOS was pretty smooth. Pretty sure something like Mint will be user friendly enough for the general population.

kariboka, in [OC] Bibata Cursor v2.0.5 - w/Endless Personalization...

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