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IrritableOcelot, to opensource in open source pdf editor for linux based os?

Okular usually works well for me, for highlighting and field editing, YMMV.

IrritableOcelot, to linux in what's a normie KDE distro?

You’re going to get a million answers, mostly people saying to use which distro they’re currently using. In my experience, KDE works just fine on any distro that allows you to install it out of the box, so I would choose based on other attributes of the distro, such as:

  • Package manager: which are you used to?
  • Update cycle: KDE 6 is out soon, so you want something which updates often enough to get it fairly quickly (at least semiannual).
  • Stability: unless you want to have to manually maintain your system and learn how it works, avoid arch and arch-based distros. I have run it, its fine, but it’s not “normie”, and unless you really know what you’re doing, daily driving it can be stressful. Manjaro has the same issues, but takes away some ability of the user to fix them.

For instance, I personally like Debian and apt, but I would not recommend base Debian right now, since KDE 6 is about to come out and Debian will take a loooong time to get it. I have not personally used Kubuntu, but if it gets rid of any the bloat canonical has been adding to Ubuntu lately, it sounds pretty good to me.

IrritableOcelot, to linux in Scribus 1.6 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released as a Major Update

This seems interesting and it seems like a big update. Has anyone used this for print media formatting? Can you speak to how well it works, how easy it is to use, and what it’s like to switch if you’re coming from Publisher or InDesign?

IrritableOcelot, to linux in what's your opinion on typst?

I want to use it, but if I’m going to commit to learning a new system for my work, I need to know that 1) it will remain open source (like LaTeX), 2) its going to remain maintained, 3) it has a robust package library, 4) it has to understand bibtex. I dont think typst has committed to the first, its not mature enough for 2 or 3, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to automate translation between bibtex and their funky format.

IrritableOcelot, to linux in Rust for Linux — in space [LWN.net]

Huh, the idea of running a general purpose and a real-time kernel side-by-side is new to me. Makes sense though, pretty cool!

IrritableOcelot, to linux in Ayaneo Retro PC: Inspired by Mac, Runs Windows, Supports Ubuntu

So it’s a “gaming” machine with only integrated graphics, in a small and presumably not-that-well-cooled, albeit retro, case? I don’t see the appeal, and the article reads like ad copy, not a genuine opinion.

IrritableOcelot, to linux in Switching to Debian on my gaming pc

I’ve used Debian before on my gaming laptop (nvidia card), but drivers were enough of a pain that I just switched to Mint. As much as Canonical annoys me, drivers have been much more plug-and-play for me on Ubuntu downstreams than on raw Debian.

IrritableOcelot, to linux in Linux Distribution Timeline

I just noticed Christian Edition and Muslim edition, and was puzzled…this is the best article I could find on them. I think its interesting that religious distros keep showing up, rather than just religious packages being available on package managers.

IrritableOcelot, to memes in bibme.org wants me to watch a sponsored message

Pro tip: use zotero. Its an open-source bibliography program, you can export the entire bibliography at once in whatever format you want.

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