MangoKangaroo

@MangoKangaroo@beehaw.org

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Bane of avocado toast enjoyers.

It’s not a competition, all operating systems suck.

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MangoKangaroo,

I’m waiting for the conclusions to things that are completely out of my control, but that will also have a heavy bearing on my future happiness. I won’t know how these things will turn out for months, but that certainly isn’t stopping them from impacting my ability to enjoy life today.

MangoKangaroo,

Well, “just works” in the Todd Howard interpretation. ;)

MangoKangaroo,

Honestly, if Mint has been working fine then I see no reason that you’d need to switch. If you’re curious about trying out other distros, it could be worth using a program like Boxes to try out some VM’s. Otherwise, I say you keep doing whatever works well for you.

MangoKangaroo,

This sounds neat, and I do love me some onions. I’ll add it to the list.

MangoKangaroo,

I’ve been using and loving the Intel AV1 support that got added with the latest update. Glad to see we’re getting a VA-API implementation now.

MangoKangaroo,

What language? Native, or something new to you? 👀

MangoKangaroo,

I had actually considered doing Chinese as my required world language for college. My trade school mentor, who was very well traveled, talked me out of it after telling me how insanely difficult Chinese can be to learn. I’m glad that you’re feeling productive with Japanese.

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Hey 👋 dear Linux Community,

I'm still kinda new to Linux (started using this year 😅) I already made it to my main OS, even if I still missing some things which I used on Windows, anyway. What I wanted to ask you guys, what recommendations do you have for Linux Mint (Cinnamon)? In terms of security, optimization, (a way to make the UI looking modern ;-;) and privacy? I would be very interested in what you do guys to optimize your Linux setup :) I'm pretty technical, so there is nothing which could overwhelm me (probaly).

Thx! 🤍

@linux

MangoKangaroo,

As other have mentioned, setting up Timeshift + a firewall is a good start. I’m 99% sure that LM guides you through both of these processes on first boot, but it’s a good thing to check on anyways. LM is pretty sanely put together out of the box, so I’d honestly just recommend you use it as-is and tweak things when/if you run into something that isn’t doing it for you.

Other than that, welcome to the party!

MangoKangaroo,

Silly Ducky, get those Timeshift snapshots running. :)

MangoKangaroo,

I’ve been debating picking up Tinder or something because I’m having a lot of trouble meeting people in the town I just moved to, but all the horror stories have me conflicted on whether I should even bother. 🙃

MangoKangaroo,

Timeshift supports rsync snapshots. No btrfs needed :)

MangoKangaroo,

Didn’t really do much during the night of the new year. I’ve spent the last couple of days on a rollcoaster of anger and depression over things that I have no control over. At this point I’m just ready for school to start back up so I can busy myself with something other than work.

MangoKangaroo, (edited )

It’s okay. On my desktop with an Intel card my headphones occasionally have an issue where they’ll stop actually playing sounds until I swap the codec in GNOME Settings. I’m pretty sure it’s an issue with the headphones proper, because I don’t think I’ve had the issue with my earbuds or when using them on my laptop.

Speaking of my laptop, if I have WiFi turned on, the Bluetooth goes to shit. It sounds fine, but the audio will randomly cut out. I blame Realtek.

MangoKangaroo,

Since nobody has said it yet: Ubuntu server or Debian. /s

In seriousness, I use both. They’re pretty great. Note that if you use Ubuntu server you can get Ubuntu Pro free for up to three devices. This comes with ten years (!) of security patches. Great if you aren’t keen on upgrading anytime soon.

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