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01adrianrdgz, in Based KDE 🗿
@01adrianrdgz@lemmy.world avatar

I love KDE a lot but if I’m honest, I dislike that they posted that… That wasn’t kind of them and it was rude to Microsoft!!! I wouldn’t insult them (“ditch Windows for good”), well, Microsoft has been using and including Linux too!! So both should be fine and friends.

cognitive,

Nothing they said was incorrect. All of it is true. It helps common people to understand there are alternatives to Windows.

Quintus,
@Quintus@lemmy.ml avatar

I suggest you look up “Microsoft Halloween Documents”. They DO NOT see Linux as their friend.

KrispeeIguana, in Just install EndeavorOS lol
@KrispeeIguana@lemmy.ml avatar

Arch Linux with NVIDIA is definitely not great for newbies, especially for people who can’t keep up with the distro. If left unupdated for too long, your system may break. Even if you update every day, you could break something. You just never win with a rolling release distro like this. My only saving grace is that I run with an AMD gpu and so far, that thing has just worked.

My tip for anyone switching to Linux is to switch to AMD. Even if NVIDIA is better overall for performance and features, even if the last time you tried AMD on your windows system it was slow and a bit buggy, on Linux, AMD just works, without extra steps.

Pantherina,

For nvidia use ublue. Its immutable so it will always work. If not, roll back

yianiris,
@yianiris@kafeneio.social avatar

How can a system that wasn't broken, without any changes/updates/upgrades ever break?

Its browser maybe will not be able to display some webpages correctly.

This myth/fear that arch breaks is based on ignorance and people who don't read output during an upgrade, it otherwise never happens.

AMD gpu vs Nvidia .. 1-0
Intel gpu boots without linux-firmware pkgs.
Nvidia, old and new, you get what you deserve.

@KrispeeIguana @Pantherina

KrispeeIguana,
@KrispeeIguana@lemmy.ml avatar

My point is less that leaving Arch alone breaks things and more that updating after a really long time can break something. It also kinda defeats the point of using a rolling release distro. I can see how you thought i was spreading misinformation though. My bad for poor wording.

fxdave, in Project Bluefin: A Linux Desktop for Serious Developers

“I use bluefin btw” It doesn’t feel nice.

hallettj, in Navigating around in your shell
@hallettj@beehaw.org avatar

I use that r function regularly to go to the git project root. But I call it gtop. I mostly use that and zoxide to get around.

zcj, in Just install EndeavorOS lol

Why can’t everyone just agree that tumbleweed is the best distro already?

yum13241,

Because the amount of software it has available can’t hold a candle to arch. It’s not bad though, and if arch disappeared I’d switch to Tumbleweed.

I use EndeavorOS btw

furycd001, in Just install EndeavorOS lol
@furycd001@lemmy.ml avatar

I’ve only ever had two problems with Arch based systems…

  1. Nvidia drivers…
  2. Installing poorly create aur packages…
Pantherina,

For nvidia I cant recommend anything but ubluw

clearleaf, in Selecting the New Face of openSUSE is Underway
kirby, (edited ) in Selecting the New Face of openSUSE is Underway

The Leap version logo where there is a line ‘making’ a leap is very clever

ParsnipWitch, in "Help me choose my first distro" and other questions for beginners

This is a great resource and post! I feel bad for commenting already but I can’t help it.

OpenSuse is missing and, this is of course personal opinion, but I think Debian is a great distro for beginners.

Also OpenSuse can be great for beginners. Though not as much as Debian.

Railison, in kando: 🥧 The Cross-Platform Pie Menu.

Getting Sims 1.0 nostalgia

navitux, in But Windows 11 is so good!!11!1!
@navitux@lemmy.world avatar

Oh man, I KNOW

Genghis, (edited ) in Security advise collection - what do you recommend?

The desktop security model is insecure in general. Phone OSes are much more secure.

Reasonable desktop OS to use is Qubes, Fedora, MacOS, ChromeOS, or Windows pro/enterprise (hardened)

Phones are much more secure especially the Pixel 8/pro with MTE immensely reducing remote exploitation. GrapheneOS is the only distro that enables MTE by default and recently implemented it in their Vanadium browser.

Secure phones (secure elements are important): IPhones and Pixels (GrapheneOS or stock)

Also yes, Chromium is much more secure on Linux than Gecko based browsers because of its great internal sandboxing and site isolation. Firefox on Windows is catching up though, but still bad on desktop Linux and android.

This all doesn’t matter if you’re running an EoL device. Make sure your receiving official security and firmware updates.

that’s about it

Pantherina,

The thing is I use Noscript so I guess having random malicious Javascript executed is pretty rare. And Firefox + Arkenfox is so much more private than damn Chromium, even though I keep a Flatpak of Chromium around.

I understand that the hardened Fedora Ublue version from qoijjj isn’t that far off, maybe removing flatpaks is a bit weird and makes little sense.

I am pretty sure I wont use Chromium, as Firefox is just working better for me? Everything makes sense, and for sure I wont give Google any Data.

yianiris,
@yianiris@kafeneio.social avatar

The base assumption here is you trust corporations such as IBM, Google, MS, and only consider security threats from minor individual actors.

There is no secure way to run any gecko/chrome based app if you don't trust google.

@Genghis @Pantherina

avidamoeba, in question about the Ubuntu dock size
@avidamoeba@lemmy.ca avatar

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/b674d64c-55f6-45ab-bde8-2920da26f0ef.png

Yup. I’m running the default size and mine’s at the line.

slice, in Security advise collection - what do you recommend?

Great List. I’m not to much into security so I can’t add anything

Jumuta, in Selecting the New Face of openSUSE is Underway

the calebp one is cute

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