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KISSmyOS, to linux in Ricing Linux

That’s a Backronym.

The term definitely comes from looking down on tuned Asian cars (“rice burners”).

KISSmyOS, to linux in Ricing Linux

But I really want to actually customize like the behaviour of apps

Welcome to FOSS programming as a hobby. But first, let’s rice your IDE!

KISSmyOS, (edited ) to linuxmemes in Distros bad

What? Slackware has a menu-driven installer that sets up a usable system out of the box that comes with all the bells and whistles.
Just don’t try to change anything.

Oh, and the bells and whistles are powered by a steam engine, so you better know your way around ancient tech to use them.

KISSmyOS, to linuxmemes in ***buntu

Run the script again?

KISSmyOS, to linuxmemes in ***buntu

They’re great but definitely not for beginners.

KISSmyOS, to asklemmy in Low effort posts

Without moderation, all the trolls who got banned elsewhere will congregate, then everyone else leaves, then the trolls get bored cause there’s no one to troll and leave, too.

KISSmyOS, (edited ) to linux in on arch btw.

I enjoy building out the features and visuals I want in python. It’s fun to have that level of control.

I respect that, but I have different hobbies.

KISSmyOS, to linux in Yet another "recommend me a distro" post

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed gets recommended here a lot. Just be aware: It’s an expert distro masquerading as beginner-friendly.
Out of the box, it won’t recognize printers and scanners. Setting them up is a hassle without cups-airprint and sane-airscan which aren’t preinstalled, and the latter is only available through a user’s repo.

Printer setup will also fail unless you add an exception to the built-in firewall. Nothing in the GUI tells you about this.

It also won’t play web videos before you install the codecs. These are available in the packman repo, which will require learning the concept of repo priorities and “vendor-change”, what it does and when to use it. (It can break your system)

The package manager is very sophisticated and complex, but some of its features shouldn’t be used in Tumbleweed. Updating Tumbleweed like you would the normal fixed release system is possible (in fact, if you use the GUI, it’s the default) but it will break your system.

And the system administration tool YAST offers a lot of functionality that is already present in the KDE options. What the differences are? Who knows.

KISSmyOS, to linux in I'm trying to run VirtualBox in Linux Mint but I keep getting an error message about Kernel drivers.

reinstall virtualbox-dkms (from your repo), disable secure boot in BIOS and reboot.
If that doesn’t work, I’m out of ideas.

KISSmyOS, to linux in I'm trying to run VirtualBox in Linux Mint but I keep getting an error message about Kernel drivers.

6.1 is the newest version included in your OS. That’s just how Linux works.
Downloading newer versions from somewhere else is sometimes possible, but can lead to a lot of headaches, especially with packages that interact with the kernel.

If you notice you keep running into this issue and using the newest stuff is important to you, consider switching to OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. It’s the most beginner-friendly rolling release distro.

KISSmyOS, (edited ) to linux in I'm trying to run VirtualBox in Linux Mint but I keep getting an error message about Kernel drivers.

And I literally wrote in the comment above yours to install the version in the repo instead, with sudo apt install virtalbox.
NOT sudo apt install virtualbox-7.0

It’s in the Ubuntu repository:
packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/virtualbox

Which Mint 21.2 points to according to the default sources.list:


<span style="color:#323232;">deb http://packages.linuxmint.com victoria main upstream import backport
</span><span style="color:#323232;">deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy main restricted universe multiverse
</span><span style="color:#323232;">deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
</span><span style="color:#323232;">deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
</span><span style="color:#323232;">deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
</span><span style="color:#323232;">deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ jammy partner
</span>

It’s version 6.1, which is better than having no working Virtualbox.

KISSmyOS, (edited ) to linux in I'm trying to run VirtualBox in Linux Mint but I keep getting an error message about Kernel drivers.

I read that you installed a specific version months ago, but now installed it from a .deb file recently.
I’m asking why you don’t just sudo apt install virtualbox now?

KISSmyOS, to linux in Canonical lifts lid on more Ubuntu Core Desktop details

Well, alternatives exist: lmms.io/download#linux

KISSmyOS, to linux in Best lesser-known distribution/DE for low-end machines?

Slackware isn’t easy on resources. It needs more space than most and defaults to KDE.

KISSmyOS, (edited ) to linux in Linux on a 2in1 for Uni

I have experience with a Fujitsu Lifebook U9310x.
My general advice would be, if you’re going to use Linux on a convertible, install Fedora. It has the best and newest implementation of Gnome, and Gnome has the best support for convertible, touchscreen and on-screen keyboard support.
On Fedora, the experience was almost as good as on Windows, whereas I had issues with Debian not correctly switching modes when I fold the keyboard back, not popping up the onscreen keyboard and not correctly rotating the screen.

Disclaimer: I haven’t tested Ubuntu because I personally dislike it. But if it’s certified for your hardware, that would be the first thing I’d try.

Hardware advice: Don’t get a Fujitsu Lifebook U for writing. The keyboard sucks badly, to the point where about every 50th keystroke simply doesn’t register. There’s a Lifebook E convertible now which is more budget-friendly and has a better keyboard, but it’s too thick and heavy for use as a tablet.
Thinkpads consistently have the best Linux support, so that’s what I’d have bought if I hadn’t got a 60% discount on the Fujitsu from work.

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