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OmnipotentEntity, to linux in Does Nix's break from FHS cause problems?
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Because the nix package manager places all system packages under /nix/store/uniquehash-packagename-version/

Where the unique hash is obtained via a Merkel tree of all the inputs. So in particular, binaries and libraries exist underneath those directories, not in the places you would expect from FHS.

In order to make the system actually work, environment variables are set up and executables are patched to refer to specific paths within the Nix Store.

OmnipotentEntity, to memes in is a hot dog a sandwich
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Correction, it is two tacos. One flipped upside down and rotated 90 degrees and placed on top of the other.

OmnipotentEntity, to memes in The root of the matter
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OmnipotentEntity, to linux in ELI5 the whole Wayland vs X11 going on.
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Yes, nominally, but there is a layer called XWayland to support backwards compatibility, so it’s not really a concern.

OmnipotentEntity, to linux in is there any way to attach an audio to an image without re-encoding either
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Use ffmeg, here’s how to do the image part: superuser.com/…/producing-lossless-video-from-set…

To do the audio use the copy option. See here for an example usage: stackoverflow.com/…/ffmpeg-to-duplicate-an-audio-…

OmnipotentEntity, to fuck_cars in Speed camera cut down for second time in Cornwall
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In engineering, there is an idea called hierarchy of controls.

https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/7a132d94-3f27-49a5-b390-51dd40bc43ec.webp

Traffic calming is a “substitution” of the hazard. It, like unexpected construction, forces drivers to slow down due to the road not being psychologically safe to drive fast on.

Speed limits are an “administrative control” on the other hand.

People will drive as fast as they (possibly incorrectly) feel is safe, and a lot goes into that, of which speeding fines are only one very small part. If you really want safe streets for pedestrians and motorists, it is just not as effective an option.

Additionally, I’m level certain that Tory austerity is not really a viable excuse here, because I’m sure that there are ongoing efforts to “alleviate the traffic problem” by adding capacity. It’s not that the money doesn’t exist, it’s that the money doesn’t exist for this. Because elected officials aren’t interested in this, because they’re more interested in fine revenue and keeping car people happy.

OmnipotentEntity, to fuck_cars in Speed camera cut down for second time in Cornwall
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However it throws hundreds of people through the equally discriminatory criminal justice system, and allows car insurance companies to jack up rates. Functioning even more effectively as a tax on being different than regular cops do. It also creates a financial incentive for the government not to fix the underlying cause of the problem of speeding.

Wishing and hoping for people to be better than they are isn’t a solution. Just because traffic calming is more expensive, that’s not a reason to not do it. It is something that needs to be done if you want to break car dependency.

OmnipotentEntity, (edited ) to fuck_cars in Speed camera cut down for second time in Cornwall
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“Speed trap” cameras are an entirely apt name. The solution to speeding isn’t cameras, or patrols, or administrative controls, it’s traffic calming, and that reduces capacity, so it’s not considered. The trap is driving on the road at speeds they seem to be designed for, with speed limits significantly lower.

Fuck cars, but fuck cops more. We don’t need to live in a panopticon. These cameras are a step in the wrong direction, and while I don’t think the person who cut them down is doing the right thing for the right reasons, they are doing the right thing.

OmnipotentEntity, to memes in Ronald McDonald's spraying democracy and freedom 🥰
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Dang, way to both sides genocide done by an apartheid state. Very centrist. Let the cooler heads prevail.

OmnipotentEntity, to linux in Make Inkscape installed through Flatpak callable in the terminal as 'inkscape'?
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Thanks, I wasn’t sure it worked in sh. I’ve been surprised a lot before by seemingly simple stuff like this.

OmnipotentEntity, (edited ) to linux in Make Inkscape installed through Flatpak callable in the terminal as 'inkscape'?
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If you need to pass flags you can use


<span style="color:#323232;">flatpak run org.inkscape.Inkscape "$@"
</span>

To forward all of the arguments to the script. Note that this might be a bashism, so you might need to change your hash bang to /bin/bash as well. Double check though.

(An easy way to check if something is working as you assume is just prepend the line with echo.)

OmnipotentEntity, (edited ) to linux in What are your opinions of Guix?
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Nix is also working on reproducible builds. In fact, the minimal installation CD for NixOS last release was reproducible. discourse.nixos.org/t/…/34756/

OmnipotentEntity, (edited ) to linux in Make Inkscape installed through Flatpak callable in the terminal as 'inkscape'?
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Put a shell script in your PATH named inkscape with the following content:


<span style="color:#323232;">#!/bin/sh
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">flatpak run org.inkscape.Inkscape
</span>

Note that you can use a local folder in your home directory to house small executables and scripts like this, so you don’t have to touch your system config. I generally recommend using something like ~/.local/bin and add it to your PATH via your Shell’s RC file.

OmnipotentEntity, to linux in What would be the best way for me to recover data from my old laptop's hard drive, which seems to have a bad superblock?
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If the disc is corrupted it may be failing, recommending ddrescue over dd is probably a better call not knowing anything else about this situation. Essentially, no reason not to use it.

OmnipotentEntity, to linux in Intel Core Ultra performance in Linux is 15% higher than in Windows
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It’s a website that seems to digest other websites and spit them out badly. Here is the original article: phoronix.com/…/intel-meteorlake-windows-linux

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